Locations and solutions for every battery in the Lightning Temple.

Use Riju’s electric ability on the stone tablet to raise the Lightning Temple from the sand.

you could now make your way towards the Lightning Temple to get Queen Gibdo to appear.

Riju in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to kill her here.

Walk through the unblocked entrance into 1F to start your first Lightning Temple puzzle.

There’s a weapon and a chest containing a Topaz in here, but there’s also an enemy.

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You might have to do this twice, depending on how fast you’re walking.

This opens the gate, which leads to the Room of Ascension and the battery puzzles.

The room below the chest has a doorway blocked by flames.

In-game explanation of how Riju’s Power of Lightning ability works in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

This gap leads to the Room of Natural Light.

Next,use Ultrahand to attach a mirror to your creationand double-check it’s facing towards the floating platforms.

Kill the enemy, then walk through the gaps.

Link fighting an enemy as the player heads towards the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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

Once you defeat Queen Gibdo, the Lightning Temple and ‘Riju of Gerudo Town’ quest will be completed.

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Link getting ready to pick up a Korok-Frond Guster in the Lightning Temple.

Check-out our walkthrough for theWater Temple,Fire TempleandWind Temple.

Link using a Korok-Frond Guster on a sand pile to reveal a switch in the Lightning Temple.

Link standing on a switch to open a gate in the Lightning Temple.

Link approaching some flames in the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link standing on floor B1 of the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to move a large stone in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link getting ready to use his Recall ability to rewind a fireball in the Lightning Temple and move past it.

Link standing on a switch in the Lightning Temple which brings a number of dangerous fireballs to a stop.

Link using the Korok-Frond Guster on a sand pile to reveal a mirror in Tears of the Kingdom’s Lightning Temple.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to attach a mirror to a stone as part of a puzzle in Tears of the Kingdom’s Lightning Temple.

Link approaching some stone slabs he can climb in Tears of the Kingdom’s Lightning Temple.

Link exploring an area with stone slabs in the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link approaching a circular, stone structure with a green circle in the middle that he can touch in the Lightning Temple.

Map showing the four battery locations in the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to move stone slabs in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link standing at the first battery location in the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to move a stone slab as he heads towards the second battery location in the Lightning Temple.

Link gliding towards a small gap that leads to the Room of Natural Light in the Lightning Temple.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to attach a mirror to a stone slab in the Lightning Temple’s Room of Natural Light.

Link solving a puzzle in the Lightning Temple where players have to change the direction of a light beam.

Link running next to a beam of light which is being reflected off a statue onto a level below in the Lightning Temple.

Link gliding towards the entrance of the Room of Offered Light in Tears of the Kingdom’s Lightning Temple.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to attach a balloon to a metal platform in the Lightning Temple in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using a balloon to float towards a yellow target that’s high above ground in the Lighting Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using Riju’s Lightning ability to charge the second battery in the Lightning Temple.

Link moving a statue to change the direction of a beam of light in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link moving a statue to change the direction of a beam of light in the Lightning Temple in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Link gliding towards flames and the location of the third battery in the Lightning Temple.

Link standing on a switch so Riju can enter a room where the Lightning Temple’s third battery is located.

Link standing at the location of the third battery in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

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Link using his Ultrahand ability to move stone slabs out of a wall and reveal a hidden light source in the Lightning Temple.

Link using his Recall ability on circular walls in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to move a stone slab so it blocks a trap where spikey walls slam shut in the Lightning Temple.

Link moving a stone slab in the Lightning Temple so it blocks a trap where a ceiling with spikes drops.

Link using his Korok-Frond Guster on a sand pile to reveal a large spike in the Lightning Temple.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to lift a mirror to a light source in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using his Ultrahand ability to move a mirror onto a bridge that’s over a light source in Tears of the Kingdom.

Link using Riju’s electric ability to charge the last battery in the Lightning Temple in Tears of the Kingdom.