Surface Shrines - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Database

Anedamimik Shrine can be found in the northeast of East Necluda on the Surface.

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This shrine is found between Brynna Plains and Ja’Abu Ridge in the Lanayru Great Spring area. To complete this shrine, you’ll need to solve a series of puzzles relating to the Zonai Wing device. Head over to our guide for the solutions!

Bamitok Shrine is located near Mount Dunsel, located to the southeast of the Surface.

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Chichim Shrine is located inside the Ancient Prison Ruins, which is found in a sand pit to the south of Gerudo Town. Make your way through the place, until you pull a third lever (with Ultrahand), then go to the dead end and look up to spy an opening. Head through that opening, use Ultrahand to move the stone slabs out of the way in the room with the chest, then pull the hidden lever there to open the way to the shrine.

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The Ekochiu Shrine is located toward the south side of Minshi Woods, north west of Pico Pond. It’s also just slightly north of Woodland Stable.

The challenge here is called Rise And Fall and here is our related guide on how to complete it.

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En-oma Shrine can be reached by dropping into the large whirlpool on Lake Hylia. You must complete The Lake Hylia Crystal Shrine Quest to unlock it.

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Eshos Shrine is located to the east of the Dueling Peaks on the Surface.

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The Eutoum Shrine is located in the Hebra Mountains where you will need to drop down into a small area which also contains Goflam’s Secret Hot !Spring.

Here is our related guide on how to complete it.

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This shrine is found in Rito Village. During this shrine, you’ll need to use the gusts of wind to traverse through the shrine. Head over to our guide on how to complete Gatakis Shrine for more information!

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Found at the center of the Rist Peninsula, the spiral piece of land found in the Akkala Region. You can follow the path on land, or by sea, to get to the shrine, although you will find enemies along the way. For a full walkthrough of the shrine’s puzzle, visit the How to Complete the Gemimik Shrine page.

Found inside the Lomei Labyrinth Island. You can enter the inner area by navigating to the ladder located here.

This essentially just a reward dungeon for completing the maze. You will unlock a Light of Blessing and a Large Zonai charge for completing the Igashuk Shrine.

Rauru’s Blessing.

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Irasak Shrine is just southeast of the Lightning Temple, but it is surrounded by fast moving sand that quickly drains your stamina. You can get to the shrine in a variety of ways:

• Use Recall on the wooden boards to get to the ruins and keep doing that.
• Glide down from the top of the !Lightning Temple.
• Construct a vehicle using a Sled and Fan to drive over the sand.

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This Shrine can be found in Hyrule Field, to the northwest in Quarry Ruins. This Shrine is focused on using wind-powered devices. You’ll need to solve several puzzles using ultrahand and ascend.

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Ishokin Shrine can be found on the south of Zokassa Ridge, in the Faron Grasslands. You must complete the Ride the Giant Horse Shrine Quest to gain access. You will need a lot of stamina and/or stamina-replenishing food to do this quest. Once you have the Giant White Stallion, bring it back to Badek to get the crystal. You can then bring the crystal to the shrine to open it up.

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This shrine can be found in a cave that is located between the Piper Ridge and Mount Rhoam Islands. To complete this shrine, you’ll need to solve a series of puzzles relating to the Ultrahand Ability. Head over to our Iun-orok Shrine Guide for the solutions!

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Jikais Shrine is located in the northeast of East Necluda on the Surface.

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A Shrine found in Hyrule Field. During this shrine trial, you’ll need to Ultrahand ability to complete puzzles.

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Built for Rails.

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Jochi-ihiga Shrine is located northeast of Akkala Falls on the Surface.

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Jochisiu Shrine is located to the southwest of the Dueling Peaks on the Surface.

You must complete the nearby Keys Born of Water Shrine Quest from the Steward Construct to make it appear. This is done by creating Ice block and rotating them to fit the holes next to it.

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Jogou Shrine is located northwest of the Naydra Snowfield Chasm on the Surface.

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Joju-u-u Shrine can be found in the central south of the Surface.

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This shrine is found in Lanayru Wetlands. To complete this shrine, you’ll need to complete a series of puzzles using floating/bouncing objects. Head over to our guide on how to complete Jonsau Shrine for more information.

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Found right next to Skull Lake, in the Akkala Region. Attach the block to the swinging device, then pull it back and let go, with it hitting the ball. The goal is to hit the ball into the hole. It may take a few tries, as you never know how your ball will move, so there is a bit of randomness to it.

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A shrine found in the Hyrule Fields region. You’ll need to complete a combat trial with the gear provided.

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Karahatag Shrine can be found in the Gerudo Desert, south of Gerudo Town, and on top of the Southern Oasis. You can climb to it, if you want, although the climb is easier from a rock on the northwestern side. For a full walkthrough of the shrine’s puzzle, as well as how to find the chest, visit the How to Complete the Karahatag Shrine page.

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The Kikakin Shrine is situated pretty far north, west of the Thyplo Ruins Skyview Tower. More specifically, it can be found slightly north east from the peak of Mount Drena.

This one is tricky due to the shrine being in darkness. To aid you here, read our associated guide on how to complete the challenge you’re presented with.

The Kitawak Shrine is located in the eastern portion of the Gerudo region, on the East Gerudo Mesa. This is southeast of Spectacle, which is southeast of the Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower. You can glide down from that tower, or pass through Spectacle Rock. The latter option could be dangerous, as a Flame Gleeok resides at that location. For a full walkthrough of the puzzle within the shrine, visit the How to Complete the Kitawak Shrine page.

