Chapter 16 starts with the Great Fairy in Death Mountain Crater for Double Magic, then picks up the Gold Skulltulas on Death Mountain Trail and Zora River, and goes back to child Link for the two Frogs Heart Pieces. As adult Link, you'll find Zora Domain frozen solid, explore the Ice Cavern for the Iron Boots, learn the Serenade of Water, and unfreeze King Zora with Blue Fire for the Zora Tunic. It ends with the Golden Scale from the Fishing Pond and the short swim to the Water Temple.
This chapter covers 5 Heart Pieces and 9 Gold Skulltulas.
Double Magic
Death Mountain Crater Grotto
Start from the warp pad at the Fire Temple entrance in Death Mountain Crater. Hookshot back across the small gap on the bridge, then smash the rock near the shortcut back to Goron City with the Megaton Hammer to open a hole and drop into a grotto.
Two Lizalfos attack inside. Defeat both and a chest appears with a Purple Rupee (50 Rupees).
Great Fairy of Wisdom
Exit the grotto, go across the next bridge on the left where you will see two more breakable boulders, smash the boulder on the right with the Megaton Hammer. Behind it is a Great Fairy Fountain. Play Zelda's Lullaby on the platform in front of the fountain.
The Great Fairy of Wisdom asks you to toss 200 Rupees into the fountain as an offering, then gives you the gift of doubled magic, which doubles your Magic Meter. She then tells you to go and find her other sisters.
Death Mountain Trail Gold Skulltulas
Leave the crater through the exit that leads to the top of Death Mountain Trail (where we visited as Kid Link earlier on).
Just outside the crater, drop down to the path below where you will see another boulder. Smash it with the Megaton Hammer, the Gold Skulltula is behind it.
Carry on down the trail all the way back to near the Goron City entrance. Smash the boulder to the left of the path (in the same place as the flower bomb you used as kid Link to open Dodongo Cavern) with the Megaton Hammer and kill the Gold Skulltula behind it.
The Frogs as Child Link
Play the Prelude of Light to warp to the Temple of Time and put the Master Sword back to become child Link. Go through Hyrule Field to Zora River, and find the Frogs on the left side of the river.
Heart Piece, Frogs Song of Storms
Play the Song of Storms to the Frogs to get the first Piece of Heart.
Heart Piece, Frogs Challenge
Next play them Zelda's Lullaby, Epona's Song, Saria's Song, the Sun's Song and the Song of Time. Each new song gives you some Rupees. Once they've heard them all, the Frogs call themselves the Fabulous Five Froggish Tenors and want you to make them jump.
For their challenge, press the notes as fast as you can, in this order, L, Y, A, R, Y, A, R, L, R, L, R, A, Y, L. This will get you the second Piece of Heart.
Zora River Gold Skulltulas
Play the Prelude of Light again and take the Master Sword to become adult Link. Ride Epona back to Zora River. Both of these next Gold Skulltulas need it to be night, so play the Sun's Song if it's daytime.
Go up the river and jump across to the vines on the right (the same ones we used as kid Link in earlier chapters to reach a Heart Piece) this time you won't need a Cucco to get across as adult Link is tall enough to climb out of the water onto the path the other side.
Climb the vines to reach the upper ledge. At night the Gold Skulltula is on the cliff wall above you. Hookshot it, then the token.
Keep going up the river toward the waterfall just before reaching Zora Domain. As soon as you get to the waterfalls area, turn around and look above you to see the Gold Skulltula on the rock wall.
This one can be reached with the regular Hookshot by standing on the railings of the path, if you are having trouble you can always return once you have the Longshot.
Frozen Zora Domain
Once you reach Zora Domain, everything has frozen over, and a new event, Disaster in Zora Domain, is added to your Threads of Time.
Inside Zora Domain, at night, there's a Gold Skulltula on the wall beside the frozen waterfall. Hookshot it to defeat it then use the Hookshot again to reach the Token.
King Zora is trapped inside red ice that normal fire can't melt. For now ignore him and walk past him to Zora Fountain.
Zora Fountain
Heart Piece, the Iceberg
The fountain is covered with floating icebergs. Jump across the ones of the right, shooting the enemies that jump out of the water with the Bow as you go. The iceberg at the far end has a Piece of Heart on it.
The Ice Cavern
Jump back across the icebergs and go into the cave at the back of the fountain, the Ice Cavern. In the first room, defeat the Freezards, enemies that breathe freezing mist, to open the gate.
Spinning Scythe Room
The next big room has a spinning blade in the middle and Silver Diamonds spread around it. Collect them all while avoiding the blade to open the door.
In the spinning blade room, the Gold Skulltula is on the ice wall just to the left of the entrance. Hookshot it, then the token.
Blue Fire and the Dungeon Map
In the next room, climb up the platforms and destroy the ice to reveal the blue flames. Scoop some up with an empty Bottle to get Blue Fire, which melts the red ice that normal fire can't.
