The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomfeatures a total of 15 Skyview Towers that players can explore and unlock to use as fast travel points around the map. They’re incredibly useful, as activating one will unlock the landscape of the surrounding area on the player’s map, making that regionmuch easier to traverse.
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Unfortunately, some of the Skyview Towers inTears of the Kingdomare particularly difficult to unlock, with players having to complete various puzzles to gain access to them. These Skyview Towers in particular left players scratching their heads trying to figure out what to do next.
5Popla Foothills
When players first encounterthe Popla Foothills Skyview Tower, they will find it has a non-functional device inside. To fix the tower, players have to assist a trapped NPC, who can be quite tricky to find. Players will first have to locate the Popla Foothills Excavation Site. This can take a bit of searching to find, but it is located south of the tower,beneath the cliff.
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Inside the Popla Foothills Excavation Site, players then have to follow the path ahead until they encounter Elmerson, an NPC who is trapped in the cave. To free him, players will need tofind a buttonin the cave and stand on it. Once freed, Emmerson will head up to the tower and fix it. This tower is particularly difficult to complete as the Popla Foothills Excavation Site can be quite tricky to locate.
4Gerudo Canyon
While reachingthe Gerudo Canyon Skyview Toweris pretty simple, activating it is not. When players first discover it, they will find that the pedestal inside the tower is non-functional, requiring some thinking to fix it. Players will need torecruit some helpfrom the NPC Sawson, who they can find on a non-operational lift in the area. From here, the player will have to figure out how to get the lift working again.
There are some building materials next to the tower that the player will have to use and transport to Sawson’s lift using their Ultrahand ability. It may take some trial and error, but if the player manages to add enoughweight to the lift, Sawson will eventually be able to ascend and make his way to the tower. Sawson can be tricky to track down initially, making the Gerudo Skyview Tower quite difficult to complete.
3Rabella Wetlands
TheRabella Wetlands Skyview Toweris one of the more puzzling Skyview Towers inTears of the Kingdomdue to the surrounding dangerous thorns that block access to the structure. There are numerous steps the player must take to gain access to this tower.
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First, the player needs to figure out how tobypass the ring of thornssurrounding the tower. Luckily, this step is rather simple, as long as players can spot the nearby scaffolding they need to Ascend onto. From this point, they can head towards the tower’s entrance. Once the player has reached the tower’s entrance, they are still faced with a huge wall of thorns blocking their way. Usually, thorns aren’t a big deal - players can simply just burn them and watch them fizzle away.
Unfortunately, this area is cursed by constant rain, which presentsa serious challengeto players. To overcome this, players have to construct a roof over the thorns using their Ultrahand ability. Once the thorns are shielded from the rain, the player can proceed toset them on fire. The thorns will then disappear after a short while. Players can then reach the door and activate the tower. The many environmental hazards of the Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower make it particularly challenging compared to some of the others in the game.
2Sahasra Slope
When players first encounterthe Sahasra Slope Skyviewthey’ll find that its doors are initially closed. To unlock the tower, players will need to go on a rather complicated journeybeneaththe tower. First, they need to locate theSahasra Slope Cave, which can be found beneath the tower at the coordinates 1326, -1156, 0138.
Inside this cave, players then have to use a rock-fused weapon to break through some cracked boulders and carry on through the cave. From there, they have to continue breaking additional boulders to access a small alcove directly beneath the tower. Once the player has made their way to the alcove, they have to usetheir Ascend abilityto pass through the ceiling and enter the Sahasra Slope Skyview Tower.
Once inside, the player has to figure out what’s blocking the door, which happens to be someLong Stickon either side. After the player moves them, they can open the doors and allow Billson to enter the tower and complete his work. This is one of the more long-winded and complicated Skyview Towers inTears of the Kingdom, and certainly left some players scratching their heads.
1Gerudo Highlands
TheGerudo Highlands Skyview Toweris one of the most complicated Skyview Towers inTears of the Kingdom. When players first find the tower, they will discover it is inaccessible due to being buried in snow. This means that players have to find analternative routeto access the tower’s interior.
Players first need to locate Meadela’s Mantle Cave, located just north of the tower at coordinates-3996, -1257, 0427. Upon entering the cave, players will come across a flowing stream. Usingtheir Ultrahand ability, players have to then grab some wood from the nearby material pile and put it in the stream. Players will then have to climb onto the wood and head downstream.
Once the player reaches the lower section of the cave, they will notice four wooden beams coming out of the water, with a wooden square on the ceiling at the center of them. Here, the player must figure out how to reach that square, so they can use their Ascend ability to reach the inside of the tower. This can be tricky, as the flowing water will often be working against the player.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now on Nintendo Switch.
