15.1 Getting The Map
Just getting started morph into Wolf Link and take care of the Poe that’s floating around. Turn back into Human Link and head through the door on the North side of the room.
Walk forward and we’ll meet Yeta, wife of Yeto. Head closer to her and talk to her. After indicating what we’re looking for is in the master bedroom, she’ll give us the map and then tell us to head through the door to the east.
15.2 Pumpkin Soup
Yeto is in the Kitchen making soup. After some discussion a side quest for this dungeon will be known: improve the quality of the soup and get a better health potion.
On the south side of the room there is a shaking pot. Guess who? Ooccoo! Head through the north door.
This room features a traditional block puzzle. There are two moveable blocks in this room, with a third being frozen in ice. Push the blocks so that one of them is on top of the switch on the floor. Head to the block in the southwest part of the room and push it to the east. Move over to the block at the northeast corner and push south, then west, then south, then east, and then south again onto the switch. With the door now open, head through the door at the west end of the room.
We’ll find ourselves outside in one of the courtyards of the mansion. The path to the north is blocked off by ice. Transform into Wolf Link and use your senses and dig to get to the larger outdoor area to the west.
Several white Wolfos will start after us. Take them out. In the deep snow, Human Link moves slowly, so for some of these parts, you’ll want to morph into Wolf Link.
Walk to the north end of the courtyard and see that there is something kind of buried in the snow. Dig up the area with wolf Link to reveal a treasure chest. Open it up to get a small key. Transform back into human Link and head through the door at the east side of the courtyard.
You are now on the other side of that large piece of ice that blocked our path. Walk to the north and encounter Mini-Freezards. These small circular enemies will slowly walk across the ice and if they touch Link, he will freeze for a short period. If Link swipes at them with his sword, they will go spinning quickly along the ice. The jump attack works against them as it deals a lot of damage. If they are spinning towards you, the shield attack will deflect them away. Defeat them and head through the locked door to the north.
More Mini-Freezards occupy this room. Once defeated, both doors in the room will open. Go through the door at the northeast part of the room.
You’ll see the treasure chest that is in the next room. Walk towards the door and as you get close, the door closes and Chilfos appear. Made of ice and using icicles as swords, these frozen Chilfos are similar to Stalfos. Any of the learned sword attacks work nicely against them. Once defeated, both doors will open up. Head through the one at the south.
This is the treasure chest where Yeta said the mirror shard can be found but instead, the treasure chest contains an Ordon Pumpkin. Head out of the door at the south.
15.3 Getting The Compass
Climb up the crates on the right and jump to the south part of the room. Return to see Yeto. Speak with him and he will add the Ordon pumpkin to his soup. This is now “Good Soup” and can replenish 4 hearts. Return to the room just to the west.
Speak with Yeta and after some more broken English, she tells you to try another room. She marks another room with a symbol on it and the opens one of the nearby doors. Open the door to the north to the courtyard. This time however, you are now on the west end of the courtyard.
Morph into Wolf Link and battle the Wolfos. This area also has a large Freezard. This creature will blow ice-cold air out at you and if it hits you, you will freeze.
There is a cannon on the platform near the center of the courtyard – remember this for later. Climb through the window in the northwest and head through the door inside.
Take out the mini-freezards moving along the ice. There is a circular cannon ball lying on the ice straight ahead, pick it up and bring it to the north end of the room where a canon sits. If you look at the northwest corner of the room, there’s a small map that gives you a hint of what to do. Insert the canon ball, then add a bomb.
The cannon is aiming straight to the east. Place the ball in and then place a bomb and it will shoot towards the east, breaking a block of ice that is in the way. Walk over in that direction and you’ll find a treasure chest with some extra bombs. Guess what item we’re using in this dungeon?
Lift up the cannon ball and take it back to the cannon. Put the cannon ball into the cannon and then stand on either side of the cannon. Now push or pull it 90 degrees so that it is facing the south end of the room. Then place a bomb into the cannon and it will shoot through a bunch of ice. Walk to the south end of the room and go through the door that is now accessible.
You’ll now be in a room with mini-Freezards and a few ice Keese. Try to take out the Keese first. In addition to that, much of the room has wooden planks. Clearly there’s been some renovating at Snowpeak Ruins. Walk to the right side of the room and equip the clawshot. If you aim at the Freezards, they’ll fall off. Jump over to the next wooden plank. Walk forward and the ice will slide you forward. Another ice keese appears from the window. Be careful to not slip on the ice.
Don’t walk to the edge of the plank since the ice will slide you off. Turn and face the east. There is a wooden plank that if you jump, you will land on. Jump across to it and then jump to another plank. Now slowly walk along the planks to get to the southwest part of the room. Open the treasure chest to get the compass.
Walk to the north along the platform and then if you look towards the door, you’ll see there is a target that you can hook onto with the clawshot. Do so and return to the previous room. There’s a treasure chest in this room, but we still can’t quite get to it. Return to the east to get back in the courtyard.
