Spirit Temple

1. Enter as Young Link and explore the Child Wing

After crossing the Haunted Wasteland as an adult, learning the Requiem of Spirit outside Desert Colossus, and returning via the Temple of Time as Young Link, head inside the Entrance / Lobby to meet Nabooru at the first crawlspace. Tell her you hate Ganondorf to accept her quest for the Silver Gauntlets, crawl through, and clear Keese and Armos in the central chamber. Cross the pit bridge while dodging fire traps, destroy the levitating Anubis with Din's Fire or by baiting it into wall torches to earn a Small Key, and deal with any Gibdos or ReDeads using the Sun's Song, heavy strikes, or Din's Fire. Gather five Silver Rupees while evading boulders and Spikes, make sure to claim the Gold Skulltula from the fence/grate, light the torches, and slip through the narrow tunnel toward 2F.

Tip: Playing the Sun's Song immediately freezes Gibdos and ReDeads so you can strike them safely.

2. Clear the Child Wing to claim the Silver Gauntlets

Push into the 2F puzzle areas to grab the Gold Skulltula located on the wall by the sun switch puzzle, as well as the Gold Skulltula perched above the exiting door in the sun-beam block room. Enter the child mini-boss chamber to confront an Iron Knuckle, hurling Bombchus and Bombs from afar while landing hit-and-run strikes between its devastating axe swings. Once the brute falls, step through to the Colossus Exterior (Left Hand) to open the chest for the Silver Gauntlets, triggering a story scene where Koume and Kotake drag Nabooru into dark magic sand.

Tip: Keep your distance and rely on explosives, as the Iron Knuckle's axe shatters stone pillars and shears through multiple hearts per hit.

3. Infiltrate the Adult Wing

Warp back to the Temple of Time, pull the Master Sword to age forward, and play the Requiem of Spirit to return to the temple. Enter the main Lobby and use your new Silver Gauntlets to shove aside the enormous silver block obstructing the right hallway. Destroy the rotating Beamos turrets by lobbing Bombs or steering Bombchus at their bases to secure a Small Key, then navigate the corridors to unlock the chest holding the Compass. Grab the Dungeon Map from the upper-floor chest after working through the flame and time-block puzzle, clear the blue Time Block inside the rolling-boulder room alcove using the Song of Time to collect its Gold Skulltula, and obtain the next Small Key after solving the ceiling and wall sunlight reflection puzzles while gathering Silver Rupees via your Longshot and Hover Boots.

Tip: Bombchus allow you to safely detonate Beamos from outside the direct line of their tracking lasers.

4. Step out into the Central Colossus Chamber to scale the massive seated goddess s

tip: Once the Iron Knuckle sheds its heavy plating, it sprints much faster, so stay back and only strike during its recovery frames.

Tip: Once the Iron Knuckle sheds its heavy plating, it sprints much faster, so stay back and only strike during its recovery frames.

5. Reveal the Boss Door and free Nabooru

Head back up to the top floor, dodge moving spiked walls, and adjust the revolving mirrors throughout the Statue Face & Mirror Room. Step upon the suspended platform to deflect the beam of sunlight directly onto the face of the goddess statue with your Mirror Shield, causing the stone visage to crumble away and reveal the entrance to the lair. Solve the moving wall and flame trap puzzle room to retrieve the Boss Key from behind it, then enter the pre-boss room to face an enchanted, brainwashed Iron Knuckle. Evade its broad swings and strike with your sword until its armor falls apart, freeing Nabooru from her trance.

Tip: Jump attacks from the Biggoron's Sword deal massive damage when punishing the Iron Knuckle after it lodges its axe into the ground.

6. Defeat Twinrova at the Sacred Altar

Step into the Boss Arena (Sacred Altar) to battle the witch sisters Koume and Kotake. In the first phase, raise your Mirror Shield to absorb one sister's elemental magic beam, then aim the reflected blast at the opposing twin—firing fire into Kotake or ice into Koume. When they merge into Twinrova for the second phase, catch three consecutive attacks of the identical element in your shield to unleash a massive beam, toppling her so you can rush in with sword attacks. Once she perishes, collect your Heart Container and watch the Sacred Realm cutscene to receive the Spirit Medallion as Nabooru awakens as the Sage of Spirit.

Tip: Mixing opposite elements in your Mirror Shield during phase two resets your charge and inflicts splash damage on Link.

The short version

What matters

• Both Young and Adult Link visits are mandatory to finish the temple and claim the Silver Gauntlets and Mirror Shield.
• Absorbing three identical elemental blasts in phase two topples Twinrova for direct sword punishment.
• Unlocking the Boss Key requires solving the flame trap and moving wall puzzle just before the antechamber.

Common mistakes

• Catching a different elemental blast with your Mirror Shield while charging during the Twinrova fight will cancel your charge and hurt you.
• Forgetting to summon the scarecrow in the Central Colossus Chamber will leave an Adult Era Gold Skulltula out of reach.
• Trying to tackle the Adult Wing right away will leave you completely stuck at the lobby's giant silver block until you beat the child half.