The shrines in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom present some of the most varied challenges that the game has to offer. Some of them test your combat skills, some of them require that you make vehicles, and some of them simply test your dexterity.
And then you come to shrines like Mayachin Shrine, which feel more like mini-games than actual challenges. This one has you trying to knock a ball at a target using some Zonai Stakes and some handy poles, and it can be a tricky one. With our help, though, you'll be hitting home runs in no time.
Updated May 21, 2023: We've added a video walkthrough to this article to show you how to complete the "A Fixed Device" shrine in Tears of the Kingdom.
How To Complete Mayachin Shrine: A Fixed Device
When you walk into this shrine, you'll first come to a large gap. In the center, there will be a rotating device with a platform attached - use this to hop over to the other side. Here is where you'll face the real puzzle of the shrine.
There are some Zonai Stakes to use for this puzzle. If you haven't encountered them before, Stakes are small objects with spikes that you can insert into almost any object using Ultrahand. When you deactivate Ultrahand, if the spike is within something solid, the Stake will stay put.
This allows you to attach larger, different objects to pieces of the environment that otherwise wouldn't let you.
The goal of this shrine is to knock one of the oncoming balls into the large target that appears when you stand on the nearby button. To do this, you'll need to create a bat in the device on the ground ahead of you.
There's a gap between the raised platform and the floor below! Don't fall into the bottomless pit.
One solution to this puzzle is to create a bat by first placing the Stake into the rotating device's side and then attaching two poles, attached end-to-end, onto the Stake. Now, when you strike the switch on the raised platform to activate the rotating device, it will swing the 'bat'.
If you find that you've put the Stake and bat into the wrong side of the rotating device, simply take it out and switch sides.
Using this makeshift bat, time your switch hit so that you hit the ball as it's rolling towards you. It may take a few attempts to get the timing right, but you should be able to hit it with enough force to smack the target.
Hitting the target on the left will unlock the exit. To reveal the target on the right, you'll need to first remove the dangling metal plate. To do this, take a different Stake from the one you used to construct the bat and place it in the roof of the floating platform that the panel is dangling from. Then, use Ultrahand to raise it up and attach it to the Stake, keeping it out of the way.
Once you've revealed the second target, you can use the rotating device bat again. Simply swap the side that the bat is on and you'll be able to strike the rolling ball toward the other target. This will reveal a chest that contains an Energizing Elixir.
With that, the shrine is complete.