Prologue: The Great Plateau Walkthrough

This is a guide to the Great Plateau area in the beginning of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Read on to see how to clear the Shrines and how get the Paraglider.

Great Plateau Walkthrough

Prologue Walkthrough Overview

Follow the Sheikah Slate The Isolated Plateau Clear the Oman Au Shrine Clear the Ja Baij Shrine Optional: Get the Warm Doublet Clear the Owa Daim Shrine Clear the Keh Namut Shrine Get the Paraglider and leave The Great Plateau

Follow the Sheikah Slate

	Objectives	Guide
1	Enlarge Get the Sheikah Slate	After you wake up, head to the pedestal and take the Sheikah Slate to open the nearby door.
2	Enlarge Open the Next Door	In the next room, there's another closed door and a pedestal to its right. Examine it to open the door.
	Enlarge Get the Armor (Optional)	Optional: Before you leave, open the two stone chests for the Old Shirt and some Well-Worn Trousers.
3	Enlarge Leave the Shrine of Resurrection	Once you have everything, climb the small ledge and head out side to start a cutscene.
4	Enlarge Go Down the Slope	Whether you talk to the Old Man or not is up to you, but continue down the slope past him to start the Follow the Sheikah Slate Main quest.
5	Enlarge Head to the Location Marker	Follow the yellow marker to find a pedestal hidden in some rocks. Examine it to activate the Great Plateau Tower.
	Enlarge Get the Hylian Trousers (Optional)	On the way to the yellow marker you will pass some ruins on your right. In the square ruins to the north you can find a treasure chest containing some Hylian Trousers.

The Isolated Plateau

6	Enlarge Get Down from the Tower	You will be ontop of the Tower, so run down the ledges to get down. You might want to save before you do, just in case.
7	Start The Isolated Plateau	Once you're down, the Old Man will appear in a cutscene and you will start The Isolated Plateau, your next main quest.
8	Enlarge Talk the the Old Man	Talk to the Old Man again after he moves to the top of the nearby hill and he will point you towards your next objective, the Oman Au Shrine.

Clear the Oman Au Shrine

9	Enlarge Find the Shrine	Head towards the Shrine, which is located nort-west of the Tower. You can go left to avoid enemies and climbing and swimming, if you wish.
	Enlarge Catch a Hyrule Bass (Optional)	Optional: If you want to get the Warm Doublet as early as possible, try to catch some Hyrule Bass in the lakes and ponds on the way to the shrine.
	Enlarge DLC Treasure (Optional)	Optional: If you have the DLC, open the EX Treasure Chest right by the Shrine entrance for a Ruby.
10	Clear the Shrine	Enter the Shrine and touch your Sheikah Slate to the pedestal to get the Magnesis Rune, then use your new power to clear the shrine. ・Oman Au Guide
	Enlarge Get the Treasures (Optional)	In the lake outside there are 2 metal treasure chests you can pull out of the lake with Magnesis. One contains an Opal, the other an Amber.

Clear the Ja Baij Shrine

11	Enlarge Head South of Tower	After clearing Oman Au, the Old Man will appear and recommend you teleport to the Tower to spot the next shrines. You can do so if you want, but you can also just head south of the Tower to find the next shrine.
	Enlarge Avoid the Guardians (Optional)	A couple of old Guardians will be close to the Shrine entrance, but we recommend that you avoid fighting them and use the walls for cover to reach the shrine at this point.
12	Enlarge Clear the Shrine	Make it safely to the shrine entrance and enter, then clear the Remote Bomb Trial. ・Ja Baij Guide
	Enlarge DLC Treasure (Optional)	Optional: On top of a nearby wall, you can find another EX Treasure Chest if you have the DLC. It contains the Nintendo Switch Shirt.

Optional: Get the Warm Doublet

13	Enlarge Find the Old Man's Cottage	If you head left when you exit the shrine, you'll find a large open field with a hut in the middle. Make your way there, talk to the old man and read his dairy to learn the recipe you need to get his Warm Doublet.
14	Enlarge Gather Ingredients	To make the Spicy Meat and Seafood Fry, you need the following ingredients: ・Hyrule Bass ・Meat ・Spicy Pepper You can find the Hyrule Bass in lakes and ponds, and the Spicy Peppers can be found in the Old Man's hut or nearby. For the Meat, you have to shoot a pigeon to get some Raw Bird Drumsticks. They can be found in the tall grass close to the hut.
15	Enlarge Cook the Food	Cook the Spicy Meat and Seafood Fry in the cooking pot by the hut, then tell the Old Man that you "cooked something" to get the Doublet. If the Old Man disappears from his cottage, you can find him chopping wood nearby. Talk to him to make him go back to the hut.

