When all treasure chests within the shrine are collected, a treasure chest icon will show next to the shrine’s name on the map when it is selected. If you unlock the teleport point, but save the shrine for later, the inner portion of the icon will show as red on the map. Shrines often contain unique treasure that cannot be acquired elsewhere, such as pieces of armor sets, or rare weapons.

Later in the quest, Link will unlock a sidequest which will allow him the ability to change these choices. Four Spirit Orbs can be turned in to any Goddess Statue for your choice of a heart container or a stamina upgrade. The secondary function is to enter the shrine and complete it for a Spirit Orb. Simply arriving at the shrine and putting the Sheikah Slate on the pedestal will unlock the shrine as a teleport spot, which can be traveled to at any time, even when within a shrine or dungeon.

Only the first four shrines on the Great Plateau are required in order to complete the game. Breath of the Wild is filled with over 100 Shrines scattered throughout the Overworld.