How to complete Left-Arm Depot in Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom can last players a long time. Some of the coolest moments occur late in the game, and you’ll want to get to them eventually. Here is our guide explaining how to complete Left-Arm Depot in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Tears of the Kingdom – how to complete Left-Arm Depot

Late in your adventure, you must track down Mineru. This is part of the main quest, and it’s quite an involved process. If you need help, check out our guide telling you where the fifth sage is.

After finding Mineru and partially assembling a mechanical body, she asks you to find four more pieces from the nearby depots. Each location presents a puzzle of some sort. To complete Left-Arm Depot, you must guide the piece through an obstacle course to deliver it safely to the assembly point.

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From the pedestal where you assemble Mineru, head to the south and pass Muokuij Lightroot. Then veer directly southwest. Head between some Evermean trees and ascend the hill, which looks a bit like a chute. Near the top of that climb, veer right. You’ll find a large platform and can enter Left-Arm Depot. The above screenshot shows its precise location on the map.

As you enter Left-Arm Depot, activate the pedestal directly ahead of you. The entry gate closes behind you. Ahead of you, a case containing the arm piece descends to the platform.

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Lift the case with the Ultrahand ability and bring the case to the left, near the stone gate. The gate has a Wheel piece attached to a chain. Hit the Wheel with your melee weapon. It ascends, lifting the gate with it. Bring the case through the opening and lay it flat on its wide side, ahead of a bed of lava.

Now return to the gate. Use the Ultrahand ability to grab the Wheel pieces from the opposite side of the gate. Then grab the ones on the side you occupy. You need at least two Wheel pieces. Attach one to the left side and one to the right side of the case. Also attach the nearby Steering Stick to its top.

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Drive your case-vehicle across the nearby lava bed. On the next wide platform, head to your right. You’ll find twin beds of lava with a gap between them. Remove the Wheel pieces and Steering Stick from the case. Rotate the case sideways. Then attach one Wheel on the new left side and one Wheel on the new right side. Reattach the Steering Stick also. There is an extra Wheel piece near the lava. Move it out of your way.

Use the Ultrahand ability to lift your case-vehicle. Position it so it sits astride the two lava beds, beneath the walls on either side. It is low-profile, and will just barely fit. Then hop to the vehicle and use the Control option to drive it across the lava.

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On the far side of that lava, you encounter another stone gate. It has two weights attached to chains, one on either edge. There are multiple ways to pass through this gate. You can try attaching Wheel pieces to the gate to raise it. I prefer a cheap alternative approach.

Remove the wheels from the ends of your case-vehicle. Reattach them to the narrow side. Place your vehicle against the stone gate. Then hit a Wheel to start both wheels to spinning. The gate blocks the case-vehicle from advancing. Use the Ultrahand ability to raise the gate. The vehicle then rolls through just fine. Or you can let it position itself as a wedge beneath the gate, so you can easily pass through the opening as well. If you wind up stuck on the wrong side of the gate, use the Recall ability to get through it.

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Once you pass through the gate, remove the spinning Wheels from the case. Look nearby. Two enormous fan blades spin on the wall, kept in motion by Fan pieces. Pull the two Fan pieces away to stop the massive blades. Then attach those Fan pieces to the left and right sides of your case-vehicle.

Set the case-vehicle with the attached Fans in the water. Make sure it still has a properly oriented Steering Stick. Jump aboard and pilot your modified case-vehicle along the river. It follows a course that leads to an end point near your destination. Use the Ultrahand ability to lift the case from the water. Carry it over to the pedestal, where the case falls apart. Use Ultrahand again to insert the arm piece into the pedestal so it snaps in place.

If you need help finding and placing the other pieces, you’re in luck. We have also written guides telling you how to complete Right-Arm Depot, how to complete Left-Leg Depot, and how to complete Right-Leg Depot. You must place all four pieces to reassemble Mineru.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available for purchase from the Nintendo Store.