Dominion Rod

The Dominion Rod is found in the Temple of Time, the sixth dungeon in Twilight Princess, and is used to bring certain statues to life. This causes the statues to mimic Link's movements. If you walk in a certain direction, the statue will move in the same direction. Press the button with the Dominion Rod on it and the statue will perform an attack.

Once leaving the portal that links the Sacred Grove to the Temple of Time, the Dominion Rod will lose its power. After receiving a book containing sky language and giving it to a man named Shad, who has recently discovered an owl statue different from other ones he has seen across Hyrule, he will read the text, only to fail to open the path that leads to the heavens. However, the ancient text he reads is a spell which restores power to Link's Dominion Rod. He must then travel across Hyrule to various Owl Statues, and use the power of the Dominion Rod to move the statues. Under each one contains an ancient character, and Link will need to acquire each one to complete the book.

Once Link returns to Kakariko Village and gives Shad the completed book, he changes the strange statue's composition, but fails to make it budge. Link uses the Dominion Rod to move the owl statue, and finds a small tunnel leading to a room containing the enormous, yet damaged Sky Cannon. Link then gets Midna to warp the cannon to Lake Hylia. Here Link pays a rather whopping fee (300 Rupees) to a man named Fyer who fixes the cannon. It is here that Link finally begins his journey into the City in the Sky.

There are four types of statues Link can move with the Dominion Rod. The first type are small statuettes in the Temple of Time, which are mainly used to weigh down switches. The second type is a much larger statue that holds a hammer, which Link must guide through the Temple to its original position. This statue can attack enemies with its hammer. The third type of statues are gigantic statues found only in one room that Link must use to defeat Armogohma. The last type are Owl Statues, which are the only statues found outside the Temple of Time. They are primarily moved to get Ancient Sky Book characters, or to create platforms for Link to jump on.

The Dominion Rod is the key item used to defeat the boss in the Temple of Time, Armogohma, the latest reincarnation of Gohma, a boss who appears in many previous Zelda games.