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Great Plateau Walkthrough

100% Completion Walkthrough21 chapters
Walkthrough overview
RegionGreat Plateau
Shrines4: Oman Au Shrine, Ja Baij Shrine, Keh Namut Shrine, Owa Daim Shrine
Sheikah TowerGreat Plateau Tower
Korok seeds6

This chapter of the 100% walkthrough covers the Great Plateau region in a route that collects everything along the way: 4 shrines, 6 Korok seeds and the Sheikah Tower, plus the quests, chests and minibosses you meet. Positions are map coordinates (x grows east, z grows south).

Shrine of Resurrection: Sheikah Slate, Old Shirt and Well Worn Trousers

You wake up in the Shrine of Resurrection with no clothes and no memory. Follow the glowing path to the pedestal and take the Sheikah Slate from it. The slate holds every rune, your map and your camera for the rest of the game, so there is nothing else to do in the opening room until it is in your hands.

Link standing up from the water bed in the dim Shrine of Resurrection
The Sheikah Slate resting on its glowing blue pedestal
Link taking the Sheikah Slate from its pedestal
Item box naming the Sheikah Slate as Link holds it above the pedestal

Before you leave, search the dark chamber for two chests. One holds the Old Shirt and the other the Well Worn Trousers, the only clothes you own for now. Open your inventory and equip both. They give almost no protection, but you will want them on before the first enemy camp outside.

Link beside a chest in the dark chamber with the Open prompt showing
Item box for the Well-Worn Trousers just taken from a chest
Item box for the Old Shirt as the second chest glows open
Link in the dark chamber now wearing the shirt and trousers

Walk through the door at the far end of the chamber and climb the stairs into the light. A voice calls you the light that must shine on Hyrule again and sends you out. The Follow the Sheikah Slate main quest begins as soon as you are on the grass, and its marker points at the Great Plateau Tower.

Link walking toward the lit doorway and steps at the end of the chamber
Link at the foot of the stairs as the voice calls him the light of Hyrule
Link running up the dark stairs toward the bright opening
Link running through tall grass outside the shrine at sunrise

First Weapons and the Old Man’s Campfire

From the cliff outside the shrine, head down the grassy slope. Pick up a Tree Branch from the ground as your first weapon and collect the Hylian Shrooms growing among the trees, which restore hearts when eaten or cooked. A Bokoblin camp sits in the open below the church ruins in the distance, so for now a stick and a sneaky approach are enough.

Grassy slope below the shrine with a Bokoblin camp near the distant church ruins
Link beside a Tree Branch lying on the grass with the Take prompt
Hylian Shrooms growing among the rocks beside Link
Link climbing a rock ledge with Hylian Shrooms growing on top
Link under a tree near a Bokoblin camp as the prompt says to head for the marked point

Follow the path to the Old Man, who sits at a campfire under an overhang. Talk to him and he lets you take the torch that hangs by the fire. His advice is to face your opponents and lock on instead of swinging blindly, which is worth remembering. A few Apple trees stand in the grass further on, so knock down some Apples as food before you continue.

Link talking with the Old Man beside his campfire under the overhang
Old Man offering Link the torch hanging by the fire
Old Man advising Link to face opponents and lock on
Link swinging at a tree on the grassy hillside

Great Plateau Korok Seed 1: Lily Pad Circle and the Rusty Broadsword

Follow the slope down to the small pond below the Old Man. A little grassy islet in the middle of the water holds a Rusty Broadsword, a better weapon than the branch. Swim out to it, pick it up and swim back to the bank.

Link running down the grassy slope toward the pond
Link swimming through lily pads on the pond
Link on the islet with the Rusty Broadsword item box
Link swimming toward the small grassy islet in the pond

This pond hides your first Korok seed. Climb the pointed grassy rock at the edge of the water and look down from its tip: a ring of lily pads floats on the surface below. Jump from the peak and land in the middle of the ring, and the Korok appears by the mossy pillar rising out of the pond and hands over a Korok Seed. It is the easiest seed on the plateau and teaches you to look for circles and rings in nature.

