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Eknupup Lightroot

Eknupup Lightroot is the named Lightroot at the eastern side of the Korok Grove network. It is a single fixed structure rather than a broad subregion. When activated, its light spreads across the nearby Depths and fills in the corresponding section of the Depths map. Like other Lightroots, it can then be used as a Travel Point.

The Lightroot should not be described as being “inside Korok Forest”. Korok Forest is on the Surface, while Eknupup is underground in the Depths. The wider underground area beneath the forest is called Korok Grove. The two locations are connected by an Ascend route, but they remain separate map locations and progression spaces.

Korok Grove

Korok Grove is the wider Depths area surrounding the Lightroot cluster below Korok Forest. It is only accessible from the south-east in the ordinary overland route, near Minshi Grove, although the player can also reach parts of it by descending through the Deku Tree Chasm after entering Korok Forest.

These are separate destinations. Activating Eknupup does not activate the other three, although its illumination makes the nearby routes easier to see.

Separate neighbouring locations

The following places are close enough to matter when planning a route, but should not be merged into Eknupup Lightroot:

Route 1: Minshi Woods Chasm

This is the clearest general route if Eknupup is still undiscovered.

One practical guide describes Eknupup as visible from the Minshi Woods Chasm approach and recommends reaching it before attempting the nearby route to Rikonasum Lightroot.

This approach is safer than trying to cross the entire forest underground without a map. It also gives a useful first foothold in the Great Hyrule Forest Depths.

Route 2: From Uihcoke Lightroot

If Uihcoke Lightroot has already been activated, use it as the southern starting point.

A walkthrough for the forest area recommends activating Uihcoke first, then travelling north-west towards Korok Grove and Eknupup.

Route 3: From another Korok Grove Lightroot

Once one of the nearby roots is active, the others are straightforward to connect.

The map sources consistently place Eknupup, Ramobnukas, Rikonasum and Sijnin in the same Korok Grove cluster.

Rikonasum Lightroot

Rikonasum is the principal neighbouring Lightroot in the central part of Korok Grove. It is associated with the broader route beneath Korok Forest and is useful for navigating towards the Forest Coliseum and the Ascend route.

From Eknupup, travel south-west towards the large rock surfaces and follow the raised terrain. Gloom pools make the approach hazardous, so gliding short distances and using Brightbloom Seeds is safer than running blindly across the ground.

Ramobnukas Lightroot

Ramobnukas lies west of Eknupup. It is part of the same forest-themed underground region and is also connected to the Forest Coliseum route. The surrounding area can contain the distinctive Mighty Banana trail associated with the Yiga trap leading towards the coliseum. The banana trail and the coliseum encounter belong to the wider Korok Grove and Forest Coliseum content, not to Eknupup Lightroot itself.

Sijnin Lightroot

Sijnin is south-east of Rikonasum and belongs to the same four-Lightroot cluster. It is useful when completing the local map, particularly because the roots can be easy to overlook when the nearby terrain is already partly illuminated.

Forest Coliseum

The Forest Coliseum is west of the Korok Grove Lightroot group. It is a distinct Depths landmark with its own enemy challenge and reward. It should not be counted as part of Eknupup’s immediate contents, although Eknupup is a useful Travel Point for reaching it.

Korok Forest Ascend route

One of the most important reasons to activate Eknupup is the nearby route into Korok Forest. The player can use an Ascend point in Korok Grove to rise into the forest from below. In Tears of the Kingdom, the ordinary approach through the Lost Woods is blocked at the beginning, so the Depths route is the intended method of entry.

This makes Eknupup especially useful early in a forest-focused exploration plan:

At Eknupup Lightroot

No unique enemy, boss or fixed combat encounter is verified directly at Eknupup Lightroot in the available location records. Random or respawning Depths enemies may still be encountered while travelling to the root, but these should not be presented as a fixed Eknupup encounter without a location-specific source.

In the wider Korok Grove

The wider grove contains several hazards and enemy types, including:

The area is also associated with Deep Fireflies and forest materials such as Bomb Flowers, Muddle Buds and Puffshrooms. These listings describe Korok Grove broadly and are not a claim that every enemy or material appears beside the Lightroot itself.

Gloom Spawn beneath the Great Deku Tree

A major fixed encounter exists in the secluded area beneath the Great Deku Tree. This is reached through Deku Tree Chasm, not by treating the Eknupup Lightroot platform as the encounter site.

Inside the chamber, a Gloom Spawn is harming the Great Deku Tree. Defeating it causes Phantom Ganon to appear. After Phantom Ganon is defeated, the corruption is removed and the Korok Forest’s normal conditions are restored. This progression is linked to the Korok Forest story and the Great Deku Tree, rather than being a reward or event belonging directly to Eknupup.

Verified wider-area materials

Korok Grove sources also list a Large Crystallized Charge among the area’s items. As with the enemy list, these are wider-area records and should not be read as a guaranteed inventory sitting beside Eknupup.