In the map section around the Tower of the hills are located in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in total 7 regular shrines. The area includes large parts of the Hyrule Mountains, Satori Mountain, Thunder Plateau, Tabanta Bridge Stable, and a section of the western plains of Hyrule. Although there are fewer shrines here than in many other tower regions, three of them belong to more extensive shrine tasks: On the Thunder Plateau you have to match four ancient balls during a permanent thunderstorm, on the Washa’s Bluff you need a blood moon and for Sheem Dagoze you have to shoot through two stone rings with a single arrow.
For our 100% walkthrough for Breath of the Wild, the region is also interesting because you can find part of the Insulation Set in the Toh Yahsa Shrine, you can collect several rare weapons and the Satori Mountain has numerous raw materials and houses special animals. Owners of DLC 2 also get Shira Gomar, an additional shrine from Revali’s Ballad, which actually belongs to the Tower of Hills map section.
All 7 shrines at the Ridgeland Tower at a glance
| # | Shrine | Location / Special feature | Important Treasure Chests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toh Yahsa | Thunder Plateau; assign four balls to the appropriate columns | Insulating Armor, Opal |
| 2 | Maag No’rah | Hidden cave on Tilio Mountain | Silver Rupee |
| 3 | Zalta Wa | Deathbringer Gorge; Balls, switches and catapult | Knight’s Bow |
| 4 | Shae Loya | Directly at the Tabanta Bridge stable; Stasis and catapult | topaz, swallow bow or falcon bow |
| 5 | Mijah Rokee | Washa’s Bluff; “The Night of the Blood Moon” | Ice Sword |
| 6 | Mogg Latan | Satori Mountain; swinging platforms and magnetic module | Forest Lance, Forest Bow, Golden Rupee |
| 7 | Sheem Dagoze | Western Hyrule Plains; Shrine Quest “Two in One” | Electric Greatsword |
Preparation for the shrines in Hyrule Mountains
You have to expect strong electric opponents, especially at the Ridgeland Tower itself. The tower stands in the middle of a lake in which several Electro-Lizalfos and Electro-Pyromagi lurk. With Cryonis you can move from ice block to ice block up to the tower, but you should avoid being attacked by several enemies at the same time. If you already have Revali’s Gale, you can skip a large part of the dangerous climb.
The Thunder Plateau is also constantly under thunderstorms. Place metal weapons, metal shields and metal bows there as long as you don’t already have a thunder helmet. However, it’s hard to prepare anything for Mijah Rokee because you have to wait for a blood moon. There is no manual acceleration of the Blood Moon cycle – when it is announced, you should go to Washa’s Bluff as quickly as possible.
1. Toh Yahsa Shrine – Trial in the Storm
The Toh Yahsa Shrine is located on the Thunder Plateau northwest of the Ridgeland Tower and is initially completely hidden in the ground. As soon as you approach the plateau, the shrine task “Trial in the Storm” begins automatically. A mysterious voice explains that four “ghosts” need to be put in their places. What is meant are four differently colored antique balls.
There are four large stone pillars in the middle of the plateau. Each has a colored symbol, and there is a round hollow in front of each pillar. Find the four balls on and around the plateau and bring each ball to the pillar with the identical symbol. Some balls are outside the wall or on elevated surfaces and cannot be easily carried. In this case, freeze them with Stasis and hit them so that they are thrown over the wall onto the plateau. From there you can easily pick them up and put them in the right hollow.
The entire Thunder Plateau will be continuously struck by lightning during this task. You should therefore consistently remove metallic equipment. However, you can also use lightning strikes to your advantage by placing metallic objects in targeted positions where a strike would be helpful.
Once all four balls are in their correct recesses, Toh Yahsa rises from the ground and the thunderstorm over the Thunder Plateau permanently ends upon completion of the shrine.
Solving Toh Yahsa – The Secret of the Rifts
In the shrine “The Secret of the Cracks” you are first faced with numerous brittle stone blocks. Blow them up with long-range bombs and clear the room as completely as possible. A large metal cube, a Floor Switch and other areas appear under or behind the destroyed blocks.
A Treasure Chest is particularly easy to hide: Look directly into the exposed niche below the entrance. There you will find the insulating armor. The old table with a Goshin shield is incorrect at this point. The insulating armor, together with the Rubber Helm and insulating trousers, is part of the complete insulating set.
