Dark Palace


 * For the similarly-named palace in, see Palace of Darkness.

The Dark Palace is a dungeon located in Lorule in. It is the Lorule counterpart of the Eastern Palace of Hyrule. In order to access it, Link must traverse his way through a maze by merging into walls to avoid detection by the fallen Lorule soldiers who guard it.

Themes and Navigation
The Dark Palace shares a similar layout to the Eastern Palace. It includes puzzles such as following illuminated paths, finding ways through invisible mazes, and letting in light from the top floor to open the path to the Gemesaur King, whose lair is blocked off by a large gate.

The main item required for this dungeon is bombs, without which it cannot be accessed. Link must use them to trigger switches, destroy cracked walls, and even open the dungeon's entrance.

Items
Link can find one of the four pieces of Master Ore in a Big Chest on the second floor of the dungeon, but it is not mandatory to obtain. Just north of the topmost room is a smaller room, which can be reached by activating the southern switch and causing the northern wall to flip. In order to reach it, Link must place a bomb next to the switch and quickly make his way past the platforms to the northern wall, where the Helmasaur's mask is. The wall will flip once the bomb explodes, taking Link to the smaller room.