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Trial of Thunder Walkthrough

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Breath of the Wild (BotW) Trial of Thunder Shrine Quest

This is a guide to the Shrine Quest, Trial of Thunder, in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Here you can find the quest walkthrough, where to start Trial of Thunder and all quest rewards.

List of Contents

How to Start Trial of Thunder

Trial of Thunder Location

Trial of Thunder Image
Quest Giver ???
Location Thundra Plateau
Region Ridgeland

Trial of Thunder Walkthrough

Guide Overview

Check markHead to Thundra Plateau
Check markGather the Orbs
Check markPlace the Orbs

Head to Thundra Plateau

Objectives Guide
1
GoW - Trial of Thunder Thundra Plateau Map Location
Head to Thundra Plateau		 Head to Thundra Plateau west of Ridgeland Tower. The shrine quest starts when you arrive at the location.

Be sure to unequip metal weapons in the area.

Gather the Orbs

2 Gather the orbs Use the Statis rune to gather all the orbs scattered in the area.

Purple Orb - On the plateau beside its pedestal.

GoW - Trial of Thunder Purple Orb Location
GoW - Trial of Thunder Purple Orb Map Location

Red Orb - On top of a large structure east of the plateau. Use the Statis rune to knock it towards the plateau.

GoW - Trial of Thunder Red Orb Location
GoW - Trial of Thunder Red Orb Map Location

Green Orb - On top of its pedestal. Use the Statis rune and shoot an arrow to bring it down.

GoW - Trial of Thunder Green Orb Location
GoW - Trial of Thunder Green Orb Map Location

Orange Orb - On top of a large structure north of the plateau. Use the Statis rune and shoot an arrow to bring it down.

GoW - Trial of Thunder Orange Orb Location
GoW - Trial of Thunder Orange Orb Map Location

Place the Orbs

3
BotW - Trial of Thunder Place the Orbs
Place the orbs		 The pillars have a symbol that matches one of the orbs. Pick up the orbs and place them on the corresponding pedestal.

When placed correctly, a shrine will emerge from the ground, and that completes the quest.

Trial of Thunder Quest Rewards

BotW - Trial of Thunder Toh Yahsa Shrine
Complete the shrine quest to unlock the Toh Yahsa Shrine.

Adventure Log Entries

This is a full list of the Adventure Log entries for Trial of Thunder.

Entry Entry Text
Quest Start When you arrived at the Thundra Plateau, a fierce storm blowing around you, a voice spoke.

The voice said that a trial would appear once four spirits were set in their proper places.
Quest Clear You set the four spirits in their proper places based on the diagrams on the stone pillars.
When this was done, a shrine appeared in the middle of the Thundra Plateau!

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2 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

Multiple arrows. It takes like 4-5

1 Anonymous Anonymous over 4 years

in the trial of thundre it suggests you hit the outside red and orange orbs into centre plateau. What do you hit them with under stasis? tried arrows and weapons.

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