The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom let’s players solve its many puzzles in a variety of ways, leading to some pretty obtuse puzzles. The Jochi-iu Shrine for example, tasks players with retrieving a massive ball from a Jenga tower. The shrine, and its puzzle “Courage to Pluck” can be found in the North Akkala Foothill, near the East Akkala Stable. Here’s how to solve its puzzle.
How to solve the Jochi-iu Shrine Puzzle in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Jochi-iu Shrine takes place in a single large room, where you enter the Shrine. To the right is the door leading to the exit, which requires a large ball to open. In the center is a large ball, on top of a bunch of loose pieces of platform, similar to a Jenga puzzle. To the right is the optional chest, which is sitting just out of reach on a ledge. There is a second optional chest located inside of the Jenga tower. If you jump onto the platform holding the tower, it will automatically drop you into the abyss.
The goal here is to get the tower to fall towards a ramp, where you will be standing, so you can snag the ball. If the ball drops into the abyss, you fail, and the puzzle resets. First, pull out a piece without the tower falling, like the front bottom piece, so you can use it as a ramp to grab the first optional chest. If you wait until after you retrieve the ball, you might not have any left to grab.
