How many Shrines are in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom?

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is bigger than Breath of the Wild in many ways, including the sheer size of its map and the areas players can explore. With more map space, there’s more room for Shrines to pair with the game’s other returning features. But how many Shrines are there in Tears of the Kingdom, exactly?

As you explore Hyrule and the Sky Islands, locating and beating Shrines will become another part of your journey. Shrines serve the same purpose in TotK as they did in BotW, acting as trials to test the player on their way to empowering Link throughout the game and creating fast travel spots on the map. This is something that, while not required, will make some challenges in the game easier since they help you master your abilities and give Link upgrades. 

Each Shrine has a puzzle of sorts inside that needs to be solved—most of the time through the use of an ability or skill Link has learned by the time he reaches that trial. They also typically contain special rewards that players can get during the challenges too, whether that be through finding chests or defeating enemies. 

TotK has more Shrines to tackle than its predecessor, which means more challenges, rewards, and exploring for anyone who picks up the game. 

Here’s exactly how many Shrines you can find in TotK.

How many Shrines are in Tears of the Kingdom compared to Breath of the Wild?

While not a massive increase from BotW, TotK has a total of 152 Shrines split between the land and sky. There are also new types of Shrines introduced in TotK that have new methods of completion compared to those in BotW—they also look different too, just like Link.

By contrast, BotW had 120 Shrines for players to complete. These were spread throughout Hyrule, with some being hidden very well or locked behind select tasks that needed to be completed. Regardless, tracking them all down and completing their trials was a core element of the game. 

Tears of the Kingdom Shrines divided by region

Like BotW, TotK features eight major regions to explore, plus the additional Great Sky Island location. TotK goes above and beyond (literally) with sky locations accompanying every ground region. Naturally, this additional vertical element ups the ante with regard to Shrines, since they can now be explored above the clouds.

Still, there’s more to explore within the open plains of Hyrule than the sky, since TotK contains 120 ground Shrines and only 32 sky Shrines. Interestingly, there are no Shrines within The Depths; however, Lightroots found in The Depths correspond to Shrine locations above-ground.

Here are the number of shrines for each region in TotK:

• Central Hyrule – 18 Ground Shrines, 4 Sky Shrines
• Eldin Shrines – 14 Ground Shrines, 1 Sky Shrine
• Faron Shrines – 4 Ground Shrines, 2 Sky Shrines
• Gerudo Shrines – 17 Ground Shrines, 3 Sky Shrines
• Akkala Shrines – 10 Ground Shrines, 3 Sky Shrines
• Hebra Shrines – 17 Ground Shrines, 7 Sky Shrines
• Lanayru Shrines – 13 Ground Shrines, 4 Sky Shrines
• Necluda Shrines – 14 Ground Shrines, 4 Sky Shrines
• Great Sky Island Shrines – 4 Sky Shrines

Ways to find Shrines in Tears of the Kingdom

If you want to expediate the process of looking for each shrine, TotK supplies some helpful tools to do so. Completing specific quests for researchers Josha and Robbie reward the player with the Shrine Sensor. This Purah Pad upgrade tracks shrines with a sensor in the lower right portion of the screen, indicating proximity with a beep when close to a shrine.

The other way to locate undiscovered shrines is by first finding a Lightroot in the Depths and then tracking the corresponding shrine’s location above-ground. This method is far more laborious and inconvenient due to the repeated travel in and out of the depths but can help you find particularly well-hidden Shrines nonetheless.

Reward for completing all Shrines in Tears of the Kingdom

Finally, your ultimate reward for discovering and completing all shrines in Totk is the Ancient Hero’s Aspect armor set. Besides possessing some of the best armor defense in the game, this set is a wonderful homage to the series’ past.