Cave of Ordeals
The entrance to the Cave of Ordeals
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The Cave of Ordeals is an optional 50-floor dungeon in Twilight Princess.
Twilight Princess
The Cave of Ordeals is found within a hole on the Gerudo Mesa deep within the Gerudo Desert. Link can only access the cave after he has removed the obstacle guarding the entrance, which is, conveniently, a section of the broken Eldin Bridge. Each floor has a range of enemies seen throughout the game; however, on certain floors, Link is able to collect a reward from the Great Fairy. Some of the floors change after the 1st time completing it. For example, different enemies, or enemy variations, appear.
Rewards
Link earns a specific prize, given by the Great Fairy, every 10th floor. On completion of the 10th floor, Fairies are released into Ordon Spring, finishing the 20th floor releases Fairies into the Faron Spring, while completing both the 30th and 40th floor releases Fairies into the remaining springs, Eldin and Lanayru. If Link makes it past the 50th and final floor, he will be rewarded with a free Bottle of Great Fairy's Tears.
Floors
| Floor | Enemies & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1st time: Blue Bokoblin × 1. 2nd time: Red Bokoblin × 1 |
| 2 | Rat × 3 and Keese × 3 |
| 3 | Baba Serpent × 4. Take note of the 3 on the ceiling. |
| 4 | Skulltula × 3 |
| 5 | Bulblin Archer × 3 |
| 6 | Lots of Torch Slugs |
| 7 | Fire Keese and Dodongo × 2 |
| 8 | Red Tektite × 4 and Blue Tektite × 2 |
| 9 | 1st time: Bulblin Archer × 2, Lizalfos × 2. 2nd time: Bulblin Archer × 4, Lizalfos × 3 |
| 10 | 1st Great Fairy. Fairies now occupy Ordon Spring |
| 11 | Helmasaur × 3 and lots of Rats |
| 12 | 1st time: Giant Purple Chu × 1. 2nd time: Giant Purple Chu × 2 |
| 13 | Chu Worm × 4 |
| 14 | Lots of Bubbles |
| 15 | Lots of Bulblins |
| 16 | Rats and Keese |
| 17 | Stalhounds, Imp Poe (only 1st time) |
| 18 | Leever × 8 |
| 19 | Lots of Chus |
| 20 | 2nd Great Fairy. Fairies now occupy Faron Spring |
| 21 | Blue Bokoblin × 5 and Ice Keese |
| 22 | Rats, Keese, and Ghoul Rats |
| 23 | Lots of Stalkins |
| 24 | ReDead × 5 |
| 25 | Bulblin Archer × 1, Bulblin Archer × 2 and a Bulblin Warrior |
| 26 | 1st time: Stalfos × 3. 2nd time: Stalfos × 5 |
| 27 | Skulltula × 3 and Bubbles |
| 28 | Dynalfos × 2 and Red Bokoblin × 6 |
| 29 | Stalfos × 2, Red Bubbles and Stalkins |
| 30 | 3rd Great Fairy. Fairies now occupy Eldin Spring |
| 31 | Beamos × 5 and Keese |
| 32 | Dodongo × 2, Torch Slugs, Fire Keese and Red Bubbles |
| 33 | ReDead × 4, Imp Poe (only 1st time) |
| 34 | Lots of Chus and Ghoul Rats |
| 35 | Freezard × 1 and Ice Keese |
| 36 | 1st time: Chilfos × 4. 2nd time: Chilfos × 7 |
| 37 | Bubbles, Ice Bubbles and Leevers |
| 38 | Freezard × 2, Chilfos × 4, Ice Bubbles and Ice Keese |
| 39 | 1st time: Darknut × 2. 2nd time: Darknut × 3 |
| 40 | 4th Great Fairy. Fairies now occupy Lanayru Spring |
| 41 | Armos × 9 |
| 42 | Red Bokoblin × 6 and Baba Serpent × 6 |
| 43 | Dynalfos × 3 and Bulblin Archer × 6 |
| 44 | Dynalfos × 4, Imp Poe (only 1st time) |
| 45 | 1st time: ReDead × 5, Bulblin Archer × 2, Chus. 2nd time: ReDead × 5 and Bulblin Archer × 3 |
| 46 | Freezard × 2, Chilfos × 3 and Ghoul Rats |
| 47 | Blue Bokoblin × 1 and lots of hidden Stalkins and Rats |
| 48 | Aeralfos × 2, Darknut × 1 |
| 49 | 1st time: Darknut × 3. 2nd time: Darknut × 4
with different colors |
| 50 | Link is given a free Bottle filled with Great Fairy's Tears |
Gallery
Entrance to the first room
Link entering the first room
Link and the Great Fairy within her fountain
