Korok Seed Puzzles - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Guide - IGN (2024)

This page lists the different puzzle types you have to solve when you find a hidden Korok on the map. For locations and more detailed solutions, refer to Korok Seed Locations.

Korok Seed Puzzle Types

• Ball and Chain: Using Magnesis, you can pick up these metal orbs and drop them into a the hollow tree they're chained to.

• Block Puzzle:There are usually two structures made from stone blocks. Use a metal crate with Magnesis to move it into the correct place. You want both structures to look the same in the end.

• Boulder (Hole): Look for boulders near round depressions/holes in the ground. Just push the boulder into the hole to complete the puzzle. Sometimes the boulders are at the top of a hill and not right by the hole.
• Boulder (Goal): If you see conspicuously placed boulders, such as a set of three, look for a possible "goal" such as two trees next to each other if no hole is near. That means you have to roll a boulder through the gap between the two.

• Flowers: Yellow flowers guide you to a Korok location. You'll notice that your camera won't identify these flowers. Walk up to one and it'll disappear; look for the next one and follow the path. In some cases, flowers appear in clusters. These correspond to numbers and the order you have to touch them in.

• Fruit Trees: Look for tree formations that have different amounts of fruit on them. Pick fruit to even them out to make the Korok appear.

• Ice: If you see a misshapen ice block, get out some fire and melt it. Once it's gone, a Korok appears.

• Lily Circle: If you see a circle of water lilies in a pond or lake, find high ground and perform a forward dive into the circle.

• Moving Sparks: Look for moving sparkly firefly-like phenomena. Run up to one and examine it to reveal the Korok.

• Offering: You may find bowls with offerings to the gods -- if one or more of the bowls or leaves in front of statues are empty, fill them with the matching item to reveal the Korok.

• Petroglyph:A petroglyph is a formation made from rocks. These often appear as spirals or other shapes. Pay close attention to the number of rocks and whether there are gaps. Sometimes, you have to complete a puzzle by getting a nearby rock, sometimes you have to change the formation slightly. NOTE: the direction of the rock to be found is usually the one missing in the stone circle.

• Pinwheel/Archery: Look or listen for an orange pinwheel. When you stand close to it, either a balloon with a target on it will appear or you'll see acorns fly up into the airYou may have to move around a bit to see them-- but if you get too close, theymay disappear. Shoot all the targetswith arrows until the Korok appears.

• Rock (Single):There are rock markers throughout Hyrule that are usually located on peaks of mountains. Just pick up the rock to reveal the Korok. Yes, everyone accidentally drops the rock on the Korok's head.

• Rock Throw (Rock Circle): You will sometimes see finger-like rock formations forming a circle, such as in a river. Find a loose rock and get close, then toss it into the circle. Remember, you can't jump while holding a rock, but you can drop down to a lower level and hop small gaps to get close. In some cases, you may find it helpful to create ice blocks in front of the target with Cryonis. A thrown rock will slide across into the circle.
• Tree Stump:This is a timed race. The moment you step on the tree stump with the leaf symbol on it, a timer will start. Look for a round stopwatch circle somewhere -- that's your goal. Run or float over there as quickly as possible to complete the puzzle.