Water Temple Walkthrough: All 4 Faucets and Mucktorok in TOTK

Few phrases make Zelda fans flinch like “the Water Temple.” Take a deep breath: in Tears of the Kingdom it is compact, clever and much friendlier than its reputation. Your goal is to switch on four faucets that wash the sludge out of the temple, then face the creature behind the mess, the Mucktorok.

This walkthrough covers getting there, every faucet, and the boss.

Water Temple Overview

Checklist: the temple is the last stage of the main quest Sidon of the Zora, which follows The Sludge Covered Statue.
Getting there: Sidon’s quest leads you to East Reservoir Lake, where you create a waterfall up to Wellspring Island in the sky. Cross the island, using its low gravity and your Zora Armor to swim up waterfalls, and you reach the temple.
Your partner: Sidon comes with you. Stand near him and interact to get his water bubble shield; attacking while it is up sends out a wave of water. This is the key to almost every puzzle.
The goal: touch the altar by the entrance stairs and it tells you to turn on four faucets. Each faucet is switched on by hitting a hidden water wheel with Sidon’s water.
Low gravity: the whole temple has reduced gravity, so jumps that look impossible usually are not.

Take Your Time: like the other temples, this one has a travel point at the entrance, so you can leave to restock and come straight back.

Sidon’s water bubble is the key to every faucet and to the boss.

The Four Faucets at a Glance

Faucet	Where	Key trick
1	West side ruins, left of the entrance	Drain a pool so a ball drops onto its pedestal
2	B1, beneath the central platform	Carry an orb past spikes and into a wall slot
3	Northeast island, upper platform	Keep a water wheel turning, then bridge power with a bubble
4	Southern platform	Pop bubbles on a spinning tower, then shoot the crystal

Where each Water Temple faucet is and the trick that opens it.

Water Temple Walkthrough

Faucet 1: The Ball and the Sluice

Step 1: climb the ruins on the left.
Step 2: in the back left corner is a sludge covered bubble maker. Get Sidon’s bubble, then strike the sludge from above to clean it.
Step 3: grab the round ball from the water between the enemies with Ultrahand, catch a bubble to carry it up a floor, and ride a bubble up yourself.
Step 4: set the ball on the round pedestal in the pool. Attach a powered Zonai battery stone to the right sluice gate to hold it open. The pool drains, the ball settles, and a gate opens.
Step 5: run to the wheel behind the gate and hit it with Sidon’s water. One of four.

Faucet 2: Fire, Spikes and an Orb

Step 1: glide down the west side of the central platform to the lower floor (B1).
Step 2: walk through the wall of fire inside Sidon’s bubble, then glide to the orb at the far end.
Step 3: push the orb over the spikes with Ultrahand and make a running, gliding jump across.
Step 4: attach the orb to a floating rock, carry it back and fit it into the wall slot beside the fire, facing the wall. A door to the wheel opens.
Step 5: block the fire stream with another rock, refresh Sidon’s bubble outside, come back and hit the wheel. Two of four.

Faucet 3: The Waterwheel and the Bubble Bridge

Step 1: from the central platform, climb the wall to the right of the faucets where sludge drips down, then glide to the northeast island.
Step 2: use Recall on a bubble from the bubble maker above, hop in, and ride it up.
Step 3: on the right is a water wheel with two stone slabs below it. Attach one slab to the top and one to the bottom of the wheel, on opposite ends, so the waterfall keeps it spinning.
Step 4: follow the yellow electric line to a gap in the wall and place a water bubble in the gap with Ultrahand. It carries the power and opens a door.
Step 5: hit the wheel behind the door with Sidon’s water before the bubble pops. Three of four.

Recall lets you ride a bubble back up to the third faucet’s platform.

Faucet 4: The Spinning Tower

Step 1: glide south from the third faucet’s platform to the last marker and clear the enemies.
Step 2: a spinning tower has a sludge covered opening. Stand on the bubble maker in the southeast corner, grab bubbles with Ultrahand and push them against the tower until one pops and clears the sludge.
Step 3: from the middle platform, shoot the orange crystal inside the tower with an arrow.
Step 4: a door to the last wheel opens. Hit it with Sidon’s water. Four of four.

This is one of those moments worth slowing down for. With all four faucets running, the sludge washes out and the temple finally looks the way it was built to look.

Beating the Mucktorok

Step through the green portal on the central platform to start the fight. The Mucktorok is a small creature hiding inside a big sludge shark.

Wash it: hit the shark with Sidon’s water wave or a water arrow (Splash Fruit or Chuchu Jelly fused with Fuse). The sludge falls away and the Mucktorok tumbles out.
Knock it down: it tries to run. Shoot it or chase it to drop it again.
Hit hard: unload on it while it is down. After a few hits it rebuilds the shark.
Phase two: at about half health it starts covering the floor in slowing sludge. Clear a path with water and lean on arrows.

Rewards

Checklist: a Heart Container.
Checklist: Sidon’s Vow, so his water shield is with you anywhere in Hyrule.
Checklist: the sludge clears from Zora’s Domain and the Sidon of the Zora quest wraps up.

Lore Connection: this random detail actually connects to the bigger story. The sludge you wash out of the temple is the same muck that has been poisoning Zora’s Domain all quest. A few warm, healing meals from our best recipes guide go a long way here.

Water Temple FAQ

How do you get to the Water Temple in Tears of the Kingdom?

Follow Sidon of the Zora to East Reservoir Lake, create the waterfall to Wellspring Island, then cross the island and swim up its waterfalls with the Zora Armor.

How many faucets are in the Water Temple?

Four. Each one starts when you hit its hidden water wheel with Sidon’s water, and you can do them in any order.

What is the Water Temple boss?

The Mucktorok, a creature inside a sludge shark. Wash the shark with water, knock the Mucktorok down and attack it.

What do you get for finishing the Water Temple?

A Heart Container and Sidon’s Vow, which gives you his water shield anywhere in Hyrule.

One more thing before you move on: it’s a marathon, not a sprint. If a faucet has you stuck, ask yourself whether you have used Sidon’s water yet; it is usually the missing piece. Our TOTK interactive map helps with everything you pass on the way.

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Vincenzo Antoniani has spent more hours exploring hostile alien biomes than most people spend commuting to work. Whether he's diving for Managed Democracy in Helldivers 2, scavenging the dunes of Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, or getting chased by something with too many teeth in Subnautica 2, Vincenzo brings a survivor's eye for detail to everything he writes. He's also a longtime World of Warcraft raider who somehow still finds time to explore every new planet, ocean, and desert gaming throws at him. When he's not narrowly escaping death in a procedurally generated nightmare, Vincenzo is digging through patch notes, testing builds, and figuring out the fastest way to not die so you don't have to learn the hard way. Expect guides that are equal parts practical and slightly haunted by whatever killed him last.

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