Overview
This guide expands your post–Great Sky Island route in Tears of the Kingdom into a fuller early-game walkthrough.
Goals:
- Unlock several key **Skyview Towers**
- Grab strong early **armor and weapons**
- Build a network of shrines and safe travel points
- Discover a few useful **secrets** that many players miss
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Phase 1 – Lookout Landing Deep Dive
1. After landing near Lookout Landing, talk to:
- Purah (main story)
- Robbie & Josha (Depths & camera quests)
2. Unlock:
- The **Emergency Shelter** below the central tent.
- The first **Skyview Tower**.
Secrets in Lookout Landing
- A **hidden chest** in the Emergency Shelter holds decent starting gear once unlocked via a side objective.
- Pay attention to NPC rumors about **north and east** – they foreshadow your best early routes.
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Phase 2 – Hyrule Field Shrines & Gear
Prioritize nearby shrines:
- **Kamizun Shrine** – combat-focused; teaches flurry rush windows.
- **Tsutsu-um Shrine** – Ultrahand and log puzzles.
- **Ishodag Shrine** – on the northwest cliff; pairs well with tower gliding.
Early Weapon Tips
- Farm **Soldier constructs** and **Bokoblins** for horns; fuse them to simple spears and swords.
- A **stick + rock** fusion is an easy early hammer for ore deposits.
Secret: The ruined fortress southwest of Lookout Landing hides:
- A buried chest with **bomb flowers**
- An easy bow upgrade if you explore every platform
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Phase 3 – First Foray into the Depths (Optional but Powerful)
1. From Hyrule Field Chasm, dive carefully.
2. Activate the first Lightroot to reveal a chunk of the Depths.
3. Collect:
- **Zonaite** for battery upgrades
- A few **Poes** for Depths shop items
Return to the surface once you're low on Brightbloom Seeds – don't overstay on your first dive.
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Phase 4 – Northwest to Rito Village (Detailed Route)
1. From Lookout Landing, use the tower to glide northwest.
2. Land midway at a safe plateau and:
- Clear a shrine for extra hearts/stamina.
- Hunt wildlife for meat and cold-resistance meals.
3. As you approach the snowfields:
- Cook dishes with **Spicy Peppers** for cold resistance.
- Consider buying or finding an early **cold-resist armor piece**.
Blizzards as Guidance
The unnatural blizzard around Rito Village acts as both:
- A story hook (something deeply wrong)
- A gameplay cue (you're entering an early intended dungeon path)
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Phase 5 – Building Your Fast-Travel Web
Before major dungeons, aim for:
- **5–7 Skyview Towers** unlocked.
- At least **10 hearts** or a balanced hearts/stamina spread.
- One or two **favorite vehicle blueprints** for longer crossings.
Good Tower Targets
- **Hyrule Field** (done)
- **Lindor's Brow** (great for northwest)
- **Sahasra Slope** region
- **Rospro Pass** (Rito region)
Each tower grants massive map visibility and more opportunities to spot caves, chasms, and enemy camps for materials.
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Phase 6 – Secret Spots & Rewarding Detours
- Many cliff faces hide **caves with Bubbulfrogs** – mark them for later mask rewards.
- **Zonai ruins** often contain free capsules, charges, and design hints for powerful contraptions.
- Look for ponds with **non-hostile wildlife**; they often hide Koroks, seeds, or quirky environmental puzzles.
By following this extended route, you'll turn the chaotic early hours of Hyrule into a structured yet flexible adventure, with enough shrines, armor, and Zonai tools to tackle the first major temples with confidence.