Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Complete Guide to Jabul Ruins Dungeon

The Jabul Ruins serves as one of the initial dungeons in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, depending on whether players opt for the desert or the sea path. This guide focuses on the latter, providing a comprehensive walkthrough for the Jabul Ruins.

Jabul Ruins Dungeon Walkthrough

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Upon entering the Jabul Ruins rift, you will find yourself in the Still World, where navigating through water blocks and platforming challenges will be necessary. The Crawltila and Platboom Echoes will facilitate movement. Make sure to acquire the Water Block Echo, crucial for forming water bridges. Ascend while exploring off-beaten paths that can lead to a fairy, 10 Riverhorses, and 50 Rupees.

After activating the checkpoint, a cutscene will commence, depicting your fall through the floor. Maneuver through the 2D water level by displacing large boulders and striking air bubbles to replenish your oxygen supply. A massive creature will swim past, generating a giant underwater tornado that you must evade. This encounter is brief, but continue to steer clear of enemies and navigate obstacles in your path.

Proceed to the next room to reach the opposite side of the entrance chasm. Activate the checkpoint, then move into the main chamber where you will need to locate five distinct colored buttons to elevate the water to the boss room. The purple button is conveniently already available in this room.

Descend the left ladder for another 2D water level and utilize the Tangler Lv. 2 Echo to illuminate your surroundings, where you will also find a chest containing 100 Rupees. In the following room, you will encounter four torches to ignite, one of which is submerged. Bind the underwater torch, lift it to the surface, and illuminate all four with either Brazier or Ignizol Echoes to unlock the next area, which houses the blue button.

Jump down the hole to return to the purple room, then take the right ladder, leading to more platforming over water toward a chest with the Dungeon Map. Steer clear of the Bombfish to reach the ladder. Submerge beneath the barrier in the next room and eliminate all Chompfins, Octoroks, and aerial foes. Bind the box against the north wall to uncover a chest containing 50 Rupees, then ascend to traverse the tightrope and reach the west door.

Eliminate all sand crabs in the ensuing room to progress to a room that contains the red button. Drop down the hole to return to the main chamber and utilize the water geyser to ascend to the upper floor, which features two paths.

Opt for the left path, where a cascading river plunges into a waterfall awaits. Leap across the planks moving downstream, then jump onto the left platform to flow upstream. Additionally, you can employ the Flying Tile Echo if you’ve previously completed the Gerudo Sanctum dungeon.

The subsequent room contains five towers to activate in order to unlock the door. The currents are fierce, but Zelda can persistently jump across the water even against the flow. A few isolated platforms are available to create Water Block Echo bridges, however, the blocks themselves cannot touch the water.

Stack the Water Blocks vertically to reach the required height for some of the switch towers, sending either a Flying Tile or Tornado Echo to trigger the switch from a distance. You can activate the underwater switch by diving down into the water, transitioning into Swordfighter Form, and striking it with your sword. Just remain cautious of the spiky foes while diving straight down.

Defeat all enemies in the following room to progress to the yellow button. Leap into the hole and take the upper right path in the main room to face another 2D water level, using Bombfish Echoes to clear obstructing planks. This room contains treasure chests, including one Golden Egg and the Big Key located at the bottom.

Follow the right path to the next room, where numerous underwater enemies await defeat. Utilize the Bombfish Echo for efficient elimination of swimming foes and engage the green button in the subsequent room. This final button is submerged and cannot be activated by stepping, so employ a Boulder Echo to weigh it down. Swim through the hole, use Bombfish on the plank, and bind the large rock to return to the main chamber.

Utilize the geyser for maximum ascent and employ the Big Key on the boss door to confront Vocavor, a massive aquatic adversary with the majority of the fight occurring underwater. Dispatching Vocavor will reward players with a full Heart Container, enhancing your health.

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