Gerudo Sanctum Full Walkthrough | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

This article provides a step-by-step on how to complete the Gerudo Sanctum area of the game Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, released on September 26, 2024.

Enter Gerudo Sanctum

To reach Gerudo Sanctum, follow the main quest in the Gerudo Desert area. Then players need to drain the sand blocking the entrance to enter the Gerudo Sanctum.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 1 – 20 Rupees

When you enter the sanctum’s rift, you’ll see Link running off. Start chasing him and climb the ladder to the next room. In this room, climb the wall while avoiding the wind gusts to reach the top.

Push the boulder to block the wind tunnel below. Keep moving forward to reach a waypoint, where you’ll find two open paths on the left and right and one locked path.

First, take the left path to the room where you must solve the Flying Tiles puzzle. Once inside the room, quickly run to the nearest tile, and learn its Echo. Then bring out a darknut or boulder to hide behind it as the other tiles fly toward you.

After dodging the tiles, open the chest to collect 20 Rupees.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 2 – Small Key

Go back to the previous room and take the right path, where you’ll find conveyor belts. Defeat the bat (Keese) and then bind Tri to the mechanism by the door. While Tri is holding the mechanism, quickly move to the right and climb up the ledge.

Bind Tri to the stone door to pull it open. In the next room, open the chest to get a small key.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 3 – Golden Egg

Go back to the room with the locked door and use the small key to unlock it. In the next room, you’ll find four Snake Statues. Learn the Snake-Statue Echo from them.

In the next room, summon a Keese to defeat the flying enemies and learn the Mothula Echo from them.

Go to the room on the left and, then enter the next room to find the conveyor belt. Jump onto the moving conveyor belts and use Bind to move the wooden boxes to continue further in the level.

Defeat the rolling Caromadillos in the next area, then summon a Holmill to dig a hole down to the chest and collect the golden egg.

Gerudo Sanctum Waypoint

After collecting the Golden Egg, summon a Holmill to dig a hole down near the chest and progress further to reach the next Waypoint. In this room, the player can interact with a large plaque that says, “Seek two distinct tributes. Clues to the desired tributes are recorded somewhere on this floor.”

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 4 – Dungeon Map

Next, go to the room on your left to find a Poe. Summon Muthlo to defeat it and learn the Poe Echo. Finally, open the chest to find a Dungeon Map.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 5 – Rock Salt

Return to the previous room with the waypoint and head to the room on your left. Summon a Tornado to clear the mounds of sand. In this area, you’ll find a chest containing 10 Rock Salt and a smaller plaque.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 6 – 20 Rupees

Go back to the room where you got the dungeon map earlier. Exit through the left (down) path to reach the outside area of the sanctum. Move ahead to find a chest buried in the sand. Open it to see what’s inside!

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 7 – 50 Rupees

Proceed to the path on the right side (refer above map) and use Tri to rotate the cylindrical mechanism to align the ladder, then climb it to reach the chest.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 8 – Monster Stone

Follow the path on the floating platform to reach the top of the structure. Open the chest to receive a Monster Stone.

Stilled Gerudo Sanctum

Climb down from the right side of the building and enter the Gerudo Sanctum. In the first room, use Tri to pull the mechanism and then climb up the ledge to reach the next room.

In the new room, defeat the mummies and learn the Cat-Statue Echo.

Link Boss 2nd Fight – Bow

Proceed to the next room and activate the waypoint. Move ahead to enter the next room and begin Link’s second boss fight. Defeat Link to get Bow of Might.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 9 – Small Key

After defeating Link, climb the ladder to reach the next room, where you’ll need to defeat the Beetles and the Beetle Mound.

Next, climb the ladder on the right side of the room to reach a room with a conveyor belt and fire-spraying turrets onto the pathways. You can either hide behind a boulder or a cat statue as you move across the conveyor belt.

Once you reach the other side of the room, interact with the Elephant statue to acquire the Elephant-State Echo. Finally, open the chest on the left to get a small key.

Stilled Gerudo Sanctum Rupee Secret

Fast travel back to the waypoint in the hallway outside where you fought Link, and retrace your steps back to the first room as shown in the image below.

Now, go through the locked door on the right.

In the next room, interact with the markings on the north wall and use Tri to pull open the door.

Enter the following room to find a Wind Cannon and a flamethrower. First, drop the Wind Cannon into the pit.

Then rotate the flamethrower to light all three braziers. A small plaque will appear in the corner of the room after lighting all three braziers.

Hawk-Statue Echo

Fast travel back to the rooftop of the Gerudo Sanctum and follow the path to the right to find the Hawk statue.

Gerudo Sanctum Chest 10 – Big Key

Fast travel to the room with the two platforms and the large plaque that you encounter in the earlier part of the Gerudo Sanctum

Place the Hawk Statue on the left platform and the Elephant Statue on the right. This will unlock the gate ahead.

In the next room pull the handle to drain the sand.

Enter the hole behind the plug to find a room with a Big Key Chest. Rotate the wheel until the gap in the blue circle lines up with the gap in the red circle. Do the same with the smaller circle to access the chest. Open it to get a Big Key.