Minetha 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 Minetha Shrine in the Lanayru region and survey the water management system.
2. Three branching water channels diverge from a central reservoir, each controlled by rotatable flow-gate valves.
3. The altar sits at the far end of the rightmost channel, but its gate requires continuous water pressure to remain open — meaning you must redirect maximum flow to the right channel while starving the left and center channels.
4. Step 2: Approach Valve 1 near the entry point.
5. This valve controls the split between the left branch and the center-right trunk.
6. Use Ultrahand to grab the valve handle and rotate it 180 degrees clockwise — this fully closes the left branch, redirecting all water flow into the center-right trunk.
7. You will hear the left channel drain and the right channels surge.
8. Step 3: Valve 2 sits at the mid-chamber junction between center and right branches.
9. It is already positioned correctly — do not touch it.
10. A bypass lever nearby is a red herring designed to trick players into opening the center branch and reducing right-channel pressure.
11. Leave both Valve 2 and the bypass lever alone.
12. Step 4: Advance to Valve 3 on the right branch.
13. Rotate it fully counterclockwise with Ultrahand to open the right channel to maximum flow.
14. Water now floods the rightmost channel at full pressure, activating the hydraulic gate mechanism at the altar approach.
15. The gate rises and stays open as long as water pressure holds.
16. Step 5: The elevated water level in the right channel also raises a floating walkway that was previously too low to reach.
17. Jump onto this now-accessible elevated walkway and follow it to a chest containing a Royal Claymore (a 52-attack two-handed sword — one of the best weapons available in Lanayru shrines).
18. Step 6: Cross the walkway to the altar platform at the far end and claim your Light of Blessing.
19. Hidden chest: The Royal Claymore on the elevated walkway is only reachable after maximizing water flow to the right channel.
20. If you miss it, you would need to re-solve the valve puzzle.
21. Ability needed: Ultrahand is the only ability required.
22. The puzzle tests your understanding of fluid dynamics and cause-and-effect reasoning across interconnected systems.
23. Pro tip: This shrine's valve logic mirrors the Zora's Domain water temple puzzles — mastering water redirection here prepares you for the much larger-scale water management challenges in the Zora region main quest.

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