Sitsum Shrine

Key takeaways

• Location Upper Death Mountain, east of Goron City, in the Eldin region.
• Shrine trial A Controlling Device.
• Main mechanics Steering Stick controls, wheeled Zonai vehicles, Wings, fans and Ultrahand.
• Treasure Mighty Construct Bow.
• Main reward One Light of Blessing.
• Recommended approach Reach the mountain through the Death Mountain route used during Yunobo of Goron City, then use the shrine as a fast-travel anchor.
• Important distinction The shrine is part of the Death Mountain/Yunobo progression route, but it is not itself a separate shrine quest.

About this guide

Overview

Sitsum Shrine is a Shrine of Light in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It stands high on Death Mountain in the Eldin region and contains the trial “A Controlling Device”. Unlike a blessing shrine, Sitsum Shrine presents a compact Zonai-vehicle course: Link must drive a wheeled vehicle through lava, retrieve and transport an orb, then pilot a Wing through a final obstacle course using a Steering Stick.

The shrine is closely associated with the main quest Yunobo of Goron City, although it is not permanently missable if you arrive by another route. Its position near the upper part of Death Mountain makes it a useful fast-travel point for exploring the mountain, reaching nearby quest areas and returning to the Eldin volcanic region.

Where Sitsum Shrine is

Sitsum Shrine is located on the upper slopes of Death Mountain, east of Goron City. It is not a shrine in Goron City itself, nor is it part of the nearby Death Mountain crater or the Depths. The shrine’s immediate playable space consists of the shrine entrance and the interior Zonai trial.

For the purposes of this guide, the location includes:

It does not treat all of Death Mountain, Goron City or the Eldin region as part of Sitsum Shrine. Those are neighbouring or connected areas rather than subareas of the shrine.

Neighbouring areas and connected locations

Recommended route

The most natural route is to travel from Goron City towards Death Mountain and follow the mountain’s built-in rail system. During the Yunobo-related progression, Zonai-powered carts and nearby devices make the ascent practical. A fan attached to a cart can provide propulsion where the rails require it.

The approach is easier if you are already following Yunobo of Goron City, because that quest naturally leads towards the upper Death Mountain area and provides context for the rail routes.

A practical route is

1. 01
   Begin in or around Goron City.
2. 02
   Make sure Link has protection against the volcanic environment.
3. 03
   Follow the Death Mountain route towards the higher slopes.
4. 04
   Use mine-cart rails and Zonai devices where necessary.
5. 05
   Watch for the shrine’s green spiral entrance on the mountainside.
6. 06
   Activate Sitsum Shrine before attempting the interior trial.

Heat and flame protection

The Death Mountain area can require Flame Guard protection. The exact protection requirement depends on the section of the mountain you are crossing and the environmental conditions in your game’s current progression state. Prepare at least one of the following:

Do not confuse heat protection for Death Mountain with ordinary hot-weather protection. The relevant danger is the volcanic flame environment, not simply high daytime temperature.

If you reach the shrine outside the main quest

Sitsum Shrine can be activated and completed without treating it as a quest-only location. The shrine’s interior challenge is self-contained. However, approaching it before the relevant Death Mountain progression may be less convenient because of the terrain, rails and environmental hazards.

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The trial teaches a central Zonai construction idea: a vehicle becomes much more useful when Link attaches and uses a Steering Stick. The puzzle is not primarily about combat. It tests controlled movement, parking, transporting an orb and steering a Wing through a confined course.

Room 1: Choose a wheeled vehicle

At the beginning of the shrine, several wheeled vehicles are available. Choose the vehicle facing the lava and interact with its Steering Stick.

The vehicle can be driven using the normal control input. Keep it aligned with the track and move forward through the lava section. The vehicle is already assembled, so there is no need to build a new machine at this stage.

Room 2: Retrieve the orb

As the route opens into a larger section, look for a side passage leading towards an orb on a raised platform. Several guides describe this as the right-hand route after the initial lava crossing. Drive carefully into the passage and stop near the platform.

The orb is too high to collect conveniently by hand from the ground. Use Ultrahand to attach it to the top of the vehicle.

