Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) — The Stakes Guide You Shrine Guide

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Stakes Guide You puzzle is found in the Tsutsu-um Shrine, and it’s one that stumped me for a solid 30 minutes. This headscratcher requires some clever thinking to pick up what it’s putting down. Here’s our guide to help you solve the TotK Tsutsu-um Shrine Stakes Guide You puzzle.

Tsutsu-um Shrine The Stakes Guide You Puzzle Solution in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Tsutsu-um Shrine Location

You can find the Tears of the Kingdom Tsutsu-um Shrine west of the Forest of Spirits at the coordinates (-1423,-1349,0068). It is near the Outskirt Stable and a Great Fairy Fountain.

TotK Tsutsu-um Shrine The Stakes Guide You Puzzle Walkthrough

To complete The Stakes Guide You puzzle, head down the stairs in the Tsutsu-um Shrine, and turn left to see a moving column ahead of you. Nearby, there will be a square slate with a Zonai stake in it.

First The Stakes Guide You Puzzle Solution

Grab the Zonai stake with Ultrahand and create a platform up. Hold it with the slate horizontal and the stake’s sharp side in the column. Now on to the second TotK Stakes Guide You puzzle.

Second The Stakes Guide You Puzzle Solution

At the far end of this area, you’ll see a circular contraption and a glowing orange ball continually falling down to the left.

• First, use the air vent in the middle to glide up, then descend to the platform with the Shrine’s chest. Inside are 5 arrows inside.

• Head back to the air vent, and use it to get to the higher platform on your right (the opposite direction of the chest).
• From here, look at the wall where the ball is falling. There are stakes in the wall that you need to move.
• The first one to move is the one closest to the chute where the ball comes out. Move this stake so that the ball hits in and drops to the rotating platform below.

Now, grab another stake and place it underneath the rotating platform to create a downward slope for the ball to travel on. It will fall afterward but land safely on a metal track below a spinning wall.

Next, I found the easiest way to proceed was to go back and grab the object I used for the first puzzle and attach it to this spinning wall. This will push the ball along the metal track toward the glowing goal at the other end. Once it’s in and the glowing hole turns green, the gate to the Shrine exit will open.

That’s how to complete the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Stakes Guide You puzzle in the Tsutsu-um Shrine. If you want more Shrine walkthroughs or tips articles, visit our Zelda: TotK guides hub.