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Trial of the Sword

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide · Beginning the trials

Link places the Master Sword back into its pedestal in the Korok Forest to enter a multi-floor gauntlet created by the Monks. You are stripped of all weapons, bows, shields, armor, and food, requiring you to scavenge gear inside each chamber to survive. Defeating every enemy on a floor opens the portal to the next stage, ultimately powering up the Master Sword upon completion.

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Tree Branch: Scattered on the ground and dropped from trees in Floor 1Boko Spear: Carried by Blue Bokoblins in Floor 2Spiked Boko Bow: Carried by Bokoblins on the lookout platforms in Floor 3 and Floor 4Fire Arrows: Inside a treasure chest on the wooden watchtower platform in Floor 4Stone Smasher: Inside an underwater metal chest in Floor 7 (Rest Floor)Woodcutter's Axe: Stuck in a tree stump in Floor 7 (Rest Floor)Fairy: Floating near the pond in Floor 7 (Rest Floor)

Secrets

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Metal treasure chests are buried underground or submerged in water across various floors and can be pulled out using Magnesis.Bombing trees produces wood bundles and occasionally Acorns, which can be gathered and converted into health.

Enemies

Red Bokoblin

Weak to Headshots with arrowsSteal / drop Equipped weapon

The weakest variant encountered, easily dispatched with basic weapons or remote bombs.

Blue Bokoblin

Weak to Headshots with arrowsSteal / drop Equipped weapon

Has significantly more health than red variants and hits harder with spiked weapons.

Chuchu

Weak to Any standard attack

Drops Chuchu Jelly upon defeat and appears in multiple sizes.

Fire Chuchu

Weak to Remote bombs or ranged attacks

Explodes into flames when defeated, which can ignite wooden platforms and dry grass.

Water Octorok

Weak to Arrows or parried projectiles

Hides beneath the water surface and pops up to spit rocks at Link.

Wizzrobe (Electric)

Weak to Headshots with arrowsSteal / drop Lightning Rod

Floats in the air and summons thunderbolts; hitting its head temporarily stuns it on the ground.

Stone Talus

Weak to Ore deposit on its back

Can be stunned by throwing Remote Bombs at its arms or shooting its ore deposit with arrows.

Hinox

Weak to Eye shot with an arrowSteal / drop Weapons hanging on its necklace

The final boss of the Beginning Trials, stunned when shot directly in the eye.

Shops and people

Cooking Pot: Floor 7 (Rest Floor)

Tips

Consume a 30-minute high-level defense or attack buff food dish right before placing the Master Sword into the pedestal.
Use Remote Bombs extensively on early floors to defeat weaker enemies without degrading weapon durability.
Crouch and sneak slowly toward fairies in rest floors to catch them without scaring them away.
Cook individual bundles of wood one at a time in the rest floor pot to yield Rock-Hard Food for incremental healing.
Use the Stasis rune upgraded to Stasis+ to freeze challenging enemies like Wizzrobes and Hinox to guarantee a critical headshot.

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