Orb procedure

1. 01
   Drive into the side passage.
2. 02
   Stop close enough to the raised platform for Ultrahand to reach the orb.
3. 03
   Attach the orb to the upper part of the vehicle.
4. 04
   Reverse carefully out of the passage.
5. 05
   Return to the main area.
6. 06
   Drive up the short ramp to leave the lava section.
7. 07
   Detach the orb with Ultrahand.
8. 08
   Place it into the floor switch or socket.

Treasure room: Mighty Construct Bow

The opened route leads to a chest containing a Mighty Construct Bow. This is the shrine’s optional treasure and is separate from the Light of Blessing.

The bow is a fixed shrine reward rather than a random drop. If you want the shrine’s full reward, collect it before moving on to the final Wing section.

Room 3: Reach the Wing course

After collecting the chest, climb the short ladder and glide or move into the next section. A Soldier Construct is present in this area. Defeat it if necessary, then inspect the nearby vehicle parts and Wings.

The important object here is the Steering Stick. Rather than building a completely new machine, detach a Steering Stick from one of the available wheeled vehicles and attach it to the marked attachment point on a Wing.

Final section: Pilot the Wing

Attach the Steering Stick to the Wing’s control point, then stand on the Wing and activate the device. The fans should provide movement automatically once the craft is active.

The final route requires you to steer through a narrow course containing columns and other obstacles. The goal is the far corner on the left, where the shrine’s finishing altar is located.

Wing procedure

1. 01
   Detach a Steering Stick from a nearby wheeled vehicle.
2. 02
   Pick up a Wing with Ultrahand if necessary.
3. 03
   Attach the Steering Stick to the Wing’s marked control point.
4. 04
   Stand on the Wing.
5. 05
   Activate the Wing’s fans.
6. 06
   Use the left stick to steer.
7. 07
   Avoid the columns and keep the Wing moving forwards.
8. 08
   Land near the green shrine light and altar.
9. 09
   Interact with the altar to receive the Light of Blessing.

Completion reward

The final altar gives one Light of Blessing. Completing the shrine also activates it as a fast-travel point and restores Link’s health in the usual way for a completed Shrine of Light.

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For players who want the shortest reliable solution:

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Completion reward: steps

1. 01
   Enter Sitsum Shrine and choose the wheeled vehicle facing the lava.
2. 02
   Activate its Steering Stick.
3. 03
   Drive through the lava.
4. 04
   Take the side passage, commonly described as the right-hand route.
5. 05
   Use Ultrahand to attach the raised orb to the vehicle.
6. 06
   Reverse out and drive up the ramp.
7. 07
   Detach the orb and place it in the floor socket.
8. 08
   Open the bars and collect the Mighty Construct Bow.
9. 09
   Continue to the next room and deal with the Soldier Construct.
10. 10
    Detach a Steering Stick from a nearby vehicle.
11. 11
    Attach it to a Wing.
12. 12
    Fly through the obstacle course.
13. 13
    Reach the green altar and collect the Light of Blessing.

Soldier Construct

A Soldier Construct appears in the later section of the shrine, near the Wings. It is the principal enemy encounter inside the trial. It can be defeated before assembling the Wing, allowing you to work without being interrupted.

The Construct is not the shrine’s boss and does not provide a unique named reward. Its purpose is partly to make the player notice that the vehicle-building area is also a combat space.

Lava

The opening route crosses lava. The shrine’s vehicle is designed to carry Link over it, so Link should not attempt to swim or walk through the lava. If the vehicle becomes stuck, use Ultrahand to pull it free or reset its position by moving around the nearby construction area.

Obstacles in the Wing course

The final Wing section contains columns and confined flight lines. These are the main hazard after the puzzle’s combat element. The Wing can usually be corrected if you begin steering early, but a late sharp turn is more likely to cause a collision.

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Fixed shrine rewards

• Mighty Construct Bow

Functional devices used in the trial

The devices are puzzle equipment supplied within the shrine. They should not be treated as additional permanent inventory rewards unless Link separately acquires a device capsule or other item through normal gameplay.

