The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Game Guide

scales and move out. (You can see that there’s a chest above you, and can probably hear a Poe,
but you don’t need to get up there just yet.)
7F South/8F West: Corridors
Head west and dodge the rollers and axe to find a Small Key in the chest here. Then head north
past the rollers, grab a jar or small statue, dodge the roller, and place your wares on the pressure
plate to disable the electricity. Head north to a room full of spider grubs and animated statues. Kill
everything to reveal a chest with 50 Rupees inside and to open the gate leading to the east,
where you’ll face the miniboss. Smash all the jars in the area to heal up if you’re low on health.
8F Arena: Miniboss Fight
You’re going to be standing off against an armored swordsman here. He’s big, he’s slow, he’s
tough; he’ll take off one whole heart per hit. In the first phase (when he’s still armored), he’ll be
tough to damage. You can use Mortal Draw on him if you have that skill, although it’s kind of
risky, since sometimes he’ll slash at you too quickly for you to counterattack. We found it best to
either use Back Slice to try and overwhelm him, or simply shield yourself against his standard twohit
combo, then use your stabbing attack to hit him a couple of times while he’s recovering.
These armored foes will, like the armored lizardmen, likewise be popping up
throughout the game from now on.
When you’ve poked away all of the swordsman’s armor, he’ll throw his big sword at you and draw
a smaller one for a more intimate duel. He’ll still block most of your attacks, but you can easily kill
him by using Back Slice. Just roll around him and attack him! He’ll actually block the Back Slice
itself, but if you follow it up with normal attacks, he won’t be able to block those. Lay on him until