A second Treasure Chest with a Opal stands on a raised column. Use the large metal cube with the magnetic module to influence the chest or your position so that you can reach it. Then place the metal cube on the large Floor Switch. This opens the last door to the priest.
Don’t forget the insulating armor in Toh Yahsa Shrine
The insulating armor is one of the most valuable Treasure Chests in the entire tower region. Each piece of the set reduces electrical damage. If you have collected the Rubber Helm, insulating armor and insulating trousers and have improved all three parts to at least two stars in the Great Fairies, you will receive the full set bonus against electrical shock effects. However, for absolute comfort during thunderstorms, the thunder helmet remains the simplest solution.
2. Maag No’rah Shrine – hidden cave on Tilio Mountain
The Maag No’rah Shrine is one of the region’s most easily overlooked trials. It is located on the north side of the Tilio Mountain, south of the Maritta Plain. No shrine can be seen from the outside because the entrance to the cave is completely blocked by brittle rocks.
Look for a suspicious rock formation on the northern mountainside and blow up the rock with a remote bomb or a bomb arrow. A small cave opens behind it, where Maag No’rah is already waiting. There is no other shrine task or puzzle.
Since finding the hidden entrance counts as a test, Maag No’rah is a Blessing Shrine. Open the only Treasure Chest for a Silver Rupee worth 100 Rupees and then get the Spirit Orb.
3. Zalta Wa Shrine – Chasing the Bullets
The Zalta Wa Shrine is located in Deathbringer Gorge southeast of the Tower of Hills and is freely accessible. In the main room you will find a ball on a pillar, a Floor Switch, a Crystal Switch and several locked rooms.
First shoot the ball with an arrow so that it falls from its column into the hollow immediately next to it. If it falls into the ditch instead, a new ball will automatically appear on the pillar. As soon as the ball is correctly in the target, a door opens on the Crystal Switch. Behind it you will find a second ball.
Carry this ball to the Floor Switch. Place Link on the switch and then throw the ball through the open door into the hollow behind it. As soon as this ball is in the right position, the upper space begins to move back and forth regularly.
Now stand on the platform at the Crystal Switch and hit or shoot at the crystal at the right moment. The platform throws Link upwards. Open the Paraglider and land in the moving space when it is just above you. From there you can reach the priest via the ramps.
Before leaving the shrine, glide from the upper level to Treasure Chest above the room at Floor Switch. It contains a knight’s bow. The scale lance mentioned in the old table does not belong to Zalta Wa.
4. Shae Loya Shrine – The Right Moment
The Shae Loya Shrine – not “Shao-Yu” – is located directly at the stable of the Tabanta Bridge and is therefore one of the most useful fast travel points in western Hyrule. It’s best to activate it immediately when you visit the stable for the first time.
In the first room you will see a ball that is catapulted vertically upwards at regular intervals. The actual target depression is located below its flight path. Use Stasis to freeze the ball at its highest point and then hit it with arrows. After Stasis ends, she is pushed out of her normal path and falls into the hollow.
This turns the floor platform at the entrance into a catapult. Stand on it and let Link be thrown high into the air. Immediately opens the Paraglider and slides towards the ball mechanism. There is the first Treasure Chest with a Topaz.
The second Treasure Chest hangs on a wooden platform on the right wall. Shoot the tethers to make her fall down. Depending on the internal game progress, there is a swallow bow or a falcon bow. An early game is more likely to get the weaker variant, while the high-quality Falcon Bow can appear later.
Then return to the catapult at the entrance and let yourself be thrown into the air again. While flying, look to the left wall and shoot the Crystal Switch there. This opens the door to the priest.
Stable of the Tabanta Bridge can be done directly with
Tabanta Bridge Stable is an important junction between Hyrule Mountains, Tabanta Borderlands and Gerudo Plateau. From here you can, among other things, search for Caesas Great Fairy Spring, head to Tabanta Bridge or get Geggle’s clue to the Gerudo Plateau mural. With Shae Loya you then have a very convenient fast travel point for all of these destinations.
5. Mijah Rokee Shrine – The Night of the Blood Moon
The Mijah Rokee Shrine is one of the most unusual shrine tasks in Breath of the Wild. On the Washa’s Bluff south of Satori Mountain, Kass stands on a mushroom-shaped rock platform. Talk to him and he will sing you the song for the shrine task “The Night of the Blood Moon”.
Below his position lies an orange antique base. However, this only reacts during a blood moon. As soon as the typical red particles appear in the evening and the music of the blood moon begins, you have to go to the base.
