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The Water Temple in Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom is one of the largest temples in the game. If you want to get past the Water Temple and get some amazing rewards in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, here is how you can do it.

The temples in Tears of the Kingdom are basically Dungeons that you have had in the other titles of Legend of Zelda. These temples are vastly spread across the map of the game and you can complete it in any order. The water temple in Tears of the Kingdom is the third temple in the game that you will come across.

Water Temple in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Water Temple in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Water temple location in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

You will first have to complete the main quest Sidon of the Zora, in order to get access to the Water Temple in Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom. Following that quest will reward you with rupees of zora armor which will allow you to swim to the waterfall.

The Quest will take you to Wellspring Island which you can access by swimming up a waterfall. After ascending more waterfalls you will find a giant one with Sidon. Swimming up it will lead you to the Water Temple

Water Temple Walkthrough

Water Temple Walkthrough
Water Temple Walkthrough

Before you start the water Temple journey in Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom we recommended you collect as many arrows as possible and some splash fruit as well. All these items will come in handy to you as you get past the water temple in the game.

You will be faced with the four-stage puzzle that we will be breaking down individually below to help you figure out the solution to it.

Once you unlock the Water Temple as a fast travel location you can go back to collect some resources you can do so without worrying about coming all the way back through a lengthy Island. You will be required to open up for valves to wash away the sludge in the water Temple.

Sidon will rejoin you so you have to interact with him to use his as you did in the sludge-like fight.

Water Temple Chests

Here are all the chests in Water Temple that you will come across in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom:

  • Zora Shield
  • Large Zonaite
  • Strong Zonaite longsword
  • 5 arrows
  • Opal

First Valve in Water Temple

 First Valve in Water Temple
First Valve in Water Temple

Head to the southwest and jump up the platform to create a broken bridge. You will find only one visible way to head up the upper platforms right of the bat. Link would be able to jump and glide up the gravity on the Islands. You will find three constructs waiting for you up there. Make use of a Splash fruit Arrow to clean the mud off a clogged waterfall that is floating in the air in the south. From your swim up the waterfall to get a Zora Shield from a chest.

Now you will find a water bubble maker that is yielded at the upper blood forms which is covered in mud. You can use Sidon’s Water ability to clean off the mud. Now use Ultra hand on the nearby floating platforms and attach it to the top of the flood Gate. Hit the platform to activate it and use Ultra hand to raise the flood Gate.

Players will get the ball over the glowing hole by using the Ultra hand. It won’t go in but it will float smoothly over it. Sidon’s Water can be used to hit the valve. Head back to the main area of the water Temple when you have finished opening the first valve.

Second Valve in the Water Temple

This is located inside the water temple on a lower floor. Use the broken bridge to jump down and follow this path to head under the temple.

Use Sildon’s Water shield ability to run through the flames blocking the entryway. Once you are inside you will have to transport a glowing ball from one side of a spike pit to the entrance. Make use of ultra hand on the floating platforms to build a bridge over the Spikes and most of the ball forward. You can also attach the ball to the platform using Ultra hand to have control over it.

Remember that you have to hit the platform with a weapon to make it float. Fire an arrow at the floating platform with the chest to bring it down out of the sky to get a large Zonaite. Once you get to the wall you will have to use the blood forms to build steps back up or you can as send on one of the floating platforms to climb up quickly. Attached the ball to the center of a floating with the use of an ultra hand and then heat and rotate this platform to insert the ball into the hole.

Use another platform to press down on the square switch by the door that will allow Sidon to join you. Use Sidon’s ability to hit the water wheel and then return to the mean area of the water temple.

Third Valve

Third Valve
Third Valve

By now a construct may have appeared in the central part of the water Temple with some Chuchus. You have to take them out whenever it’s needed. Fire and arrow with Splash fruit up at this clogged waterfall to the northeast.

Swim after the waterfall and take out the fire enemy that you will spot on the right. It will drop a chest with a Zoanite longsword. You can ignore this area for now and then head to the mud Pile to clean off the chest with five arrows inside. You can use Sidon’s Water ability to do so.

Climb up the Ruuble and use recall on a water bubble to float up to the higher platforms. You can make use of ultra hand to attach the square pieces onto the water wheel and then spin it around 2 get momentum.

Grab the water bubble with Ultra hand and use it to connect the two electrical lines. Make use of Sildon’s ability to activate the water wheel and jump back down to where you are for the fire enemy.

Fourth valve

Fourth valve
Fourth valve

You can Ascend to jump through the floor and take down the constructs and Chuchus that await you up there.

After taking them down you can make use of the water bubbles to clean the sludge off the spinning structure. Make use of the objects around to build a toll platform near the spinning wheel. From here you can glide off and use your bow to aim at the switch inside the structure. Time will slow down giving you a good chance to hit the switch easily.

Grab the chest from the Northern side of the drained pool to get an Opal. Upon hitting the switch the water will drain and give you access to the water wheel. Now for one last time use, Sidon’s ability to turn the last valve. That ends your journey in opening all the water valves and solving puzzles of the Water Temple in Zelda’s Tears of the Kingdom.

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