Ancient Shrine

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Ancient Shrines are dungeon-like puzzles in Breath of the Wild.[1]

Overview

After the Sheikah helped to seal away Calamity Ganon, they built the Ancient Shrines to serve as training grounds for the hero as he prepared for the revival of Calamity Ganon.[2] There are initially 120 Ancient Shrines scattered throughout Hyrule Kingdom. Many of the Ancient Shrines where uncovered during King Rhoam's excavations for Ancient Technology, but they only began to glow after Link activated the Great Plateau Tower following his Slumber of Restoration.[3][4] In order to enter an Ancient Shrine, Link must unlock the entrance by pressing his Sheikah Slate to the Sheikah Slate Terminal at a Shrine's entrance. Shrines that have not yet been unlocked glow an orange light, and glow orange and blue once their entrance has been opened, but not yet completed. Upon completion, Ancient Shrines only glow blue.

During the beginning of the fifth Recovered Memory, Zelda's Resentment, Princess Zelda attempts to use the Sheikah Slate to try to access the one of the shrines, but to no avail and seeks to find a loophole before Link arrives, much to her displeasure.

Once an Ancient Shrine has been opened with a Sheikah Slate Terminal, its Travel Gate will activate.[5] This will allow Link to Warp to the Ancient Shrine from his Map.

Link is lowered into each Ancient Shrine by an Elevator Platform, and each Shrine contains a series of traps and obstacles to be overcome as part of a trial. At the end of every Shrine is a Monk, who are the creators of the trials inside.[6] They rest upon Monk's Pedestals. The Monks will present Link a Spirit Orb for successfully reaching them.[7][8] The first four Ancient Shrines also contain Guidance Stones that will distill Runes, which add functionalities to the Sheikah Slate and bestow Link with new abilities. Each Shrine contains various amounts of Treasure Chests alongside the Spirit Orbs bestowed by the Monks. A Treasure Chest icon will appear next to the Shrine's name on the Map once all Chests have been collected.

After completing all 120 Ancient Shrines, Link is instructed to head to the Goddess Statue in the Forgotten Temple, where he will find Treasure Chests containing the Wild Set.[9][10]

After completing all four Divine Beasts and beginning The Champions' Ballad DLC Pack, Link can access 16 new Ancient Shrines across Hyrule Kingdom. This expansion raises the total number of Shrines to 136. These Shrines have a tall pillar on their top to differentiate them from regular Shrines and their Map icon is likewise slightly edited to match. Four of them are found on the Great Plateau, while the four Regions coinciding with the Champions contain three Shrines each. Link must complete a Trial to access each of these Shrines. Link is rewarded with Spirit Orbs as usual at the end of the four Great Plateau Shrines, but is instead given emblems related to the Region's respective Divine Beast for the rest of the Shrines.[11][12][13][14]

List of Ancient Shrines

Akkala

Akkala Highlands

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Minor Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Drop and Rise
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Modest Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Ritaag Zumo's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Ze Kasho Apparatus
Location
Treasure

Akkala Sea

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Tu Ka'loh's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Tu Ka'loh's Blessing

Deep Akkala

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Katosa Aug Apparatus
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Zuna Kai's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Katosa Aug Apparatus
Zuna Kai's Blessing

Central Hyrule

Great Plateau

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Path of Light
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Bomb Trial
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Cryonis Trial
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Magnesis Trial
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Stasis Trial
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Stop to Start
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength+
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Collected Soul
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Path of Light
Bomb Trial
Cryonis Trial
Magnesis Trial
Stasis Trial
Stop to Start
A Major Test of Strength+
Collected Soul

Hyrule Field

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Wind Guides You
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Minor Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Trial of Power
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Minor Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Drawing Parabolas
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Modest Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Minor Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Passing of the Gates
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Metal Connections
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Two Orbs to Guide You
Location
Treasure

Hyrule Ridge

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Modest Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Maag No'rah's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Synced Swing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Aim for the Moment
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Aim for Stillness
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Buried Secrets
Location
Treasure

Eldin

Eldin Canyon

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Stalled Flight
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Gorae Torr's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Moving Targets
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Greedy Hill
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Tempered Power
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Metal Makes a Path
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Balanced Approach
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Block the Blaze
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Power of Fire
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Swinging Flames
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Blind Spots
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Blue Flame
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Passing the Flame
Location
Treasure

Great Hyrule Forest

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Daag Chokah's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Fateful Stars
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Ketoh Wawai's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Kuhn Sidajj's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Maag Halan's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Trial of The Sword
Location
Treasure
Not Applicable
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Daag Chokah's Blessing
Fateful Stars
Ketoh Wawai's Blessing
Kuhn Sidajj's Blessing
Maag Halan's Blessing
Trial of The Sword
Not Applicable

Faron

Faron Grasslands

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Metal Doors Open the Way
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Minor Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Shae Katha's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Modest Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Metal Doors Open the Way
A Minor Test of Strength
Shae Katha's Blessing
A Modest Test of Strength

Lake Hylia

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Shatter the Heavens
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Shatter the Heavens

Gerudo

Gerudo Desert

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Electric Path
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Whole Picture
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Current Solution
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Big or Small
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Delayed Puzzle
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Korsh O'hu's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Misae Suma's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Raqa Zunzo's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Dual Purpose
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Tho Kayu's Blessing
Location
Treasure

Gerudo Highlands

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Dila Maag's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Bravery's Grasp
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
On the Move
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Joloo Nah Apparatus
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Power of Electricity
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Keeha Yoog's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Inside the Box
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Melting Ice Hazard
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Modest Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Two Bombs
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Suma Sahma's Blessing
Location
Treasure

