Ruvo Korbah Shrine Guide: Strength+, Key and Chests (BotW)

Where is Ruvo Korbah Shrine, and how do you reveal it?

In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Ruvo Korbah appears in the fields south of the Temple of Time, near the old cabin. Start The Champions’ Ballad, take the One-Hit Obliterator, and clear the marked monster camp to reveal this DLC shrine.

Detail	What to look for
Trial	A Major Test of Strength+
Region	Great Plateau — south of the Temple of Time
Main mechanic	An arena fight, basement passages and a final group battle
Chests	3, including the Small Key chest
Contents	Bomb Arrow ×10; Giant Ancient Core; Small Key

This shrine is additional to the 120 base-game shrine checklist. The + matters: defeating the first Guardian is only the beginning.

How do you clear the camp south of the Temple of Time?

Approach from the temple’s higher ground and look over the camp. Remove exposed Lizalfos archers with your bow before descending.
Watch the mounted Bokoblins. Shoot a rider off its mount to interrupt the charge, then approach only when you have checked the other enemies’ positions.
Draw melee Bokoblins and Moblins out of the group. A charged One-Hit Obliterator can end an isolated encounter quickly, but that does not make standing among several attackers safe.
Back off when the weapon stops glowing. Use the terrain to break lines of sight while it recharges, then check around the marked camp for any remaining target.

Link aiming at a Lizalfos from the high ground above the camp — Pick off exposed ranged enemies before descending.

What should you prepare before entering?

Bring a usable shield, a bow and a supply of arrows. Cryonis can create cover where the floors have shallow water. An upgraded Stasis can briefly stop an enemy to help you approach; the original version cannot freeze living enemies. Plan to wait in cover for your weapon to recharge between attacks.

How do you complete A Major Test of Strength+?

1. Defeat the first Guardian and find the floor switch

A Guardian Scout IV waits in the opening arena. Keep your shield ready and move sideways as you approach. Wait for an attack to miss, then strike with the glowing One-Hit Obliterator. If it prepares a spinning rush, a Cryonis pillar on the wet floor can stop the charge and create an opening.

Take the ten Bomb Arrows from the back-room chest. Instead of a monk, there is a floor switch behind the chest. Step on it to lower the arena’s central platform, then return to the opening and glide down. Do not simply jump into the shaft without slowing your fall.

The defeated Guardian Scout in the opening arena — Defeating this scout opens the back room; the shrine continues below.

The lowered central platform revealing the way into the basement — The switch opens a route below the arena; glide down carefully.

2. Follow the basement passage and collect the optional core

At the bottom, note the locked door ahead and the elevated chest off to the right. You cannot reach the end by going straight through the locked door yet. Turn left into the passage.

Clear the scout around the corner, then look ahead before taking the stairs to the raised walkway. More scouts cover the route, including a melee attacker. Keep walls between you and the shooters while approaching an isolated target; use the bow or upgraded Stasis if a direct approach is exposed.

Continue down the next stairs. Check both the ground level and the high ledge for scouts. Near the ladder leading up, take the ground-level side passage beneath the earlier walkway first. Follow it to the optional chest containing a Giant Ancient Core. You should still be below the walkway when collecting this chest.

The optional chest visible below the basement’s raised walkway — Reach this chest through the lower side passage before climbing to the key.

3. Climb to the Small Key and return to the locked door

Return to the ladder area. Deal with the scout that can shoot down from above before climbing into its line of fire. Climb the ladder and cross the upper walkway to the chest containing the Small Key. This is a different chest from the one underneath the walkway.

Return to the locked door you noted after gliding into the basement, and use the key. Let the One-Hit Obliterator recharge before moving further into the next room.

4. Clear the final room without fighting every scout at once

Four Guardian Scouts appear in the last room, covering different levels. Avoid running straight towards the visible monk. Use a Cryonis pillar on the shallow water to block an exposed firing angle, then choose a lower-side scout you can reach without crossing the others’ shots.

After dealing with that target, use the nearby stairs and cover to approach the upper walkway. Remove the scout above, while continuing to watch the ranged attacker near the far gate. Your bow can handle a target that is unsafe to approach. Circle back for any scout on the other lower side; pause in cover whenever the weapon needs to recharge.

Only when the room’s scouts are defeated does the gate open. Cross towards the exit and speak to the monk for the Spirit Orb.

Guardian Scouts on different levels in the final room — Use cover to separate the firing angles before approaching a scout.

Where are all three treasure chests?

Chest	Contents	How to collect it
Behind the first arena	Bomb Arrow ×10	Defeat the first Guardian, then enter the back room
Under the basement walkway	Giant Ancient Core	Take the ground-level side passage before climbing the ladder
On the basement’s upper walkway	Small Key	Climb the ladder and follow the raised route; use the key at the locked door

The key is required to advance. The Giant Ancient Core is an optional detour, so collect it before heading through the locked door.

What are the main dangers?

Assuming the first fight ends the shrine. The floor switch opens the second half of the route.
Climbing while a scout has a clear shot. Remove the threat or block its angle first.
Confusing the two basement chests. Core below; key above.
Charging the final room with an empty weapon. Wait in cover until it glows and avoid exposing yourself to several firing angles.

Which trial should you tackle next?

Visit Yowaka Ita for the bowl puzzle, Rohta Chigah for the spike course, or Etsu Korima for Path of Light. After all four, the Champions’ Ballad overview explains the next monuments and Champion trials.

FAQ

Why does Ruvo Korbah Shrine continue after the first Guardian?

The first fight only opens the back room. Take the Bomb Arrows, then step on the floor switch behind the chest. It lowers the central arena platform and reveals the basement.

Where is the Small Key?

In the basement’s upper-level chest. Follow the left-hand passage around the locked door, clear the scouts, then climb the ladder and cross the raised walkway to the chest. Return to the locked door after collecting it.

Where is the Giant Ancient Core?

In a chest below the basement’s raised walkway. Before climbing the ladder towards the key, follow the ground-level side passage under the walkway. This optional chest is separate from the Small Key chest.