Here's how to reach the hidden Chichim Shrine in the Gerudo Desert and navigate the accompanying Ancient Prison Ruins puzzle.
By James Carr on
Not every Shrine in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is easy to find. Some of them, like the Chichim Shrine in the are hidden from sight, making them difficult to find. This shrine, along with its «Ancient Prison Ruins» puzzle, is buried beneath the sand, making it harder to stumble across. Here's how to find this Shrine and complete it.
To reach the Shrine, you must fall into a sand pit in the Gerudo Desert. There are multiple of these sand pits, but the one you are looking for is located just beneath the words Palu Wasteland on the map, indicated by a small circle. This is just inside the massive sandstorm in the Gerudo Desert, so you will lose map function when close to it. To avoid getting lost, try giving yourself a straight path to it from outside the storm.
Once you find the pit, jump in to find yourself in the Ancient Prison Ruins. In here, you will need to use Ultrahand to operate switches, as well as fight off Gibdos. Gibdos aren't particularly tough, but you will need a weapon with some type of element--fire, ice, electricity--in order to really do damage to them.
After opening the first door, follow the main corridor until you find a statue of a lady holding a sword. Head in the direction she is pointing until you reach another switch.
This switch will open an area to the right, where you can head down a level. Head through this area until you reach some blocks leading back up to the main level of the prison and climb up. There will be a switch on the far side of two blocks that fall once you step on them. Quickly jump across and use the switch to open a gate
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