Kaya Wan Shrine - Zelda: Breath of the Wild Shrine Guide

Kaya Wan is flooded, so Cryonis does all the work. Ice blocks make a bridge to a waterfall and a ladder up it, ice also gives cover from Guardian Scouts, and a pillar under a gate opens the way to the last chest. A wooden raft carries you to the exit.

Trial	Shields from Water
Region	Lanayru
Location	Just north of Wetland Stable, on the eastern edge of Central Hyrule; the shrine also acts as the fast-travel point for the stable
Map position	x 825, z 188, height 146 (map square F-5)
Reward	Spirit Orb; chests: Ancient Core, Knight’s Broadsword (tier set by difficulty scaling)

How to find it

Travel to Wetland Stable and look just to its north, on the eastern edge of Central Hyrule. The shrine entrance is a short way from the stable.

Solution

Bridge to the waterfall

Make ice blocks across the water to reach the waterfall. Then aim Cryonis straight at the waterfall so a block juts out of the side, and climb it to the top.

Link gliding down onto an ice block beside the shrine waterfall

Link aiming Cryonis at the wall of water from an ice block

Deal with the first Guardian Scout

A Guardian Scout waits on a platform surrounded by water. Do not build a bridge while it is firing. Shoot its eye with an arrow to knock it into the water, then build your bridge over.

Link shooting an arrow at the Guardian Scout, ending in a fiery blast

Link running across a fresh ice block toward the platform

Take the Ancient Core

A chest floats in the water to the right of that platform. Make an ice bridge to it, then raise a block beneath it so you can jump up and open it for an Ancient Core.

Link standing between two ice blocks on a stone platform over water

Link climbing a stacked ice block above the water

Clear the long hall

Two more Guardian Scouts stand on platforms down a hall of rushing water. Climb onto ice for a quick strong shot, or crouch behind a block or raise your shield when they charge. Falling in sweeps you off the waterfall.

Arrow blast against a Guardian Scout down a flooded hall

Link freezing a path across the rushing water in the hall

Raise the gate for the Knight’s Broadsword

After the Scouts are down, look to the left for a gate with a chest behind it. From an ice platform, make another block below the gate to push it up, then climb around the side of the block to the chest.

Link on an ice platform making ice blocks beside a raised gate

Link freezing a block of water below the gate

Ride the raft to the monk

Use the wooden raft to drift to the end of the waterfall, jump off, and glide with the paraglider to the monk Kaya Wan.

Link riding the wooden raft across the shrine water

Link on a wooden platform with Kaya Wan's alcove ahead

Chests and rewards

Ancient Core: floating chest to the right of the first Scout platform.
Knight’s Broadsword (tier set by difficulty scaling): chest behind the raised gate in the long hall.
Spirit Orb: from the monk Kaya Wan at the end.

Kaya Wan Shrine (Shields from Water)