Cave of Shadows

The following article is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.

The Cave of Shadows is a dungeon in Twilight Princess HD.^[1] The dungeon can be entered by using the Wolf Link amiibo on the Collection screen.

Themes and Navigation

The Cave of Shadows is a dungeon similar to the Cave of Ordeals, though it features 40 floors and must be completed as Wolf Link, since Link cannot revert to his human form while in it.^[2] The Cave of Shadows also inhibits the use of Fairies, which will not revive Link when he runs out of Hearts should they be Bottled beforehand. If Link clears the final floor with the Giant Wallet in his possession, he will obtain the Colossal Wallet, which can hold up to 9,999 Rupees;^[3] otherwise, he will receive the next Wallet upgrade, moving the Colossal Wallet to Agitha.

The dungeon is split into three sections, one with five floors, the second with 15, and the last one with 20. After each section is a floor containing a Treasure Chest, then the dungeon must be left and re-entered again in order to access the next section. Floors cannot be skipped, so the dungeon must be traversed through three times to get to the end the first time.^[2] The first section can be accessed after restoring light to the Faron Province, the second section after watching Ganondorf's execution after Arbiter's Grounds, and the third section after obtaining the Sol-infused Master Sword in the Palace of Twilight. After completing the last floor of the dungeon, Link will obtain a Wallet upgrade from the Great Fairy. Then, a door in front of him opens, revealing a giant statue based on the Wolf Link amiibo. Standing on the three tiles in front of the Wolf Statue will each give different views of the statue, where the right tile gives a three-quarter view, middle tile gives a front view, and left tile allows jumping onto statue's head.

Upon completing a section of the Cave of Shadows, the game presents a score based on the amount of Hearts preserved, time taken, highest combo, and amiibo used while traversing it on a previous attempt.^[4] The Wolf Link amiibo can be used to save data of the number of Hearts preserved from that last attempt, which can then be scanned again while inside the cave to replenish Link's health to that amount.^[2]

Although enemies do not drop any Hearts, a single Heart can be dug up from the center of the room on the following floors: 6, 9, 13, 20, 27, 32 and 38.

Floors and Enemies

Floor	1
Contents	Shadow Beast ×3
Floor	2
Contents	Shadow Beast ×4
Floor	3
Contents	Shadow Deku Baba ×3 Shadow Vermin ×4
Floor	4
Contents	Shadow Keese ×4 Shadow Vermin ×4
Floor	5
Contents	Shadow Beast ×4 Shadow Vermin ×4
Floor	6
Contents	Red Rupee (Treasure Chest) ExitFirst venture through.
Floor	7
Contents	Bokoblin ×4
Floor	8
Contents	Keese ×8
Floor	9
Contents	Baba Serpent ×6
Floor	10
Contents	Helmasaur ×4
Floor	11
Contents	Torch Slug ×9
Floor	12
Contents	Tektite ×6
Floor	13
Contents	Bulblin ×3
Floor	14
Contents	Dodongo ×3
Floor	15
Contents	Chu ×20
Floor	16
Contents	Ghoul Rat ×15
Floor	17
Contents	Bubble ×15
Floor	18
Contents	Stalchild ×26
Floor	19
Contents	Gibdo ×2 Poison Mite ×55
Floor	20
Contents	Purple Rupee (Treasure Chest) ExitSecond venture through.
Floor	21
Contents	Skulltula ×3 Deku Baba ×5
Floor	22
Contents	Helmasaur ×3 Ghoul Rat ×12
Floor	23
Contents	Lizalfos ×2 Bokoblin ×6 Armos ×4
Floor	24
Contents	Gibdo ×4 Deku Baba ×8
Floor	25
Contents	Dodongo ×2 Torch Slug ×14 Fire Keese ×6
Floor	26
Contents	Keese ×5 Blue Bokoblin ×5 Ghoul Rat ×10
Floor	27
Contents	Bulblin ×2 Gibdo ×3
Floor	28
Contents	Ice Keese ×6 White Wolfos ×8
Floor	29
Contents	Chu ×12 Ghoul Rat ×12
Floor	30
Contents	Chilfos ×1 Mini Freezard ×5 Ice Keese ×7
Floor	31
Contents	Armos ×4 Baby Gohma ×10 Keese ×6 Rat ×7
Floor	32
Contents	Dynalfos ×1 Lizalfos ×1 Bokoblin ×2
Floor	33
Contents	Chilfos ×2 Mini Freezard ×4 Ice Keese ×7
Floor	34
Contents	Chu ×11 Lizalfos ×3 Dynalfos ×1
Floor	35
Contents	Helmasaur ×2 Deku Baba ×5 Keese ×10
Floor	36
Contents	Shadow Bulblin archers ×2 Shadow Bulblin ×6
Floor	37
Contents	Zant Mask ×4 Shadow Keese ×4
Floor	38
Contents	Bulblin archers ×3 Bokoblin ×4
Floor	39
Contents	Dodongo ×2 Baba Serpent ×4 Second Phase Fire Bubble ×2 Ice Bubble ×2 Stalchild ×6 Third Phase Zant Mask ×3 Fourth Phase Southeast Switch Dynalfos ×1 Helmasaur ×2 Keese ×4 Southwest Switch Lizalfos ×1 Dynalfos ×2 Northeast Switch Bulblin ×2 Bokoblin ×3 Northwest Switch Skulltula ×2 Baby Gohma ×6
Floor	40
Contents	Wallet Silver Rupee Orange Rupee^[a]

