Minetak Shrine location and Deplian Badlands Cave walkthrough in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Minetak Shrine is a shrine within The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom‘s Eldin Mountains region, deep in a cave.

Our guide will help you find the Minetak shrine location and find the chests and Light of blessing.

When you’re done, our shrine locations page or interactive Hyrule map can lead you to something else.

Minetak Shrine location

The Minetak Shrine is located deep in the Deplian Badlands Cave in the Eldin Mountains region. The exact coordinates are (0394, 3484, 0068)although you may find it easier to navigate to the cave entrance rather than to it (0304, 3583, 0089).

Immediately after entering the cave, Link will face a steep slope into the darkness, with some brightly blooming seeds and a flaming torch glistening in the distance. Collect these or use your own supply of bright flowering seeds to light up the area.

In the beginning the cave will be empty except Ore deposits, bright flowering seeds and clear cap mushrooms. Steal yourself, because one is coming lot by Terrible ones to fight in this cave before reaching Minetak Shrine. But also soothe yourself with the knowledge that the shrine contains no puzzle; fighting Horriblins and walking through the cave are enough to earn you a blessing from Rauru.

The cave’s corridors are a bit winding and circuitous, but the area isn’t that big, and collecting all the cave’s resources along the way can help you avoid running in circles and getting lost. At the first fork in the cave we turned left and came across a Blue Horriblin hanging from the ceiling. (By the way, if you instead turn right at this fork and then turn left, you’ll find this cave’s Bubbulfrog.)

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After you get past the first Blue Horriblin, the cave opens slightly into an area with another Blue Horriblin and a Silver Horriblin. If you beat them you will unlock one treasury on a wooden platform; use Ascend to get there and get the Soldier’s Claymore stick.

Enter the next cave where you’ll find two more Blue Horriblins and a Silver Horriblin, as well as one more chest (on a wooden platform) which is unlocked once you defeat these three enemies. This second chest contains a The spear of the forest dweller.

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Step off that wooden platform and turn right; this corridor is almost completely dark, so fire off a few brightly blooming seeds for visibility. You come one Fire Chuchu en route; fire an arrow at it from a safe distance and collect the red chuchu jelly. Keep left at the fork and you’ll find one Fire like and some more ore deposits.

Turn around and take the other fork and you will see Minetak Shrine on your right. You made it!

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Minetak shrine walkthrough

This shrine has no puzzles; that cave fight was enough to get you a boon from Rauru. Once you enter the shrine, walk straight ahead and open the chestin which a Large battery. Then walk a little further and take the Light of blessing.