Tears of the Kingdom Riogok Shrine guide

The Tears of the Kingdom Riogok Shrine will require you to use three different abilities with some relatively strict timing. We’ll walk you through exactly what you need to do so you can bypass potential frustration from trying to crack the solutions for this The Legend of Zelda TotK Shrine’s puzzles.

We also have a rundown of all of the Tears of the Kingdom Shrine locations so that you can track more down easily. If you’re a beginner to the franchise looking for some Tears of the Kingdom tips, we have you covered. 

Where to find Tears of the Kingdom Riogok Shrine

The Tears of the Kingdom Riogok Shrine location is on the Great Plateau, which is slightly to the southwest of Central Hyrule. The coordinates are -1440, -1616, 0089. It’s to the west of Hopper Pond, and just north of the snowy mountain region. 

Tears of the Kingdom Riogok Shrine guide

When you enter the Shrine the first thing you’ll see are two smaller cogs attached to larger cogs, a thin stone cylinder on the ground, and a yellow switch. You’ll want to pick up the stone cylinder with the Tears of the Kingdom Ultrahand ability and attach it to the right smaller cog so that it extends over to where the left cog is connecting the two. Hit the yellow switch, and the left smaller cog should catch the cylinder and start to move along with the right side, which will open the gate. Run through, and you’ll be in the second room. 

To the right, you’ll see a switch next to a closed gate, but the handle will be too short to turn. Turn around and quickly grab the cylinder you used to open the previous gate, and pull it through before the gate shuts. You’ll need to be fast to bring it over, so it might take a couple of attempts. Once you have it, attach it to where the knob of the switch is to make a longer handle, and pull it left to open the gate. 

Past the gate, there’s a second stone cylinder. There will also be a third one in the room you’re in. Connect them all together vertically to create one really long cylinder. To grab the optional chest in the corner of the room, use your new giant cylinder to reach the chest, and then attach it to the end of the cylinder. From there, you can bring it down and open it. 

Now, for the rest of the Shrine you’ll need to use a mix of Ultrahand, Tears of the Kingdom Ascend ability, and Tears of the Kingdom Recall ability. Run up to the two platforms on the left side of the room. There’ll be one longer lower one, and a shorter higher one. Lift the low one up with Ultrahand as high as it can go and hold it up for a few seconds, then let go and quickly cast Recall on it to bring it back upwards. Grab the long cylinder, lift it up so it’s straight and vertical, and attach it to the heightened platform. The platform should stay held up even after Recall runs out, and you’ll be able to use Ascend to get onto it. 

The next part requires a similar method. Simply lift up the platform above you, hold it again for a few seconds, and once you let go, cast Recall. It’ll shoot back to where it was when you held it up, and you’ll be able to use Ascend on it. After performing these steps correctly, you’ll be at the end of the Shrine, able to snag the Light of Blessing to boost your hearts or stamina. 

If you’re struggling to find where to spend your Korok Seeds in Tears of the Kingdom, we have a Tears of the Kingdom Hetsu locations guide. We’ve also got a list of tips and tricks for how to get rupees in Tears of the Kingdom if you find yourself running low on funds.