Link climbing the pointed grassy rock above the pond
Link at the peak looking down at the ring of lily pads
Korok by the pillar saying you found me
Korok Seed item box beside the Korok

Hylian Trousers, Traveler’s Bow and Fire Arrows in the Temple of Time Ruins

Climb the long stair into the crumbling ruins that lead up to the Temple of Time. A red Bokoblin guards the courtyard, so deal with it first. Then search the stone platform among the broken pillars: a chest there holds the Hylian Trousers, a far better pair than the Well Worn Trousers. Equip them.

Link running up the crumbling stair into the ruins
Link approaching a red Bokoblin among the ruins
Link opening the chest on the stone platform
Link with the Hylian Trousers item box on the platform

Walk on into the ruined chapel and look in the small room at the side. A chest there holds the Traveler’s Bow. A bow lets you shoot enemies from a distance, so keep it equipped for the camps ahead.

Link walking toward a chest in the small side room of the ruined chapel
Link opening the chest with the Traveler's Bow item box shown
Link running through the chapel ruins with the bow on his back

Leave the temple and head to the next Bokoblin camp, built around a rocky cave. Beat the Bokoblins and loot their Fangs and Horns, and take the Boko Bow and arrows they drop. Inside the cave a chest holds Fire Arrows (x5), which set things alight and are strong against dry grass and wooden camp structures.

Link with a woodcutter's axe approaching a Bokoblin camp beside a rocky cave
Link fighting a blue Bokoblin outside the cave
Link picking up a Bokoblin Fang and Bokoblin Horn after the fight
Link in the cave about to take a dropped Boko Bow
Link holding up a chest find with the Fire Arrow x5 item box

Great Plateau Tower: How to Activate It

From the camp, follow the marker on your map to the tower. Along the way you meet another Bokoblin: creep up behind it and attack while it has not noticed you, since a sneak attack does major damage. Take its weapon and drops and carry on.

Link crossing a grassy hill while a tip explains sneak attacks
Link creeping up behind a Bokoblin with a bow and quiver
Link beside a pile of defeated Bokoblin loot on the grass
Link standing before the pedestal in a rocky alcove under the boulders

The Great Plateau Tower (x -560, z 1695) is buried under a heap of boulders. Find the small pedestal tucked into the rocky alcove and place the Sheikah Slate on it. The ground shakes, the stone falls away and the tower rises into the sky with you on top. At the summit, use the terminal to download the map of the Great Plateau and take in the view of Hyrule Castle wrapped in the red haze of the Calamity.

Link placing the Sheikah Slate on the glowing tower pedestal
The Great Plateau Tower bursting up through falling rubble into the sky
Great Plateau Tower title over the summit with Link at the terminal
The Sheikah Slate docked in the tower terminal as the map downloads
Link at the tower summit looking toward distant Hyrule Castle

The Old Man at the Tower: Start of The Isolated Plateau

Climb down the tower. The Old Man is waiting at its foot and talks about the long-dormant power that has awakened, and about how the towers rose just as something began to glow far across the plateau. He then leads you to the edge of the hill to show you the shrine that glows orange in the distance.

Link about to climb down the Great Plateau Tower with a Climb down prompt
Link and the Old Man talking on the hilltop by the tower
Old Man and Link looking out over the plateau toward the glowing structure

Traveler’s Sword: Bokoblin Watchtower Chest

On the way to the glowing shrine you pass a small Bokoblin camp. Clear it out, using your bow on the lookouts, then climb the ladder of the wooden watchtower and open the chest on its roof for a Traveler’s Sword (a weapon whose power depends on your progress).

