Key takeaways
- Yikot Lightroot coordinates approximately 2303, -2378, -0638. Some map sources list the elevation a few units differently, but the horizontal position is consistent.
- It corresponds to Tokiy Shrine, whose surface coordinates are approximately 2304, -2378, -0015.
- The surface shrine is inside Oakle’s Navel Cave, not in the open air beside the Lightroot’s corresponding map position.
- The shrine is a Rauru’s Blessing shrine Its real challenge is the associated shrine quest, The Oakle’s Navel Cave Crystal.
- Completing the shrine provides a Large Zonai Charge from the chest and a Light of Blessing from the altar.
- There is no verified settlement, shop, named resident, faction headquarters or dungeon directly belonging to Yikot Lightroot.
About this guide
Scope: Base game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Spoiler warning: This guide reveals the relationship between Yikot Lightroot and Tokiy Shrine, plus the complete route through the associated Oakle’s Navel Cave shrine quest.
Overview
Yikot Lightroot is a Depths fast-travel point in the East Necluda / West Necluda Depths area, positioned beneath Tokiy Shrine on the surface. Its main importance is practical rather than narrative: activating it illuminates the surrounding section of the Depths, creates a permanent travel point and helps map the underground area beneath the Necluda highlands.
Yikot Lightroot is not a broad named region containing a settlement, mine, temple or dungeon. It is a single Lightroot location. The associated surface content is Tokiy Shrine, which is found inside Oakle’s Navel Cave and cannot be completed simply by locating the shrine entrance. Link must first retrieve a green crystal from the cave and return it to the shrine site.
The Lightroot and shrine use reversed names, a recurring naming pattern in Tears of the Kingdom: Tokiy becomes Yikot when read backwards. Tokiy Shrine’s page identifies Yikot Lightroot as its Depths counterpart.
Location and boundaries
Yikot Lightroot should be treated as a single Depths landmark, not as the name of the whole surrounding underground region. Its immediate function is to illuminate the local area and provide fast travel. The wider Depths around it are part of the Necluda underground map and should not be folded into the Lightroot’s own directory.
The Lightroot lies beneath the surface location of Tokiy Shrine. The two positions are not merely thematically related. Their map placement follows the game’s broader shrine-Lightroot correspondence, with Yikot Lightroot appearing directly below Tokiy Shrine.
The surface entrance to the relevant area is Oakle’s Navel Cave, near Oakle’s Navel. The cave entrance is reported at roughly 2504, -2107, 0007, while other guides give nearby readings around 2502, -2094, 0009. These differences reflect map positioning and guide measurement rather than separate entrances.
Named directory: Yikot Lightroot scope
The first entry is the Depths location covered by this guide. Tokiy Shrine, Oakle’s Navel and Oakle’s Navel Cave are the directly corresponding surface entries. They are listed separately because they are not the same map layer or location type.
Named directory: Yikot Lightroot scope
Access and routes
Reaching Yikot Lightroot from the Depths
The usual way to reach Yikot Lightroot is to enter the Depths through a nearby chasm, then travel across the dark terrain using Brightbloom Seeds, vehicles or existing Lightroots. The exact route depends on which chasm and Lightroots have already been discovered.
Once Yikot Lightroot is visible, approach it through the surrounding terrain and activate it at the base. Activation:
Yikot Lightroot is particularly useful as a navigation marker because it gives a convenient underground travel point beneath the Tokiy Shrine area. It is also useful when moving between the Necluda Depths and other central or eastern Depths routes.
Reaching the surface counterpart
The surface shrine is not reached by digging directly upwards from the Lightroot. Although the shrine and Lightroot correspond on the map, the cave entrance is offset from the shrine itself. The surface route is:
A nearby Skyview Tower can assist with the approach. Guides commonly identify Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower as a useful starting point for gliding towards the Oakle’s Navel area.
Reaching Yikot Lightroot from the Depths
- 01Illuminates the surrounding Depths.
- 02Reveals the local map area.
- 03Adds Yikot Lightroot to the fast-travel network.
- 04Restores Link’s normal visibility in the immediate vicinity.
Reaching the surface counterpart
- 01Travel to the Oakle’s Navel area in Necluda.
- 02Locate the entrance to Oakle’s Navel Cave.
- 03Enter the cave and follow its passages.
- 04Find the green shrine crystal.
- 05Carry or manipulate the crystal through the cave.
- 06Place it at the concealed shrine site.
- 07Enter Tokiy Shrine and collect its rewards.
The Oakle’s Navel Cave Crystal
The main activity associated with Yikot Lightroot is technically on the surface. The Oakle’s Navel Cave Crystal is a shrine quest that begins when Link examines the green crystal inside Oakle’s Navel Cave. The quest’s objective is to carry the crystal to the hidden shrine location.
The crystal is reported at approximately 2449, -2190, -0028, while the cave entrance is around 2505, -2101, 0009. Treat these as navigation references rather than exact collision points.
Walkthrough
- 01Enter Oakle’s Navel Cave. The cave entrance is near the Oakle’s Navel surface landmark. Follow the passage until you reach the green crystal.
Walkthrough
- 01Examine the crystal. Interacting with it starts The Oakle’s Navel Cave Crystal. A beam of light indicates the direction of the destination.
Walkthrough
- 01Carry the crystal through the first chamber. Large boulders fall through parts of the cave. You can carry the crystal manually, attach it to a vehicle with Ultrahand or briefly set it down while dealing with hazards.
Walkthrough
- 01Avoid the falling rocks. The first open room has boulders falling from different sides. Move cautiously rather than sprinting through the chamber. If a boulder blocks the route, wait for a safe opening or use Ultrahand to reposition it.