Remove all equipped clothing and weapons before entering. To avoid mistakes, you should also remove your bow and shield and place Link on the platform completely unequipped. Around midnight, the base lights up blue and the Mijah Rokee shrine rises from the ground.
If the Blood Moon occurs while you are far from Washa’s Bluff, you can teleport to a nearby shrine and ride or glide there as quickly as possible. A blood moon cannot be reliably achieved by sleeping around a campfire.
Mijah Rokee – medium test of strength
After the rare outdoor puzzle you won’t get the Spirit Orb for free. Inside, a medium test of strength awaits against a Guardian Scout III. The opponent uses, among other things, guardian equipment of the + class and has significantly more health than the guardians from light strength tests.
Lures his rotating charge attack against one of the stone pillars, dodges normal attacks perfectly and uses the subsequent Flurry Rush. In its later laser phase, you can use the resulting updraft with the Paraglider and attack from the air.
After the victory, the exit opens. In the Treasure Chest in front of Mijah Rokee there is a ice sword.
How do you recognize an upcoming blood moon?
A blood moon is clearly announced in the evening. The sky turns increasingly red, red particles rise from the ground and shortly before midnight the characteristic music begins. If you regularly explore the world anyway, it’s worth marking the Mijah Rokee base on the map early on. As soon as a blood moon is announced, you can travel to Washa’s Bluff as quickly as possible.
After successful activation, you no longer have to wait for another blood moon – the shrine remains permanently visible.
6. Mogg Latan Shrine – With momentum on Satori Mountain
Mogg Latan Shrine is located on the south side of Satori Mountain. The shrine is open in the landscape and can be activated directly. His test “With Momentum” combines magnetic module, swinging platforms, spiked balls and fire.
At the beginning, jump onto the swinging platform and let yourself be carried over the first abyss. You first have to set the next platform in motion yourself with the magnetic module. Pull it towards you, let it go and jump up at the right moment to swing to the opposite side.
Afterwards a raised bridge blocks the path. Shoot arrows through the two retaining ropes and the bridge falls down. Directly in this area is the first Treasure Chest with a forest lance.
In the next section, several large spiked balls hang over the path. Use the magnetic module to move them to the side one after the other and walk through them safely. The second Treasure Chest with a forest arch is waiting in this area.
Afterwards you will reach several large metal blocks on rails. First, drag the first platform to Link, climb up and move it to the other end. The following metal blocks are then moved to create a staircase. From one of the upper steps you can slide down to the third Treasure Chest. It contains a Golden Rupee worth 300 Rupees.
At the end, tendrils block the large double door. Burn them with a fire arrow or use the existing Crystal Switch and the hanging lanterns. You can make a lantern swing with the magnetic module and then shoot through its rope so that the flame falls onto the tendrils. Mogg Latan is waiting behind it.
Explore Satori Mountain for 100% score
If you visit Mogg Latan, it is worth taking a longer tour of Satori Mountain. The area has an exceptional abundance of mushrooms, herbs, animals and other materials. On certain nights the peak also glows a striking green and the Lord of the Wild appears. The mount is not necessary for the actual 100% map display, but it is one of the most extraordinary encounters in Breath of the Wild.
7. Sheem Dagoze Shrine – Two in one
Sheem Dagoze Shrine is located west of Jaad Bridge in the western Hyrule Plains. The entrance is initially not visible. In the area there is again Kass, who will play you the song for the shrine task “Two in one”. The key clue is that a single arrow should penetrate two rings.
There are numerous natural stone formations with round openings in the area. You have to line up exactly two of them in a straight line of fire. The first suitable rock is on the ground far to the west of the area, while the second is located southeast of it on a natural stone pillar.
Positions Link so that both holes are exactly one behind the other, draws the bow and shoots a single arrow through both openings. When the arrow passes both stone rings, the ground reacts and Sheem Dagoze rises from the earth.
Solving Sheem Dagoze – lateral thinker
In the shrine you stand on a platform above a bottomless abyss. In front of Link there are two large Floor Switch. On the opposite side, two balls roll over several ramps towards two target wells. Each Floor Switch changes the tilt of certain platforms.
First stand on the left switch. This causes one of the balls to start moving and can roll over the ramps into a target hole. For the second ball you have to switch between both floor switches: First press the appropriate switch so that it leaves the upper ramp, and then switch to the other one in time to correct its direction on the lower platform.
