Key takeaways
- Nabahi-ikat Lightroot is in the Hyrule Ridge Depths, at approximately −1829, 1196, −0723 to −0744, depending on the map source and coordinate convention used.
- Its surface counterpart is Taki-ihaban Shrine, located in Lindor’s Brow Cave rather than in the open landscape.
- The Lightroot’s core functions are to brighten the surrounding Depths, reveal local map data and activate fast travel.
- The nearest named Depths landmark is Lindor Canyon Mine, which lies close to the Lightroot but is a separate location.
- The main combat danger associated with the matching shrine route is the presence of Gloom Hands in Lindor’s Brow Cave. This is a surface-cave hazard, not a special property of the Lightroot itself.
- The area is useful as a western Hyrule Ridge Depths waypoint, especially when travelling between Nabahi-ikat, Tikanur and the wider mine and canyon network.
About this guide
Spoiler warning: This guide discusses the Depths, Gloom Hands, the hidden Taki-ihaban Shrine and the rewards found there.
Overview
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Base game location guide
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Base game location guide
Introduction
Nabahi-ikat Lightroot is a single Lightroot in the Hyrule Ridge Depths, directly beneath the western side of Hyrule Ridge. It is best understood as a compact Depths landmark rather than a broad settlement or region. Its principal importance is practical: activating it illuminates the surrounding underground area, reveals nearby map data and creates a permanent fast-travel point.
The Lightroot is connected geographically to the Lindor Canyon Mine, but it should not be confused with that mine or with the surface Taki-ihaban Shrine. The shrine is Nabahi-ikat Lightroot’s surface counterpart, while the mine is a separate nearby Depths landmark. The relevant surface entrance is Lindor’s Brow Cave, which contains the shrine and provides one of the clearest routes into the general area.
Nabahi-ikat is not a dungeon, settlement or quest hub. There are no verified named residents, shops, services, factions or buildings associated with the Lightroot itself. Most of the player’s reasons to visit are exploration-based: illuminate the area, use the Lightroot as a navigation anchor, reach nearby mine terrain and complete the corresponding surface shrine if it remains undiscovered.
Note
Nabahi-ikat Lightroot: approximately −1829, 1196, −0723
Location and boundaries
Regional placement
Nabahi-ikat Lightroot belongs to the Hyrule Ridge Depths, the underground region beneath Hyrule Ridge. Hyrule Ridge Depths is a broader regional designation containing several separate Lightroots, mines, groves and chasm-connected areas. It is not limited to the immediate ground around Nabahi-ikat.
The regional area includes, among other named locations:
These are neighbouring or regional locations, not subareas contained within Nabahi-ikat Lightroot itself.
Immediate area
The Lightroot stands in open Depths terrain near Lindor Canyon Mine. It is not inside the mine, and it does not serve as the mine’s entrance or interior checkpoint. The mine and Lightroot should therefore be recorded separately when making a completion checklist.
Some sources give the vertical coordinate as approximately −0744, while the regional map lists −0723. The horizontal position and identity are consistent across the available location lists. The difference appears to reflect differing map data or coordinate readings rather than two separate Lightroots.
Regional placement
What Nabahi-ikat Lightroot does
The Lightroot does not provide a shop, bed, cooking facility, armour upgrade, forge, Bargainer Statue or quest-giver. No evidence indicates that Nabahi-ikat has a unique activation reward beyond the normal Lightroot functions.
Activating Nabahi-ikat provides the standard Lightroot benefits
- 01Illumination: It brightens the nearby Depths, reducing the need to use Brightbloom Seeds while exploring the immediate region.
- 02Map data: It reveals map information for the surrounding underground area.
- 03Fast travel: It becomes a travel gate that can be selected from the map.
- 04Health interaction: Like other Lightroots, it interacts with Gloom-related health effects, although it does not replace food, Sundelion meals or other Gloom recovery methods.
Surface counterpart: Taki-ihaban Shrine
Every Lightroot has a corresponding surface shrine positioned above it. Nabahi-ikat Lightroot corresponds to Taki-ihaban Shrine. The matching relationship is particularly useful here because the shrine is not immediately visible on the surface. It is hidden inside Lindor’s Brow Cave, near Lindor’s Brow Skyview Tower.
