In the map section around the Faron Tower are located in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in total 8 regular shrines. The tropical region in the south Hyrule’s is one of the most varied areas in the game: you explore the waterfalls around Lake Floria and search the coast Lurelin Village after the fragments of a broken stone tablet, solve Kass’s Thunder Test, take it with three Hinox brothers and you will even be temporarily deprived of all your equipment on Jot. Several of the eight shrines are blessing shrines because the real challenge is getting their entrance to appear at all.
For our 100% walkthrough for Breath of the Wild you should combine the shrines with the exploration of Lurelin Village, the Floria Falls and Eventide Island. Particularly important are Qukah Nata because of the Insulated Pants, Tawa Jinn because of the three Hinox brothers and Korgu Chideh, whose “Trial in the Wilderness” is one of the most unusual shrine tasks in the entire game.
All 8 shrines at the Faron Tower at a glance
| # | Shrine | Location / Special feature | Important Treasure Chest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yah Rin | North of Lurelin Village; Balancing scales with metal boxes | Opal |
| 2 | Qukah Nata | Calora Lake; Kass’s “Thunder Trial” | Rubber Tights |
| 3 | Shoda-Saw | Behind the waterfall between Lake Riola and Floria | 5 Ice Arrows |
| 4 | Kah Yah | Palmorae Ruins; photograph three stone tablet fragments | Knight’s or later king’s two-handed sword |
| 5 | Tawa Jinn | Terme Mountain; Collect balls from the three Hinox brothers | Electric Greatsword |
| 6 | Korgu Chideh | Eventide Island; “Testing in the Wilderness” without your own equipment | Golden Rupee |
| 7 | Shai Utoh | South of the Lakeside Stable behind a rock wall | Travel to King’s Sword, Ancient Core |
| 8 | Muwo Jeem | Shed Cape in the extreme southeast; medium strength test | Knight’s or later royal bow |
Preparation for the shrines in Faron
Faron is tropical, but has different requirements than the desert or Hebra. Because of the frequent rain, slippery rock faces are a constant problem when climbing, which is why Revali’s Gale or Endurance Courts make exploration much easier. For Qukah Nata you should have at least one metal object with you, while for Shoda Sah the Zora robe or the complete Zora armor will save you a lot of time when climbing the numerous waterfalls. Eventide Island is the big exception: Link’s inventory there will be confiscated in full for the duration of the check anyway.
If you complete all of the region’s content, you will also encounter several Hinoxes, Stone Talus and Farosh. The waterfalls around Lake Riola are among the best places to farm the dragon for scales, claws, teeth and horn shards; You can find our optimal route in the guide to Dinraal, Naydra and Farosh.
1. Yah Rin Shrine – The Bag of Tricks
Yah Rin Shrine is located on a hill north of Lurelin Village, making it an excellent fast travel point for the coastal village. Inside it’s all about large scales and a metal box. First grab the box with the magnetic module and place it on the opposite weighing pan. This will raise the left side of the page and you can go to the next level. In the next hallway there is a small nano-guard waiting, which you quickly eliminate.
The metal box accompanies you through practically the entire test. First use it as a weight on a Floor Switch so that the locked door opens. In the last room there is a second large scale that works according to the same principle. Before you take the final position, get the optional Treasure Chest – this can also be helpful when balancing the scales. The reward inside is a Opal. Then you use the metal box again as a counterweight and reach the priest.
2. Qukah Nata Shrine – The Thunder Trial
The Qukah Nata Shrine is hidden on the southern shore of Lake Calora. In this area there is almost constant severe thunderstorms. At the lakeshore you meet Kass, who gives you the clue for the shrine task “The Thunder Test” with his song. Nearby is a conspicuous rocky hill beneath which the shrine is hidden.
Climb the hill and place a metal object – such as a sword or shield – right on top. Then remove your remaining metal equipment and get to safety. As soon as the next lightning strikes the metal, the rock is blown up and Qukah Nata appears. Alternatively, you can stand on the hill yourself with metal equipment, but the dropped weapon is much safer. If you already own the thunder helmet, you no longer have to fear a lightning strike.
