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A Rift in the Gerudo Desert is a Main Quest in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (EoW) and is located at Gerudo Desert. Read on for a complete walkthrough guide on this quest, how to complete A Rift in the Gerudo Desert, puzzle solutions, and more!
| ◀︎ Previous Quest | Next Quest ▶︎ |
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| The Mysterious Rifts | Still Missing |
| Searching for Everyone Questline | |
| Searching for Everyone ┣ The Jabul Waters Rift ┗ ▶︎ A Rift in the Gerudo Desert ┣ Southern Oasis Ruins Rift ┣ Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift ┣ Southern Gerudo Desert Rift ┗ ★ Gerudo Sanctum |
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List of Contents
| A Rift in the Gerudo Desert Guide |
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| How to Complete | |
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| 1 |
 After completing The Mysterious Rifts, open the map and look for the glowing icon on the west side. |
| 2 |
 Start from Lueburry's house and head outside. Head west and activate the Waypoint. From there, head north and west until the terrain changes into a desert. |
| 3 |
 As you pass through the Suthorn Prairie area, you will encounter optional activities. You can complete these but they are not required to do so for the main quest. ┣ 1. Heart Piece Location: Defeat the Crawltula near the column to learn its Echo. Summon and reverse bond onto it to allow you to crawl up the column. Use the Old Bed Echo to create a staircase leading to the Piece of Heart in the middle column. ┣ 2. Up a Wall side quest location. ┣ 3. Northwest cave that contains 50 Rupees. ┣ 4. The Blocked Road side quest location. |
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 Make your way west towards the desert area and defeat the Crow enemy to learn its Echo. Activate the Waypoint as you continue heading westward until a cutscene plays, unlocking A Rift in the Gerudo Desert main quest. ┣ Optional: Head to the southern part of the terraces area and open the treasure chest on top of the tree trunk to get 50 Rupees. |
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 Optional: Follow the yellow icon to lead you to three Gerudo soldiers. You can talk to each of them again to learn more about the situation in the Gerudo Desert. |
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 Continue heading west until you reach the Oasis in the middle of the desert. Defeat the Aruroda and Sand Piranha enemies to learn their Echo. |
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 At the Oasis area, you can enter the purple tent to play the Mango Rush minigame to earn Rupees and Tough Mangoes. Southwest of the purple tent is the Smoothie Shop where you can create smoothies from the ingredients you have gathered. It is recommended to create a Cactus Smoothie using 2 Chilly Cactus as you will need it for an upcoming quest. In between the tent and the Smoothie Shop is a Gerudo that gives you The Flying Tile side quest. |
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 From the Oasis, head southwest towards the large rift. Activate the Waypoint inside a small ruins near the large rift. Approach the rift and Tri will try to find the rift's entrance. Afterwards, talk to the Gerudo Soldier west of the large rift to continue. |
| 9 |  Head back east towards the large rift to find a Gerudo on the ground. Defeat the rift enemies that appear to help her. |
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 Warp back to the Oasis Waypoint and head west to reach Gerudo Town. Activate the Waypoint near the entrance of the town. Follow the glowing yellow icon to enter the palace and to progress the main quest. |
| How to Complete | |
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| 1 |  Once you exit the palace, one of the soldiers will tell you to go to the Oasis to see Dohna. Warp to the Oasis Waypoint and head west to find Dohna alongside two Gerudo Soldiers. |
| 2 |  You will have to clear three smaller rifts in the Gerudo Desert to earn the trust of the chief. ▶︎ Southern Oasis Ruins Rift Walkthrough ▶︎ Southern Gerudo Desert Rift Walkthrough ▶︎ Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Walkthrough |
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 Southern Oasis Ruins Rift From the Oasis, head south and approach the soldiers near the rift. Defeat all the monsters that appear from the rift. To defeat the ReDead, summon an Ignizol and throw it towards it from afar to inflict fire damage. |
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 Southern Gerudo Desert Rift Warp to the Gerudo Town Waypoint and head south. Find and approach the Gerudo Soldiers. |
| 5 |  Southern Gerudo Desert Rift Dohna will give you 2 Chilly Cactus to use in order to create a Cactus Smoothie for the soldiers. Note: If you reach this part and have a Cactus Smoothie with you already, you can skip the next step and give the drink to the soldiers to complete the quest! |
| 6 |  Southern Gerudo Desert Rift Warp to the Oasis Waypoint and go to the small stall southwest of the tent. Talk to the Business Scrub and select "Smoothie, please!". Choose the two Chilly Cacti from the menu and select "Make Smoothie" to obtain the Cactus Smoothie. |
