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Lightning Temple walkthrough for Zelda Tears of

the Kingdom
Locations and solutions for every battery in the Lightning Temple.

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Guide by Jessica Orr | Senior Guides Writer

Updated on 31 May 2023

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The Lightning Temple in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the final section of the Gerudo
Regional Phenomena quest 'Riju of Gerudo Town'.

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Inside the Lightning Temple, you have to make your way to the central room, then solve four
battery puzzles to raise the platform in the middle, which leads to the Queen Gibdo boss fight.

However, before you start the Lightning Temple in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we
recommend making sure you have plenty of arrows and elemental fruit, as they are useful for
fighting enemies in between puzzle solving.

Below, our Lightning Temple walkthrough details all puzzle solutions, including the
Lightning Temple battery locations and solutions in TOTK, so you can complete this main
quest quickly.

On this page:

How to get into the Lightning Temple

Lightning Temple 1F puzzle solutions
Lightning Temple B1 puzzle solutions
Lightning Temple Room of Hopeful Light puzzle solution
Lightning Temple battery location and solution 1
Lightning Temple battery location and solution 2
Lightning Temple battery location and solution 3
Lightning Temple battery location and solution 4

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How to get into the Lightning Temple in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Once you solve the red pillar riddles and make your way through the sandstorm towards the
light beams in the distance, you will find a stone tablet and Riju will appear. Use Riju's electric
ability on the stone tablet to raise the Lightning Temple from the sand.

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You can now make your way towards the Lightning Temple to get
Queen Gibdo to appear. Don't worry, you don't have to kill her
here. Just damage Queen Gibdo with Riju's lightning ability a
few times in between attacking with elemental fruit fused to your
arrows - we used Shock Fruit - and Queen Gibdo will retreat when
a third of her health bar is depleted.
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Now you can take out the remaining Gibdo grunt enemies with Wild's Guardians and
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elemental fruit, then use Riju's lightning ability on the purple disappeared
substance blocking the Lightning Temple's entrance. Walk
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through the unblocked entrance into 1F to start your first Eurogamer.net
Lightning Temple puzzle.

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Lightning Temple 1F puzzle solution in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Inside the first room of the Lightning Temple on 1F, pick up one of the Korok-Frond Gusters on
the wall, then use the Korok-Frond Guster on the sand pile next to the locked gate to
reveal a switch.

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You can now stand on the switch to open the gate which leads to the B1 puzzles in the Lightning
Temple.

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However, before you leave this room, you might want to use the Korok-Frond Guster on other
sand piles to reveal a chest containing a Flame Emitter Zonai device and destroy the pots for
more arrows.

Lightning Temple B1 puzzle solutions in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Keep going forward through the Lightning Temple until you get to the end of a crumbling
bridge, where you can jump down and open an optional chest containing a Large Zonai Charge
if you want, but watch out for the nearby enemy!

Flame puzzle

After the chest, Ascend back onto the bridge and go through the door at the end. You can go
through the next door on the right (watch out for the falling platform!) and time your walking
just right to avoid the flames, then stand on the switch at the end to let Riju pass.

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Or, you can use Ultrahand on the large protruding stones in the room before the flames to
reveal a small hidden room first. There's a weapon and a chest containing a Topaz in here, but
there's also an enemy.

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If you're not confident about avoiding the fire, you can also use the slabs inside this secret room
to block the flames ahead, making it safer to cross the area.

After Link and Riju get to the other side of the flames, you have to solve the fireball puzzle next.

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Fireball puzzle

To get past the fireballs on B1, use Recall on the fireballs as you walk forward to avoid being
hit. You might have to do this twice, depending on how fast you're walking.

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Turn right at the end of this path and stand on the switch to stop the fireballs from falling to let
Riju pass.

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Go into the next room and then go through the door by the torches, which leads to the Room of
Hopeful Light.

Lightning Temple Room of Hopeful Light puzzle solution in Zelda

Tears of the Kingdom

To get past the Room of Hopeful Light in Tears of the Kingdom, you have to use your Korok-
Frond Guster on the sand pile beside the gate to reveal a mirror, then use Ultrahand to attach
the mirror to the top of a stone and raise your creation up so the light beam hits the target
on the other side of the gate. This opens the gate, which leads to the Room of Ascension and
the battery puzzles.

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Before you head off to the Room of Ascension, you can use the stone slabs to climb into a hole in
the wall and get a Mighty Construct Bow from the chest. This part of the floor will drop, but you
can use Recall on it to get back up.

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The room below the chest has a doorway blocked by flames. There's only a Gerudo Spear
inside, but if you need it, you can go back up with recall and then bring a stone slab down to
block the flames and crouch into the small area and pick up the spear.

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Lightning Temple battery location and solution 1 in Zelda Tears of the

Kingdom

The first thing you need to do in the Room of Ascension is touch the green circle in the middle to
trigger a cutscene and reveal the four battery locations on your Lightning Temple map.

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To complete the Lightning Temple, you need to use Riju's Lightning ability to charge all four of
these batteries.

