The Sorceress of the Woods: Faron Woods

The Secret of the Sorceress

You now have access to Sheik, the mysterious Sheikah Tribesman (though, not so mysterious to fans of Ocarina of Time). Link and his new toy, the Fire Rod, are recommended for this fight because of its fire element. It is an excellent weapon, but, as we said before, feel free to select whichever Warrior you enjoy playing, just make sure to keep your Warriors balanced.

Weed Whacking

Shortly after starting this Scenario, things get out of hand. Wizzro summons five Deku Baba to the battlefield. These overgrown flytraps create a circle of poisonous gas around them that can’t be entered without a penalty of a good thrashing. That means all conventional weaponry is out the door; we’re going to have to improvise.

Sheik suggests that you find a Bow somewhere on the map to take out the pesky plants. Where might you find such a weapon? Lucky for you, we know exactly where to look. Directly south of the West Square Keep, at the end of that little hook section on the map, you’ll find a chest containing the Bow Sub-Weapon. Grab it and race over to the nearest Deku Baba.

Now, lock on to the Deku Baba and shoot off an arrow to bring the baddie down. Repeat this with the other four Deku Babas to complete the mission.

DON’T Escort Lana to the Deku Tree

Your next mission will be to escort the young sorceress Lana, to the Deku Tree, but she’s actually perfectly capable of making it there on her own. This is a good time to capture a few enemy Keeps and defeat enemy Captains. You have only a minute or two, so choose a Keep to capture and stick with it until it’s in your possession.

Our suggestion is to go for either the Southern or Western Tree Keep. Both of these Keeps will put you in a good position for your next mission. Speaking of which…

Defeat the Gibdo Forces

Once Lana enters the Deku Tree Keep, Wizzro will send his personal Gibdo guards to attack her. You have four Gibdos to defeat in order to keep Lana safe: two in the Southeast Tree Keep and two just north of the Western Tree Keep. If you took our advice and went to capture either the Southern or Western Tree Keep, you should be in the perfect position to intercept two of the Gibdos en route to Lana.

Race over to the first set of shambling ghoulies and take them out, then run directly toward the second set and do the same. The key is not to linger on either Gibdo set for too long, or the unattended pair will begin wreaking havoc on Lana and the Deku Tree.

Ocarina

Helping Lana capture the Deku Tree Keep causes a treasure chest to appear. Open it to obtain the magical Ocarina! Now you can warp directly to any owl statues that are activated in the area.

Stand before the owl statue in the Deku Tree Keep and activate it. Now you can use the Ocarina to instantly return here anytime!

Do You Smell Smoke?

We’ve already learned that Wizzro isn’t a big fan of fair play, but this move takes the cake. Once you’ve defeated the Gibdo Forces, Wizzro lights the Deku Tree on fire! That’s just… messed up! Unfortunately, this is a problem that’s a big too big for you and your allies, so you need some other means to save the elder tree.

You need to find the Great Fairy and see if she’ll help with the battle in the same way she helped at the battle of Hyrule Field. Normally, you’d have to track her down yourself, but we’re in good with the Fairy and we happen to know the location of her exclusive, invitation-only Fairy Fountain.

Head to the abandoned Keep in the northeast corner of the map and defeat the Gibdo Captain on the stairs. Once he’s beaten, the abandoned Keep will open up to reveal the Great Fairy’s Fountain. Enter the Keep and pray to the Great Fairy by standing in the center of the Magic Circle and pressing the Y button.

It looks like she was in the mood to help today, too. Ya know, despite her size and demeanor, the Great Fairy is nothing but a big ol’ sweetheart.

Wizzro Whomping

Wizzro’s a sore loser—that much becomes apparent after you put out his fire. Luckily, that was the last trick he had up his sleeve . . . we hope.

The gates that blocked your entry to the North Square and Enemy Base Keeps should now be open. Head to the Enemy Base Keep and feel free to capture the North Square Keep along the way.

What a snake! Once you reach the Enemy Base, Wizzro retreats again and calls up the aid of the cycloptic arachnid Gohma.