Follow the Sheikah Slate and The Isolated Plateau are the first Main Quests in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and they are both to be completed on the Great Plateau. As players work through Follow the Sheikah Slate and The Isolated Plateau, they will obtain brand-new abilities, solve a variety of puzzles, and more, and this The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild walkthrough is here to help fans that may find themselves stuck during those Main Quests.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - What to Do First
Before players receive the Follow the Sheikah Slate Main Quest, they will need to take a few preliminary steps. The first of those steps is to examine the pedestal that is situated in the Shrine of Resurrection. This action will give players access to Breath of the Wild's Sheikah Slate and open the nearby door. There are two chests beyond that door, and fans should collect the Old Shirt and Well-Worn Trousers from within them before interacting with another pedestal and heading outside.
Players will be treated to a short cutscene upon emerging from the Shrine of Resurrection, and they should make their way toward the Old Man and his campfire when it concludes. Players should then speak with Breath of the Wild's Old Man and then explore until they hear a voice that initiates the Follow the Sheikah Slate quest. Notably, there is a pair of Hylian Trousers in a chest just northeast of the Temple of Time, and fans are advised to pick them up while they wait for the voice to come.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Follow the Sheikah Slate Walkthrough
After receiving Follow the Sheikah Slate, players should make their way to the location that has been marked on the in-game map. There is a pedestal at this location, and fans should examine it to initiate a cutscene. When that cutscene concludes, players should carefully climb down Breath of the Wild's Great Plateau Tower and speak with the Old Man at the bottom to complete the first Main Quest.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Isolated Plateau Walkthrough
After speaking with the Old Man at the bottom of the Great Plateau Tower and starting the Isolated Plateau quest, players should follow the Old Man until he stops walking. From this position, players will see a Shrine, a very important type of structure in Breath of the Wild, and they should go toward it as soon as it is possible to do so. Upon arriving at the Shrine, players should examine the pedestal in front and use the elevator to enter.
Oman Au Shrine (Magnesis Trial)
Players will now find themselves inside the Oman Au Shrine, and they should examine the nearby pedestal to receive the Magnesis Rune. This Breath of the Wild ability allows Link to lift metal objects, and fans will have several opportunities to use it within the Shrine. The first of those opportunities is situated just to the right of the pedestal, as players must use Magnesis to lift one of two metal platforms and reveal a path.
Fans should now follow that path to reach a wall of stacked blocks. One of those blocks is made from metal, and players should grab it with Magnesis and use it to clear the way.
After passing through the block wall, players will encounter a Guardian Scout, which can be destroyed with the metal block that was just used. More specifically, fans can grab the block with Magnesis and then drop it upon the Guardian Scout or use it to push it into the water. If a player has picked up a weapon by this time, they can also beat this Breath of the Wild enemy with straightforward melee attacks.
Beyond the Guardian Scout, players will cross a metal platform, which must be moved with Magnesis in order to bridge the gap that looks to halt Link's progress. After walking over this platform in its new position, players should look to the left to find a chest on an elevated ledge. This chest can be brought down with Magnesis, and there is one of Breath of the Wild's Traveler's Bows inside.
Once that ranged weapon has been claimed, players should use Magnesis one last time to open the large metal doors that are ahead. This action will give fans access to the Oman Au Shrine's monk, and interacting with him will award a Spirit Orb and send Link back to the Shrine's entrance.
Upon emerging from the Oman Au Shrine, players will once again converse with the Old Man. When that conversation reaches its conclusion, fans should open the map in Breath of the Wild, fast travel to the Great Plateau Tower, and speak with the Old Man at the top. This will lead to tutorial on how to use the Sheikah Slate's scope to set waypoints, and players can use the feature to mark three more Shrines on the Great Plateau. For full clarity, this map showcases the positions of those Shrines:
Players must now focus on completing the remaining Shrines on the Great Plateau, and this guide will start with the Ja Baij Shrine in the southeast corner. Notably, fans will encounter several of Breath of the Wild's Guardians in the ruins around this Shrine, and they must be careful to not get hit by the beams that these enemies fire. It is also worth mentioning that it is easiest to reach the Ja Baij Shrine by climbing the walls that surround it, though it is also possible to use a Guardian's beam to clear a path.
Ja Baij Shrine (Remote Bomb Trial)
After interacting with the pedestal in front of the Ja Baij Shrine and descending into it, players should examine the pedestal in the first room to receive the Remote Bomb Runes. These Runes can be used to place explosives that can be detonated from a distance, and they allow Breath of the Wild's Link to break through various materials. One type of material that can be destroyed with Remote Bombs are cracked blocks, which fans will encounter after descending the nearby ramp.
