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How to complete the Serpent's Jaws shrine quest in Breath of the Wild

How to complete the Serpent's Jaws shrine quest in Breath of the Wild
The Spring of Courage
The Spring of Courage
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Find Kass at the yellow marker east of Pumaag Nitae Shrine
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Find Kass at the yellow marker east of Pumaag Nitae Shrine
The song contains a riddle
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The song contains a riddle
A good tip on where to go next
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A good tip on where to go next
The lake looks a bit like a forest dragon splaying its jaws
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The lake looks a bit like a forest dragon splaying its jaws
This Moblin guards the Spring of Courage
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This Moblin guards the Spring of Courage
Grab the gold rupee from the chest
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Grab the gold rupee from the chest
The Spring of Courage
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The Spring of Courage
Climb the tower here and wait for Farosh
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Climb the tower here and wait for Farosh
Farosh emerging from Lake Hylia
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Farosh emerging from Lake Hylia
The waiting game sucks
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The waiting game sucks
Farosh's Scale floating in the water
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Farosh's Scale floating in the water
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Drop the scale in the water
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Drop the scale in the water
This opens the door to the shrine
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This opens the door to the shrine
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The chest inside contains a Thunderspear
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The chest inside contains a Thunderspear
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This is one of the harder shrine quests in the game, with multiple steps and zero hand holding – so read on for our guide.

You can find Kass in the Pagos Woods, east of Hylia Lake. If you've already found the Pumaag Nitae shrine, fast travel there and head east.

Find Kass at the yellow marker east of Pumaag Nitae Shrine
Find Kass at the yellow marker east of Pumaag Nitae Shrine

The song he sings you contains this riddle: "Where the forest dragon splays its jaws, a shrine sleeps with noble cause."

He also mentions that the forest in the riddle could be the Damel Forest to the north. Sure enough, if you open your map and look next to the Damel Forest, you can see this river, which looks a bit like something opening its jaws ... though perhaps not a dragon.

The lake looks a bit like a forest dragon splaying its jaws
The lake looks a bit like a forest dragon splaying its jaws

You'll find an enemy camp there, with plenty of Lizalfos and a black Moblin to take care of. Head inside, grabbing the 300 rupees from the chest on the way in, and find a Spring of Courage which tells you: "Offer Farosh's scale received from the golden spirit to the Spring of Courage."

Where to find Farosh's scale

Head west to Lake Hylia and wait for the night. Farosh emerges from the lake at 1:30am and heads toward the south bridge tower, so climb up there before it starts raining.

The waiting game sucks
The waiting game sucks

Equip your bow and land an arrow on Farosh's body to knock off a scale. It'll likely land in the water, but don't worry – it glows enough that it's easy to spot.

Farosh's Scale floating in the water
Farosh's Scale floating in the water

Grab the scale, head back to the Spring of Courage and drop it in the water to open the door, revealing the Shae Katha Shrine.

Like many of the other secret shrines, this is a blessing – so just grab the Thunderspear from the chest and you're all done.

Looking for the other secret shrines in Breath of the Wild? We've got you covered.

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2 comments
2 comments
EnricoVinci
FYI just north to the Dracozu lake (the name already is a hint like you said), there is actually a stone statue shaped like a dragon head. that should be the hint for the riddle.
great walkthrough though
Mboxer511
Good article. It's a lot easier to farm Farosh parts by going to Riola Spring (North East of the Faron Tower) where it spawns. It appears at 5 am which is the same time you wake up when starting a fire and fast forwarding to morning. There is a cave there you can place wood (in case it rains). Start a fire and as soon as it's morning the dragon will come out of the lake. Jump up and use you paraglider to ride the wind it creates. Then immediately pull out your bow to freeze time and shoot at it. It's works better if you use a golden bow or any other LONG range bow for better aim.
You can repeat this process as much as you want. The dragon parts that land on the nearby ground won't disappear until around 30 are on the ground. You can farm dragon parts this way.