Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Runakit Shrine guide

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The Runakit Shrine in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is all about using Ultrahand to make structures that'll carry a metal ball across metal rails and beams to the end of the Shrine - and it's proven to be one of the most difficult shrines in all of TOTK. Each section is its own individual puzzle to be tackled, and with them growing increasingly difficult and finicky, we can't blame anybody for seeking out a guide to help them out along the way. If you're stuck on the Runakit Shrine in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, our guide will help you pick up your ball and go home.

How to beat the Runakit Shrine in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

If you're in search of the Runakit Shrine, you'll find it directly east of Hyrule Castle near the top of the Hyrule Ridge region on your map:

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Runakit Shrine location — (Image credit: Nintendo)

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When you enter Runakit Shrine, first take note of the concave dish on your left. This is where you'll have to move the large metal ball from one side of the chamber in order to gain access to the innermost chamber. Use your Zelda Tears of the Kingdom glider to get across the large gap between yourself and the side of the room where the ball is, and then lift it off its pedestal. By this point in the game you should be acquainted with your Ultrahand ability in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, so just place the ball on the metal railings nearby and roll it down to the next platform.

Here, you'll find the next set of railings are too wide to just roll the ball down a second time. Instead you'll have to attach the ball to the rods nearby, ensuring that you connect all four rods end to end so that they can rest on top of the wide railings and act as an anchor. If you don't use all four rods, the ball might get derailed, drop into the abyss, and respawn at its pedestal. Once the ball is safely on the other side of the railings, glide across and detach it from the poles.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Runakit Shrine second railing puzzle solution — (Image credit: Nintendo)

This next part of the Runakit Shrine is a little trickier, because the last railing comprises a single track instead of having two like the others. Next to the railing, you'll find a stone structure that looks like two stone slabs joined together in an L-shape to form a triangular tip. This is how you'll get the ball from one side of the chasm to the other:

Take the detached ball and attach it to one single rod, carried down from the previous platform
With the ball attached, stick the rod to one edge of the stone triangle
Look around the platform for a flat piece of stone and attach it to the other edge of the triangle, forming a T-shape
Pick the whole thing up and rest it over the railing, with the crux of the L-shaped stones in the middle

Gravity will carry the ball down to the end of the tracks, since the flat piece of stone you've attached to one edge of the triangle will act as a barrier to prevent it slipping off the railing. Now you can glide over to the ball, detach and lift it into the key slot with Ultrahand, and solve the Runakit Shrine puzzle.

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