Eventide Island Guide — The Remote Southern Island

Eventide Island is a remote island in southeast Hyrule (Faron Sea, south coast). In Breath of the Wild it featured a famous survival challenge. In TotK, the island has been transformed by the Upheaval — it's no longer a strict survival challenge but instead holds unique exploration rewards, a shrine, and hidden secrets for dedicated explorers. This guide covers everything the island contains.

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Location and Access

Location: Far southeast of Hyrule, south of Lurelin Village, in the Faron Sea.

How to reach:

• Hoverbike: Fastest method. Fly south from Lurelin Village (15–20 seconds of flight)
• Raft: Build a sailing raft and navigate south from Lurelin coast
• Paraglide from height: Climb to maximum altitude above the Faron coast → paraglide south (requires favorable positioning)

Distance: Approximately 300–400 meters south of the nearest Faron coast. Without a hoverbike, it requires deliberate planning.

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What's on Eventide Island in TotK

Unlike BotW: TotK's Eventide Island does not strip Link's equipment. You keep all your gear on arrival.

Main features:

The Island Shrine

A shrine is located on the island — one of the game's more isolated shrine locations.

Shrine type: Varies (exploration/combat depending on when you visit). Completing it gives a Light of Blessing.

Challenge: Reaching the shrine involves navigating the island's terrain features, which include:

• Elevated rocky formations
• Gloom patches in certain areas (Upheaval effect on the island)
• Hidden enemies guarding approaches

Sky Island Above Eventide

The Upheaval created a sky island formation directly above Eventide Island:

• A chunk of the original island is now floating above
• Contains additional chests not on the main island surface
• Accessible by hoverbike or by ascending through the floating rock

Chests on sky island: High-value items (rare bows, armor pieces) rewarded for reaching the floating section.

Underground (Depths) Connection

The Depths section beneath Eventide Island:

• Entry via a chasm on the island surface
• Contains a Lightroot — activating it maps this Depths section
• Small enemy presence in the immediate underground area
• Poe clusters near the Lightroot

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Exploration Route

1. Land on Eventide Island (hoverbike → land on the center plateau)
2. Check for Gloom → eat Sundelion food if Gloom patches are present
3. Clear surface enemies → 3–5 Bokoblins or Lizalfos on the island
4. Locate the chasm → drop into Depths → activate Lightroot
5. Return to surface → climb the rocky formations
6. Find the shrine → complete it
7. Hoverbike to sky island above → collect sky chests
8. Return to surface → collect all remaining items

Average full completion: 15–20 minutes.

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Enemy Presence

Surface: Bokoblins and/or Lizalfos (tier depends on your game progression — enemy scaling applies here)

Depths: Gloom Hands may spawn in the Depths section beneath the island (one known trigger zone). Paraglider escape applies.

Sky island: Aerocudas and possibly Soldier Constructs on the floating section.

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Rewards Summary

| Reward | Location | |--------|---------| | Light of Blessing | Completing the shrine | | Chest items | Surface hidden chests (2–3) | | Sky island chests | Floating section above island (1–2 high-value) | | Lightroot activation | Depths section | | Poe collection | Depths near Lightroot |

Notable chest contents: The sky island chest has been reported to contain a Savage Lynel Bow or equivalent high-tier bow in some playthroughs. Contents may vary based on world state.

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Lurelin Village Connection

Eventide Island is most efficiently combined with the Lurelin Village restoration questline:

1. Complete Lurelin Village quest chain
2. Use Lurelin as the fast travel base for Eventide approach
3. After Eventide, explore the Faron Sea islands between Lurelin and the open ocean
4. Several smaller sea islands contain chests and Korok seeds

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Quick Tips

• Hoverbike is mandatory for efficient access — swimming to Eventide is possible but takes 5+ minutes and drains stamina. Hoverbike makes it a 30-second trip from Lurelin. Worth completing Eventide only once you have reliable aerial transport.
• Gloom patches on the island — Eventide has some Gloom-covered terrain from the Upheaval. Bring 3–5 Sundelion meals before heading out.
• The sky island above is the hidden reward — most players land on the main island and complete the shrine without looking up. The floating section directly overhead holds better loot. Always look up.
• Depths Lightroot maps south Faron Sea — the Depths beneath Eventide is otherwise unmapped territory. Activating its Lightroot fills in a section of Depths map that's otherwise blank.
• Combine with sea exploration — the waters around Eventide have several tiny islands with chest-on-island treasure or Korok puzzles. Use the hoverbike to hop between them during the same trip.

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See also: Faron Region Guide | Lurelin Village Guide | Sky Islands Guide