Daka Tuss Shrine Walkthrough: Sunken Scoop (BotW)

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Daka Tuss Shrine stands on Shrine Island in the Lanayru Wetlands, north of Kakariko Village. It is out in the open, with no shrine quest needed to enter, and it is surrounded by shallow water, so expect to wade the last stretch of the approach. Conditions are mild here — the shrine registers about +23°C / +73°F — so weather is never a concern.

Item	Detail
Trial	Sunken Scoop
Tower region	Lanayru
Map marker	Show on map
Shrine quest	None
Chests	1
Names	Daka Tuss Shrine · 達塔‧庫斯神廟 · 达塔·库斯神庙

What should you bring?

All you need is the Magnesis rune, earned back at Oman Au Shrine on the Great Plateau. The entire trial is bowl-work: no combat, no special gear, and no elixirs required. Without Magnesis you cannot lift the metal bowl, and the Ancient Orbs can only be ferried inside it, so there is no way through without the rune.

Video walkthrough

Daka Tuss Shrine Guide — Video by Zelda Dungeon · YouTube

How do you solve Daka Tuss Shrine?

The whole trial turns on one tool: a metal bowl you drive with Magnesis. It serves both as a scoop for carrying orbs over grates and as the weight for an underwater Floor Switch, so never leave it behind. As you enter, the monk Daka Tuss offers you the trial in the name of the Goddess Hylia.

1. Room One: Scoop Orb and Open Gate

Walk in and size up room one: a square pool holds three Ancient Orbs and a metal bowl, and to the left of the pool, behind a short metal grate, sits a Concave Slot.

Aim Magnesis at the metal bowl in the water and lift it out.

Lower the bowl into the pool so it scoops up one of the orbs.

Carry the bowl left, hover it over the short grate, and drop the orb into the Concave Slot. With the orb inserted, the gate by the entrance opens.

Do not walk off yet — bring the metal bowl with you, dragging it through the open gate with Magnesis. Room two cannot be solved without it.

Link lifting the metal bowl with an Ancient Orb inside it out of the pool — Lift metal bowl ① with Magnesis and scoop up one of the orbs.

The bowl hovering above the short grate in the corner — Carry bowl ① over grate ② and drop the orb into the slot behind it.

The gate by the entrance standing open — The gate opens; drag the bowl through it with you.

2. Room Two: Park Orb, Press Switch, Drain Water

Room two holds another square pool with three more Ancient Orbs and a submerged Floor Switch at the bottom; behind the pool, a large metal grate seals off the Monk’s Pedestal.

Look to the right of the pool: a second Concave Slot hides behind a grate there, but its top is covered, so an orb cannot be dropped straight in.

Scoop up an orb with the bowl, carry it to the right side, and rest it on top of the covered grate above the slot. It simply sits there for now.

Drop the metal bowl onto the submerged Floor Switch at the bottom of the pool — Link cannot press it himself underwater.

The switch triggers: the cover over the Concave Slot opens, your parked orb falls into the slot, and the water drains from both rooms. The cover only stays open while the switch is held down, which is exactly why the orb had to be parked on top first.

An orb resting on top of the covered grate on the right, bowl held nearby — Scoop another orb and park it ① on top of the covered grate ②.

Link lowering the bowl onto the orange floor switch under the water — Lower bowl ① onto the underwater floor switch ②.

The drained room with the orb now in the slot — The cover opens, the orb falls into the slot, and both rooms drain.

3. Collect Chest and Meet the Monk

Before chasing the monk, double back to room one: with the pool drained, a hidden chamber at the bottom is now exposed, holding a Stone Chest with a Silver Longsword. Open it.

Head down into the drained lower level, follow the revealed passageway, and climb the flight of stairs — you surface on the far side of the large grate wall at the Monk’s Pedestal.

Approach Daka Tuss: he bestows a Spirit Orb for overcoming the trial, wishes you well — “May the Goddess smile upon you” — and fades away.

Link running toward a chest in the drained room one — Go back to room one: a chest sits in the chamber exposed at the bottom.

Link taking the Silver Longsword from the opened chest — Open it for a Silver Longsword.

Link before Daka Tuss at the Monk's Pedestal — Follow the lower passage up the stairs to Daka Tuss for the Spirit Orb.

What is in the chest?

Chest	Contents	How to get it
1	Silver Longsword	Inside a Stone Chest in a hidden chamber at the bottom of the first room’s pool. It is unreachable until the water drains, so solve room two first, then walk back to room one and drop into the exposed pool bed to open it.

What do people miss here?

The Silver Longsword chest is the classic miss here: it sits at the bottom of the FIRST pool and only becomes reachable after the water drains. Most players beeline up to the monk — if you left without it, you can re-enter the shrine any time to grab it.
Leaving the metal bowl in room one. The Floor Switch in room two is underwater and Link cannot press it himself, so the bowl is the only weight that works. If you forgot it, walk back through the gate and drag it along with Magnesis.
Doing room two in the wrong order: if you drop the bowl on the switch before an orb is resting on top of the covered slot, the cover opens but nothing falls in, because it only stays open while the switch is held down. Scoop an orb, park it on the grate, then re-place the bowl on the switch.
Trying to shortcut the orbs. The grates block you from carrying orbs over by hand, and the only method that works is scooping them with the metal bowl — it is the tool for both rooms, so route everything through it.

What else is nearby?

Shrine	Direction	Straight-line distance	Region
Ta’loh Naeg Shrine	southeast	490	Dueling Peaks
Lakna Rokee Shrine	southeast	671	Dueling Peaks
Kaya Wan Shrine	west	824	Lanayru

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FAQ

Where is the Daka Tuss Shrine?

It is on Shrine Island in the Lanayru Wetlands, north of Kakariko Village. The shrine is out in the open and surrounded by shallow water, so you will wade part of the way. No shrine quest is needed to enter it.

What's in the chest in Daka Tuss Shrine?

A Silver Longsword. It is in a Stone Chest inside a hidden chamber at the bottom of the first room's pool, which you can only reach after draining the water in the second room.

Why won't the orb drop into the socket in the second room?

The top of the Concave Slot on the right is covered, so you cannot drop an orb straight in. You must first rest an orb on top of the cover, then drop the metal bowl onto the submerged Floor Switch — the cover opens and the orb falls into the slot, draining the pools.

Can I leave the metal bowl behind in the first room?

No. The second room's Floor Switch sits underwater and Link cannot press it himself, so the bowl has to serve as the weight. Drag it through the open gate with Magnesis when you move on.

Do I need anything to complete Daka Tuss Shrine?

Only the Magnesis rune from the Great Plateau. There is no shrine quest, no combat, and no special gear required — the whole trial is about scooping orbs with the metal bowl, and the shrine's mild temperature (about +23°C / +73°F) means no temperature prep either.