Desert Palace (A Link Between Worlds)

The Desert Palace is the final Hyrule dungeon in. Although it is located in Hyrule, its boss Zaganaga is fought in a small enclosed area of Lorule.

Entrance to the Palace
Despite being a dungeon where one of the Seven Sages is imprisoned, the palace, with the exception of its boss and sage, is located not in Lorule as with the other six sages' dungeons but in the same area of Hyrule as it was in A Link to the Past. Due to the fact that the Sand Rod is required, the dungeon cannot be done first as Osfala, who rented the rod from Ravio, must be rescued from the Thieves' Hideout beforehand. The Sand Rod is used to reach the Palace, and the temple itself serves as a passageway to the area of Lorule containing the boss and Sage Irene's portrait.

Themes and Navigation
Once again, many of the rooms are filled with sand. The Sand Rod is required in order to create pathways for Link to cross, whether on foot or via the ability to become a drawing. There are also numerous sand-based puzzles, like elevating a Beamos with the Sand Rod so its beams can hit switches, or filling a room with sand to reach otherwise inaccessible areas. This dungeon contains the Titan's Mitt, which along with the Stamina Scroll are the only two dungeon items in the game that are required for navigation, as the Titan's Mitt allow Link to lift large boulders that block doors and entrances. The Mini-Boss of the dungeon is a pair of Devalants, which later on in the dungeon, become regular enemies. Like in A Link to the Past, Link must exit the dungeon and re-enter it at two separate points: once to reach the second part of the dungeon, and a second time to enter a crack leading to Lorule, where the boss of the dungeon lurks, Zaganaga, where Link must use the Sand Rod to create platforms leading to the boss, upon defeat, Link receives a Heart Container, and rescues the sage Irene.

Trivia

 * Desert Palace is the only Hyrule dungeon that has its own theme music, while the others have the Light World dungeon theme. In most respects, despite its location in Hyrule the Desert Palace is treated like a Lorule dungeon.