The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Beginning Trials

Conquer BotW's Beginning Trials in the Trial of the Sword DLC. Master scavenging, combat, and survival across 13 challenging floors.

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Beginning Trials

The Beginning Trials are the first set of challenges within the Trial of the Sword, a demanding gauntlet introduced in The Master Trials DLC. These trials test your combat skills and resourcefulness from the very start, as Link enters the trial with no weapons or armor, forcing him to scavenge and adapt to survive.

This initial phase of the Trial of the Sword is desed to ease players into the concept of survival-based combat. You'll need to be strategic about enemy engagement, resource gathering, and using the environment to your advantage. Each floor presents a new combat scenario, requiring you to think on your feet.

Trial Overview

The Beginning Trials consist of 13 floors, each featuring a unique combat encounter. Link begins with only his Sheikah Slate and must find weapons, shields, bows, arrows, and food within the trial itself. The goal is to clear all floors to progress to the Middle Trials.

Key Mechanics and Strategies

  • Scavenging: Your primary focus on each floor should be finding any available weapons, shields, and arrows. Break crates and defeat enemies quickly to obtain their drops.
  • Resource Management: Food items are scarce. Prioritize cooking meals that restore a good amount of health. Look for cooking pots on certain floors.
  • Stealth and Ambush: use stealth to get the drop on enemies. Sneak attacks deal critical damage and can help you conserve weapon durability.
  • Environmental Hazards: Be aware of your surroundings. Some floors may have explosive barrels, precarious ledges, or other elements you can use against your foes.
  • Enemy Weaknesses: Exploit elemental weaknesses. Fire arrows can ite wooden shields, and ice can freeze enemies.
  • Shield Usage: Shields are crucial for blocking attacks and performing perfect parries to create openings for counter-attacks.

Floor-by-Floor Breakdown (Selected Floors)

Floor Enemies Key Strategy/Tips
1 Bokoblins Basic combat. Find a wooden club and shield. Practice parrying.
2 Bokoblins, Moblins More enemies. Look for a spear and better shield. Use the environment if possible.
3 Bokoblins, Lizalfos Lizalfos are agile. Use a shield to block their rapid attacks.
4 Bokoblins, Moblins, Octoroks Octoroks shoot rocks. Dodge them and focus on melee enemies first.
5 Bokoblins, Moblins, Fire Wizzrobe Be cautious of the Fire Wizzrobe's magic. Use a shield or ranged attacks.
6 Bokoblins, Moblins, Ice Wizzrobe The Ice Wizzrobe can freeze you. Prioritize defeating it quickly.
7 Bokoblins, Moblins, Electric Wizzrobe The Electric Wizzrobe's attacks can disarm you. Wear rubber armor if you have it, or be very careful.
10 Guardians (Stalkers) Use Ancient Arrows if you have them, or master parrying their beams.
13 Hinox The final boss of the Beginning Trials. Target its eye and use its dropped weapons.

Rewards

Upon clearing the Beginning Trials, Link will receive the Sword that Seals the Darkness, also known as the Master Sword, which will be fully powered up. This is a sificant reward that makes the subsequent trials and the main game much more manageable.