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Stone Tower Temple
Stone Tower is played twice: once upright, once inverted. The Light Arrows and the Giant's Mask are the temple items. Twinmold is the boss.
| Goal | Tool | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tower ascent | Elegy statues + Hookshot | Zelda Central + Zelda Dungeon |
| Temple inversion | Light Arrows at red emblem | Zelda Dungeon + Thonky |
| Boss Key | Defeat Gomess | Thonky + Zelda Universe |
1. Prepare in Ikana
Bring the Mirror Shield, Hookshot, three transformation masks and the Elegy of Emptiness. Refill arrows and magic.
2. Climb the outside tower
Leave statues on floor switches in different forms. Hookshot upward while the statues keep the moving blocks aligned.
3. Open the approach
Activate the tower owl statue. At the final switch set, hold right, left, then middle to align the entrance blocks.
4. Start upright
Enter the west route. Bomb the cracked wall and use the block and statues to weigh down switches.
5. Collect Map and first key
Below, reflect light onto the Sun Block. Defeat the Armos statues as Goron Link for the first Small Key.
6. Cross the pond
Use that key on the east entrance door. Swim as Zora Link and activate the switch that produces the next key.
7. Solve stored-light mirrors
Carry light between mirrors with the Mirror Shield. Clear Sun Blocks and use the remaining key to continue.
8. Ride the hot-air room
Goron Link handles the lava switches; Deku Link rides the flowers and rising air toward the mini-boss.
9. Win the Light Arrows
Dodge Garo Master’s rush and strike during recovery. Open the reward chest before leaving the room.
10. Return to the entrance
Cross the Hiploop and Eyegore route. Check the fairy table before changing orientation.
11. Invert the temple
Outside, reposition the blocks to expose the red emblem. Shoot it with a Light Arrow; the Elegy alone does not flip the temple.
12. Take the inverted air route
Enter the east door. Clear the Sun Block and use Deku updrafts to reach the switch and third Small Key.
13. Pass the lava and block puzzles
Shoot red emblems to rotate individual rooms. Cross lava as Goron Link and move the block onto its marked position.
14. Clear Wizzrobe and Death Armos
Defeat Wizzrobe, then continue to the Death Armos area and hold its floor switch for the final Small Key.
15. Defeat Gomess
A Light Arrow disperses the surrounding bats. Move in and slash the exposed body, then withdraw and repeat for the Boss Key.
16. Reach the boss corridor
Use the final key and defeat the second Eyegore. N64 gives the Giant’s Mask here; 3DS gives it during Twinmold.
17. Finish both orientations
Collect remaining fairies before the cycle resets. Shoot the outside emblem again when an upright chest is needed.
18. Fight Twinmold and return fairies
N64: use the Giant’s Mask and strike exposed heads or tails, watching magic. 3DS: shoot the blue worm’s eyes, then use the awarded mask against the red worm. Return all fifteen fairies to Ikana’s Great Fairy for her sword.
Questions
What flips Stone Tower Temple?
Shoot the red emblem outside the entrance with a Light Arrow. The Elegy creates statues for the switches; it does not trigger inversion.
Where do I get the Boss Key?
Defeat Gomess in the inverted temple.
When do I get the Giant’s Mask?
After the second Eyegore on N64; after defeating the blue Twinmold during the boss fight on 3DS.
Sources
- Zelda Central — Stone Tower route https://zeldacentral.com/games/majoras-mask/walkthrough/stone-tower-temple/
- Zelda Dungeon — Stone Tower route https://www.zeldadungeon.net/majoras-mask-walkthrough/stone-tower-temple/
- Thonky — Stone Tower, both editions https://www.thonky.com/zelda-majoras-mask/stone-tower-temple
- Zelda Universe — Stone Tower https://zeldauniverse.net/guides/majoras-mask/walkthrough/stone-tower-temple/
Checked 2026-11-11.