Tears of the Kingdom: The Sludge-Covered Statue Guide
Learn how to complete The Sludge-Covered Statue quest in Tears of the Kingdom by cleaning the statue in Zora's Domain with Splash Fruit and unlocking the path to Mipha Court.
Arriving in Zora's Domain, Link finds Zora looking at the statue at the entrance. It's covered in the slime that's been raining down from the ruins above. They need help to clear the slime. And using Splash Fruit, this can be done easily.
Description
You arrived in Zora's Domain only to find its people struggling with the sludge falling from the sky.
The statue in the center of the domain holds significance to the Zora, and it's dripping with sludge.
Location




Location of the Main Story Quest
Walkthrough
Talk with the Zora

As you enter Zora's Domain, you will see a trio of Zora talking just to the right of the foot of the bridge. This is Chroma, Khira, and Yona.

Clean the Statue
If you were paying attention to the conversation happening as you approached, you will have an inkling of what to do. You will need to use Splash Fruit to clear away the sludge that covers the statue in the center of the entrance plaza. Just throw one or two Splash Fruit at it to clean the statue.


Selecting the Splash Fruit and the result of throwing Splash Fruit on the Statue.
Report to the Zora

With the statue clean, turn around and return to the trio of Zora. Talk with any of them to get the dialogue started. Yona will finally introduce herself and reveal she's going to marry Sidon.

She'll ask you to head to Mipha Court to meet with Sidon. She's sure that Sidon will be very happy to see Link again. She will also remark that she can be found in the infirmary on the next level up.
Completing this objective finishes The Sludge-Covered Statue and begins the next stage of the Zora Regional Phenomena storyline.

Video Walkthrough
Video Walkthrough