Gutoku 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 Gutoku Shrine in the Gerudo region and survey the main chamber.
2. Three large sandstone blocks sit scattered across the room, and three pressure plates with glowing runes are embedded in the floor at specific positions — front-left, center-back, and far-right corner.
3. All three plates must be activated simultaneously to open the altar gate.
4. Step 2: Start with Block 1, the smallest block nearest the front-left pressure plate.
5. Use Ultrahand to grab it and slide it directly forward onto the plate.
6. This is a straight push with no obstacles — the plate glows bright gold when activated correctly.
7. Step 3: Block 2 sits behind a low sandstone wall and needs to reach the center-back plate.
8. Grab it with Ultrahand and rotate it 45 degrees so its narrower profile clears the wall edge.
9. Lift it over the wall (raise Ultrahand to maximum height), then lower it gently onto the center-back plate.
10. Dropping it from too high causes it to bounce off the plate — lower it within half a meter for a clean placement.
11. Step 4: Block 3 is the trickiest — it is half-buried in a compacted sand mound near the right wall.
12. Use Ultrahand with a firm upward pull to extract it from the sand.
13. The block resists for about 2 seconds before popping free.
14. Carry it across the room to the far-right corner plate and set it down carefully.
15. Step 5: With all three plates glowing gold, the altar gate slides open.
16. Before claiming the Light of Blessing, look up — a chest sits on an upper ledge directly above the altar gate.
17. Stand on Block 3 (the tallest) and activate Ascend to phase through the ceiling into the upper alcove.
18. The chest contains a Gerudo Scimitar (24 attack power), an excellent curved blade for desert combat.
19. Step 6: Drop back down and walk to the altar to claim your reward.
20. Abilities needed: Ultrahand (block manipulation) and Ascend (chest access).
21. Pro tip: If Block 3 keeps slipping back into its sand mound when you release Ultrahand, try pulling it sideways first rather than straight up — the sand compaction has less grip on lateral movement.

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
• Kema Kosassa Shrine — Rauru's Blessing, difficulty 1/5

Related Guides

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