Main Walkthrough · Part 13 of 18
Water Temple
Change water levels, get the Longshot and defeat Morpha.
AreaLake Hylia / Water Temple
Boss / EncounterDark Link / Morpha
Key ItemsLongshot, Water Medallion
Route at a glance
Lake Hylia / Water Temple
Meet Ruto and learn water-level control
Central tower key
Dark Link and Longshot
Finish the key circuit
Morpha
1
Meet Ruto and learn water-level control
Sink with Iron Boots, follow Ruto upward and play Zelda’s Lullaby at Triforce symbols to change the water level. Remember there are three heights.
2
Central tower key
After raising water inside the central tower, sink back down: a hidden opening beneath the floating block leads to an easy-to-miss small key.
3
Dark Link and Longshot
Work through the river/current route to the illusion room, defeat Dark Link, then obtain the Longshot.
4
Finish the key circuit
Use the Longshot to reach distant targets and the dragon-statue room. Raise/lower water as needed to revisit doors at different elevations.
5
Morpha
Longshot the water nucleus out of a tentacle and slash it on land. Stay near a corner/platform edge to avoid being grabbed.
Stuck here?
- The most commonly missed key is beneath the central tower platform after you raise the water inside the tower. Sink to the newly opened basement passage.
- If a door seems unreachable, check whether you need the water at low, middle or high level rather than searching for another key.