Since the outer puzzle was already the actual test, Qukah Nata is a blessing shrine. In the Treasure Chest you will find the insulating trousers, part of the three-piece insulating set. Each part protects against electricity; As soon as all three components of the Great Fairies have been improved to at least two stars, Link receives complete protection against shock effects.
3. Shoda Sah Shrine – behind the waterfall on Lake Riola
The Shoda Sah Shrine is hidden behind the massive waterfall that cascades down from Lake Riola towards Lake Floria. The entrance is located directly behind the water masses and can easily be overlooked from the outside. With the Zora Armor you can swim up the surrounding waterfalls; Alternatively, you can reach the cave from a higher position with the Paraglider.
Inside, the exam is “A Matter of Time”. In front of you are two balls and two catapults, which are triggered via Crystal Switch. On the right side, the ball must be shot at the right moment so that it lands in a moving hollow. Activates the crystal approximately two seconds before the opening is in the appropriate position. If you complete this optional section, a chest will appear with 5 ice arrows.
On the left side, the ball is as far as possible to the edge of the catapult so that it flies under the moving obstacle. If it lands in the target hollow, the Treasure Chest necessary for the shrine appears with the Small Key. This opens the gate to the priest. Contrary to the old overview, there is no royal sword in this shrine.
4. Kah Yah Shrine – The Sum of the Parts
East of Lurelin Village lie the Palmorae Ruins at the foot of Shed Cape. There, the Hylian Garini examines a broken stone tablet and starts the shrine task “The Sum of the Parts”. In order for Kah Yah to appear, you must first photograph three missing stone fragments. The writing on them lights up at night and is then particularly easy to discover.
The first fragment is located east of the ruins on the same section of beach, the second is further south near crates, barrels and stones in or on the water of the palm beach, while you can find the third fragment at the tip of Cape Isaki. Take photos of all three with the Camera Rune and then show the pictures to Garini. From the combined text you learn that two people must kneel on the glowing platforms at the same time. Stand on the two pedestals together with Garini and crouch. The Kah Yah Shrine then rises from the ground.
In the shrine, the exam is “Quick Reactions”. Platforms pass several crystal switches on both sides. Take a barrel with you on the right-hand route and hit or shoot at the switches at the right moment while driving so that the bars disappear. At the end you place the barrel on the Floor Switch and reach the Treasure Chest. Depending on your game progress, it contains a knight’s two-hander or later a king’s two-hander. On the other side you will find the Small Key for the gate to the priest.
5. Tawa Jinn Shrine – Secret of the Three Giants
On the Terme mountain there is an old stone tablet between three round bases. As soon as you examine the inscription, the shrine task “Secret of the Three Giants” begins. The name is meant literally: three Hinox brothers live in the three adjacent waters, each of whom wears an ancient ball around his neck.
| Hinox | Location | variant |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest brother | Kuhan Lake | Red Hinox |
| Middle brother | Kuten Swamp | Blue Hinox |
| Eldest Brother | Labella Marshes | Black Hinox |
You don’t necessarily have to defeat the three giants for the actual shrine task. Sneak up to a sleeping Hinox, carefully climb onto its body and take the orb before it fully awakens. For our complete score, however, the fight is worth it, because all three copies are among the 40 opponents for Kilton’s later Hinox Order.
Brings each ball to the pedestal facing the location where it was found. As soon as all three bases glow blue, Tawa Jinn appears. The shrine itself is a blessing without further mystery. The Treasure Chest contains a electric greatsword – not the knight’s halberd from the old table.
6. Korgu Chideh Shrine – Wilderness Trial for Eventide Island
The Korgu Chideh Shrine awaits Eventide Island, a remote island far off the southeastern coast Hyrule’s. You can reach it with a raft or, with enough stamina, glide over from the mainland or a high cliff. As soon as Link enters the beach, the shrine task “Trial in the Wilderness” automatically begins – and all weapons, bows, shields, armor, materials and food brought with him are temporarily removed from the inventory.