Walkthrough
- 01Continue into the narrower passage. After a drop, continue through the cave and watch for the route leading towards the shrine. The crystal’s light helps identify the correct direction, but the cave’s bends can make the destination appear misleadingly close.
Walkthrough
- 01Use Recall on the large boulder. A later narrow passage contains a large boulder moving down the route. Set the crystal down if necessary, then use Recall on the boulder to send it back up the passage. This creates a safe opportunity to move the crystal onwards.
Walkthrough
- 01Place the crystal at the shrine site. Carry the crystal to the destination and place it at the indicated point. Tokiy Shrine appears once the offering is accepted.
Walkthrough
- 01Enter Tokiy Shrine. Activating the shrine establishes another fast-travel point on the surface. The shrine itself contains no conventional puzzle or combat trial because it is a Rauru’s Blessing shrine.
Tokiy Shrine rewards
Tokiy Shrine is classified as Rauru’s Blessing. Once the crystal has been delivered, there is no internal shrine puzzle to solve.
The Large Zonai Charge is useful for temporarily extending or restoring Zonai-device energy. The Light of Blessing can be exchanged at a Goddess Statue, in groups of four, for either a heart container or a stamina vessel.
The shrine contains
| Reward | How to obtain it |
|---|---|
| Large Zonai Charge | Open the treasure chest inside Tokiy Shrine |
| Light of Blessing | Examine the altar after opening the chest |
Nearby connections
Tokiy Shrine
Tokiy Shrine is the direct surface counterpart of Yikot Lightroot. Its name is the reverse of “Yikot”, matching the game’s deliberate naming relationship between many surface shrines and Depths Lightroots.
Oakle’s Navel Cave
This is the cave containing the crystal quest and the concealed shrine. It is the most important surface connection and should be considered part of the practical Yikot Lightroot route, while remaining a separate location in the game’s geography.
Oakle’s Navel
Oakle’s Navel is the surface landmark associated with the cave entrance. It is not the name of the shrine, the Lightroot or the shrine quest.
Wider Necluda Depths
The surrounding underground terrain contains the ordinary hazards of the Depths, including gloom, cliffs, darkness and potentially hostile encounters. However, available location-specific evidence does not establish a unique enemy camp, treasure inventory, named character or special facility belonging specifically to Yikot Lightroot. The surrounding Depths should therefore not be presented as if all of their content were part of the Lightroot itself.
Enemies and hazards
Confirmed hazards in the associated surface route
The falling boulders are the route’s defining hazard. Ultrahand and Recall are the most reliable tools for managing them.
Depths hazards
At Yikot Lightroot itself, the general Depths hazards remain relevant:
No reliable source consulted here identifies a named boss or fixed enemy camp as a component of Yikot Lightroot itself. Random or ordinary Depths encounters should not be confused with a location-specific boss encounter.
Residents, services and buildings
Yikot Lightroot has no verified residents, shops, businesses, buildings or formal services beyond the Lightroot’s own illumination and fast-travel functions.
Directory: people and organisations
The shrine quest may be associated with an unexplained guiding voice or quest prompt in the cave, but this does not establish a resident or named NPC at Yikot Lightroot. Tokiy Shrine’s page records the quest and its crystal objective, not a permanent settlement or character roster.
Directory: people and organisations
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Residents | None verified within Yikot Lightroot. |
| Named visitors | None verified within Yikot Lightroot. |
| Factions | None verified as based at Yikot Lightroot. |
| Law enforcement or security | None. |
| Merchants or service providers | None. |
Items and collectibles
Items not confirmed as location-specific
The available sources consulted do not establish a dedicated Yikot Lightroot inventory of:
This is not evidence that the wider surrounding Depths contain none of these categories. It means they should not be attributed to Yikot Lightroot without a separate, location-specific source.
Progression and missability
Yikot Lightroot and Tokiy Shrine are available as ordinary base-game exploration content. The shrine quest is not presented as permanently missable, and the crystal remains available until delivered.
There is no evidence that completing Tokiy Shrine changes Yikot Lightroot itself beyond normal map and travel progression.
The main progression distinction is
| State | Result |
|---|---|
| Yikot Lightroot inactive | Local Depths area remains dark and the Lightroot is unavailable for fast travel |
| Yikot Lightroot activated | Local Depths area is illuminated and the Lightroot becomes a travel point |
| Tokiy Shrine not revealed | The crystal quest remains incomplete and the shrine entrance is absent or inactive |
| Tokiy Shrine revealed | The shrine can be entered and used for fast travel |
| Tokiy Shrine completed | Large Zonai Charge and Light of Blessing obtained |
Suggested exploration route
For a player trying to clear both connected locations efficiently:
Suggested exploration route: steps
- 01Approach Oakle’s Navel from Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower or another convenient Necluda travel point.
- 02Enter Oakle’s Navel Cave and activate The Oakle’s Navel Cave Crystal.
- 03Complete the crystal route and reveal Tokiy Shrine.
- 04Open the shrine chest and collect the Light of Blessing.
- 05Use Tokiy Shrine as a surface fast-travel point if needed.
- 06Enter the Depths through a suitable nearby chasm.
- 07Travel towards Yikot Lightroot using Brightbloom Seeds or an existing vehicle.
- 08Activate Yikot Lightroot.
- 09Use the newly illuminated area to identify nearby routes, cliffs and unexplored Depths terrain.
- 10Return to Tokiy Shrine or Yikot Lightroot later as convenient travel anchors.
Sources
- Tokiy Shrine - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki — zeldadungeon.net
- Zelda Dungeon:Tears of the Kingdom Map/Lightroots - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki — zeldadungeon.net
- How To Complete Tokiy Shrine In Zelda: TotK — segmentnext.com
- The Oakle's Navel Cave Crystal - Zelda Dungeon Wiki, a The Legend of Zelda wiki — zeldadungeon.net