‘Find the Fifth Sage’ walkthrough in Zelda: TOTK

The fifth Sage must be found. Tears of the Kingdom: The Legend of Zelda. You’ll get the “Find the Fifth Sage”Purah’s quest is a long quest that will lead you to the Ring Ruins of Kakariko Village, the Thunderhead Isles high in the air and a Spirit Temple deep in the depths.

There are a few different things you’ll need to do and obtain before you can properly tackle the “Find the Fifth Sage” quest. This guide will walk you through how to start “Find the Fifth Sage” and how to complete “Secret of the Ring Ruins,” clear the storm near the Thunderhead Isles, and complete “Guidance from Ages Past.”

How to start the ‘Find the Fifth Sage’ quest

You can only start the “Find the Fifth Sage” quest after you have completed all four “Regional Phenomena” locations and found Zelda in “Crisis in Hyrule Castle.” Once you’ve completed those tasks, Tulin, Yunobo, Sidon, and Riju will talk about how they’re missing a Sage from the gang. Talk to Purah, and she’ll give you the quest to find the fifth sage, Mineru.

This quest involves lots of exploration so be prepared to have a large amount of material. The following are recommended:

• The Depths will be lit up by brightbloom seedlings
• You can also use non-metal weaponry in thunderstorms
• Shock-resistance, whether it’s the Rubber Armor or food/elixirs

The following is mandatory: Minimum 10 Hearts You can also read about theCamera Function on Your Own Purah Pad To complete the quest. If you don’t already have the camera, go and complete “Deep-Sea Cameras” before trying to progress with “Find the Fifth Sage” any further.

Completing the ‘Secret of the RingRuins’ quest

The first stage of “Find the Fifth Sage” is the “Secret of the Ring Ruins” quest. When you talk to Purah, she will mention “the ruins from the age of legends” as a hint for where to go next, referring to the Ring RuinsYou can see them from outside Kakariko Village. (You may have run into them already while doing the “A Trip Through History” quest.)

Our “Secret of the Ring Ruins” walkthrough will guide you through how to complete the quest and move on to the next phase of “Find the Fifth Sage.”

It is not mandatory to complete this subquest, but it’s highly recommended. This will remove the storm and dark clouds that have been obscuring the southern sky islands. The storm over Thunderhead Isles will remain, but completing this quest will clear up Dragonhead Island and reveal the islands on your map, making it easier to complete “Find the Fifth Sage.”

Thunderhead Isles & Dragonhead Island: How to Get There

If you skipped over “Secret of the Ring Ruins” for some reason…
Recall will allow you to get into the Thunderhead Isles. Just use it on any debris falling from the skies. After a few minutes of running around, we finally found an appropriate rock to glide over.

Unfortunately, visibility on this island is terrible, so we can’t really tell you where to turn right or left, but we can tell you to head to the approximate coordinates (1386, -3370, 0467). There’s a hole right around here that will allow you to enter this sky island, dropping you on Joku-u Shrine.

If you completed “Secret of the Ring Ruins”…
It is important that you are up and about. Thunderhead Isles Popla Foothills Skyview Tower. Then, all you need to do is climb the hill enough to be able to glide. Dragonhead IslandYou can find it under Thunderhead Isles. In the center of Dragonhead, you’ll see a building to enter, allowing you to drop down on Joku-u Shrine.

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The vines that are in front of this shrine can be burned with a fire. Continue on deeper into the Island.

There’ll be a goddess statue on your left to turn in extra Blessings from LightIf you do. If you have any, please let us know.Ten hearts to open, so if you don’t have that, consider making a trade to the demon statue or farming out more shrines and coming back.

A mask with a threatening face will appear in your path after you have opened the door. It will ask you to interact with it in order to continue the quest.

Completing ‘Guide from Ages Past’

The second you interact with the mask, you’ll begin the “Guidance from Ages Past” quest. This is the longest part of “Find the Fifth Sage,” and will take you to the Depths where you will fight a Seized ConstructReceive Mineru’s construct.

Our “Guidance from Ages Past” walkthrough will guide you through how to complete the intricate quest.

Completing the ‘Find the Fifth Sage’ quest

After you complete “Guidance from Ages Past” and have Mineru’s Sage ability, you can head back to Purah. Speaking to her will complete both the “Find the Fifth Sage” quest, as well as the “Crisis in Hyrule” quest.

Purah will then prompt you to the final quest in the game: “Destroy Ganondorf.”