The first battery in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom is located directly opposite the
green circle in the middle, behind a gate. This is the easiest battery puzzle to solve, as all you
have to do is use Ultrahand to take away the stone slabs on the gate's right, then go
through the hole in the wall and use Riju's ability on the battery.

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Lightning Temple battery location and solution 2 in Zelda Tears of

the Kingdom

To find the second battery you first have to use Ultrahand on the stone slab blocking the
wind current near the green circle in the middle of the Room of Ascension.

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Once the slab is moved away, you can use the full force of the wind current to float up as far up
as you can go, then glide over to the small gap of white light between two torches, near one
of the moveable statues holding a mirror at the top.

This gap leads to the Room of Natural Light.

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Room of Natural Light

In the Room of Natural Light, you have to use Ultrahand to attach a mirror on top of a stone slab
so the light beam goes through the gap you came from. The mirror is inside a gap in the wall,
beside the stone slab you need to attach it to.

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To access the second battery, you now have to leave the Room of Natural Light through the gap
and use Ultrahand to move the nearby statue, and the statue on the right, so the beam of
light hits the target below this level.

The beams of light should look like the pictures below:

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Follow the beam down to the target when it turns green and step on the switch in front of the
target, which reveals an entrance into the Room of Offered Light.
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Room of Offered Light

The second battery in Tears of the Kingdom is located inside the Room of Offered Light, but you
have to solve another light and mirror puzzle to reveal it.

Inside the Room of Offered Light, use Ultrahand to attach a balloon to one of the metal platforms
lying about and move this creation to the grate above the beam of light in the middle. Next, use
Ultrahand to attach a mirror to your creation and make sure it's facing towards the floating
platforms.

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Finally, pick up a torch from one of the columns and light it on one of the stationary torches,
then stand by the balloon with your torch to make it float up so the beam of light hits the
yellow target.

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The target will turn green and you can now jump back down and enter the newly revealed room
and use Riju's ability to charge the second battery.

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Lightning Temple battery location and solution 3 in Zelda Tears of

the Kingdom

To get to the third battery, you have to use the wind current to get back to the floor with the
statues holding mirrors in the Room of Ascension. Then, you have to move the statues so that
the beam of light is now pointing upwards, towards another target, like in the images below:

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When the target turns green, use the wind current again to float as far as you can towards the
target. Then, use Ascend directly below the target to reach it and reveal a hidden passage
into the Room of Light and Flame.

You'll have to jump and glide around the flames below, as the third battery in Tears of the
Kingdom is located at the bottom of the Room of Light and Flame.

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When you reach the bottom, stand on the switch by the gate so Riju can enter, then use her
lightning ability to charge the battery.

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Lightning Temple battery location and solution 4 in Zelda Tears of

the Kingdom

To get to the fourth battery, head to the lit torches above the stairs in the Room of Ascension,
which are diagonal to the wind current's location.

Here, you'll find a Zonaite Device enemy, a gate, and two moving circular walls with gaps in
them. Kill the enemy, then walk through the gaps. In the next room, use Ultrahand to move the
stone slabs out of the gap in the wall, revealing a light source.

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Go back through the gaps and use Recall on the circular walls to line the two gaps up, so the
light can pass through them and hit the target behind the bars. The target will turn green and
move the bars away, and you should now wait until the light shines through the gaps again, so it
can hit the next target on the far wall.

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Make your way over to this target to reveal a passage into the next room, where you'll come
across some moving spike traps. Use Ultrahand on the nearby stone slabs to block the spikes
from moving, then hop over the slab and walk to the next area and stand on the switch to let Riju
pass.

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Next, take the same stone slab and move it to the ceiling spikes to block them from moving,
then kill the enemy and move forward into the Room of Light and Shade.

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Room of Light and Shade

Jump down the gaps around the light source in the middle of the Room of Light and Shade, then
use your Korok-Frond Guster on a sand pile to reveal a large spike and use Ultrahand to pick up
the spike and attach it to the wall when the gap lines up with the target.

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Then, use Ultrahand to lift a mirror to the light source and point it at the target.

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The doors blocking the vertical light source will now open, and you can use Ascend to get back
up, then use your Korok-Frond Guster on a sand pile to reveal a mirror and use Ultrahand to
move the mirror onto the bridge over the light source, pointing towards the ceiling spikes so
you can hit the target at the other side.

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If this isn't working for you, make sure you have the stone slab below the spikes positioned so
it's not blocking the light.

Once the target turns green, all you have to do now is go over to the room behind it and use
Riju's electric ability to charge the last battery in the Lightning Temple.

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Now that all four batteries are charged, go back to the Room of Ascension and examine the
green circle in the middle to take Link and Riju to the Queen Gibdo boss fight. Once you defeat
Queen Gibdo, the Lightning Temple and 'Riju of Gerudo Town' quest will be completed.

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Needing help with the other TOTK temples? Check-out our walkthrough for the Water Temple,
Fire Temple and Wind Temple.

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Jessica Orr
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Jessica is a guides writer from Northern Ireland who likes screaming at her TV. Often at horror
movies, occasionally at a Fortnite win. When not damaging her vocal cords, Jessica likes
stressing over her inventory in RPGs, and getting lost in open worlds.

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