Ice Ruins

Ice Ruins

Games	A Link Between Worlds
Boss	Dharkstare
Mini-bosses	Giant Pengator
Enemies	Freezor Hardhat Beetle Pengator Wizzrobe Popo Ice Bubble
Items	Stamina Scroll
Rewards	Rosso's Portrait Heart Container
Guides
Walkthrough	Text Walkthrough

In-depth guide: A Link Between Worlds Walkthrough Chapter 11: Ice Ruins

The Ice Ruins is a dungeon in A Link Between Worlds. It is located in the Lorulean version of Hyrule's Death Mountain. Unlike its Hyrulean counterpart, it is covered in ice and snow. To reach the Ice Ruins, Link has to travel through the innards of Death Mountain in Hyrule and cross through a Fissure. In order to enter them, Link needs to melt the ice on the outside with the Fire Rod. Link will need to travel through the dungeon in order to obtain Rosso's Painting.

Gaining Entrance

The Ice Ruins is one of the more difficult dungeons to reach in the game, as it is highly inaccessible from the normal flatlands of Lorule.

To reach it, Link can warp to the Tower of Hera's weather vane, and use the Hookshot to cross the bridge to the east. He can then use Rosso's Ore Mine to head further down the mountain where he will find a Fissure leading him into Lorule's Death Mountain.

After finding the Fissure, Link will soon reach a giant ice cavern that will lead him back up the mountain. Once reaching the top of the mountain, Link will find the entrance to the Ice Ruins closed by a large block of ice. He can then use the Fire Rod to melt it and finally enter the dungeon.

Enemies

These are the enemies encountered in the Ice Ruins.

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  Freezor

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  Hardhat Beetle

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  Pengator

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  Wizzrobe

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  Popo

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  Ice Bubble

Mini-Boss

Main article: Giant Pengator

The Mini-Boss of this dungeon is a Giant Pengator. As its name implies, this is a much larger and more difficult Pengator surrounded by regular Pengators. This battle can be difficult due to the limited space and the icy floor. The sword can be used to defeat it, but the Fire Rod is much more effective.

Boss

Main article: Kholdstare

The Boss of this dungeon is Kholdstare. This strange boss is initially surrounded by a large block of ice that Link needs to melt with the [[Fire Rod[[. Once this protection is gone, Link can use either the sword or the Fire Rod to damage the boss itself.

To attack, the boss will throw balls of ice onto the platform which will form large triangles that will soon freeze Link and damage him. This attack can be very difficult to avoid, due to it's large radius and the small platform.

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  Using the Fire Rod

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  Using the Sword

Gallery

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  The entrance to the Ice Ruins.