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Lake Hylia Whirlpool Cave

Lake Hylia Whirlpool Cave is a cave in Lake Hylia, about 163 map units from Bridge of Hylia. Caves like this one hide chests and a Bubbulfrog that drops a Bubbul Gem; trade the gems to Koltin in The Hunt for Bubbul Gems!

RegionLake Hylia
Entrances1
Entrance coordinates125, -2501, -89
Nearest landmarkBridge of Hylia (163 map units)
Nearest shrineEn-oma Shrine (28 map units)

How to find it

The entrance is at map coordinates 125, -2501, near Bridge of Hylia. Look for the cave mouth at that spot; a Blupee or a ring of light often marks them.

Inside the cave

Dive into the whirlpool

The cave lies at the bottom of the whirlpool in the east of Lake Hylia, south-west of the Popla Foothills Skyview Tower. Swim into the whirlpool, or glide into it from a high point such as the Popla Foothills Skyview Tower; the current drags you down into a hidden cavern. Climb out onto the ledges around the pool.

Take the Bubbul Gem and find the shrine

The cavern holds no ordinary chest, only Brightbloom Seeds and Brightcaps. The Bubbulfrog clings to the wall behind the waterfall; hit it with an arrow (a critical hit) so it falls and drops a Bubbul Gem. The En-oma Shrine is right there, but it only appears once you bring it the crystal from the sky island directly above the whirlpool: launch from the Popla Foothills Skyview Tower, glide south-west to the Faron Sky Archipelago, pick up the crystal, drop it through the hole in the island’s floor, dive into the whirlpool after it and carry it to the shrine with Ultrahand.

Chests, enemies and extras

ChestNone in the cave itself. The En-oma Shrine’s reward chest holds a Zonaite Sword (Strong or Mighty, depending on your progress)
Bubbul GemBubbulfrog on the wall behind the waterfall
ShrineEn-oma Shrine, a Rauru’s Blessing reward shrine with no puzzle: open the chest and step into the green gate for a Light of Blessing
RequirementsParaglider and Ultrahand for the crystal; a bow for the frog. No Korok seed is listed

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