Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Guide | Ring of Thunder Shrine (Secret Item)

Here’s how you complete the Ring of Thunder Shrine Puzzle.

Game Guide by Joy Rahman on Dec 16, 2025

The Ring of Thunder Shrine in Metroid Prime 4 requires you to use your Thunder Shot ability to activate its elevator mechanism.

The Shrine Puzzle is pretty short, but it also includes a hidden secret that many fail to find. This guide will explain how you will be able to locate it after completing the puzzle.

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You'll first want to enter the Ring of Thunder shrine through the elevator underground. Where you'll notice a ring of pylons. Out of all the pylons, there will be two that glow purple.

Using your psychic ability, raise the pylons to their maximum height. After which, you'll want to go to the center of the platform and shoot the purple pylons with your thunder shot ability.

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This will activate the shrine's reward and the elevator, which takes you further deep into the ground.

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After descending, you'll be able to collect the shrine's reward. Completing the Ring of Thunder Shrine Puzzle.

There's another secret reward, just like every other shrine in the game. To collect it, you'll need to exit the Ring of Thunder shrine by going up using the elevators.

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Just as you step out from the main entrance of the Shrine onto the sand, you want to go behind the elevator, where you'll notice a concealed door that can be opened.

Behind the hidden door lies the shrine's secret reward, and collecting it will complete everything related to the Ring of Thunder Shrine.

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