Tears of the Kingdom – How to Complete Gatanisis Shrine

Tears of the Kingdom’s shrines will have Link sliding through sands, gliding in the air, boosting his way forward just to reach a collectible. But right when we thought nothing could make him feel like more of a pinball victim, Gatanisis Shrine waltzes in with a puzzle that asks players to pound Link with a bouncing platform to reach a flying target. Still, as much as we love the guy, we can’t resist one more extra Light of Blessing, so we’ll have to put him through Gatanasis Shrine anyway.

Related: Tears of the Kingdom – Shrine Locations & Strategies

Gatanisis Shrine Location

Gatanasis Shrine can be found east of Hyrule, right past the Zora Domain. Unfortunately, it’s not the easiest shrine to spot since you’ll likely have to climb a huge mountain and drop down once you’re near the shore. A nearby landmark that could serve as a starting point is Tarrey Town.

How to Solve A Well-Timed Pounce in Tears of the Kingdom

Inside the puzzle, a falling Metal Ball and a bouncing platform await. A huge targeting device is also floating above the bouncing platform, but the Metal Ball can’t quite reach it.

Since the bouncing platform is causing the Metal Ball to bounce a bit too late, it’s time to resort to Link’s time control ability: Recall.

Once the first Metal Ball falls into the abyss, wait for the second one to drop and immediately cast Recall on the bouncing platform. This will cause the Metal Ball to bounce right on time and pound the targeting device. Hence the shrine’s name. 

Before heading out, grab the treasure chest by sprinting through the bouncing platform and using Ascend on the targeting device above. An alternative to this is to time the bounce again, but that might be harder. In either case, a treasure chest with five Bomb Flowers awaits on top. Once that’s out of the way, glide to the shrine’s exit to grab your Light of Blessing.

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Cande Maldonado

Though Cande started her journey in the video game industry as a localization specialist six years ago, she soon realized that her true calling was to annoy NPCS, smash virtual pottery, and complete every side quest available in RPGs. Throwing that useless degree out of the window, she has been writing professionally for the past three years ever since. Her passion for games dates to 2006, when she mounted a Chocobo for the first time. Under Nintendo and Square Enix's chokehold, she will willingly pour hours upon hours into reaching 100% completion in the longest roleplaying games ever made. But hey, who needs fresh air and sunlight when you can just live in Ivalice?

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