Hebra

Hebra Mountains

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Master the Orb
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Steady Thy Heart
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Four Winds
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Qaza Tokki's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Power of Reach
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Path of Hidden Winds
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Red Giveaway
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
To Quomo's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Tabantha Tundra
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Directing the Wind
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Shift and Lock
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Directing the Wind
Shift and Lock

Tabantha Frontier

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Windmills
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Cannon
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Build and Release
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Tandem
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Wind Guide
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Lanno Kooh's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Rona Kachta's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Moving in Parallel
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Winding Route
Location
Treasure

Lanayru

Lanayru Great Spring

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Dagah Keek's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Secret Stairway
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Ancient Trifecta
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Pushing Power
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Five Flames
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Support and Guidance
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Minor Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Dagah Keek's Blessing
Secret Stairway
Ancient Trifecta
Pushing Power
Five Flames
Support and Guidance
A Minor Test of Strength

Lanayru Sea

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Melting Point
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Shai Yota's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
The Melting Point
Shai Yota's Blessing

Lanayru Wetlands

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Sunken Scoop
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Shields from Water
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Speed of Light
Location
Treasure

Mount Lanayru

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Jitan Sa'mi's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Tahno O'ah's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
Jitan Sa'mi's Blessing
Tahno O'ah's Blessing

Necluda

East Necluda

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Three Boxes
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Quick Thinking
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Trial of Passage
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Modest Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Myahm Agana Apparatus
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Tawa Jinn's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Weighty Decision
Location
Treasure

Necluda Sea

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
A Major Test of Strength
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Korgu Chideh's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient ShrineTrial NameLocationTreasure
A Major Test of Strength
Korgu Chideh's Blessing

West Necluda

Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
The Water Guides
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Drifting
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Lakna Rokee's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Qukah Nata's Blessing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Timing is Critical
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Halt the Tilt
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Twin Memories
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Twin Memories
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Impeccable Timing
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Ta'loh Naeg's Teaching
Location
Treasure
Ancient Shrine
Trial Name
Toto Sah Apparatus
Location
Treasure

Trivia

  • The design of the Ancient Shrines was inspired by art from the Japanese Jōmon period.[15]

Nomenclature

See here for the names of each particular Ancient Shrine in Breath of the Wild.

Names in Other Regions
LanguageNamesMeanings
Japan
Japanese
試練の祠 (Shiren no Hokora)Trial Shrine
The French Republic
FrenchEUEuropean
Sanctuaire 
Canada
FrenchCACanadian
Sanctuaire initiatique 
The Federal Republic of Germany
German
Prüfungsschreine 
The Italian Republic
Italian
Sacrario 
The Russian Federation
Russian
Святилище испытаний (Svyatilishche ispytaniy)Sanctuary of trials
Latin America
SpanishLALatin American
Santuario de la voluntad 
The Kingdom of Spain
SpanishEUEuropean
Santuario 
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Other Names

These names, though from official English sources, are not used by Zelda Wiki as they contradict a name or names from a higher-priority source.
Name
Shrine of Trials[16]
Applies to
Source
Superseded by
NameApplies toSourceSuperseded by
Shrine of Trials[16]

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See Also

References

  1. Ancient Shrine — A Gift from the Monks (Breath of the Wild)
  2. Creating a Champion, Dark Horse Books, pg. 370
  3. Countless ancient structures are being discovered across Hyrule...but all attempts to enter them have failed. Records indicate that these are facilities designed to train the hero who is fated to combat the Calamity. But the crucial activation mechanism remains a mystery. Is the Sheikah Slate the key to activating them? That is Purah's theory, and I concur. And yet, my experiments so far have been fruitless. Still, we must exhaustively investigate all means of opposing the Calamity. We must not give up, no matter what! — Zelda's Research Notes (Breath of the Wild)
  4. See that glowing structure there? That light appeared at the exact moment those towers rose from the ground. — Old Man (Breath of the Wild)
  5. Travel Gate registered to map. — N/A (Breath of the Wild)
  6. I am Keh Namut, the creator of this trial. — Keh Namut (Breath of the Wild)
  7. In the name of Goddess Hylia, allow me to bestow this gift upon you... Please accept this Spirit Orb. — Monk (Breath of the Wild)
  8. In the name of Goddess Hylia, I bestow upon you this Spirit Orb. — Monk (Breath of the Wild)
  9. You've conquered all of the shrine trials. The monks have prepared a gift for just such an occasion. Head to the Forgotten Temple where the oldest statue of the Goddess stands to see what they have left for you there. — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
  10. Inside, you found a special green outfit made especially for the hero who braved the wilderness alone. — Adventure Log (Breath of the Wild)
  11. In the name of the Goddess Hylia, I bestow upon you this gift... Naboris's Emblem. — Monk (Breath of the Wild)
  12. In the name of the Goddess Hylia, I bestow upon you this gift... Rudania's Emblem. — Monk (Breath of the Wild)
  13. In the name of the Goddess Hylia, I bestow upon you this gift... Ruta's Emblem. — Monk (Breath of the Wild)
  14. In the name of the Goddess Hylia, I bestow upon you this gift... Medoh's Emblem. — Monk (Breath of the Wild)
  15. "Indeed, I briefly mentioned in an interview that I drew inspiration from the art of the Japanese Jōmon prehistoric era to create the appearance of the ancient ruins in Breath of the Wild." —Satoru Takizawa (The Art of Legend of Zelda Series Masterclass.)
  16. The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console - Features (web archive), Zelda.com (archive), retrieved August 10, 2023.