Joniu 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 Joniu Shrine in the Lanayru region and face the interior waterway system.
2. The shrine is unusually dark — the normal ambient green shrine lighting is absent, replaced by near-total darkness.
3. Three branching paths extend from the entrance junction, but only one leads to the altar.
4. The other two paths end in dead-end drops that deposit you back at the entrance, wasting time.
5. Step 2: Throw a Large Brightbloom Seed at the entrance junction to illuminate all three path openings simultaneously.
6. With the junction lit, look closely at the walls of each corridor entrance.
7. The correct path is marked by subtle glowing blue moss growing on the right wall — this bioluminescent moss is nearly invisible without Brightbloom illumination but unmistakable once lit.
8. Step 3: Follow the blue moss trail through the branching waterway.
9. At the first junction, the moss appears on the right corridor — take the right path.
10. At the second junction, the moss grows straight ahead on the center corridor wall — go straight.
11. At the third and final junction, the moss is on the left corridor — turn left.
12. Throw additional Brightbloom Seeds at each junction to verify the moss location before committing to a path.
13. Step 4: The wrong paths at each junction lead to dead-end drops — short falls that loop you back to the shrine entrance without damage but waste your Brightbloom Seed supply.
14. If you run out of seeds, the shrine becomes extremely difficult to navigate in darkness alone.
15. Carry at least 10 Brightbloom Seeds before attempting this shrine.
16. Step 5: The correct path (right, straight, left) leads to a well-lit corridor that reveals a chest containing a Strong Zora Sword (24 attack power, enhanced damage when wet — one of the best Lanayru-exclusive weapons).
17. Collect it.
18. Step 6: Continue through the lit corridor to its bright terminus where the altar sits.
19. Claim your Light of Blessing.
20. Hidden chest: The Strong Zora Sword in the lit corridor near the end of the correct path.
21. Only accessible by following the blue moss trail correctly through all three junctions.
22. Ability needed: No shrine abilities are required.
23. Brightbloom Seeds are essential — this is fundamentally a resource management and observation puzzle rather than an ability test.
24. Pro tip: Brightbloom Seeds are farmable from any cave in Hyrule — they grow on cave walls and ceilings and respawn every Blood Moon.
25. Keep at least 20 in your inventory at all times for situations like this shrine and Depths exploration.
26. Large Brightbloom Seeds illuminate a wider radius and are crafted by cooking three regular seeds together.

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: Mucktorok (Lanayru / Water Temple, difficulty 2/10).

More Shrines in Lanayru

• Angaku Shrine — Puzzle, difficulty 2/5
• Apogek Shrine — Rauru's Blessing, difficulty 1/5
• Dakoiya Shrine — Combat, difficulty 2/5
• Farosh Shrine — Blessing, difficulty 1/5
• Iyu Shrine — Puzzle, difficulty 1/5
• Joka Shrine — Rauru's Blessing, difficulty 1/5

Related Guides

• Lanayru Region Guide
• Mount Lanayru Skyview Tower
• Upland Zorana Skyview Tower
• All 152 Shrines
• Shrine Quests
• Skyview Towers
• Lightroots
• Deep Walkthrough Guide