BotW Misko, the Great Bandit: Riddle Answer and Treasure Cave

Misko, the Great Bandit is a side quest at Dueling Peaks Stable in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Two treasure-hunting brothers have a riddle they cannot crack; pay them 100 rupees for it and you can beat them to the loot. This is not the same as the Misko quests in Tears of the Kingdom; for those see TotK Misko’s Treasure. For the full list of side quests see the side quest list.

How do you start Misko, the Great Bandit?

Inside Dueling Peaks Stable the two brothers are whispering. Prissen starts with “I’ve got the scoop on Misko’s treasure, and it’s great! Listen up, Dak…” and Domidak cuts him off: “Prissen! You’re going to give it all away!” The first time you talk to them, they just send you away.

Talk to them again and pick “So… Misko’s treasure?” Prissen figures it is safe to tell you: “if we can’t figure this riddle out, there’s no way someone like him will be able to.” Domidak wants paying: “It’ll be 100 rupees to learn what we know.” Pick “Deal!” to hear the riddle.

The riddle Domidak recites is:

“The little twin steps over the little river. My cave rests above that river’s source.”

Where does the riddle point?

• “The little twin steps over the little river”: south of Dueling Peaks Stable there are two bridges, Big Twin Bridge and the smaller Little Twin Bridge (Show on map). The little twin is that bridge, and a small river runs under it.
• “…that river’s source”: follow the river upstream, heading south into Hickaly Woods (Show on map). The river begins at a waterfall in the woods.
• “My cave rests above”: the cave is above that waterfall.

How do you get into the cave?

Climb the cliff beside the waterfall and you find the entrance blocked by a pile of rocks (Show on map). Blow them up with a Remote Bomb from the Sheikah Slate and you are in Misko’s cave.

Opening any chest in the cave completes the quest. The chests hold:

A Soldier’s Spear lies on the floor, and the barrels and a corner hold some food. Take them too. Sell the gems or use them for armor upgrades; see gem farming.

Related guides

• Flameblade: the best find in the cave.
• Gem farming: what Opal, Amber and Sapphire sell for.
• Sheikah Slate runes: the Remote Bomb you need for the rocks.
• Side quest list: all 76 side quests, by region.