Continue a bit further past the blue flames to find a chest covered in red ice, pour the Blue Fire on the red ice covering the chest for the Dungeon Map. Refill your Bottle at the blue flames after you use it.
Red Ice Wall
Go back into the room with the spinning blade and melt the red ice on the left upper part of the room using Blue Fire.
In the room past the red ice, there is a Gold Skulltula almost straight above the chest. Look up and use the Hookshot to reach it.
Compass
Open the chest in this same room to get the Compass
Block Puzzle Room
Exit back out to the room with the spinning blade, this time melt the red ice on the bottom floor to reach the room with the Ice Blocks Puzzle.
In the room with the ice blocks puzzle, from the main area of the room turn around and look up above the entrance and Hookshot the Gold Skulltula high up on the wall.
In the Ice Blocks Puzzle room you need to collect all of the silver diamonds, first push the block straight ahead from where it starts towards the tall pillar with a diamond on top of it, use the block to climb up to the first Silver Diamond.
Then push the block across to the right to use it to climb up to the red ice that you can melt with the blue flames to get the second Silver Diamond.
Now push the ice block off the side into the abyss to reset it back to its starting position.
This time, once it resets, push it towards the left to reach a Silver Diamond on a tall pillar.
Then push the block again towards the other end of the room to reach another Silver Diamond on the pillar.
Next you need to push the block towards the smaller pillar that also has a Silver Diamond on it, pick up this last diamond to open the door.
Then push the block towards the even smaller pillar, then to the left and finally to the back of the room to reach the blue flames up above and catch some in an Empty Bottle.
To the right of the blue flames you can also play the Song of Time to create a bridge of blocks across to a small chest that contains a Red Rupee.
Now reset the ice block one more time, we now need to push it across the room using the pillars to reach the now opened door.
Iron Boots
Through the door, use the blue flames to melt one more block of red ice, in the next room you will have to fight a White Wolfos. Defeat it to open the chest with the Iron Boots. They're too heavy to run or swim in, but they let you sink and walk underwater.
Serenade of Water
After picking up the Iron Boots, Sheik appears. He says they were too late, the Zora are frozen under a thick layer of ice. He was only able to free the Zora princess, and she didn't stay long. Until the problem is dealt with at its source, the ice will never melt. He asks you to go to the Water Temple, find Princess Ruto and help her.
He teaches you the Serenade of Water (L, R, A, A, Y), which warps you to Lake Hylia, and tells you you'll need the abilities of a Zora to explore the temple, so speak to King Zora for help.
The Zora Tunic
After the cutscene go through to the next room and before leaving the cave, make sure to fill a Bottle with Blue Fire. When your ready jump into the water and equip the Iron Boots to sink to the bottom and exit the underwater cave back into Zora Fountain. Make your way back to Zora Domain and pour the Blue Fire on the red ice around King Zora.
When you unfreeze him, he gives you the Zora Tunic, which lets you breathe underwater, and asks you to help his Ruto.
The Bottom of Zora Fountain
Heart Piece, the Bottom of Zora Fountain
Now that you have the Zora Tunic, put it on to be able to breathe underwater and go back to Zora Fountain, wear the Iron Boots and the Zora Tunic, to sink to the bottom of the fountain. Walk along the bottom to find a Piece of Heart near the middle.
The Golden Scale
Play the Serenade of Water to warp to Lake Hylia. The lake has been drained. If you planted a Magic Bean by the Lab as Kid Link you can use the flying plant to reach the Fishing Pond, if you didn't you can use the Scarecrow Song to reach it.
Fishing costs 30 Rupees, there's no time limit, and you can keep one fish. He warns you not to use a sinking lure if you find one, they're banned at his pond.
You need to catch a fish that is at least 60cm for him to give you the Golden Scale, which lets you dive even deeper.
The Lakeside Laboratory
Heart Piece, the Laboratory Dive
Go into the Lakeside Laboratory and dive into the pool. With the Golden Scale you can now touch the bottom by diving. The scientist will be impressed and gives you a Piece of Heart (this only counts if you actually dive and touch the floor of the pool, if you use the Iron Boots to sink to the bottom it will NOT count).
Still in the Laboratory pool, this time put on the Iron Boots and sink to the bottom, roll into the box to break it. Hookshot the Gold Skulltula that comes out of the box, then grab the token.
Entering the Water Temple
Exit the Lab and equip the Iron Boots to walk across the bottom of the lake to find the entrance to the Water Temple. Hookshot the target above the gate to open it and go inside.
Chapter 16 Checklist
- Double Magic
- Iron Boots, Zora Tunic and Golden Scale
- Serenade of Water
- Ice Cavern Dungeon Map and Compass
- Heart Pieces this chapter, 5 (two Frogs, iceberg, fountain bottom, Laboratory dive), running total (32 of 36)
- Gold Skulltulas this chapter, 9 (2 on Death Mountain Trail, 2 on Zora River, frozen waterfall, 3 in the Ice Cavern, Laboratory pool), running total (72 of 100)
Next: Chapter 17, The Water Temple.