From now on you will only have to survive with items that you find on Eventide Island itself. The goal is three ancient spheres that must be inserted into three sockets on the island. Two balls are located in or near monster camps, while the third is hanging from the necklace of a sleeping Hinox. You can also fight this Hinox or try to steal the orb secretly.
Use remote bombs particularly intensively, as they are available to you regardless of the equipment you have collected. Cut down trees to get apples and wood, loot every camp and cook the ingredients you find before challenging tough opponents. On one of the bases you also have to move or remove a large stone slab in order to be able to insert the ball.
Once all three balls are in their sockets, the Korgu Chideh Shrine will appear on the Cocolite Plateau. Link gets all of his original equipment back. The shrine itself is a blessing and contains a Golden Rupee worth 300 Rupees.
Jotwill – do it later or immediately?
The difficulty of the test depends only to a limited extent on Link’s normal equipment, because it is taken from you anyway. However, more hearts and additional stamina remain and make the island much easier. Urbosa’s Fury, Mipha’s Grace and other warrior abilities can also be very helpful if you have already freed the respective Titans. If you visit Eventide Island as early as possible, you will get one of Breath of the Wild’s most exciting survival tests in its originally intended severity.
7. Shai Utoh Shrine – In Balance
The Shai Utoh Shrine is located south of the stable on Lake in the Ubota Plateau. The entrance is behind a rock wall or in a small cave and can therefore be easily overlooked. Blast the brittle rocks with a remote bomb and activate the shrine.
The “In Balance” exam consists of several huge seesaws. Freeze the first seesaw with Stasis in a convenient position so you can use it as a ramp and reach the upper level. At the end of this first seesaw there is a Treasure Chest, whose weapon scales with Link’s game progress: early on there can be a travel sword, later stronger variants up to the king’s sword are possible.
In the next section you will use Stasis again to align the rockers in a controlled manner. For the second important Treasure Chest you need a heavy object. Drop a box from a sufficient height onto the other side of the third seesaw and Link will be catapulted upwards. A rare Ancient Core is waiting there. Since reactor cores are required for Stasis+, ancient equipment and improvements to the antique set, among other things, you should definitely not miss this chest.
8. Muwo Jeem Shrine – medium test of strength at Scale Cape
The Muwo Jeem Shrine stands open on the shed cape in the far southeast of the mainland and offers excellent views of Eventide Island. It can be activated directly without a shrine task and is therefore a practical starting point if you want to glide over to the island later.
Inside, a medium test of strength awaits against a Guardian Scout III with Guardian Shield+ and Guardian Axe+. Use the stone pillars to stop his spinning charge attack and try to counter normal strikes with perfect dodges. In its final phase, the Nano Guardian charges several powerful energy beams; If possible, do it beforehand or keep moving consistently.
After the fight there is a Treasure Chest on the way to the priest. By default it contains a Knight’s Bow, but depending on Link’s game progress it can be upgraded to a Royal Bow.
Which Faron shrines are particularly easy to miss?
The most commonly missing ones are probably Qukah Nata, Shoda Sah and Shai Utoh. Qukah Nata only exists after you destroy the hill at Lake Calora with lightning, Shoda Sah is right behind a mighty waterfall and Shai Utoh is hiding behind a rock wall. Tawa Jinn also only appears after transporting all three Hinox spheres and Kah Yah after completing the entire fragment search at the Palmorae ruins.
Korgu Chideh is particularly far from the mainland on the world map, but the island of Eventide Island itself is hard to miss. Anyone looking for all 120 shrines and seemingly seeing a large gap on the map in the southeast often simply hasn’t completed the island test yet.
