How to get the Master Sword back in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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What's happened to the Master Sword? This fabled weapon has been through some things in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and isn't usable after sustaining major damage.

This takes place in the game's opening prologue segment. The developers clearly didn't want us to have the powerful sword available from the start, while the Hylian Shield also suffers a similar fate.

Making the legendary Master Sword woven into a Zelda game's plot is always a good trick to play if you're Nintendo. It holds it back from making the early game too easy, preventing you from speeding through shrines and Lynels too quickly, while also adding another layer of intrigue to the game's story and lore.

If you think the Master Sword being broken is mysterious enough, a little later in the game, Princess Zelda appears and takes the legendary weapon away from Link in a dreamlike scene. How peculiar...

Read on to find out how to get the Master Sword back in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and how to fix it.

The Master Sword breaks at the start of the game and remains in Link's inventory for a while in an unusable state before Zelda comes along in a mysterious dreamlike sequence and takes it away from Link. Fortunately, there are a few different ways to get the Master Sword back and fixed.

Of course, major story spoilers follow. You have been warned.

The best way to find the Master Sword is to follow the advice in this hugely helpful YouTube video from LunarGaming:

If you'd rather follow a written description, we've got you covered.

First things first. You can only get hold of the fixed Master Sword if you have at least two full rings of Stamina. You can up your Stamina by completing shrines. Complete 20 shrines and you should have enough to pick up