The aim is to one ball into each of the two hollows to transport. If both land in the same hole, the platform is tilted and the balls fall out again. As soon as both objectives are occupied at the same time, the path to the priest opens.
Before that you should slide to the optional Treasure Chest. It is located on a platform behind the lower ramps and contains a Electric Greatsword. A floating platform, which is activated by another Floor Switch, will then take you back.
Which shrines at the Ridgeland Tower are particularly easy to miss?
The most frequently missing are Maag No’rah, Mijah Rokee and Sheem Dagoze. Maag No’rah is completely hidden behind a fragile rock wall, Mijah Rokee can only be spawned during a blood moon, and Sheem Dagoze only appears after the unusual bow shot through two stone rings. Toh Yahsa is also not initially visible on the map, but the conspicuous Thunder Plateau quickly reveals that there is a major test there.
Shae Loya and Mogg Latan, on the other hand, stand freely in the landscape, while Zalta Wa can also be activated without a prior shrine task.
Toh Yahsa and the complete insulation set
With the Insulating Armor from Toh Yahsa you get one of the three pieces of the complete electrical protection set. The Insulating pants lies in the Qukah Nata Shrine of the Faron region while you are the Insulating helmet about one Side Quest You can get it at the stable at the lake. This makes it worth it for the entire thing Armor collection, not only to complete Toh Yahsa, but also to actually collect the hidden chest below the entrance.
DLC 2: Shira Gomar is also part of Tower of Hills
With the expansion pass installed, the Shira Gomar Shrine is added to the Tower of Hills map section. It belongs to “EX: The Ballad of Revali” and does not count as one of the seven regular shrines or the original 120 trials. This assignment is somewhat unusual because Revali with the Rito actually belongs to the neighboring Hebra and Tabanta region.
After activating Revali’s Monument, Kass gives three clues. For Shira Gomar, the task is to pierce the horn of the fire dragon. Head to Kukudja Gorge and look for the Rito Mazli and his campfire on the northern edge. Wait there until night until Dinraal flies through the gorge.
During the DLC trial, Dinraal’s horn has a noticeable blue glow. Hit her with an arrow. The Shira Gomar Shrine will then appear on the opposite side of the gorge.
Shira Gomar – Aim in peace
In the DLC shrine you use several strong updrafts to get further and further up. Bombs are also carried by the air currents. Place them on fans or in designated funnels and ignite them at the right moment to destroy fragile rock barriers above or in the distance.
Later you will reach a gear with a fan and another bomb mechanism. In this area is the optional Treasure Chest with 10 bomb arrows. Use the updraft or, if necessary, stop the corresponding mechanism with stasis to reach the platform.
In the end you won’t get a normal Spirit Orb from Shira Gomar, but a character from Medoh. Together with the other two characters from Revali’s Ballad, this will later unlock the Illusion test against Windblight Ganon.
Ridgeland Tower – 100% Shrine Checklist
| # | Shrine | For full score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toh Yahsa | Four Orbs on Thunder Plateau + Insulating Armor + Opal |
| 2 | Maag No’rah | Blast Hidden Cave + Silver Rupee |
| 3 | Zalta Wa | Ball Puzzle + Knight’s Bow |
| 4 | Shae Loya | Stasis Puzzle + Topaz + Swallow/Falcon Bow |
| 5 | Mijah Rokee | “The Night of the Blood Moon” + medium test of strength + ice sword |
| 6 | Mogg Latan | Forest Lance + Forest Bow + Golden Rupee |
| 7 | Sheem Dagoze | “Two in One” + Electric Greatsword |
| DLC | Shira Gomar | Hit Dinraal’s Horn + 10 Bomb Arrows + Mark of Medoh |
Completed all 7 Tower of Hills shrines
Once you have completed Toh Yahsa, Maag No’rah, Zalta Wa, Shae Loya, Mijah Rokee, Mogg Latan and Sheem Dagoze, all of them are complete seven regular shrines in the Tower of Hills map section mastered. You solved three shrine tasks, passed a medium test of strength, pacified the Thunder Plateau and collected an important piece of armor with the insulating armor.
For our complete Breath of the Wild Walkthrough There are still a lot of people waiting in the region Koroks and map locations, Satori Mountain, various enemies and collection targets as well as other tasks related to the Tabanta Bridge stable. Owners of the expansion pass also take Shira Gomar with them and then continue Revali’s ballade.