| 7 |  Southern Gerudo Desert Rift Warp back to Gerudo Town and head south. Talk to Dohna to give the Cactus Smoothie to the soldiers to complete the subquest. |
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 Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Warp to the Oasis Waypoint and head north. Note that the sandstorm in this area prevents you from seeing your exact location on the map, so you will have to use the landmarks to navigate your way to the Ancestor's Cave of Rest. |
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Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Once you reach an area with two Club Boarblins and a Boomerang Boarblin, head west until you reach an area with three Tornando enemies. Head north from that point to reach the entrance of the Ancestor's Cave of Rest. |
| 10 |  Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Walk to the left side of the room and move the boulder with Bind to unblock the doorway to the next. |
| 11 |  Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Defeat one of the Holmills here to gain their echo, then move the boulder aside to reveal a ladder beneath it. |
| 12 |  Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift You can use a Holmill echo to dig a hole anywhere in the sand, but we recommend making one right on the sand tile in front of the solid platform as it leads to a chest with a Golden Egg. |
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Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Reach the bottom part of the area and defeat the Ignizol. Climb the red ladders on the right side. |
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 Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Learn the Gerudo Pot Echo and climb the red ladder on the right side to reach the exit. |
| 15 |  Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Light the two torches with a fiery echo like Ignizol to complete the subquest. |
| How to Complete | |
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| 1 |  Head back to Gerudo Town and talk to the Village Chief as requested for now. |
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 Warp to the Oasis Waypoint and head to the glowing yellow icon northeast of the Oasis. |
| 3 |  Interact with the entrance to let Tri create an opening to the Stilled Desert Temple Ruins. ▶︎ Stilled Desert Temple Ruins Walkthrough |
| How to Complete | |
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| 1 |  Warp to the Waypoint south of the Oasis and enter the cave near the sitting Gerudo Soldier. |
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In the first room, use a throwable echo, such as the Wooden Box, to hit the switch and open the door. |
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Enter the second room and use Bind on the first Wind Cannon and place it near you to learn its Echo. You can then move the two Wind Cannons towards the bottomless pit to remove them as obstacles. Enter the door north of the Wind Cannon hallway. |
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Use the Sea Urchin Echo to defeat the Pathblades to learn their Echo. Hit the blue switch to spawn a chest on the other side of the room. Go to the other side of the room and defeat the Gibdos by throwing an Ignizol Echo towards them to light them on fire. Open the chest to get a Small Key. |
| 5 |  Enter the room south and defeat the Arurodas to unlock the door on the left. Use Swordfighter Form to defeat them easily. |
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 Now that you're back in the Wind Cannon room, use the small key to the northwest door and go down the red ladder in the middle of the room. |
| 7 |  Go down the ladder and make for the southeast path. Use the Sea Urchin Echo to defeat the Pathblades. Use Bind to get the treasure chest and open it to get 20 Rupees. |
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 Make your way to the top while defeating enemies along the way. The sand dune at the top can be cleared by throwing a Wind Cannon towards its direction. Use a Strantula Echo to reach the ladder on the top. |
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Climb the ladder on the left side first to activate the shortcut. Go back to the previous room and defeat the Lv. 2 Gibdo by throwing an Ignizol Echo towards it multiple times to learn its Echo. |
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Go to the right side of the screen and pull the cover with Bind to drain the sand above and reveal the entrance to the sanctum. |
| How to Complete | |
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 Exit the cavern head east to reach the rift entrance leading to the Stilled Gerudo Sanctum Rift. ▶︎ Stilled Gerudo Sanctum Rift Walkthrough |
| 2 | Clear the Gerudo Sanctum dungeon to complete the quest. ▶︎ Gerudo Sanctum Walkthrough |
| ◀︎ Previous Quest | Next Quest ▶︎ |
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| The Mysterious Rifts | Still Missing |
| Searching for Everyone Questline | |
| Searching for Everyone ┣ The Jabul Waters Rift ┗ ▶︎ A Rift in the Gerudo Desert ┣ Southern Oasis Ruins Rift ┣ Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift ┣ Southern Gerudo Desert Rift ┗ ★ Gerudo Sanctum |
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