Clear the Owa Daim Shrine

16	Enlarge Head to the Shrine	There are two ways up to the Owa Daim Shrine. The closest requires some stamina management, so if you're not in a rush the second route might be easier.
	Enlarge Route 1: Climb the Cliffside	The nearest route from the Old Man's hut is found by first crossing the ridge to the north. Fell one of the big trees, then climb the cliffs straight ahead, using the platforms to rest.
	Enlarge Route 2: Go Halfway up Mount Hylia	The other route is found by heading back to the spot you first saw the Old Man. Climb up the ledge behind the nearby apple tree and continue up (south), passing an enemy campfire, until you reach the snowy landscape. From there, head straight up the hill, climbing a tall ledge on the way, then climb down to the shrine from above.
17	Clear the Shrine	Find your way either from above or below, then enter the shrine and clear the Stasis Trial. ・Owa Daim Guide
	Enlarge Get the Treasure (Optional)	Optional: Near the Shrine, there's a large rock you can knock away by using Stasis. The treasure chest below it contains a Traveler's Bow.

Clear the Keh Namut Shrine

18	Enlarge Head up Mount Hylia	From Owa Daim, climb up the cliff and continue north-west to head towards the final shrine.
	Enlarge Avoid the Falling Snowballs (Optional)	On the last slope leading up to the shrine, the enemies will roll large snowballs down towards you, so stick to the side to avoid them.
19	Enlarge Clear the Shrine	Go up the last slopes to find the final shrine on the Great Plateau, then enter and clear the Cryonis Trial. ・Keh Namut Guide
	Enlarge Get the Treasure Chest (Optional)	Optional: Another treasure chest can be found in the freezing lake by the shrine. Use Cryosis to avoid touching the water and taking damage, then open the chest for an Opal.

Leave The Great Plateau

20	Enlarge Head to the Temple of Time	The Old Man will show up and tell you to meet him where the shrines make an X, which is the Temple of Time. We recommend teleporting back to the Shrine of Resurrection to get there quickly.
21	Enlarge Pray at the Goddess Statue	Once you make it to the temple, a large Goddess Statue will be glowing invitingly at the far end. Go up to it and Pray, exchanging your Spirit Orbs to a Heart Container or Stamina Vessel. Choose whichever you like.
22	Enlarge Climb the Ladder to the Temple Top	With the Statue at you back, head out the broken wall of the Temple on your right. Right around the corner there's a ladder, use it to climb onto the temple roof.
23	Enlarge Talk to the Old Man	From the top, you will be able to see the Old Man, so climb up to where he is and start the cutscene. After the cutscene, you'll finally get the Paraglider and can either make a beeline for Ganon or track down Impa. ・Seek Out Impa Walkthrough
	Enlarge Get the Treasure Chest (Optional)	Optional: When the cutscene ends, you can open the nearby chest for a Soldier's Bow.

Shrine Guides

Oman Au Shrine

Likely to be your first introduction to the many shrines hidden throughout Hyrule, Oman Au is where you get the Magnesis Rune, your very own metal detector.

Oman Au Shrine Guide

Ja Baij Shrine

No Zelda game without Bombs and explosives and you get these early on in Breath of the Wild, in the Ja Baij Shrine.
Ja Baij Shrine Guide

Owa Daim Shrine

Hidden high atop a cliff, the Owa Daim Shrine offers the slightly tricky but very useful Stasis Rune.

Owa Daim Shrine Guide

Keh Namut Shrine

The final shrine of the tutorial, you can find the Cryonis Rune here. It is on the far end of a snowy mountain, so make sure to stay warm!

Keh Namut Shrine Guide

Useful Items and Rewards

Warm Doublet

Even if you don't get the Warm Doublet before clearing all 4 prologue shrines, we recommend picking it up before you leave the Great Plateau for a free Cold Resistance armor.

Beginner's Guide and Early Game Tips

Paraglider

Your new best friend, the Paraglider, will finally be yours after clearing all of the shrine quests. It makes traveling a lot easier and can help you get into slow-motion mode for shooting enemies, so we recommend getting used to it as soon as possible.

Sheikah Slate Runes

You now have your very own Rune swissknife and are able to solve all puzzles waiting for you in the world of Hyrule.

General Rune Tips

Bring out Magnesis when traveling to spot buried treasure chests, and use Cryosis to cross water easily. Last but not least, the Remote Bombs can spice up your battles AND reveal treasures without you having to worry about running out, so go wild!

Adventure Log Entries

Follow the Sheikah Slate

The Isolated Plateau

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