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The Closed Door

Quest typeMain Quest
RegionGreat Sky Island (Central Hyrule Sky)
GiverRauru
StartExamine the round door at the top of the Temple of Time staircase
PrerequisiteReach the Temple of Time during Find Princess Zelda
RewardUltrahand, Fuse and Ascend (one per shrine), three Lights of Blessing, an Energy Cell, and the open Temple of Time door

The Closed Door sends you to three shrines on the Great Sky Island to restore your arm: Ukouh Shrine (Ultrahand), In-isa Shrine (Fuse) and Gutanbac Shrine (Ascend). Bring Spicy Peppers or other cold-resistant food for the snowfield around Gutanbac, then go back and examine the door.

How to start The Closed Door

Climb the stairs to the Temple of Time during Find Princess Zelda and examine the large round door. It stays shut and Rauru appears, and the quest is added to your log. Each shrine shows as a green spiral of light above its rock.

Round bronze door of the Temple of Time that stays shut under a pressed hand
Green light spiralling above a shrine on a rocky outcrop in the clouds

The Closed Door walkthrough

Mark the three shrines

Raise the Scope from the courtyard edge and place a pin on each green light so you can track them from anywhere on the island.

Temple of Time courtyard edge with floating islands and shrines visible across the clouds
Ledge beside a blue travel point looking out over floating islands at sunset

Clear Ukouh Shrine first

It is the nearest to the temple: go down the temple stairs and follow the grassy ruins and autumn trees to the green glow, picking up the weapons dropped by Soldier Constructs on the way. You learn Ultrahand inside, which you need for the plank bridges and the raft on the way to the next shrine.

Grassy stone stairs climbing between golden grass toward Ukouh Shrine
Dirt path through autumn trees leading toward Ukouh Shrine
Blue entry platform before Ukouh Shrine, a rounded rock doorway flanked by two stone hands

Cross to In-isa Shrine

Use Ultrahand to lay loose planks over the gaps on the way, then build a raft from a log, add a sail and let the wind carry you across the lake to the island. Outside the exit, a Steward Construct gives you an Energy Cell to power Zonai devices.

Loose wooden planks lying on the grass beside a gap to be bridged with Ultrahand
Wooden plank laid across a gap in the stone ruins as a bridge
Log raft with a sail built at the lakeshore
Sail raft crossing the lake toward the island with In-isa Shrine
Energy Cell item box beside a Steward Construct on a blue travel point

Walk to Gutanbac Shrine

It sits in the snowfield on the colder side of the island, and the Cold Resistance timer at the top left drains while you cross it. Eat a Spicy Pepper dish first, then fight through the Soldier Constructs at the snowy ruins and climb the rocky hill to the glowing entrance.

Snowfield on the island's cold side with the Cold Resistance timer at top left
Soldier Construct and stone archway in the snowy ruins on the way to Gutanbac Shrine
Gutanbac Shrine on a snowy hill at sunset with a blue platform before the glowing door
Wing

Collect the cold gear and a Wing

Out of the shrine, a large hollow tree stump nearby holds a chest with the Archaic Warm Greaves, which give permanent cold resistance. Further along, a Zonai device dispenser hands out Wings. Set one on the launch rails at the cliff edge, climb on and glide back over the clouds toward the temple; walking back also works.

Archaic Warm Greaves item box with the Cold Resistance effect among tree roots
Wing item box at a Zonai device dispenser beside a campfire in the snow
Wing placed on launch rails pointing off the cliff edge
Wing carrying a rider above the clouds toward the Temple of Time

Open the door

Swim the lake at the foot of the temple, climb the long staircase and examine the round door again. It splits open and The Closed Door is complete. Find Princess Zelda picks up inside.

Lake at the foot of the Temple of Time with the grassy bank and staircase ahead
Long white staircase climbing to the Temple of Time gate
Round green door at the top of the stairs with the Examine prompt
Temple of Time door split open revealing the inner hall

Rewards

No item comes from the quest itself. You earn three abilities (Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend), three Lights of Blessing, the Energy Cell, and the optional Archaic Warm Greaves along the way.

Tips

  • Do Ukouh first: Ultrahand makes the other two shrines much easier.
  • Carry two cold-resistance dishes to Gutanbac; the snowfield is wide and the timer is short.
  • Keep the Lights of Blessing: with a fourth from Nachoyah Shrine you can buy a Heart Container at the Goddess Statue.

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