Link aiming his bow at two red Bokoblins on a grassy slope
Link approaching the Bokoblin camp with a Bokoblin and wooden watchtower ahead
Chest on the roof of a wooden watchtower with a ladder below
Link beside the chest on the watchtower roof overlooking the pond

Oman Au Shrine: Magnesis Trial

The Oman Au Shrine (x -672, z 1514) sits beside a pond north-west of the tower. Run along the edge of the pond to the glowing doorway, step on it to register the Travel Gate and go inside. This is the first of four shrines you must clear before you can leave the plateau.

Link running along the edge of a pond toward the glowing shrine
Link at the glowing doorway of Oman Au Shrine
Link registering the shrine Travel Gate on the Sheikah Slate terminal

Put the Sheikah Slate on the pedestal in the first room to learn the Magnesis rune, then equip it from the rune menu. Aim it at the metal slab set in the floor and lift it out of its slot to open the way forward. In a later room a wall of stone blocks closes the path: pull the one metal block out of it to make a gap. Where the floor ends, drag a metal slab across the gap and use it as a bridge.

Link at the Sheikah pedestal in the first room of the shrine
Link lifting a metal slab out of the floor with Magnesis
Link pulling a metal block out of a stone wall with Magnesis
Link dragging a metal slab across a gap as a bridge

Look for a chest on a high ledge you cannot climb to. It is metal, so lock on with Magnesis and pull it down to take the Traveler’s Bow inside. Then go through the great doors at the end to meet the monk Oman Au, who gives you a Spirit Orb. You also keep the Magnesis rune.

Link pulling a metal chest across the floor with Magnesis inside Oman Au Shrine
The metal chest glowing as it opens beside Link
The monk Oman Au seated on his throne, speaking to Link
Link at the altar steps as the Spirit Orb item box appears

The Isolated Plateau: Paraglider Quest and the Sheikah Slate Scope

Outside, the Old Man is waiting and talks about the Sheikah, the ancient tribe that built the shrines. He starts the main quest The Isolated Plateau: clear the four shrines of the plateau, then meet him at the Temple of Time and he gives you the Paraglider, the only way down from the plateau. Open your map and you can see him ask you to head back up the tower.

The Old Man congratulating Link on the Spirit Orb outside the shrine
The Old Man telling Link about the Sheikah tribe beside a shrine pedestal
The Old Man offering his paraglider in exchange for the shrine treasures
The Isolated Plateau quest update appearing as Link stands by the Old Man

At the top of the tower the Old Man teaches you the Scope. Open it from the Sheikah Slate, look around for shrines and places of interest, and plant a pin on the map where you want to go. Use it whenever you reach a high place: it is the easiest way to spot shrines and Koroks.

The Old Man and Link on the tower summit discussing a vantage point
Link at the tower edge looking out over the Great Plateau
The Scope view with a blue marker on a distant cliff
The Scope view with a green marker over a distant ruin

Magnesis Treasure Near Oman Au Shrine: Amber, Opal, Ice Arrows and Fire Arrows

Drop from the tower and run back to the pond outside Oman Au Shrine. Metal chests lie in the water and on its banks. Lock on to each one with Magnesis, lift it clear and open it. Between them they hold Amber and an Opal, gems you can sell or keep for later.

Link beside the pond outside Oman Au Shrine
Link lifting a metal chest out of the pond with Magnesis
A chest pulled onto the bank, glowing with Magnesis
Link with an open chest and the Opal item box

After dark, skeleton Stalkoblins climb out of the ground around the pond. Use Magnesis on the metal crates lying around, lift one above an enemy and drop it to crush the skeleton. This is a safe way to fight at low hearts, and the monsters leave behind Bokoblin parts and weapons.

Skeleton Stalkoblins rising from the ground beside the pond at night
Link using Magnesis to lift a metal crate above skeleton enemies
Link facing a skeleton Stalkoblin with a boulder floating nearby
Boko Spear item box after defeating skeletons by the pond

For the last chests, find the long metal plank at the edge of the stream. Lift it with Magnesis and lay it across the water as a bridge to a small wooden platform. Two chests wait there: one holds five Ice Arrows and the other five Fire Arrows, so open both.