Floor	Contents
1	Shadow Beast ×3
2	Shadow Beast ×4
3	Shadow Deku Baba ×3 Shadow Vermin ×4
4	Shadow Keese ×4 Shadow Vermin ×4
5	Shadow Beast ×4 Shadow Vermin ×4
6	Red Rupee (Treasure Chest) ExitFirst venture through.
7	Bokoblin ×4
8	Keese ×8
9	Baba Serpent ×6
10	Helmasaur ×4
11	Torch Slug ×9
12	Tektite ×6
13	Bulblin ×3
14	Dodongo ×3
15	Chu ×20
16	Ghoul Rat ×15
17	Bubble ×15
18	Stalchild ×26
19	Gibdo ×2 Poison Mite ×55
20	Purple Rupee (Treasure Chest) ExitSecond venture through.
21	Skulltula ×3 Deku Baba ×5
22	Helmasaur ×3 Ghoul Rat ×12
23	Lizalfos ×2 Bokoblin ×6 Armos ×4
24	Gibdo ×4 Deku Baba ×8
25	Dodongo ×2 Torch Slug ×14 Fire Keese ×6
26	Keese ×5 Blue Bokoblin ×5 Ghoul Rat ×10
27	Bulblin ×2 Gibdo ×3
28	Ice Keese ×6 White Wolfos ×8
29	Chu ×12 Ghoul Rat ×12
30	Chilfos ×1 Mini Freezard ×5 Ice Keese ×7
31	Armos ×4 Baby Gohma ×10 Keese ×6 Rat ×7
32	Dynalfos ×1 Lizalfos ×1 Bokoblin ×2
33	Chilfos ×2 Mini Freezard ×4 Ice Keese ×7
34	Chu ×11 Lizalfos ×3 Dynalfos ×1
35	Helmasaur ×2 Deku Baba ×5 Keese ×10
36	Shadow Bulblin archers ×2 Shadow Bulblin ×6
37	Zant Mask ×4 Shadow Keese ×4
38	Bulblin archers ×3 Bokoblin ×4
39	Dodongo ×2 Baba Serpent ×4 Second Phase Fire Bubble ×2 Ice Bubble ×2 Stalchild ×6 Third Phase Zant Mask ×3 Fourth Phase Southeast Switch Dynalfos ×1 Helmasaur ×2 Keese ×4 Southwest Switch Lizalfos ×1 Dynalfos ×2 Northeast Switch Bulblin ×2 Bokoblin ×3 Northwest Switch Skulltula ×2 Baby Gohma ×6
40	Wallet Silver Rupee Orange Rupee^[a]