Many times inTears of the Kingdom, shrines will be placed in convenient places that allow you to fast travel to important locations, such as stables and settlements. Zanmik Shrine is one of these, situated in a cozy spot in the middle of Hateno Village.
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While you only need to activate the shrine to unlock the fast travel point, you’ll need to enter and complete the puzzles in side if you want to gain a Blessing of Light and acquire a handy early-game weapon. It’s a fun one, and here’s how to complete it!
How To Complete Zanmik Shrine: Scoop It Out
Zanmik Shrine is a rather short affair, containing only one puzzle - but what a puzzle it is. Themassive wheel in the center of the roomis the focus of the puzzle, and you’ll need to use that toacquire one of the very large ballsfrom the pit underneath.
There is achest hidden inside the ball pit. To find it, remove the balls one by one - it’s located on the left-hand side of the pit if you’re facing the side of the shrine with the ladder. Inside, you’ll find aStrong Zonaite Longsword, which is a nice bit of kit.
Since the only way to get up to the second level is with aladder, using Ultrahand will not work, as it cuts out when you try to climb.
You’ll noticetwo lines on the ground, lit up with yellow, electrical energy. The first thing you need to do to complete this shrine is toconnect the two lines. To do this, use Ultrahand to pick up one of the metal tiles on the floor - they’re to the right of the gap if you’re facing theBig Wheel.
Place themetal tile between the two points and Attach it there- it should slot into place neatly, powering up the wheel, which starts spinning.
Now, use Ultrahand topick up one of the balls and attach it to a separate metal plate. Attach this to the wheel with the ball facing the ground.
The wheel will spin the plate all the way to the top, where the ball will get caught by a scoop. From there,use Ultrahand to place the ball into the slotand unlock the shrine exit.
It’s possible to great a wide scoop that brings many balls to the top, but this is the more efficient and reliable method.
