Courage to Fall Shrine Guide for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Courage to Fall puzzle is found in the Orochium Shrine. In it, you’ll make use of your Ascend ability at opportune times to complete your goal. Here’s our guide to help you solve the Orochium Shrine Courage to Fall puzzle in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Orochium Shrine Courage to Fall Puzzle Solution in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Orochium Shrine Location

The Orochium Shrine can be found in Hebra Mountains further to the northeast. If you’ve already completed Kiuyoyou Shrine, or you’ve visited the Forgotten Temple for the Geoglyphs, then it’s slightly northwest of those locations.

TotK Orochium Shrine Courage to Fall Puzzle Walkthrough

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Courage to Fall puzzle is essentially one long task requiring specific steps. Here’s what you need to do:

• Head left and kill the Construct. Use Ascend to reach the top, climb the ladder, and go through the crawlspace.
• Glide down and take out the two Constructs below. You can also open a chest that contains 5x Arrows.
• Ignore the lasers for now and use Ascend in front of the doorway. This will take you to the top, where you’ll notice a target bullseye.
• From there, head back down to the lower level, where you’ll see some platforms that are rising. Defeat two more Constructs below.
• Here, you’ll see another laser trap.

Courage to Fall Hidden Tunnel

Now, here’s where things seem a bit funny, and we think it’s quite fitting that this is called the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Courage to Fall puzzle. Normally, red lasers trigger traps that cause Link to fall to his doom. However, while this laser trap does lead to you falling down, there’s also a hidden tunnel below.

Follow this tunnel while avoiding more lasers. Once you reach the end, use your Ascend ability. This will let you grab a Small Key. You’ll be able to open the door with a ball.

Tears of the Kingdom Courage to Fall Reward Area

From here, simply use the Ultrahand to bring the ball to the back area, where you saw the moving ledges. Once you’ve climbed to the top, place it in the bullseye. This will let you use a Zonai Wing. Attach the ball to it, then fly back to the starting point. After placing the ball in the other bullseye, you’ll unlock the reward area.

This completes the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Courage to Fall puzzle in the Orochium Shrine. For more walkthroughs just like — and other helpful tips articles — visit our Zelda: TotK guides hub.