Walkthrough
Gerudo’s Fortress greets you with hostility until you prove yourself by sneaking in undetected (or paying your way out if you’re caught). Free the carpenters locked in the cells and you’re rewarded with the Hover Boots — they hover briefly over gaps and are the key to crossing the canyon into the Haunted Wasteland.
Cross the Haunted Wasteland by following the smoke trail from Desert Colossus (the Lens of Truth helps you keep your bearings in the sandstorm) and learn the Requiem of Spirit from Sheik in front of the colossal statue. The Spirit Temple plays out in two halves — first as a child, in the low, narrow rooms, and then as an adult, with the Mirror Shield reflecting light beams into crystals that open up the rest of the dungeon.
💡 Come back to the child half once you’re an adult with the Requiem — some doors only child Link can pass through, and some items are left half-collected.
Boss — Twinrova
The witches Koume and Kotake take turns casting fire and ice spells. Reflect one witch’s spell with the Mirror Shield back at her sister until it lands; in the final phase, the two fuse and you have to reflect the spell straight at the combined form.
Their defeat wakes Nabooru as the Sage of Spirit — with all six Sages awake, the path to Ganon’s Castle opens.