Kudanisar Shrine

Maren's Tip

Remember — if a shrine gives Rauru's Blessing with no puzzle inside, the real challenge was reaching the entrance. Check the surrounding area!

Walkthrough

1. Step 1: Enter Kudanisar Shrine in the Gerudo region.
2. The theme is Bridging the Sands — crossing a lethal quicksand pit using Zonai-powered vehicle construction.
3. A wide quicksand pit (about 20 meters across) separates your entrance platform from the altar platform on the far side.
4. Walking or sprinting onto the quicksand causes Link to sink within 3 seconds — it is effectively a bottomless pit.
5. Step 2: On your platform, several Zonai device components and construction materials are available: one flat wooden board (3 meters long), two Zonai Fans, one Zonai Steering Stick, and several wooden planks.
6. The solution is to build a sand-skimming vehicle that glides across the quicksand surface.
7. Step 3: Start construction.
8. Use Ultrahand to place the flat wooden board on the ground as the vehicle base.
9. Attach both Zonai Fans to the rear end of the board, pointing backward — these provide forward thrust.
10. Attach the Steering Stick to the front-center of the board for directional control.
11. Step 4: Push the completed vehicle to the edge of the quicksand using Ultrahand.
12. Position it so the fans face backward (away from the altar) and the steering stick faces forward (toward the altar).
13. Board the vehicle by stepping onto the flat board.
14. Step 5: Strike one of the Zonai Fans to activate it — both fans linked to the same board will activate simultaneously.
15. The vehicle lurches forward across the quicksand surface.
16. Use the Steering Stick to aim toward the altar platform.
17. The quicksand surface provides minimal friction, so the vehicle reaches high speed quickly.
18. Steer gently — sharp turns can tip the vehicle and dump you into the quicksand.
19. Step 6: About halfway across, a small sand island rises from the quicksand with a chest on it.
20. Steer toward it and hop off to collect the chest containing a Gerudo Scimitar of the Seven (32 attack power, one of the best single-handed swords in the game).
21. Board the vehicle again and continue to the altar platform.
22. Step 7: Disembark on the far platform and claim the Light of Blessing.
23. Abilities needed: Ultrahand (vehicle assembly and positioning).
24. Pro tip: If you lack Zonai Fans, an alternative solution exists — use Ultrahand to place the wooden planks flat across the quicksand surface like stepping stones, creating a bridge.
25. Each plank floats on the quicksand for about 8 seconds before sinking, so you must sprint across them rapidly, placing the next plank with Ultrahand while standing on the previous one.

Reward & Chest

Nearby Skyview Towers

Use these towers as reference points to locate this shrine on the map.

Region Temple Boss

After collecting enough Lights of Blessing from shrines in this region, you will face the temple boss: Queen Gibdo (Gerudo / Lightning Temple, difficulty 3/10).

More Shrines in Gerudo

• Agus Shrine — Puzzle, difficulty 2/5
• Bayge Shrine — Combat, difficulty 3/5
• Chichim Shrine — Puzzle, difficulty 2/5
• Daqa Shrine — Puzzle, difficulty 2/5
• Dinraal Shrine — Blessing, difficulty 1/5
• Gutoku Shrine — Puzzle, difficulty 3/5

Related Guides

• Gerudo Region Guide
• Gerudo Canyon Skyview Tower
• Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower
• All 152 Shrines
• Shrine Quests
• Skyview Towers
• Lightroots
• Deep Walkthrough Guide