Mayaumau Shrine — A Stalnox in the Cave

Location: Necluda, East Necluda / Dueling Peaks cave (quest-locked) Quest Required: Defeat the Stalnox inside a specific Necluda cave at night Difficulty: Hard — Stalnox boss fight required to unlock

Overview

Mayaumau Shrine is locked behind a Stalnox boss fight in a Necluda cave accessible only at night. The Stalnox is a massive skeleton monster that guards the shrine entrance inside a cave east of Dueling Peaks. Defeat the Stalnox to reveal the shrine and complete it.

Finding the Cave

1. The cave is east of Dueling Peaks, accessible from the Necluda plains. Look for a cave entrance in the cliff face near the east Necluda river.
2. Night only: The Stalnox appears only after 9 PM in-game time. If you find the cave during the day, wait at a nearby campfire until night.
3. Enter the cave. The Stalnox activates immediately.

Defeating the Stalnox

Preparation

• Sword or melee weapon (35+ attack)
• 5+ arrows (any type)
• 5+ hearty meals
• Stalnox has high HP but a predictable weak point

Stalnox Strategy

1. Phase 1: The Stalnox uses wide arm swings and body slams. Dodge the swings (they're very wide — sprint sideways, don't dodge-roll), counterattack during recovery.
2. Eye mechanic: The Stalnox's real weak point is its large glowing eye. Shoot an arrow at the eye — the Stalnox crashes to the floor temporarily.
3. During the floor crash, rush to the eye (which pops out and sits on the ground) and attack it with melee weapons for massive damage.
4. Phase 2: After losing 50% HP, the eye moves to the Stalnox's back during some attacks. Circle the Stalnox when you see this — shoot the back-eye for the same knockdown.
5. Continue eye-targeting until the Stalnox is defeated. The cave wall opens and Mayaumau Shrine appears.

Shrine Interior — Blessing Shrine

No puzzle. Walk to the altar.

Altar

Collect your Light of Blessing.

Tips

• Eye targeting is fast: A Stalnox eye is large and slow-moving. Almost any aimed arrow shot will hit it. Use normal arrows (no need to waste elemental arrows on this).
• Arm swing dodge: Dodge the arm swings by sprinting sideways, not dodge-rolling. Dodge-rolling toward the center of the swing catches you in the hitbox. Sprint to the outside edge of the swing arc.
• Eye ground phase: When the eye lands on the ground, it stays there until the Stalnox recovers (~8 seconds). You have plenty of time to run to it and deliver a full combo.
• Cave navigation: The cave is well-lit enough to navigate but bring a Brightbloom Seed if the Stalnox fight visibility feels low.
• Stalhorses in the area: Stalnox fights often have Stallhorses nearby. These skeletal horses can be used as mounts — ride one into the cave to maintain movement advantage during the fight.

Chest Summary

| # | Contents | Location | |---|----------|----------| | 1 | Royal Shield | Blessing shrine interior — single chest near the altar. |

Nearby Points of Interest

• Dueling Peaks Stable — west, rest point and cooking at the foot of the Peaks
• Kakariko Village — northwest, Sheikah village with armor shops
• Hateno Village — east, full services including dye shop and tech lab
• Fort Hateno — northeast, historic fortification with enemy camps

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Part of the Necluda Shrine Guide — Tears of the Kingdom shrine walkthroughs on Hyrule Archive.