Ice Cavern Walkthrough Ocarina of Time
A short dungeon without a boss, made to hand you the Iron Boots before the Water Temple. Spinning blades, sliding ice blocks and red ice that only Blue Fire can melt fill its rooms.
- Age
- Adult
- Dungeon
- Mini-dungeon
- Main item
Iron Boots- Miniboss
- White Wolfos
- Prev / next
- Fire Temple · Water Temple
At a glance
- Location
- At the far side of the frozen Zora’s Fountain.
- How to get in
- As an adult, walk through the frozen Zora’s Domain to Zora’s Fountain and hop across the ice floes to the cave.
- Main item
- Iron Boots
- Reward
- Iron Boots and the Serenade of Water from Sheik
- Gold Skulltulas
- 3
Bottle
Hookshot
Fairy BowIce Cavern route, step by step
- Beat the Freezards in the first rooms.
- In the room with the spinning ice blade, collect the five Silver Rupees.
- Bottle some Blue Fire from a brazier and pour it on the red ice to reach the Dungeon Map.
- Melt the red ice off the blade room for the Compass and a Piece of Heart.
- In the room of sliding ice blocks, push them to collect another five Silver Rupees.
- Melt the last red ice and beat the White Wolfos; the Iron Boots chest appears and Sheik teaches the Serenade of Water.
Key chests
| Contents | Where |
|---|---|
| Iron Boots | After the White Wolfos at the end of the cavern |
 Dungeon Map | Behind red ice early on |
 Compass | Behind red ice off the blade room, with a Piece of Heart |
Ice Cavern map
Enemies in Ice Cavern
Tips
- Refill your Bottle with Blue Fire before leaving: it thaws King Zora, who gives you the Zora Tunic.
- Wearing the Iron Boots you can sink through the hole behind the final chest as a quick way out.
- All three Gold Skulltulas here need the Hookshot.
Miniboss: White Wolfos
Wait for it to swipe and miss, then hit its back or side. Its front is always guarded.
FAQ
Where are the Iron Boots?
At the end of the Ice Cavern, in the chest that appears after you beat the White Wolfos.
What do you do with Blue Fire?
Pour it on red ice. Take some out of the cavern to thaw King Zora, who gives you the Zora Tunic.
Is there a boss in the Ice Cavern?
No. The White Wolfos is the toughest fight, and Sheik teaches the Serenade of Water at the end.
Sources & picture credits
- Ice Cavern (Zeldapedia)
- Iron Boots (Zeldapedia)
- White Wolfos (Zeldapedia)
- Picture: OoT_Ice_Cavern.png
- Picture: Iceoot.jpg
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