Taki-ihaban Shrine directory
Taki-ihaban Shrine is a Rauru’s Blessing shrine. The challenge is reaching the shrine rather than solving an internal puzzle. Guides report a chest containing a Large Zonai Charge, followed by the usual Light of Blessing at the shrine altar.
The shrine is sometimes listed at approximately −1830, 1149, 0147, while the Lightroot is directly below it at approximately −1829, 1196, −0723. These coordinates describe different layers and should not be treated as contradictory locations.
Taki-ihaban Shrine directory
Routes and access
Route 1: Reach the Lightroot through the Depths
This is the most direct route if the goal is specifically to activate Nabahi-ikat.
The main difficulty is not a puzzle at the Lightroot itself. It is underground navigation before the area has been illuminated. The Darkened Depths can make cliffs and elevation changes difficult to read, so marking Nabahi-ikat from the surface map or using the corresponding shrine as a reference is useful.
Route 2: Use the surface counterpart as a navigation clue
If you have already found or activated Taki-ihaban Shrine, switch to the Depths map and inspect the location directly beneath it. The shrine-to-Lightroot relationship makes this one of the easier Lightroots to triangulate once the shrine is known.
This method is especially helpful because Taki-ihaban Shrine is hidden in a cave. Looking only for an obvious surface shrine structure can lead to a false assumption that the shrine or Lightroot is absent.
Route 3: Approach from Lindor’s Brow Cave
Lindor’s Brow Cave is primarily relevant to the surface shrine route, not a confirmed direct tunnel to Nabahi-ikat Lightroot. The cave contains Taki-ihaban Shrine and is reached through a conspicuous opening near the cliffs around Lindor’s Brow.
Reported surface coordinates for the cave entrance are approximately −1729, 1158, 0231, while the shrine itself is at approximately −1830, 1149, 0147. The entrance can be reached from Lindor’s Brow Skyview Tower, with guides describing the cave as lying to the east or south-east of the tower depending on the approach used.
Route 1: Reach the Lightroot through the Depths
- 01Enter the Depths through a nearby chasm in the Hyrule Ridge area.
- 02Use Brightbloom Seeds, a glowing armour set or another light source while travelling.
- 03Approach the Nabahi-ikat marker from the surrounding Hyrule Ridge Depths.
- 04Use the open terrain around the Lightroot to make the final approach.
- 05Interact with Nabahi-ikat Lightroot.
- 06Before leaving, check the map for the nearby Lindor Canyon Mine and any unexplored routes leading away from the illuminated area.
Lindor’s Brow Cave and the shrine approach
Lindor’s Brow Cave is a separate surface location from Nabahi-ikat Lightroot, but it is the most important associated subarea for completion purposes.
The cave’s significant danger is the appearance of Gloom Hands in the chamber below the shrine. Several guides recommend crossing quickly and climbing to the shrine platform, because the raised ledge gives Link a safer position and limits the hands’ ability to reach him.
A practical route through the cave is
- 01Travel to Lindor’s Brow Cave near Lindor’s Brow Skyview Tower.
- 02Enter the opening and descend towards the water below.
- 03Glide if necessary to avoid striking the cave walls during the drop.
- 04Leave the water and follow the cave passage.
- 05Look for the chamber where Taki-ihaban Shrine is visible on a raised ledge.
- 06Cross towards the shrine rather than spending unnecessary time on the lower floor.
- 07Climb the ledge and enter the shrine.
- 08Open the chest for the Large Zonai Charge.
- 09Examine the altar to receive the Light of Blessing.
- 10Use fast travel or Ascend to leave the cave.
Hazards
Gloom Hands
Gloom Hands are the main named threat connected with this location, but their documented position is inside Lindor’s Brow Cave near Taki-ihaban Shrine rather than directly at Nabahi-ikat Lightroot.
They may not appear immediately when Link enters the chamber. If Link spends time on the lower floor, they can emerge and pursue him. The safest basic strategy is:
The important distinction is that Gloom Hands are an associated cave hazard, not a permanent Lightroot guardian or a unique Nabahi-ikat encounter.
Darkness in the Depths
Before activation, the surrounding Depths are dark. This is the standard Depths hazard, not a special environmental effect unique to Nabahi-ikat. Bring a supply of Brightbloom Seeds or another reliable light source, particularly if approaching from a chasm rather than fast-travelling to a nearby activated Lightroot.
