Cave of Ordeals

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The Cave of Ordeals is an optional dungeon in Twilight Princess.

Themes and Navigation

A floor inside the Cave of Ordeals

The cave is located below the Gerudo Mesa, and can be accessed any time after restoring the Bridge of Eldin, thus unblocking the entrance. The dungeon contains a total of fifty floors. However, to make it into the deeper floors, Link will need weapons and items from further along in the game. Within the cave, Link has to fight his way through hordes of enemies, and only by defeating each enemy within that room will he be able to progress to the next floor.

After every ten floors, there is a Fountain in which the Great Fairy appears and grants the power of Fairies at each Spirit Spring.[1] On the last floor, the Great Fairy will reward the young hero with a Bottle full of Great Fairy's Tears.[2] Upon reaching the final floor, the Great Fairy will also give Link unlimited Great Fairy's Tears at the Spirit Springs, but only when he does not already have some in a Bottle.[3]

In addition to ordinary enemies, Link can also find three Poes in total on certain floors. Once they are defeated, the Poes will no longer respawn on their respective floor.

Floors and Minor Enemies


Floor Content(s)
1 Bokoblin
2 Rats
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Keese
3 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Baba Serpents
4 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Skulltulas
5 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Bulblin Archers
6 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Torch Slugs
7 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Dodongos
Fire Keese
8 Blue Tektites
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Red Tektites
9 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Bulbin Archers
Lizalfos
10 Great Fairy
11 Helmasaurs
style="background-color:"| 13× style="background-color:"| Rats
12 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Large Purple Chu
13 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Chu Worms
14 style="background-color:"| Template:How many style="background-color:"| Bubbles
15 style="background-color:"| 10× style="background-color:"| Bulblins
16 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Rats
Keese
17 Imp Poe
style="background-color:"| 10× style="background-color:"| Stalhounds
18 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Leevers
19 style="background-color:"| Template:How many style="background-color:"| Chus
20 Great Fairy
21 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Bokoblins
Ice Keese
22 Keese
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Rats
10× Ghoul Rats
23 25× Stalkin
24 ReDead Knights
25 Bulblin Archers
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Bulblins
26 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Stalfos
27 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Skulltulas
Bubbles
28 Lizalfos
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Bokoblins
29 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Stalfos
Fire Bubbles
style="background-color:"| 12× style="background-color:"| Stalkin
30 Great Fairy
31 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Beamos
Keese
32 Dodongos
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Torch Slugs
Fire Keese
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Fire Bubbles
33 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Imp Poe
ReDead Knights
34 10× Ghoul Rats
style="background-color:"| Template:How many style="background-color:"| Chus
35 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Freezard
Ice Keese
36 Chilfos Triforce piece.png
37 Leevers
style="background-color:"| Template:How many style="background-color:"| Bubbles
Template:How many Ice Bubbles
38 Freezards
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Ice Bubbles
Ice Keese
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Chilfos
39 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Darknuts Triforce piece.png
40 Great Fairy
41 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Armos
42 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Baba Serpents
Bokoblins
43 Lizalfos
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Bulblin Archers
44 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Imp Poe
Dynalfos
45 Bulblin Archers
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| ReDead Knights
11× Chus
46 Freezards
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Chilfos
10× Ghoul Rats
47 Bokoblin
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Stalkin
17× Rats
48 Darknut
style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Aeralfos
49 style="background-color:"| style="background-color:"| Darknuts Triforce piece.png
50 Great Fairy

Rewards

  • Reaching the 10th Floor releases Fairies into Ordon Spring.
  • Reaching the 20th Floor releases Fairies into Faron Spring.
  • Reaching the 30th Floor releases Fairies into Eldin Spring.
  • Reaching the 40th Floor releases Fairies into Lanayru Spring.
  • Reaching the 50th Floor fills a Bottle with Great Fairy's Tears.[2] It also allows Link to collect more Tears by revisiting any of the Spirit Springs, so long as he does not already have some in a Bottle.[3] However, he can fill another Bottle each time he completes the cave, for a maximum of four Bottles of Fairy's Tears.[verification needed]

Trivia

  • The Cave of Ordeals plays the same role as the Savage Labyrinth from The Wind Waker; the difference being that the Cave of Ordeals requires the main items from dungeons four to seven in order to explore all the floors and fully clear it. Another difference is that the Cave of Ordeals is completely optional, while the first 31 rooms of the Savage Labyrinth must be completed in order to progress in the game.
  • The second time completing the Cave, on the last ledge before the Great Fairy, the Postman can be found squatting down trying to read a letter.
  • The Cave can be exited anytime between floors 1 and 41 if Link brings Ooccoo Jr. This is not possible on floors 42 - 50, which require the Double Clawshot to access, because Ooccoo warps the young hero to the Shop, and the dungeon cannot truly be exited with Ooccoo Jr. in the inventory.

Nomenclature

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese 試練の洞窟 (Shiren no Dōkutsu) Cave of Trials
France FrenchEU Caverne de l'ordalie Cavern of the ordeal
Germany German Drillhöhle Drill Cave
Italy Italian Grotta della prova Cave of the trial
Spain SpanishEU Caverna de las Pruebas Cavern of Trials

See Also

StrategyWiki Favicon.png Cave of Ordeals guide guide at StrategyWiki

References

  1. "Welcome, Hero, to the Cave of Ordeals. I am the Great Fairy. I reign over all fairies of this realm as their queen. In praise of your efforts thus far, I will release fairies to Ordon Spring." — Great Fairy (Twilight Princess)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "It is impressive that you have made it this far. Your trust in your skills is your greatest asset. You cleared many ordeals... How impressive. In praise of your courage, I will give you this blessing. Drink this and you should be able to clear any difficulties that you might encounter ahead." — Great Fairy (Twilight Princess)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "If ever you need my assistance again, visit any spring." — Great Fairy (Twilight Princess)