Link lifting a long metal plank with Magnesis toward the stream
Metal plank laid across the water to a small wooden platform with two chests
Ice Arrow x5 item box over the wooden platform with chests
Fire Arrow x5 item box on the platform at the stream

Ja Baij Shrine: Bomb Trial

Mark the Ja Baij Shrine (x -448, z 1990) on your map. It lies in the Eastern Abbey ruins, south-east of the tower. A damaged Guardian near the entrance still fires its red beam, so stay out of its line of sight, creep along the old wall and climb over it to reach the shrine door.

Link sneaking past a red-glowing damaged Guardian in the abbey ruins
Link creeping along the old wall as a red Guardian laser sweeps the grass
Ja Baij Shrine title over Link standing on the ruined wall
Glowing orange Ja Baij Shrine entrance with Link on the blue warp pad

Inside, put the Sheikah Slate on the pedestal to get the Remote Bomb runes, round and cube. Drop a bomb by the cracked wall at the end of the entry slope and detonate it to open the hallway. Break the cracked blocks that hide a side alcove to find a chest with a Traveler’s Claymore.

Link at the pedestal as the Sheikah Slate is authenticated
Pedestal glowing blue as the Sheikah Slate receives new runes
Remote bomb placed by the cracked wall at the end of the slope
Smoke and rubble after the bomb opens the hallway wall

The next rooms are more of the same: carry a cube bomb across on the moving platform and detonate it from a safe distance to break the far wall, then drop a round bomb in the funnel so it is launched onto the stone covering the last ladder. A chest by the monk, reached from the launcher block, holds an Amber. Climb the ladder, speak to the monk Ja Baij and take your second Spirit Orb. That leaves two shrines to go.

Link carrying a glowing bomb on a moving platform in the shrine
Link picking up an Amber from the chest in the shrine
A round bomb about to drop into the funnel launcher
The monk Ja Baij seated at his altar
Link receiving a Spirit Orb from the monk

West of the Temple of Time: Amber and Opal Chests by the River

With the Ja Baij Shrine finished, your next target is the Keh Namut Shrine in the far west, so open the map and drop a pin on it at (-1435, 1991) before you leave. The trip is long and cold, which leaves time to pick up loot in the ruins and along the river on the way.

Link running west across the open meadow of the Great Plateau
Link running through the grassy ruins on the way west

Magnesis chest in the pond

In the grassy ruins there is a small round pond with a metal chest lying in it. Stand on the rim, switch to Magnesis, drag the chest up and out of the water, and open it for an Amber.

Link running up to the round pond in the grassy ruins
Link using Magnesis to drag the chest out of the pond
Amber item box after opening the chest beside the pond

Opal on the river bank

Follow the stone staircase through the ruins, then climb down the grassy cliff to the River of the Dead. Swim across to the rocky bank beneath the far cliff, where a pile of boulders leans against the wall. A glinting Opal lies in the hollow at its foot, so grab it before you carry on.

Link climbing the stone staircase through the ruins
Link on the grassy cliff edge above the River of the Dead
Link beside the boulder pile leaning on the rocky bank
Link picking up an Opal in the hollow at the boulders' foot

Sneaky Steamed Fish and the Silent Shroom

Beyond the river the path runs into the woods on the northwest side of the plateau. Pick up a Silent Shroom here, because mushrooms like it give a dish its stealth bonus, then light a campfire and cook a Sneaky Steamed Fish. Eating it before you approach a camp makes Bokoblins far less likely to notice you.