15.4 New Item: Ball & Chain
Back in the courtyard, climb through the window and transform into Wolf Link. Defeat the white wolfos once again. Look at your map and you’ll notice that the compass shows there is a treasure chest buried under the snow. Walk over to it and use your senses and dig up the snow a few times until you see the treasure chest. Open the treasure chest to get a small key. Use the small key on the locked gate to the west and head through it.
In this room there are some cannon balls laying about. If you turn back around, just left of the gate, you’ll see a lever. Grab onto the lever on the right side and Link will pull it down. Now the other part of the mechanism is lowered. Lift up one of the cannon balls and place it in here. Now open the gate and return to the courtyard area.
Turn to the left and the other side of that lever catapult thing is here. Pull down the lever and the cannon ball from the other side of the wall will roll over to this side. Lift up the cannon ball and take it to the cannon in the center of the courtyard. Place the ball into the cannon and then place a bomb into the cannon. This will shoot through the ice at the south end of the room.
Lift the ball from behind the chest and return to the cannon. Place the ball into the cannon and then step to the side of the cannon and rotate it 180 degrees so that it is facing the Freezard at the north end of the room. Place a bomb into the cannon and it will destroy the Freezard. Run on over and you’ll see that a mini-Freezard is now in the place of the massive Freezard. You can fight the little guy or move on through the door.
Walk forward past the two statues and the door that is straight ahead will close. All of a sudden the first statue awakes and destroys the second statue with a massive ball and chain.
Miniboss: Darkhammer
Darkhammer has only one attack and that is to sling the ball and chain towards Link. It is quite damaging. There are several targets along the ceiling. Once Darkhammer has gotten close to you, use the clawshot to hook over to one of the targets.
Once you fall to the ground quickly z-target Darkhammer. It will toss its ball and chain out at you, so quickly side jump. It takes a while for darkhammer to pull his weapon back in, so quickly run to its backside and slash at its tail that is sticking out. Run to the other side of the room and Darkhammer will start swinging the ball and chain once again. Repeat the same process a second time and slash at his tail.
After the battle, both doors will unlock but Darkhammer’s ball and chain is left in the center of the room. Go pick it up and now we have our new item! Exit the room through the door to the north.
There are huge blocks of ice in your way of getting to the target that Yeta pointed you towards. Start using that Ball & Chain! Open the treasure chest to find not the mirror shard, but some Ordon Goat Cheese. Leave the room and then backtrack to the courtyard.
15.5 Snowpeak Ruin Heart Pieces
Run to the northwest corner of the courtyard, climb through the window, and enter through the door. You can now defeat all the mini-Freezards with a single hit using the ball and chain.
Exit the room back into the courtyard and from here, return to the room to the south to meet up with Yeta. She tells you to take the cheese to her husband while she tries to remember where she put the mirror shard. Open the door to the east and give the cheese to Yeto. After kicking it up a notch, this is now Superb Soup and will restore 8 hearts. Head back to Yeta.
She’ll open the door at the west end of the room. Before progressing in that direction there are some new treasure chests we can open. Open the door to the south to get to where we first entered the mansion. There are two treasure chests that you can see on your map. Break the soldier statues with two hits of the ball and chain. One treasure chest has a yellow rupee while the other has a red rupee.
Also break the soldier statue that is in the middle on the right side of the room. A Poe’s lantern can be seen, so transform into Wolf Link and defeat it. Break all six soldier statues and your reward will be an orange rupee. Now return to the previous room with Yeta and go through the door at the west end of the room.
Open the door at the north end of the room and then push the block forward. Run over and grab one of the cannon balls and bring it back towards the door. Use the mechanism next to the door on both sides of the wall to get the cannon ball inside. Just leave it for now and pull out the ball and chain. Break the ice with the ball and chain and then a Freezard sits on the inside of these spiraling steps. There is a small gap where Link can use the ball and chain to hit the freezard. Wait until it’s facing up the stairs and hit it twice with the ball and chain. Afterwards, take out the mini-freezards with the ball and chain.
Defeat the next Freezard and head up to the top of the room. Enter the door to the right and a chilfos will be to the left. Use the ball and chain to defeat it in a single shot. Then use the ball and chain again to break the ice on the other side of the room, which will reveal a target on the wall. Stand near the opening in the center of the room and z-target the chandelier. Use the ball and chain to hit it and the chandelier will start rocking back and forth. Jump on top of it and then jump to the other side of the room. Open the door to get a small key. Pull out the clawshot and latch to the target we just made. Return to the previous room.
Walk to the north end of the room through a broken part of the wall. The floor here is cracked. Place a bomb on the floor and it will create a hole. Drop down and open the treasure chest to get a piece of heart. Aim back up to the floor above and hook on to target with the clawshot.
Go to the east end of the room and use the small key to open the door. Destroy the chunk of ice with the ball and chain and it will reveal a target. You can now reach this area from the mansions entrance. Walk to the end of the ledge and use the ball and chain to get the hanging platform to rock. Jump onto it and then use the ball and chain to defeat the Chilfos.
Look to the south and you’ll see a series of hanging platforms. Wait for the one you are on to stop and then use the ball and chain to get the next one to rock. Be careful as Ice Keese are floating above these next two platforms. Wait for this one to stop and then hit the next one with the ball and chain. Once you reach the far south end of the room, you’ll see a treasure chest. Open it up to get a piece of heart.
