Zanmik Shrine — Scoop It Out

Location: Necluda, Lake Hylia area Ability Required: Ultrahand, Ascend Difficulty: Medium — vertical navigation puzzle

Overview

Zanmik Shrine is all about using Ultrahand to create vertical climbing structures and combining them with Ascend to reach high platforms. You'll build staircases and towers from available blocks, then Ascend through the ceiling sections to bypass walls. A good test of spatial thinking.

Preparation

• Ascend is required — must have completed the Great Sky Island tutorial
• No combat
• Takes 5–8 minutes

Walkthrough

Room 1 — Build the Staircase

1. Three square stone blocks are available in the room. The exit platform is elevated and cannot be reached by jumping alone.
2. Use Ultrahand to stack the blocks into a staircase or tower against the far wall — stack them two or three high next to the elevated platform ledge.
3. Climb your improvised staircase and jump to the upper platform.

Room 2 — Ascend Through the Floor

1. The next area has a thick stone ceiling with a platform above it and no obvious way up.
2. Look for the thinner section of stone ceiling — position yourself beneath it and use Ascend to pass through the floor of the platform above you.
3. You'll pop up on the platform above, bypassing the wall entirely.

Room 3 — Combined Challenge

1. The final room requires both skills. A tall wall blocks the altar, but there's a stone block on the left and a low ceiling overhang.
2. Move the stone block with Ultrahand to the base of the wall on the right side.
3. Climb the block and use Ascend through the wall's ceiling overhang to emerge on the far side near the altar.

Altar

Claim your Light of Blessing.

Chest Summary

| # | Contents | Location | |---|----------|----------| | 1 | Opal | Room 2 — behind a stone slab on the left wall. Use Ultrahand to move the slab before ascending. |

Tips

• Ascend works through any horizontal surface: Ceilings, floors of upper rooms, bridges — if it's solid and horizontal above you, Ascend goes through it.
• You don't need perfect stairs: A single tall tower against a wall works just as well as a neat staircase. Stack all three blocks in a column if needed.
• Orientation matters for Ascend: Make sure the surface you want to ascend through is directly above you, not at an angle. Move yourself to be centered beneath it.
• Speed strat: Experienced players skip Room 1 entirely by stacking all three blocks in Room 1 directly under the thin ceiling in Room 2, then Ascending straight through.

Nearby Points of Interest

• Lake Hylia — the sprawling lake south of the shrine; excellent fishing and raft traversal
• Faron Grasslands — southeast toward the jungle region, home to rare tropical ingredients
• Lakeside Stable — nearby stable for horse registration, bed, and side quest NPCs
• Bridge of Hylia — the iconic landmark bridge spanning Lake Hylia, with Korok Seeds on and below it

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