Gloom damage
The wider Depths contain Gloom pools and Gloom-afflicted terrain. Nabahi-ikat’s illumination makes the area easier to read, but it does not remove Gloom from the ground. Avoid assuming that the Lightroot creates a safe zone across the whole region.
Nearby connections
The following named locations are the most relevant connections for a player working around Nabahi-ikat.
Lindor Canyon Mine
Lindor Canyon Mine is the nearest specifically listed Depths point of interest. It lies close to Nabahi-ikat and is commonly used as a reference when locating the Lightroot. It is a separate area with its own terrain and exploration content, so activating Nabahi-ikat does not count as completing the mine.
Tikanur Lightroot
Tikanur Lightroot is another Lightroot in the Hyrule Ridge Depths, reported at approximately −2529, 1170, −0623. It lies to the west of Nabahi-ikat and can serve as a useful starting point when approaching across the illuminated Depths.
Sikurukam Lightroot
Sikurukam Lightroot is another Hyrule Ridge Depths waypoint, reported at approximately −2846, 0630, −0621. Its position makes it useful for western and south-western travel through the regional underground network.
Muzasu Lightroot
Muzasu Lightroot lies farther south-west in the regional listing, at approximately −2138, −0874, −0542. It is associated with the surface Usazum Shrine and is positioned near Dalite Grove.
Napanos Lightroot
Napanos Lightroot is another Hyrule Ridge Depths Lightroot, listed at approximately −1921, −0359, −0635. It is associated with Sonapan Shrine and lies near the Blupee Burrow area.
Regional directory
The directory above separates the immediate Lightroot from the wider Hyrule Ridge Depths region. The regional sources identify these places as part of the broader area, but that does not mean every one is inside Nabahi-ikat Lightroot’s immediate boundaries.
Regional directory
Rewards and useful acquisitions
Nabahi-ikat Lightroot
No unique chest, named weapon, armour piece or quest reward is documented as being attached to the Lightroot itself in the available sources.
Taki-ihaban Shrine
The Large Zonai Charge is a fixed shrine chest reward according to the shrine walkthrough sources, not a random drop.
Taki-ihaban Shrine: The associated shrine provides
| Reward | How to obtain it |
|---|---|
| Large Zonai Charge | Open the shrine chest |
| Light of Blessing | Complete the Rauru’s Blessing shrine |
Suggested exploration route
For a player visiting the area for the first time, the most efficient order is:
This route reduces backtracking because the shrine and Lightroot correspond to one another, while the mine remains a separate completion target.
Suggested exploration route: steps
- 01Activate the surface reference first if convenient. Travel to Lindor’s Brow Cave and complete Taki-ihaban Shrine if it is still undiscovered.
- 02Leave the cave and use the shrine’s position to identify the underground counterpart.
- 03Enter the Depths through a nearby Hyrule Ridge chasm.
- 04Travel towards Nabahi-ikat using Brightbloom Seeds and the surface map as a positional guide.
- 05Activate Nabahi-ikat before exploring side routes.
- 06Travel to Lindor Canyon Mine and clear or mark it as a separate objective.
- 07Continue west or south-west towards the other Hyrule Ridge Depths Lightroots if completing the regional map.
Lore and design notes
The most useful piece of location design is the reversed-name relationship between the surface shrine and Depths Lightroot. Taki-ihaban and Nabahi-ikat are not identical names, but they correspond through the game’s shrine-to-Lightroot mapping system. This allows players to use a known shrine to identify an unknown Lightroot and vice versa.
The location also illustrates a common Tears of the Kingdom distinction:
These three locations are close enough to be confused on a map, but they are not one compound and should be tracked independently.
Sources
- Nabahi-ikat Lightroot - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki — zeldadungeon.net
- Hyrule Ridge Depths Region Map: Lightroot Locations and Points of Interest | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)｜Game8 — game8.co
- Taki-Ihaban Shrine Puzzle Solution | Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)｜Game8 — game8.co
- Hyrule Ridge Depths - Zelda Wiki — zeldawiki.wiki
- How to Complete Taki-ihaban Shrine - Central Hyrule - Shrines | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Gamer Guides® — gamerguides.com