Link picking up a Silent Shroom in the woods, with its item box
A lit campfire and cooking pot among the trees
Link crouched at a steaming cooking pot over a fire
Sneaky Steamed Fish item box beside Link at the campfire

Korok Seeds in the Western Woods

Korok seed on the rocky hilltop

Deeper in the woods, a hill of stacked rock rises above the trees. Climb its side to the top; the Korok is standing in the open there, so there is no puzzle, and you only have to talk to it for the second seed of the plateau.

Link climbing the rocky side of a hill in the woods
Link scaling the last ledge below the hilltop
A Korok standing on the grassy hilltop at sunset

Korok seed at the end of the glowing trail

Further on, the forest becomes dark and thick with ferns. A trail of glowing petals on the ground winds between the trunks. Follow it all the way and it ends at a Korok hiding in the undergrowth, who gives you the third seed.

Glowing petals trailing around Link in the dark forest
Link following glowing petals between the trees
A Korok surrounded by fireflies in the dark undergrowth
Korok Seed item box beside the Korok in the forest

Bokoblin Camp and the Stone Talus Near Hopper Pond

The lookout camp on the meadow

Leaving the trees, you come out onto a meadow with a Bokoblin camp and a wooden lookout tower. Shoot the Bokoblin on the tower first and then deal with the ones on the ground. A chest sits among the ruins here, and the camp’s drops include a Boko Bow. You can also catch Sunset Fireflies in the grass at the edge of the trees if you want more cooking ingredients.

Link approaching the Bokoblin camp ruins across the meadow
Link aiming a bow at the Bokoblin on the wooden tower
A glowing treasure chest among the camp ruins
Link beside a dropped Boko Bow with the Take prompt
Sunset Firefly pickup in the grass near the camp

How to beat the Stone Talus

In the clearing between Hopper Pond (-1191, 1659) and the Forest of Spirits (-963, 1705) a pile of boulders is actually a Stone Talus. Keep your distance while it hurls rocks, then run in, climb up its body and strike the ore deposit growing on its back, using arrows to keep it off balance when it gets back up. Expect your weapons to break during the fight. When it falls it leaves gems, including an Opal and several Amber.

Link climbing the Stone Talus with its health bar shown
Link on top of the Stone Talus beside the dark ore deposit on its back
Link aiming a bow at the rising Stone Talus
Link running past the Stone Talus site as three Amber are collected

Streamside Camps, Treehouse Camp and the Cliff Korok Seed

Head south-east along the stream. On the far bank is another camp, with a watchtower beside a campfire and a chest on a platform of logs. Shoot the guards, wade across and open the chest, then check the crates and trees in the open ground for arrows before you go on.

An arrow striking a Bokoblin in the stream before the crossing
Link wading the stream toward the second camp with its campfire and skull watchtower
Link about to pick up five arrows on the ground by the camp watchtower
Link on the log platform holding up an Opal from the chest

A third camp lies in a narrow gap in the cliff. The grass on the ground is dry, so a fire arrow or torch from a distance sets the whole place alight and does most of the work for you. Wait for the flames to die down and take the Boko Club, Boko Shield and Bokoblin Horn left behind.

Flames spreading through dry grass at the mouth of the cliff gap
Link facing the skull watchtower with fire burning on both sides
Boko Club and Boko Shield dropped among the dying flames
Link running up the gap past a dropped Bokoblin Horn

Korok seed behind the stone blocks

Just beyond the camp, climb the steep cliff to a grassy ledge. Two stacks of carved stone blocks stand on either side of a small metal box. Aim Magnesis at the box and pull it up out of the gap, and the Korok appears on one of the blocks and gives you the fourth seed.

Link climbing the steep mossy cliff toward the grassy ledge
Link on the ledge before two stacks of carved stone blocks
Link lifting the metal box with Magnesis between the stone blocks
The Korok on a stone block with the Korok Seed item box

Treehouse camp

Follow the grass slope round to a camp built around a huge tree, with a lookout platform in its branches. Shoot the Bokoblin on the platform from below, walk up the wooden ramp and open the chest on top. The Bokoblins here also drop a Boko Shield.