Jump off to the bottom of the mansion. Climb up the staircase on the left side and then use the clawshot to get back up to the second floor. Use the ball and chain once again to rock the platform. Then jump across to the east balcony. Enter the door.
15.6 Getting The Big Key (Bedroom Key)
There a ton of mini-Freezards here. Use the ball and chain to defeat them all. Then use the ball and break the ice on the west side of the room. A Poe is behind this area. Transform into Wolf Link and defeat it. Transform back to Human Link and head north.
On the west side there is a locked door. Push the block on the east side of the room which will make for easy access to the higher balcony. Drop down to the first floor and we are back in this familiar room from earlier. Use the ball and chain to break the ice in the center of the room and to break the ice surrounding a third block. Push the blocks so that one is sitting on the switch in the center of the room. Start the puzzle by pushing the block that is on the far south of the room. Push it northward and it will slide across the ice. Now push the block that was frozen to the south, then to the east, and then to the north. Now we want to push the first block we pushed. It is the block furthest to the north. Push it west, then south, then east, and then back north to land on the switch. The door on the second floor will open up.
Climb the crates on the north side of the room and then jump back to the south side of the room. Go through the door on the east that is now open.
We’ll find ourselves on the second level of the courtyard now. There are three Chilfos to your left, just chillin’. Walk across the platform and use the ball and chain to defeat all three of them. At the far north there is a broken area in the wall and if you look past, there is a target. Use the clawshot to hook on over to it. Open the door on the west side of the room.
Break the ice on your left using the ball and chain. Hit the hanging platform that is straight ahead with the ball and chain. Jump over to the platform and wait for it to stop moving. Face the south part of the room and repeat the same process to rock this hanging platform. Jump onto and then jump to the south part of the room. Open the small chest here to get a small key. Then head through the door nearby.
Jump off the ledge and then climb the crates and make your way to the south end of the second floor. Open the door to return to the room with mini-Freezards. Just run past them and open the locked door on the west side of the room.
There are two Freezards in this room. Take them out then hit the blocks on the west side of the room to knock them down. This will open a passage to a room that we’ve previously visited. Run over to the cannon and turn it so it is aiming to the east. You should have already loaded it with a cannon ball already, but if you haven’t, go to the bottom of this room and get a cannonball from the room to the north. Place a bomb in the cannon and it will shoot the ball to the east.
Follow the ball back to the room where the two Freezards were. Use the mechanism on the north side of the room to get the cannon ball into the courtyard area. Open the door and you’ll find yourself on the second floor of the courtyard again. Turn to the left and break the ice to reveal a target. Use the mechanism near the door to get the cannon ball. Take it and insert it in the cannon. Turn the cannon 180 degrees so it is facing the northwest. Place a bomb into the cannon and the cannonball will break the freezard that was in the corner.
Jump off the ledge and enter the door on the west end of the courtyard. Walk to the north and climb up the ladder. Defeat the four mini-Freezards that are leftover from the big Freezards and then open the door to the west.
Once you enter this room, both doors will close. Walk around the room and several Chilfos will fall from the ceiling. Take them out. Once they have all been defeated, both doors will open up. Open the door to the north and then open the large treasure chest to get the bedroom key.
15.7 Boss Fight: Twilit Ice Mass Blizzeta
Backtrack through two doors to get back to the courtyard. You’ll meet up with Yeta, who is waiting for you. She says the bedroom is right above you and that she’ll take you there. She walks so slow, so just run to the top of the area and use the bedroom key on the locked door. She’ll appear next to you and tell you to come inside.
After some dialogue and a near panic attack from when she screams at you she will be revealed as the dungeon boss. There are a few phases to this boss fight, but nothing like what we’ll encounter later.
Blizzeta starts off as an ice statue in the center of the room. Just pull out the ball and chain and hit her repeatedly with it. Once you hit her, she will start moving around the room rapidly. Just continue to z-target her and hitting her with the ball and chain.
After a few good hits, she’ll send out mini-Freezards. Ignore them and keep hitting Blizzeta. After enough hits, she’ll be free of the ice and ascend into the air.
The second phase of the battle begins and Blizzeta will be enclosed with more ice, with spikes of ice around her. These spikes will attack us. The camera will shift to show a mirror like reflection from the ice to above, kind of like part of the Puppet Ganon fight in The Wind Waker. Quickly roll out of the way when they start to fall towards you. Once the ice drops, pull out the ball and chain and break as many of them as you can.
After ice spikes attack, Blizzeta will drop all the ice spikes in a circle and then Blizzeta will drop in the middle of it. Roll out of the way of the circle and then once Blizzeta has landed, use the ball and chain to hit her. Afterwards, she will float back in the air and regenerate the ice spikes. The attacks with the spikes will start over. Repeat this process a few more times and Blizzeta will be defeated.
After the battle, there is a cut scene. Actually, a semi-awkward cut scene. Anyway, collect the heart piece and with the Mirror Shard in tow, teleport out of there.