Adult Link · Water-state dungeon
Water Temple Walkthrough
Enter with Iron Boots, Zora Tunic and Hookshot; lower the water to 1F, raise it to 2F in the central pillar, then raise it to 3F from the western route. Collect the Longshot after Dark Link, recover the final Small Key, obtain the Boss Key on 1F and defeat Morpha.
Water-level route
- Start at 3F. Sink to 1F, meet Ruto, float to the upper room and play Zelda’s Lullaby to lower the water.
- Clear 1F. Obtain the first two Small Keys and Compass before unlocking the central pillar.
- Raise to 2F. Play Zelda’s Lullaby inside the pillar and check the newly opened passage beneath the floating block.
- Collect the next key. Clear the eastern 2F route, then follow the western path to raise the water to 3F.
- Reach Dark Link. Cross the waterfall platforms and dragon-switch room. Defeat Dark Link and collect the Longshot.
- Recover the final route key. Return to 2F and use the Longshot through the northern gate route.
- Get the Boss Key. Keep the water at 2F, enter the northern 1F passage, solve the cracked-wall block route and reach the chest.
- Raise to 3F. Enter the northern Boss door and defeat Morpha.
Water-state recovery
If your water level is wrong, return to the blue-marked 1F route to reset low, the green central-column point for 2F, and the pink western route for 3F. Exact door/key state diagnosis is the next reserved tool module.
Morpha answer
Lock onto the nucleus inside a tentacle, pull it onto land with the Longshot and strike it with the sword. Stay near an outer wall to reduce the directions from which tentacles can grab Link.
Reserved tool fields
Room IDs, individual key IDs, opened-door state and “which key did I miss?” recovery output are reserved. The published route already provides the state sequence needed to build that diagnostic safely.
Water Temple walkthrough checkpoints
Treat the three water levels as saved navigation states. The low-water point is reached from the Ruto route on 1F, the middle-water point is inside the central pillar, and the high-water point is on the western upper route. Check the wall marker before leaving each state so you know which floors are currently connected.
The safest order is to clear the reachable 1F branches before raising the water, inspect the passage beneath the central floating block at the middle level, and delay the northern Longshot routes until after Dark Link. The Longshot replaces the Hookshot for the remaining distant targets and is required for the final route.
If a key seems missing, revisit rooms exposed by the previous water state instead of cycling all three levels at random. In particular, inspect the central pillar passage after raising to 2F and the cracked-wall block route used for the Boss Key. The planner does not track individual doors, so the page keeps these recovery checks visible.
What should you know before finishing this route?
What equipment is required for the Water Temple?
Bring the Iron Boots, Zora Tunic and Hookshot, and learn the Serenade of Water to reach Lake Hylia quickly.
Where do you get the Longshot?
Defeat Dark Link after the waterfall-platform route and open the chest in the next room.
How do you defeat Morpha?
Use the Longshot to pull the nucleus out of a tentacle, then strike it with the sword while it is on land.
What else should you know?
How many water-level settings are there?
There are three navigation states: low at 1F, middle at 2F and high at 3F.
Where is Dark Link?
Dark Link appears after the waterfall-platform and dragon-switch route, immediately before the Longshot chest.
What completes the Water Temple?
Defeat Morpha, collect the Heart Container and receive the Water Medallion.