Twilight Princess Cave of Ordeals

The Cave of Ordeals is a 50 room side dungeon in Twilight Princess. Before you can complete it, you will need the Double Clawshot. This guide will help you get through the Cave of Ordeals, collect your last three Poe Souls, and meet the Great Fairy.

Room 1 - Bokoblin
Once you leap the ledge you will encounter your first task, defeat the lone Bokoblin.

Room 2 - Keese and Rats
As soon as you just off the ledge into the second room, you will notice a handfull of rats and keese. Use the spin attack to take out a great number of enemies here.

Room 3 - Hanging Baba's
Before leaping off the edge here, use the bow or clawshot to remove the Baba heads from their stalks and leap down to finish them off. There will be four of them.

Room 4 - Skulltula Trio
When you leap down, use the spin attack on the skulltula's and finish them off quickly.

Room 5 - Bulblin Archers
Before you leap off the ledge here, pull out your bow and aim down over the edge to see if you pick off an archer before leaping down. If not, leap down and quickly roll to each one, finishing them quickly.

Room 6 - Torch Slugs
Before leaping down into the room, use the clawshot or bow to remove the torch slugs from the ceiling. Leap down and finish the torch slugs on the ground.

Room 7 - Dodongo's and Fire Keese
Before you leap the ledge, you can try to use the bow to pick off the Fire Keese, but its hard. If you don't want to waste arrows, jump down and use the spin attack to pick off fire keese while dodging the Dodongo. Once they are out of the way, focus on the dodongo's here.

Room 8 - Tektite's
Alot of Tektite's in this room! Use the spin attack to clear some out, and if you have it available, the Great Spin Attack. Keep up heavily attacks and you should be out of here soon enough.

Room 9 - Lizalfos and Bulblin Archers
Drop down off the ledge and you will find two archers right beneath the entry here. Use the spin attack or quickly kill them with normal attacks and turn your attention to the two Lizalfoses.

Room 10 - Great Fairy
This Great Fairy will greet you and from here on out, you can find Fairies in the spring at Ordona Province.

Room 11 - Helmasaur's and Rat Hordes
Quickly use the spin attack to wipe out the horde of Rats. Be on your toes, there are two Helmasaur's here. Use the clawshot to remove their armor and attack them normally. Be careful, they will track you down! Use the spinner to get out of this room.

Room 12 - Giant Purple Chu
Use the clawshot to knock the Chu down, causing it to break into several smaller Chu which you can attack from a distance with the clawshot.

Room 13 - Chu Worms
There will be a group of Chu Worms in bubbles in this room. Rip them one by one out of their bubble with the clawshot and destroy them.

Room 14 - Bubbles
Once you leap down, alot of the skulls will come to life and begin to fly. Run away and let them give chase. Time your spin attack and you can take them out in one shot.

Room 15 - Bulblin
When you drop in, you will notice there are alot of Bulblin here. Use the spin attack to create a bit of space between you and the Bulblin coming in to attack.

Room 16 - Keese and Rats
More Keese and Rat. Just use the Spin attack to get rid of swarms quickly.

Room 17 - Stalhounds
Once the Stalhound get close, use the spin attack to wipe out the majority. Finish off the rest with your sword then transform into a Wolf and get the Poe Soul here.

Room 18 - Leevers
As soon as you jump down, Leever will emerge from the ground. Wait and time it right and you can destroy them all with one spin attack.

Room 19 - Chu Chu's
When you leap down into the room, a mass of Chu will drop from the ceiling. Defeat them and fill your bottles with any red chu you find.

Room 20 - Great Fairy
Another Great Fairy, and this time she will release fairies to the spring in Faron Province.

Room 21 - Bokoblin and Ice Keese
Use the Spin Attack to remove whatever enemy is close by, and either your sword or arrows for the rest. Use the Ball and Chain to remove the large block of ice and continue.

Room 22 - Keese, Rats, Ghoul Rats
Use the spin attack to remove the visible fiends here. Turn into Wolf form and defeat the invisible rats that slow you down.

Room 23 - Stalkin
Once you leap down, Stalkin will emerge. Use the spin attack to kill most of them and either spin attack again to rid of the rest or fight them normally.

Room 24 - Redeads
Drop off the ledge (don't jump) and target whichever Redead awakens. Use the ball and chain to hit and stun it, and once Link pulls it back it will destroy it. Use this technique on the rest of them.

Room 25 - Bulblin Army
There is a Bulblin that will fire arrows at you from the watch tower ahead. Destroy him with an arrow and drop down. Destroy the archers and Bulblin's here with spin attacks and normal attacks.