BOTW: How Many Hearts You Need To Get The Master Sword
The Master Sword is the only weapon that does not fully break in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and fans can travel to the item's location early in their playthrough even though they need enough hearts to actually acquire it. All weapons have durability in the game before they break, causing players to acquire new tools to defend themselves. However, the Master Sword is coveted in Breath of the Wild for being the exception to this rule and, instead, recharges after it's broken. Players can wield this legendary sword in battle only after obtaining a total of 13 full heart containers.
The Master Sword is as iconic to The Legend of Zelda series as Zelda and Link. This weapon's origin was explained for the first time in Skyward Sword, which might tie into BOTW 2 even further. The Goddess Sword was forged into the Master Sword by the hero of the game. The Master Sword is the signature weapon of the Goddess Hylia's chosen hero and is used to seal Ganon, in most mainline Legend of Zelda games. BOTW kept this tradition by allowing fans to acquire this sacred weapon, but at a cost of hearts.
Players can obtain the legendary Master Sword by simply traveling to the center of the Lost Woods. Here, the weapon is sitting on a pedestal, waiting for Link to wield it once more. To obtain the sword, players must first acquire a minimum of 13 full heart containers. This is a requirement because the process of pulling the Master Sword out of the stone drains Link's life. There are a few different ways fans can acquire more health in the game.
Defeating Divine Beasts in Breath of the Wild, and completing shrines, are both options for gaining additional heart containers. Players can also exchange stamina for hearts, and vice versa, by speaking to the suspicious statue on the outskirts of Hateno Village. Shrine challenges can reward Link with a Spirit Orb, and four of these can be offered to a Goddess statue, to increase his heart containers or stamina wheel. Players start with three hearts and must obtain 10 more before they can survive pulling out the Master Sword. In BOTW, the weapon can fire a beam, instead of being thrown, while Link has full health. The sword also has 30 attack power and raises to 60 when fighting Calamity enemies. Players can not drop the weapon, but the Yiga Clan can steal the Master Sword.
Fans can obtain this legendary sword early on in their playthrough. Unfortunately, the Master Sword loses some value in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild because players can beat Calamity Ganon without using the weapon. By traveling to the center of the Lost Woods and acquiring enough hearts, Link regains the strength to become the hero Hyrule needs once again.