Walkthrough:Lightning Temple (Tears of the Kingdom)

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The Lightning Temple Walkthrough is a full guide to completing the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom. It includes a guide for the dungeon, including activating all four batteries, and defeating the dungeon boss, Queen Gibdo. The four batteries can be done in any order.

Entrance

In the first room of the temple, drop a Fan on the ground. Use it to clear the sand that is in the room. In particular, clear the sand in the center of the room and then step on the switch that appears to open the nearby door.
Pickup a nearby Torch and light it to make it easier to see. Climb down the steps and walk ahead a series of rooms.
Turn to the right and be careful of the false floor that will drop when Link steps on it. Defeat the Gibdos here by using the flames and the torch. Up ahead, Link will find some horizontal flames. Wait for them to settle and then run through. On the other side of the flames, step on the floor switch to allow Riju to catch back up.
In the next area there are massive boulders that are flowing down, preventing Link from making it by. Use Recall to cause the boulder to move backward. It's best to use Recall when the boulder is off in the distance. You can use recall multiple times. Once you get by, step on the switch and head through the opening.
Walk down the hallway and defeat the series of Gibdos. In the next room, Link can drop down and use Ultrahand to pull the cover to find a Gerudo Bow. In this room, defeat the Gibdo, and then use a lightning attack to destroy the Gibdo Hive to prevent more from spawning.
Continue onward to enter the Room of Hopeful Light. Defeat the Soldier Construct and then pull the Mirror from the sand. Hold the mirror in the light so that it reflects at the orange circle. This will cause it to turn green and open the door.
Run up the stairs to arrive at the Room of Ascension, the main chamber of the temple. Run forward and examine the pedestal.

Use a Fan to clear the sand in the first room
A floor switch is hidden under the sand, opening the door
Wait until the fire subsides and quickly run by
Use Recall on the rolling fire ball
Grab the Mirror with Ultrahand
Refelect light onto the orange circle to open the door

Battery - 1F - Northeast

The first battery is found straight ahead from the podium, behind a door to the northeast. Just to the right of the door, at the east side of the room, Link can use Ultrahand to move the blocks that are here, creating a path for him and Riju to walk.
On the other side of the wall, charge a lightning attack and shoot the battery with an arrow. This will charge the battery and send the charge to the large elevator in the Room of Ascension.

Pull the false wall on the side with Ultrahand
Strike the battery with electricity to generate power

Battery - 3F - Northwest

On the south side of the room, there is a massive wind geyser with a rock that is covering it. Use Ultrahand to pull the rock away, causing the wind to blow way up within the Room of Ascension. Jump and use the Paraglider to get all the way to the 5F.
Defeat the nearby Soldier Construct and head to the southeast part of the room. Climb up and enter the Room of Natural Light.
There is a large boulder in this room, as well as a pair of Mirrors int he wall to the west. Stand the pillar up so it is vertical and then attach a mirror, facing the entranceway. Arrange the mirror and boulder so that light is shining through the opening.
Back in the Room of Ascension, Use Ultrahand on the statue is closest to where the light is coming from. Move it so that light reflects off the statue and shoots it eastward.
Now head to the southeast part of the room, and pull the statue here so it is reflecting light. Light will reflect downward, hitting the green target and opening a door.
Glide on down and head through to the Room of Offered Light. There are four Soldier Constructs in this room, including two that are archers up above. There is also a Gibdo Hive here that is spawning enemy Gibdo. Eliminate the hive and defeat the enemies to make this room easier.
There are two Hover Stones, where the archers were shooting from. There is also a Mirror in this room at the north end, partially covered in sand. Grab the Mirror and attach it to one of the Hover Stones.
Link can use Ascend to quickly get on top of one of the Hover Stones. The goal here is to use Ultrahand to get the Mirror to the top of the room. If Link attaches it to one of the Hover Stones, he can climb to the other stone, and use Ultrahand to carry the Mirror even higher.
Use Ascend to get up to the platform at the northwest part of the room. From here, grab the mirror and detach it from anything else. Hold it in the light in the center of the room so that it is facing to the northwest. Move it around until light shines on the green switch, opening the door. Head through and use lightning to activate the battery.

Move the rock so that you can use the wind geyser in the main room
On the 5th Floor, head to the southeast part of the room and enter the Room of Natural Light
Grab the Mirror and attach it to a boulder
Setup the mirror so it is shining light through the entranceway
Move the statue to reflect the light
Move the second statue to shoot the light further down and unlocking the door
Attach a mirror to one of the Hover Stones
Get on top of one of the Hover Stones and raise the mirror as high as you can
Use Ascend to reach the platform at the top of the room
Detach the mirror and move it so that it shines light to the northwest, activating the green switch and opening the door