In The Legend of zelda: Breath of the Wild, link's Iconic hylian shield is hiding in the game somewhere, but is not easy to find - and in fact is one of the most powerful and well hidden items in the game.
You will find this shield in the depths of the Dungeon. The castle itself is a maze of passages and , and this particular area is easily overlooked.
The best way to reach it is by infiltrating the West side of the hyrule castle and looking for entrances along the west bank that lead underground. There's one entrance next to the moat by the giant Southwest pillar - with luminouse stones growing around it. This leads to a minecart you can use to ride through the West Passage to Lockup.
You can also find an abandoned raft at the Hyrule Castle Prison West of the Moat, and ride it to the North side of the moat where another entrance lined with (and a Rusted Guardian) also leads directly into the Lockup.
The Hyrule Castle Lockup features a long row of cells where many powerful enemies roam. At the end of the hall you'll find a small passage leading to a circular room beyond that is large - and full of bones.
In order to claim the from this place, you must first fight the - a skeletal miniboss that is extremely tough and will use its own bones to attack you with.
The secret to dealing massive damage to the lies in shooting out its eye (preferably with strong attacks like Bomb Arrorws) and chasing it around the room to damage it before the Stalnox grabs its eye and put it back in its socket.
Use Bomb Arrows to dislodge the eye when he's not covering it with his hand, and use powerful weapons to deal as much damage to the eye as you can.
When the Stalnox is defeated, a chest will appear containing the iconic Hylian Shield, which boasts extreme durability and a whopping 90 defense. It also has 800 durability - the strongest of any shield by far, and will take many MANY guardian laser blasts to destroy.
If indeed you do lose the Hylian Shield, fret not - it can be reclaimed. To do so, you must complete the Side Quest -from the ground up - where you must help hudson build terry town at lake akkala in the akkala Region. If he's not there yet, make sure you buy the house in hateno to trigger his move.Once the quest is complete and terry town is fully built, a wandering merchant named Grante will appear on the roof of one of the buildings, and will sell you rare unique armor you've found that cannot be bought elsewhere - and this includes the Hylian Shield. Be aware that he only sells one at a time, and it costs 3,000 rupees to buy a new one!
