Yomizuk Shrine — Rauru's Dawn

Location: Lanayru region Ability Required: Recall Difficulty: Medium — water wheel navigation using Recall

Overview

Yomizuk Shrine is a Recall puzzle built around a large water wheel. The wheel turns continuously in one direction, but you need it to carry you upward — the opposite direction. Recall reverses the wheel's motion, transforming it from an obstacle into an elevator. Timing your ride is the key challenge.

Preparation

• Recall required (Iji Shrine)
• No combat
• Swimming gear or heat resistance not needed
• Takes 8–10 minutes

Walkthrough

Step 1: Observe the Wheel

1. The chamber contains a large wooden water wheel, about 3 stories tall, turning clockwise (downward on the right side).
2. The altar is on a ledge above the wheel's top. To reach it, you need to ride the left side of the wheel upward.
3. But the wheel turns downward on the left — you'd be carried down, not up.

Step 2: Apply Recall

1. Stand at the water's edge and target the wheel with Recall.
2. Activate Recall — the wheel reverses, now turning counterclockwise (upward on the left side).
3. Quickly jump into the water and grab the left side of the wheel's lower edge.
4. The reversed wheel carries you upward as it rotates.

Step 3: Ride and Dismount

1. Hold onto the wheel's surface as it lifts you. At the top of the wheel's arc (roughly 3 stories up), you'll be level with the ledge.
2. Jump off at the peak and glide/run onto the altar ledge. Timing is important — jump too early and you fall short; too late and the wheel carries you back down.
3. Recall wears off after a few seconds — if you miss your jump window, swim back and reapply Recall.

Altar

Collect your Light of Blessing.

Tips

• Recall targeting: Target the wheel itself (its wooden frame) rather than the water. The wheel is the moving object — Recall reverses the wheel, not the water current.
• Jump timing: The optimal jump point is when you're 30–45 degrees past the wheel's top (10–11 o'clock position). Too early (12 o'clock) and you overshoot the ledge backward.
• Recall duration: Recall lasts about 5 seconds on this wheel. That's enough for one full ride from bottom to top. If Recall expires mid-ride, the wheel resumes forward direction — jump or fall before it carries you into the water housing.
• Multiple attempts: Most players need 2–3 attempts to nail the jump timing. It's part of the puzzle's design. Don't be discouraged.
• Chest: On a small platform in the water at the base of the wheel chamber, accessible by swimming before applying Recall. Collect it first.
• Note — Faron variant: A different Yomizuk Shrine exists in Faron (yomizuk-faron-shrine) — that's a combat trial. This Lanayru version is entirely a Recall puzzle.

Chest Summary

| # | Contents | Location | |---|----------|----------| | 1 | Opal | Small platform in the water at the base of the wheel chamber. Swim to it before applying Recall. |

Nearby Points of Interest

• Zora's Domain — north, full services and Sidon's Water Temple questline
• Lanayru Promenade — south, scenic path connecting Lanayru to Central Hyrule
• Upland Zorana Skyview Tower — northeast, Lanayru map activation
• Mikau Lake — east, scenic fishing area

---

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