Thyplo Ruins is a small location located at the northern edge of Hyrule inTears of the Kingdom. The main draw here is the Thyplo Ruins Skyview Tower. But it’s obvious to see that there’s something else going on with this island. In fact, there are four short puzzles you can solve which get you a very cool reward. So, here’s how you solve the puzzles at Thyplo Ruins inTears of the Kingdom.
Tears of the Kingdom: Solving the Thyplo Ruins puzzles
The puzzles in Thyplo Ruins come as part of the “Investigate the Thyplo Ruins” side quest. To start this properly,you’ll need to have finished the Water Temple, Fire Temple, Wind Temple, and Lightning Temple.Once those are done, head over to Thyplo Ruins to start solving some puzzles. Check the map below for Thyplo Ruins’ location.
Once the main Dungeons are finished, head to the Thyplo Ruins and speak toKazul. He’s part of the Zonai Survey Team and needs some help investigating the ruins. He’ll then show youfour stone tabletsthat have a short riddle. These tablets each give you a hint about a location in the ruins followed up by the Sage ability you’ll need to use. Let’s go through each tablet from left to right.
“Display the power of the Sage of Wind to the Owl protected by many dragons”
The solution to the first puzzle liesright behind the stone tabletsand just over the wall. You’ll see alarge owl statuewith several dragon heads laying on the ground in front of it. All you need to do is use theSage of Wind’s Gust abilityin front of the owl statue. Then loot the chest that appears.
“Display the power of the Sage of Fire to blaze through the space between two dragons, from head to tail”
For the next one, head to theeasternsection of the island and look fortwo long dragon statueswith a big gap between them. For this one, you just need to use theSage of Fire’s abilityand launch him directly between the two dragons. Afterward a chest will appear behind Link.
“Display the power of the Sage of Water in the presence of the six dragons”
The third puzzle is directing you to thenorthwestof Thyplo Ruins. Here there are six dragon statues arranged in a circle with a gap in the middle. Simply use theWater Sage’s abilityin this gap and you’ll unlock this chest.
“Display the power of the Sage of Lightning at the end of the long dragon that protects the mountain of death”
This one honestly took me an annoying amount of time to find. Luckily you don’t have to repeat my mistake. Head over to thesoutheasternedge of Thyplo Ruins, and you’ll spot a long dragon statue coiling around. Just follow it to the point on the map above, and you’ll come to the end of the tail. Then you just need to use theSage of Lightning’s powerin front of the statues to unlock this chest.
Once all four are done, you can go back to Kazul to report your findings. You’ll then be taken to the final location in this side quest where your reward waits. This earns you theDusk Claymore, whichTwilight Princessfans might recognize as the sword Ganondorf used. It’s a very cool reward, and it deals a lot of damage. Find outhow to get the Fierce Deity armor setto maximize the amount of damage you can do.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis now available on Nintendo Switch.
Sam Robins
Sam is a Contributing Writer at PC Invasion. For just over 5 years, he has been writing about all areas of gaming from news and guides, to reviews of the latest titles. When he’s not writing, he’s usually sinking time into an RPG or trying to convince his friends to play The Legends of Heroes series. He can usually be found lurking on Twitter (@GhoolyTV) most days.
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