Four major field tests in Faron
The region is particularly notable for the fact that four shrines only appear in the overworld after extensive tasks. Qukah Nata demands a targeted lightning strike, Kah Yah the search for three photographable stone tablet fragments, Tawa Jinn three bullets from Hinox brothers and Korgu Chideh the complete survival test on Eventide Island. After that, three of these four shrines are pure blessing trials.
| Shrine | Shrine task |
|---|---|
| Qukah Nata | A Song of Storms |
| Kah Yah | A Fragmented Monument |
| Tawa Jinn | The Three Giant Brothers |
| Korgu Chideh | Stranded on Eventide |
Take the three Hinox brothers with you for 100%
If you are visiting Tawa Jinn for the shrine task anyway, we recommend not just stealing the three Hinoxes, but actually defeating them. The red Hinox at Lake Kuhan, the blue one in Kuten Swamp, and the black one in Labella Swamp are all part of the base game’s total of 40 individual Hinoxes and Stalnoxes. After your first victory over Ganon, you will need every single copy of Kilton’s Hinox Order.
The basic strategy is simple: hit the big eye with an arrow, attack the staggering Hinox with your strongest melee weapons, and retreat as soon as he gets back up. You can find our complete location list and all combat strategies in the Hinox guide.
Qukah Nata and the complete insulation set
The insulating pants made of Qukah Nata are one of three parts of the insulating set. You can get the Rubber Helm from the Side Quest “lightning rod” at the Lakeside Stable, while the insulating armor is in the Toh Yahsa shrine. Each part already protects individually against electricity. If all three parts are improved to at least two stars, the set bonus is activated, which protects Link from electrical shock effects.
If you already own the thunder helmet, you have an even more convenient option for complete lightning protection, but for a complete armor collection the insulating trousers are still a must.
Shoda Sah and Farosh connect
If you activate the Shoda Sah Shrine at Lake Riola, you also have an excellent fast travel point for farming Farosh. The electric dragon regularly rises from Lake Riola and then flies along the waterfalls towards Lake Floria. Scales, claws, teeth and especially horn shards are required for several armor upgrades and can also produce particularly long effects when cooked.
You can find all the exact farm routes and material values in our guide to Dinraal, Naydra and Farosh.
Are there DLC shrines at Faron Tower?
No. The Champions’ Ballad does not add additional shrines to the Faron Tower map section. Even with the expansion pass installed, the eight regular exams Yah Rin, Qukah Nata, Shoda Sah, Kah Yah, Tawa Jinn, Korgu Chideh, Shai Utoh and Muwo Jeem remain.
Faron Tower – 100% Shrine Checklist
| # | Shrine | For full score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yah Rin | Complete + collect Opal |
| 2 | Qukah Nata | “The Thunder Test” + insulated trousers |
| 3 | Shoda-Saw | Find Waterfall Cave + 5 Ice Arrows |
| 4 | Kah Yah | Photograph three fragments + weapon chest |
| 5 | Tawa Jinn | Insert three Hinox Orbs + Electric Greatsword |
| 6 | Korgu Chideh | Jotwill complete + Golden Rupee |
| 7 | Shai Utoh | Both Treasure Chests including Ancient Core |
| 8 | Muwo Jeem | Medium test of strength + bow |
Completed all 8 Faron Tower shrines
Once you have completed Yah Rin, Qukah Nata, Shoda Sah, Kah Yah, Tawa Jinn, Korgu Chideh, Shai Utoh and Muwo Jeem, all of them are complete eight regular shrines in the Faron Tower map section completed. You collected the insulating pants, visited the three Hinox brothers, mastered Eventide Island’s big survival test and at the same time unlocked an excellent fast travel point for Farosh’s flight route with Shoda Sah.
For our complete Breath of the Wild Walkthrough, Lurelin Village, numerous Koroks and map locations are waiting in Faron, Side Quests, Stone Talus and Hinoxes as well as other collection targets around Lake Floria and the tropical forests. If you connect all the content in the region directly, you can check off a large part of it during the shrine round.