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Sitsum Shrine has no resident population, shop, named shrine attendant or local faction. The following named entries are connected to the location but are not residents of the shrine:

Yunobo is relevant because Sitsum Shrine lies on the route associated with the main quest Yunobo of Goron City. Goron City and the Gorons belong to the neighbouring settlement and regional story context, not to the shrine interior itself.

There are no ordinary NPCs, businesses, guards or law-enforcement facilities inside Sitsum Shrine. The Soldier Construct is a hostile shrine encounter rather than a resident or security service.

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Functional devices used in the trial

• Yunobo
• Goron City
• Death Mountain
• Eldin

Relation to Yunobo of Goron City

The shrine is strongly associated with the Death Mountain section of the story and is commonly encountered while following Yunobo of Goron City. However, the available walkthrough evidence describes it as an ordinary Shrine of Light with the independent trial title A Controlling Device, not as a shrine that requires a separate shrine quest.

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Quest-focused route

Use this route if you are progressing through the Eldin regional storyline:

This is the most useful order because it combines story progression with a permanent return point.

Quest-focused route: steps

1. 01
   Prepare Flame Guard protection.
2. 02
   Start from Goron City.
3. 03
   Follow the Death Mountain rail route.
4. 04
   Activate Sitsum Shrine when you pass it.
5. 05
   Complete the shrine immediately to establish a fast-travel point.
6. 06
   Continue with the Yunobo-related route.

If you are collecting shrines independently

1. 01
   Travel towards Death Mountain from the Eldin side.
2. 02
   Use carts, fans and existing rails to reach the upper slopes.
3. 03
   Activate Sitsum Shrine.
4. 04
   Complete the orb puzzle and collect the Mighty Construct Bow.
5. 05
   Finish the Wing course.
6. 06
   Use the shrine as your return point for further Death Mountain exploration.

Completionist checklist

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“The vehicle will not turn properly”

Check that you are using the vehicle’s Steering Stick rather than trying to steer by pushing the vehicle with Ultrahand. Make small corrections, especially near the lava and side passage.

“I cannot reach the orb”

Drive close to the raised ledge, then use Ultrahand. The orb is intended to be carried on the vehicle rather than climbed to directly.

“The orb fell off”

Use Ultrahand to retrieve it and attach it again. Position it on a stable upper surface of the vehicle. You do not need to restart the shrine.

“The Wing keeps crashing”

Allow the Wing to move forwards, then steer gradually. Avoid holding the stick fully to one side. Begin turning before reaching the columns rather than waiting until the last moment.

“I completed the shrine but did not get the bow”

The bow is in the chest opened by the orb mechanism, before the final Wing section. Return to the shrine and check the treasure room. The Light of Blessing and the Mighty Construct Bow are separate rewards.

“Can I complete Sitsum Shrine before Yunobo’s quest?”

The shrine is not described as permanently locked to the main quest. It is possible to approach and complete it independently, although the Death Mountain route may be more convenient once the associated regional progression has been started. The main practical restriction is reaching the location safely through the volcanic environment.

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Sitsum Shrine is an example of the Zonai technology-focused shrine design used throughout Tears of the Kingdom. Its trial presents the Steering Stick not as an abstract tutorial prompt, but as a practical tool for solving two different transport problems:

The progression from a wheeled vehicle to a Wing also mirrors the game’s larger construction philosophy. The player first operates a prepared machine, then modifies a machine by relocating a Steering Stick, and finally uses the resulting vehicle to reach the altar.

The shrine’s placement on Death Mountain reinforces that idea. The surrounding region is built around rails, carts, volcanic terrain and Goron transport routes, while the interior condenses those environmental ideas into a short technical challenge.

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Places

• Sitsum Shrine
• Death Mountain
• Goron City
• Eldin
• Mustis Lightroot

Shrine trial and rewards

• Mighty Construct Bow

Characters and quest associations

• Yunobo
• Yunobo of Goron City

Devices and interactive objects

The directory is limited to named or consistently identified entries verified in the consulted shrine references. Generic terrain features, unnamed rails, unnamed chambers and ordinary puzzle surfaces have not been presented as separate named locations.

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Sources

• Sitsum Shrine - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki — zeldadungeon.net
• Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - Sitsum Shrine Walkthrough — powerpyx.com
• Sitsum Shrine - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide — thonky.com