Tears Of The Kingdom

The Spirit Temple is one of the best-kept secrets in Tears of the Kingdom. Here's how to reach it, and solve the puzzles along the way.

The Spirit Temple is one of the bigger story surprising in Tears of the Kingdom. Only after completing all four of the core temples will you finally begin your journey to find the final temple hidden in the Depths.

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Getting there can be quite a challenge as you will be required to do a lot of prework spanning a few different quest lines. We’ll walk you through everything you need to do to reach the temple, and how to solve all the puzzles along the way.

There are some story spoilers below. If you have not yet completed the Wind, Water, Fire, and Lightning Temples already, it is best to do those first before continuing.

You likely have already stumbled upon one or more of the ancient tablets hidden in the Ring Ruins scattered throughout Hyrule Sky. Each of these holds a piece of the puzzle to the past that Zelda and King Rauru reside in, and are a part of the Secret Of The Ring Ruins quest.

You’ll need to find every tablet before you’ll be able to gain access to the Ring Ruin in Kakariko Village. Inside, you’ll find one last tablet that will send you on your journey to locate the Spirit Temple. After starting the quest Guidance From Ages Past, you’ll visit Dracozu Lake found southeast of the Popla Foothills Skyview Tower. Upon solving a puzzle in the area you’ll discover an ancient mask that will lead you to the Construct Factory in the Depths.

After taking the floating platform down into the Depths, you’ll land at the Construct Factory. This is where Mineru, Rauru's sister, was building all the constructs you encounter in the world. Here, you’ll carry the mask to a giant mech mold near the entrance of the factory where Mineru will reveal that her soul has been hiding inside your Purah Pad since the Imprisoning War. She then promptly sends you on a mission to build her a body to inhabit, so she can help you as the fifth sage.

Something has stopped shipments from arriving at the factory, so in order to build her body, you’ll need to venture to the Right Leg, Right Arm, Left Leg, and Left Arm Depots to find the individual parts she needs. Next, we’ll walk you through how to solve the puzzles in each depot.

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From the Construct Factory, you’ll find the Right Leg Depot directly to the East. Once inside, activate the terminal to drop the box containing the Right Leg. Now place the box on the elevator and ride it up to the next level. Here you’ll find a rail system that leads to the next part of the depot.

Start by attaching the box to the rail hook so that the open end is facing the rail. Now attach a fan to the box and activate it to send it along the rail to the top area. Once in the next area, detach the rail component and fan and place the box on the elevator.

In the next area, you’ll need to build a wing glider and bring the box back to the Construct Factory. You’ll find the glider and control on the upper level along with a chest containing some Zonaite. Bring the glider down and attach two or three fans and the box to it. Now place it on one of the ramps and ride it back to the Construct Factory. Once near the mold, place the box next to open it. Then grab the leg and fit it into the corresponding spot.

You’ll find the Left Leg Depot just south of the Right Leg Depot. Start by placing the box on the elevator and bringing it to the top level. Here, you’ll find a ramp you can adjust and some rockets. You’ll need to angle the ramp, so it is slightly higher than the ledge on the opposite side of the pool. Then attach the rockets and the control and ride the box to the next area.

Once on the other side, take the elevator or Ascend to the top area. Behind a metal grate, you’ll find a chest and two carts, each with a slab holding Zonaite on top of them. Grab all of these pieces through the grate and move them past the lasers, so you can access them. Detach the Zonaite using your Ultrahand and then collect them.

Next, attach the box to the top of one of the carts. Now grab the spare rocket located by the elevator and attach it. Place the cart so it is aiming at the Construct Factory and ride it off the edge. Then grab the box and place the left leg into the mold.

Next up is the Left Leg Depot, found southwest of the Construct Factory. Once inside, activate the wheel to open the door and bring the box into the next room. Now turn around and detach the two wheels from the door and then attach them to the box. Attach the lever nearby and then ride the box across the lava to the other side.

Before approaching the next puzzle, head up the ladder to your left and grab the chest across the way. Then hop down and detach the wheels. You’ll need to flip the box sideways and reattach the wheels and lever. Then place the wheels on the outside of each of the metal walls and ride across to the other side. Before doing anything, take the ladder to the top area to find a Grand Poe before heading back down to the door.

Remove the wheels from the box and attach them to the door chains so that the wheels are facing the frame of the door. Activate it to open the door and bring the box into the next area. Here, you’ll find two large fans that are spinning due to a couple of Zonai device fans. Deactivate both fans and grab the chest on the left side. Now place both fans on the side of the box with the control lever on top. Place it in the water and ride the box down to the Construct Factory.

Three down and one to go. On your way to the Right Arm Depot, you’ll have to pass by a group of Bokoblins and a sea of gloom saturating the ground. To avoid everything, glide over to the space just below the stairs leading to the depot and then Ascend through the stairs to reach the top.

Once inside, grab the box and place it on the conveyer belt and ride it to the top area. There are some puffshrooms and a Large Zonaite in a chest on the ground floor if you want to grab them. Once up top, you’ll find an electric bridge that you’ll need to use to get the box to the other side of the room. Start by attaching two wheels to the side of the box and then hang them over the edge of the bridge as seen in the image above. Activate it, and it will make its way to the other side of the room.

Glide over to the ladder and climb up to reach the next area. Once on the other side, you’ll already have half of your vehicle made. Grab two more wheels and place them on the other side of the box. Then attach the lever found nearby and ride the box down to the Construct Factory.

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After placing the final part in the mold, Mineru's spirit will leave the Purah Pad and inhabit the mech you built. You’ll now need to ride the mech from the Construct Factory to the Spirit Temple. There are a handful of armories along the way and even more deadly enemies. We recommend choosing your battles wisely, and in most cases, it is better to just avoid the enemies, especially in the first part of the journey.

Eventually, you will make it to the stairway leading to the temple. Attach a rocket from the armory to the mech's back and then carefully make your way past the enemies and up the stairs until you reach the broken part. You’ll want to stand right next to the edge and then activate the rocket to make it to the other side.

No sooner do you step foot inside the Spirit Temple does the boss battle begin. The original body Mineru had reserved for her spirit had been taken over by the gloom, and now you’ll need to take it down in mech-on-mech combat.

This is probably the easiest of all the temple bosses, but it can get a bit tricky to get the timing down. Your goal is to smack the construct into the barbed fence surrounding the arena. This is the only way to hurt it, so use any melee attachment you can. Occasionally, the construct will be close enough to get in an attack. Just remember you can block and after doing so, the boss will be temporarily caught off guard, creating an opening for you to attack.

After taking down half of the construct's health, it will start flying around in the air. It is best to make sure you have a cannon attached to one of your arms for this part. If you don't have one, get a good hit on the boss when they get close enough, and they’ll drop a cannon. Then use it to blast them out of the air and unleash your melee attacks to push them into the fence. After they go down, you’ll grab the full heart and complete the Spirit Temple.

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