Yansamin Shrine Location and Solution (Tears of the Kingdom)
How to reach Yansamin Shrine on Zonaite Forge Island (2351, -1783, 1475) up the waterfall, and how to clear Proving Grounds: Low Gravity with rocket shields.
8/31/2026 1.4.3 QuestFern Team Last updated: 9/24/2026 4 min read
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Glide north from Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower to the Peak of Awakening.
Watch for island chunks falling from the sky and Recall one — it carries you back up.
You will not reach the top, but you get high enough to glide into the waterfall west of the peak; touch it and the Zora Armor swims you up.
On the island, deal with the Construct by the platform and attach the rockets to it, then hit the rockets and ride up — it is quick, so be ready to hop off.
Glide to the next island, examine the device to start the drafts, and ride them upward.
At the top is a platform with a hole in the middle — the shaft down to the shrine is lined with lasers. Dive and weave; the pool at the bottom heals you if you clip one.
Yansamin Shrine is the hardest thing on this site’s shrine list to simply arrive at — a sky island reached by rewinding falling rock and swimming up a waterfall.
1. Gear Up and Rocket Launch
Take the weapons from the rack on your left.
First Construct: keep it at range with the Long Stick, then loot it.
Fuse a rocket to a shield — hold that shield up to fly. Keep a second shield rocket-free for defence.
Take the weapons from the rack on your left. Screenshot (cropped) from 100% Guides
· used with permission After the first Construct, fuse a rocket to a shield and hold it up to fly; keep a second shield for defence. Screenshot (cropped) from 100% Guides
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2. Upper Platform Battles
Rocket up to the highest platform and rush the archer Construct; it folds under pressure.
Next platform: a hard-hitting lone Construct — strike fast to knock the sword out of its hand, then finish it.
Rocket up to the highest platform and rush the archer Construct. Screenshot (cropped) from 100% Guides
· used with permission The next Construct ① hits hard: strike fast to knock its sword away, then finish it. Screenshot (cropped) from 100% Guides
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3. Three-Construct Platform
Three Constructs on the next platform: use the shield to fight them one at a time, and mind the bombs lying around. (Optional: fuse a bomb to a spare shield.)
On the three-Construct platform, fight them one at a time and mind the bomb barrels ①. Screenshot (cropped) from 100% Guides
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4. Ranged Cleanup and Final Enemy
Fuse a beam emitter to a shield and pick off what is left from range.
Last Construct: jump down and hit it before it can fuse its weapon.
Pick off what is left from range, then drop onto the last Construct ① before it fuses its weapon. Screenshot (cropped) from 100% Guides
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5. Claim Your Rewards
Past the doors: Large Zonaite in the chest, Light of Blessing at the altar.
From the Peak of Awakening, Recall a falling island chunk to ride it up, glide into the waterfall west of the peak and swim up it — Zora Armor makes this cheap, without it you burn a lot of resources. Then rocket the platform, ride the drafts and dive the laser shaft.
What is the rocket shield trick in Yansamin Shrine?
Fuse a rocket to a shield and hold the shield up: it fires you straight into the air, which is how you reach the higher platforms. Keep one shield rocket-free for actual defending.
How do I fight the Constructs in Yansamin Shrine?
One platform at a time. Long Stick for the first, disarm the sword-carrier by striking fast, isolate the group of three with your shield, then fuse a beam emitter to a shield to pick off the rest at range.
