Nachoyah Shrine — Ability to Reverse Time

Location: Great Sky Island, west section near the cold region Coordinates: (-1386, -0674, 1616) Type: Tutorial / Puzzle Shrine Difficulty: Easy

Overview

Nachoyah Shrine is the Recall tutorial shrine on Great Sky Island — one of the four mandatory shrines that grant Link his core abilities before leaving the tutorial island. The shrine uses moving platforms and clock-based mechanisms to demonstrate how Recall (the ability to reverse an object's recent movement in time) solves problems that no other ability can address. After completing Nachoyah, players have all four foundational abilities: Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend, and Recall. The shrine's design is elegantly simple — the puzzles are solvable on the first attempt once Recall's concept clicks.

Preparation

• No equipment needed — tutorial shrine for a fresh Link
• Recall ability is given by Rauru before accessing this shrine
• No temperature hazards inside (the Great Sky Island exterior is cold in some zones — check outside first)
• Wear any cold-resistant gear for the Sky Island exterior if needed
• No combat inside the shrine at all

Walkthrough

Step 1: Recall the Departing Platform

The first room demonstrates Recall's core function: a stone platform launches from a catapult mechanism, flies across a gap, and lands on the far side. The gap is too wide to jump. Wait for the platform to complete its arc and land fully on the far side, then activate Recall on the platform. It reverses its path — flying back across the gap in reverse. Jump onto the platform while it's mid-air during the recall arc, and ride it to the far platform as it travels back. Step off when it reaches the far side.

Step 2: Clock Mechanism Recall

The second room has a circular clock mechanism — a turning gear that moves a floor tile in a circular path. The floor tile is currently in the wrong position to provide access to the next section. Activate Recall on the gear — the entire mechanism reverses, rotating the floor tile backward along its arc to the correct position. Cross the correctly positioned tile.

Step 3: Stone Block Return

The third area has a stone block that has already moved from its original position and now sits in an unhelpful spot. Activating Recall on the stone block returns it to its original position — where it serves as a stepping stone to a higher ledge. Step on the Recalled block and jump to the upper ledge.

Step 4: Final Spinning Platform

The last section has a spinning platform that rotates too quickly to safely jump onto while spinning in the default direction. Apply Recall to the platform — it now spins in reverse, much slower (because the reverse motion plays back at the rate the game recorded). The slow reverse spin allows safe boarding. Step on, let it carry you to the far platform, then step off.

Step 5: Altar

The altar is beyond the spinning platform. Collect your Light of Blessing — your fourth and final one on the Great Sky Island. Return to Rauru's Sanctum with all four Lights to complete the tutorial.

Tips

• Recall reverses movement for the duration it was observed — the longer the object moved, the longer Recall lasts
• The platform in Step 1 must complete its full arc before Recall is applied — Recalling mid-flight cuts the return path short
• Recall on the clock gear in Step 2 reverses the entire mechanism, not just one part — watch what moves before applying
• After Nachoyah, Rauru grants Link the Recall ability permanently — it's now available anywhere in Hyrule
• The cold zone outside Nachoyah Shrine requires cold resistance — the Great Sky Island western section has snow near the Recall shrine entrance

Nearby Points of Interest

• Ukouh Shrine — east section, Ultrahand tutorial
• Gutanbac Shrine — northeast, Ascend tutorial
• In-isa Shrine — south, Fuse tutorial
• Rauru's Sanctum — central Sky Island, final destination after all four shrines complete

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Chest Summary

| # | Contents | Location | |---|----------|----------| | — | None | Tutorial shrine — no treasure chests inside. |

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