Beyond those blocks, Breath of the Wild players should take a right and use the Remote Bomb Rune once again to access a chest containing a Traveler's Claymore. Fans should then head in the other direction and climb a ladder to reach a room with a moving platform. A Remote Bomb should be placed upon this platform, and it should be detonated when it is near the cracked-block wall on the other side to clear a path forward.
Players will now find themselves in a room with several launching devices, and they should use the launcher on the far left to fling Link toward a chest containing Amber. Fans should then make their way to the device on the right side of the room and place one of Breath of the Wild's Remote Bombs inside the attached funnel. This will ultimately cause the bomb to be shot toward a stack of cracked blocks, and fans should detonate the explosive as it draws near to those objects to clear a path to the Shrine's monk.
With the Ja Baij Shrine finished, fans should navigate to Breath of the Wild's Temple of Time and follow the path that moves in a southwesterly direction. This path will lead players toward an arch, and they should pick the Spicy Peppers from the plants that are near it. Fans should now head slightly north to encounter a Bokoblin camp, and then dispatch all the enemies that they find there.
Once the Bokoblin camp has been cleared, players should pick up a Boko Club and use it to transfer the flame from the campfire to the nearby pot. This will make it possible to cook within the pot, and fans should now open their inventories, select the Spicy Pepper from the Materials section, and "hold" five of them. Players should now "return to game" and cook these Breath of the Wild Spicy Peppers in the pot to create Spicy Sauteed Peppers, a dish that provides some temporary Cold Resistanc e. Notably, it is wise to cook some extra Spicy Sauteed Peppers at this point, though players that complete the next sections quickly will not need them.
The Cold Resistance that is granted by the Spicy Sauteed Peppers allows Link to traverse the snowy biome beyond the aforementioned arch without taking damage, and fans should take a left immediately upon entering the area. Players should then follow the path ahead, climb when they reach a dead end, and then advance to the edge of the area. From here, players should climb down and to the left to reach the Owa Daim Shrine.
Owa Daim Shrine (Stasis Trial)
Interacting with the pedestal in the Owa Daim Shrine's first room will give players access to the Stasis Rune, which can be used to temporarily freeze objects in place. Breath of the Wild fans should try this out on the large gear that is nearby and use the platform that has been stopped to proceed forward.
As players continue through the Owa Daim Shrine, they will encounter a large ball rolling down a ramp. Fans should climb this ramp until they reach the walkway that bisects it, using Stasis to stop the ball as needed. Notably, there is a chest containing a Traveler's Shield at the ramp's highest point, and players can access it by waiting for the ball to pass them while standing safely on the walkway and then making a run for it.
While working through the Shrine's next area, players should pick up the Iron Sledgehammer that is leaning against a wall and then use Stasis on the large ball t hat blocks their path. Before this ball becomes unfrozen, fans should hit it with their new Breath of the Wild weapon repeatedly to store momentum within the object. This will cause the ball to launch when it is ultimately released from the Stasis ability, allowing players to reach the Owa Daim Shrine's monk.
There is now just one more Shrine to complete it, and players can reach it by climbing the wall to the west of the Owa Daim Shrine and moving in a northwesterly direction. As fans follow this route, they are advised to make a quick stop by the peak of Mount Hylia. Here, players will find the Old Man, and he will hand over the Warm Doublet, a piece of armor in Breath of the Wild that provides Could Resistance.
Keh Namut Shrine (Cryonis Trial)
Upon entering the Keh Namut Shrine, players should interact with the nearby pedestal to earn the Cryonis Rune. This Rune can be used to create pillars of ice in water, and fans should try it out in the nearby pool. Players should then climb the pillar that they have created to access this Breath of the Wild Shrine's next area.
In this next area, players will find a gate, which can be raised by using Cryonis underneath it. Fans will enter combat with a Guardian Scout beyond that gate, and they should dispatch the enemy before using Cryonis to access a nearby alcove in which a chest is housed. Players should then simply continue forward, place an ice pillar under one side of the seesaw that they encounter, and then use that seesaw as a ramp to reach the Keh Namut Shrine's monk on the next level.
The Old Man will come to visit Link once he emerges from the final Shrine, and players should go to the Temple of Time when the conversation ends. Fans should then enter the Temple and pray to the Goddess Statue that is inside. During this prayer, players will have the opportunity to exchange the four Breath of the Wild Spirit Orbs that they earned from completing the Shrines for a Heart Container or Stamina Vessel, and both are reasonable selections.
Players should now climb the ladder that is on the exterior of the Temple of Time's east wall to reach the roof. Fans should then turn right and interact with the Old Man ahead. This will trigger a cutscene, and players will receive Breath of the Wild's Paraglider and their next Main Quests when it reaches its conclusion.
To note, there is some optional content on the Great Plateau that players may want to pursue before embarking on those next quests. Primarily, that content manifests as Breath of the Wild's Great Plateau Korok Seeds, and there are 18 of these collectibles to be found.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available for Nintendo Switch.