Link aiming his bow up at the Bokoblin lookout under the treehouse platform
Wooden Bokoblin treehouse camp built around a huge tree with a lookout platform
Link beside a campfire below the wooden ramp leading up to the platform
Link opening the chest on the treehouse platform

Spicy Elixir and the Cold Climb to Keh Namut Shrine

The slopes ahead are freezing and your hearts will drain unless you are prepared. At a campfire near the snow line, cook a Spicy Elixir by putting a Summerwing Butterfly (a Warm Darner also works) in the pot together with a monster part such as a Keese Wing. Drink it before you climb for several minutes of cold resistance, or wear warm clothing instead.

Link at a campfire with a cooking pot near the snow line
Link cooking in the pot beside a second campfire
Spicy Elixir name box over the campfire pot, granting cold resistance

At the icy water below the shrine, aim Magnesis at a metal slab and drag it across the surface to use as a ferry, then take the bridge on the other side. Keep an eye on the cold timer, pass the small camp on the snow and push on up to the shrine.

Link using Magnesis on a golden metal slab over icy water
Link running across the metal slab toward the wooden bridge over icy water
Link running up a snowy slope with the Cold Resistance timer showing
Link approaching a Bokoblin camp with a campfire on the snow

Keh Namut Shrine: Cryonis Trial

The Keh Namut Shrine at (-1435, 1991, height 351) sits on the snowy slopes of Mount Hylia. Take the Cryonis rune from the pedestal and raise an ice block in the pool to climb out. In the next room, make an ice pillar under the barred gate to lift it, and then beat the Guardian Scout beyond, using more ice as cover. Raise pillars beneath the tilting platform to climb to the upper level, where a chest in an alcove holds the Traveler’s Spear, then go up the stairs to the monk Keh Namut for the third Spirit Orb.

Keh Namut Shrine glowing at its entrance on the snowy slope
Cryonis Trial title card for Keh Namut Shrine beside the pedestal
Link raising an ice block in the water beneath the barred gate
Link fighting the Guardian Scout in the shrine chamber
Link receiving the Traveler's Spear from the alcove chest
Link holding up the third Spirit Orb before the monk's altar

Down from Keh Namut: Chest in the Pond, Korok Seed and the Cliff Camps

The shrine’s exit pad puts you on the hillside above a frozen pond with a chest in it. Aim Cryonis at the water under the chest and raise a stack of ice blocks until it is lifted within reach, then open it.

Link on the snowy hillside above the frozen pond with a chest out on the ice
Aiming Cryonis at the pond water, with a ghost ice block showing where it will rise
Link standing on stacked ice blocks, the chest on the pond ahead
Link on an ice block beside the opened chest on the frozen pond

Korok seed behind the ice

Follow the snowy ridge south to a small snow-covered stone hut with a block of ice against its wall. Equip a fire arrow and shoot the ice. Once it melts, the Korok behind the hut comes out and gives you the fifth seed.

Link facing a block of ice against the wall of a small snow-covered stone hut
Link drawing a bow with a fire arrow aimed at the ice block beside the hut
The fire arrow bursting into flame as the ice by the hut melts
The Korok behind the hut saying Yahaha with the Korok Seed beside it

Magnesis Bridge and the Lookout Camp on the Cliffs

Further down, use Magnesis to slide a metal bridge section over a gap and cross to the grass beyond. There is a campfire here if you need to cook, and a cave nearby full of Keese, whose wings are good for elixirs.

Link on a metal bridge section moved into place over the gap with Magnesis
Link crossing the metal bridge section over the gap
Link at a campfire in the grass with the Cook prompt showing
Link crouched behind a stone pillar shooting at Keese flying over the grass
Link collecting Keese Wings and a Keese Eyeball after the fight

East along the cliff is a Bokoblin camp with crates and a lookout tower. Shoot the archer first. Use Magnesis on the metal chest near the tower, and climb the tower platform for the loot there; it yields an Amber. The Bokoblins drop a Bokoblin Horn and a Boko Bow.