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The Kudanisar Shrine is located in the northern part of the Gerudo Desert. It is surrounded by some moving sands, as well as a bunch of Constructs. The easiest way to get to it is to glide down from the cliffs to the north of the shrine. For a full walkthrough of the shrine itself, as well as how to get the two chests inside, visit the How to Complete the Kudanisar Shrine page.

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You can’t actually stumble across the Kurakat Shrine by simply wandering as you’ll need to complete a specific Shrine Quest in order for it to make an appearance.

The Shrine Quest in question here is Dyeing to Find It, and you’ll need to head east of Lanayru Wetlands to start this.

Read our guides on the Kurakat Shrine and Dyeing to Find It to get this one completed.

Kurakat Shrine is located to the northwest of the Rabia Plain on the Surface.

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Kyokugon Shrine is located near the Depths entrance on the Great Plateau. To reach it, you must go inside the nearby cave and break through the black rocks with a hammer type weapon. This Shrine is named Alignment of the Circles.

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A Combat Training Shrine found to the east of Central Square in the Hyrule Field region. This shrine is found in Central Hyrule. Here you’ll learn some combat moves, such as parry, backflip, side hop and charged attacks.

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Makasura Shrine is located southeast of Lantern Lake on the Surface.

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Wheeled Wonders.

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You can find the Marari-in Shrine on the small island to the far southeast of the Surface.

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This is a Proving Grounds shrine, in which you’re stripped of your gear and encouraged to fight constructs using creative methods. You can attach offensive zonai devices to the mobile robots to distract and damage the robots, but avoid contact with the robots and the devices to ensure you don’t take damage. Head over to our guide on how to complete Mayachideg Shrine for more information.

This shrine imprisons and purifies the ancient evil. Outside equipment is forbidden beyond this point.

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Mayahisik Shrine can be found east of Hateno on the Surface. It is actually found inside the Retsam Forest Cave, and is a part of the Hateno Village Research Lab side adventure. There is no puzzle inside the shrine, as it’s one of those that is more about finding it. The chest inside contains a Magic Scepter.

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This shrine can be found sitting out in the East Deplian Badlands. To complete this shrine, you’ll need to solve a series of puzzles related to timing. Head over to our Mayak Shrine Guide for the solutions!

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Mayamats Shrine can be found on the mountains north of the Gerudo Desert, in the Tabantha Tundra on the Surface.

A Route for a Ball - Mayamats Shrine

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Mayatat Shrine is located near Kara Kara Bazaar in the Gerudo Region. Head over to our guide on how to complete Mayatat Shrine for more information.

Puzzle 1
Time Dilation to stand on the Sled and then reverse time (Recall) to get up to the next area.

Puzzle 2
Construct a fan boat using the Sled + Fan + Steering to get to the other side.

Treasure !Chest
Bear the Fan Boat to the left and follow the water around to get to the chest for Arrow x10.

A Sliding Device

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The Mayausiy Shrine can be found deep withing the Forgotten Temple, which is located in Tabantha Frontier.

The challenge you’re presented with once inside is called Building Blocks and here is our accompanying guide on how to complete it.

Miryotanog Shrine is located in the western portion of the Gerudo Desert, north and a little west of the Lightning Temple. It is surrounded by quicksand, so you’ll need to find a way to reach it. There will also be Moblins and Bokoblins on wooden platforms in front of the shrine. You can go to the top of the !Lightning Temple, to the tip of the northern side and glide down to the shrine from there. For a full walkthrough of the actual shrine itself, visit the How to Complete the Miryotanog Shrine page. The chest at the end will yield a Captain III Blade.

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Motsusis Shrine is located in the center of the South Lomei Labyrinth, on the Surface. You’ll need to navigate your way through the maze, which is easily done by following the trail of acorns and nuts left by the one researcher (make sure to not pick them up, just in case you need them again). There will be Gloom inside the maze, too, and sometimes you might have no choice but to go through it. This isn’t too bad, since the gloom status will go away very quickly.

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Musanokir Shrine is located in Great Hyrule Forest, right near the Deku Tree in Korok Forest. During this shrine, you’ll be required to take full advantage of the physics mechanics and ultrahand to complete the puzzles. Head over to our guide for more information!

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The Nouda Shrine is located in the Kopeeki Drifts Cave within the Tabantha Tundra. It requires some skill to actually reach by placing ice platofrms down.

For both to how reach and how to complete it, read our associated guide on the Nouda Shrine

O-ogim Shrine is located far to the south of the Lanayru Heights on the Surface.

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This shrine is found near Snowfield Stables in the Hebra Mountains.

To find the Oromuwak Shrine you’ll need to head to the north west of the map, near the Hebra Mountains. To be more specific, you’re going to want to look north of the Kolami Bridge and east of Rito Village within the Tabantha Frontier.

TO aid you in its challenge, read our full guide on the shrine.

Oromuwak Shrine is located just outside Rito Village, on the road heading there.

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To reach the Oshozan-U Shrine you need to go to the north of Tabantha Tundra so be prepared with your clothing for this one.

The challenge inside is called Mallet Smash, requiring you to fuse some materials to hit targets. Here is our associated guide on how to complete it.

The Otak Shrine is located in the very north west of the Hebra region meaning you will require some cold weather gear in order to get to it.

The challenge within is called Traps and can be a little tricky. Here is our associated guide on how to complete it.

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