Link approaching a Bokoblin camp with a wooden lookout tower on the hill
Link aiming a bow at a Bokoblin beside the lookout tower
Bokoblin Fang, Bokoblin Horn and Boko Bow pickups after the camp fight
A metal chest lifted high into the air with Magnesis near the camp
Link on the tower platform holding up an Amber, with its item box

Korok seed by the stump in the stream

Further north a stream crosses a green valley and passes a tree stump with a chain wrapped around it. Use Magnesis on the metal object at the water’s edge beside the stump and lift it out. A Korok appears beside the stump and hands over the sixth seed.

Link approaching a chained tree stump at the edge of a stream
Link lifting a metal object from the stream with Magnesis beside the chained stump
A Korok beside the stump saying Yahaha! You found me
Korok Seed reward box shown beside the Korok

The Old Man’s Cabin and the Throwing Spear

Now work your way south-east across the ruins to the Old Man‘s cabin. Go inside and read the diary on the table. Shelves hold a Baked Apple, and a Woodcutter’s Axe is lying around.

Link running toward the Old Man's log cabin
Inside the cabin with the table holding the diary and a Woodcutter's Axe on the wall
Reading the Old Man's Diary at the table
Link picking up the Woodcutter's Axe in the cabin

A little further down is one more Bokoblin camp. A torch on the hay sets it ablaze, which makes it easy to clear. Open the chest on the log platform for a Throwing Spear and collect the Bokoblin Horn and Fang that the guards drop. Apple trees along the slope are good for a snack on the way.

Link crouching with a torch to light the Bokoblin camp
Bokoblin camp burning as Link approaches
Throwing Spear item box with Link on the log platform
Link collecting Bokoblin Horn and Fang drops

Owa Daim Shrine: Stasis Trial

Climbing the southern cliff

The Owa Daim Shrine at (-925, 2320, height 287) is at the top of a steep cliff on the southern edge of the plateau. Climb the rock face in short stretches and stop to rest on any ledge to recover stamina. A Rushroom grows on the wall about halfway up.

Link climbing the cliff with the stamina wheel showing
Link on the rock wall picking up a Rushroom
Link resting on a grassy ledge partway up the cliff
Link climbing the upper rock face toward the shrine

Stasis trial and Spirit Orb

Inside, take the Stasis rune from the pedestal, freeze the big gear to cross the platform, and use Stasis on the boulders rolling down the ramp. The chest at the top holds the Traveler’s Shield. An Iron Sledgehammer is lying on the left side, so free up a weapon slot first: freeze the boulder that blocks the way and hit it repeatedly, then walk past to the monk Owa Daim for the fourth Spirit Orb.

Link taking the Stasis rune from the pedestal in Owa Daim Shrine
Link freezing the big gear with Stasis to cross the platform
A boulder frozen in time with Stasis chains as Link runs the ramp
Link smashing the blocking boulder with the Iron Sledgehammer
Spirit Orb item box after receiving the blessing from the monk Owa Daim

After the Fourth Shrine: What the Old Man Says

When you step out of the shrine, the Old Man is waiting for you. He says it is finally time to tell you everything, and asks you to imagine an X on your map with the four shrines at its end points; the spot where the lines meet is where he will be waiting.

Link at the shrine entrance with the Old Man's glider-holding statue behind
Old Man asking Link to imagine an X on the map joining the four shrines
Old Man vanishing in a glow beside the shrine warp pad

Temple of Time: King Rhoam, the Paraglider and Seek Out Impa

Once you have the Traveler’s Bow chest from Oman Au Shrine, leave the shrine and make your way south across the Great Plateau toward the Temple of Time (x -819, z 2005). You drop down a ledge, climb a short rock face and cross open meadow, where you can pick up Wood and a Korok Leaf. The temple stands in a grassy courtyard that you enter over a few fallen walls.

Traveler's Bow item box beside Oman Au Shrine
Link walking away from Oman Au Shrine toward the plateau edge
Link collecting a pile of Wood in the open meadow
Link running toward a Korok Leaf lying in the grass
Link approaching the ruined Temple of Time walls
Link running along fallen walls into the Temple of Time courtyard

Trade Spirit Orbs at the Goddess Statue

A Goddess Statue stands in the courtyard. With the four Spirit Orbs from the plateau shrines you can trade for one Heart Container or one Stamina Vessel. Taking the Stamina Vessel gives you a longer stamina wheel for the climbing ahead.

Link standing before the Goddess Statue in the sunlit temple
Goddess Statue dialog offering the Stamina Vessel for four Spirit Orbs
Link raising the glowing green Stamina Vessel
Stamina Vessel item box in front of the Goddess Statue

Meet King Rhoam and receive the Paraglider

Climb the inside of the temple to the upper floor, where the Old Man waits by the window. He reveals himself as the ghost of King Rhoam, tells the story of the Great Calamity and the Divine Beasts, and then hands over the Paraglider he promised. This starts the main quest Seek Out Impa, and Destroy Ganon appears in your quest log next to it. The goal is Kakariko Village: head east beyond the Dueling Peaks, then follow the road north.

King Rhoam's glowing spirit standing in the temple window as he begins his story
Silhouettes of the princess and the four Champions in a memory of the Great Calamity
Hyrule Castle town burning under Calamity Ganon in King Rhoam's story
King Rhoam handing over the Paraglider as promised

Soldier’s Bow and the way down

Before you leave the room, open the chest by the wall for a Soldier’s Bow. Then climb out and work your way down the temple’s outer wall from ledge to ledge. From the high edge, look east through the scope and drop a pin on the far horizon so you can follow your route on the map, then open the Paraglider and glide down.

Link taking the Soldier's Bow from the chest in the temple room
Link climbing down the outer wall of the Temple of Time
Link on a ledge by the temple spire with a climb-down prompt
Looking east through the scope toward a distant orange beam

Warm Doublet and Mount Hylia Chests

Glide toward the ground below until you spot a wooden hut with a barrel beside it. A chest inside holds the Warm Doublet (Cold Resistance). Put it on from the armor tab of your inventory, because the next stretch is snowy.

Link gliding toward a wooden hut with a barrel beside it
Link walking into the wooden hut
Warm Doublet item box after opening the chest inside the hut

Climb Mount Hylia

Make your way to the snow-covered slopes of Mount Hylia (x -1277, z 2180) on the south-west side of the plateau and climb toward the peaks. Near the top a Bokoblin with a hammer guards a chest on a narrow ridge: defeat it and open the chest. Carry on along the ridge to a Bokoblin camp, where you can collect Bokoblin Horns, Fangs and Arrows lying around the campfire. A rock balanced on one of the snowy peaks hides a Korok puzzle that you can leave for later.

Link running up a snowy slope of Mount Hylia
A rock balanced on a snowy peak with Link beside it
Link facing a hammer-wielding Bokoblin beside a chest on a snowy ridge
Looking down on a Bokoblin camp with a campfire in the snow

On the way down, a path beside a waterfall leads to a chest holding a Soldier’s Broadsword. The snowy shore below has White Chuchu Jelly to collect from the white Chuchus. When the slope is done, open the map and travel to the Great Plateau Tower (x -560, z 1695), then glide off the plateau from the tower platform and land on the road at its foot.

Link gliding down beside a waterfall toward the snowy shore
Soldier's Broadsword item box beside the opened chests by the waterfall
Link fighting white Chuchus on the snowy shore
White Chuchu Jelly pickups listed as Link runs along the snowy shore

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