We found out the hard way that the Hylian shield can break, though it takes a heck of a beating before it does. If that happens, you won't find it again in the castle. Instead, you can buy it from the hidden merchant, Granté, in Tarrey Town.
Unlike the Lightscale and Ceremonial Tridents, the Hylian Shield cannot be taken for repair, but it can be purchased again.
While the Hylian Shield's durability is very good, it's not infinite, and it may break if you rely on it too much.
Granté will sell the shield once Tarrey Town is finished, but creating the settlement requires the partial completion of the "Hylian Homeowner" side quest and the full completion of the "From the Ground Up" side quest.
If Link has the Hylian Shield in his inventory, then Granté will not have it on offer. But when Link loses it, it can be purchased for a cost of 3,000 rupees. Link can only have one Hylian Shield at a time, and the game will know if Link stashes one at his home in Hateno Village.
To get the Hylian Shield, play through Boss Rush and quit after beating eight (8) bosses and you'll earn the "Absurdly Sturdy Shield", which is in fact, the Hylian Shield! The Hylian Shield is the best shield in the game.
But as it turns out, despite its legendary power, the Hylian Shield can break. However, the shield has an unmatched base defense level and durability, meaning it's still worth picking up. The shield can be repaired, too. But it requires the player to perform a secret technique.
In the event your Hylian Shield breaks, it is possible to get another one, and indeed as many as you like. However, you'll need to complete more than a few steps to do so: Go to Hateno Village. Speak with Cece in the armor shop, which will start the “Team Cece or Team Reede?” Quest.
Unfortunately, certain weapons cannot be repaired, including any that were obtained using amiibos. Additionally, each Octorok can only repair one item, meaning that players will need to wait for them to respawn during a Blood Moon before they can make use of their weapon degradation-defying abilities again.
Yes, you read that right. Chuck a bow, shield, or sword at an Octorok and it will vacuum it right up into its mouth. Then, it will spit it back out at you, repaired and even buffed. If you happen to have a rusty weapon, you can also throw it an Octorok's way to get it back as a regular and not rusted weapon!
The Hylian shield, assuming it has not taken any damage before, can withstand 27 guardian blasts before breaking. It will only break after a single blast if it has taken substantial damage beforehand. This should give you some leeway in case you don't parry.
Not only is its defensive capacity unmatched, but the Hylian Shield also has a durability of 800, meaning that as long as it continues blocking attacks weaker than 90 damage, it should take up to 800 hits before breaking (for context, a Golden Lynel would do 60 damage in BOTW).
Hylians seems to live about 100 years, considering most hylians in BOTW don't recall the day the calamity occured, Shiekah seem to just shrink as they age until a unspecified point then turn into corpsemummies, they certainly live for longer than a 100 years by going off Impa, Robbie and Purah.
The maximum possible Shield Guard in the game is the Hylian Shield, with a base guard of 90, a maximum white bonus of 122 or a maximum yellow bonus of 144.
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Once you've completed that quest, Cece opens her shop and if you talk to her, she will resell some armour sets that you've found while exploring the world, including the Hylian Shield. But only if you've broken or lost it. The shield costs 3,000 Rupees. Now you look like a real hero with that rather dashing shield.
While the Hylian Shield has a vast amount of durability, unlike the Master Sword it's not invincible and can break. If that happens, it won't no longer appear inside the Hylian Castle Lockup, and instead must be purchased from a special vendor after the end of a long quest.
It is the strongest and most durable shield in the game, having a durability of 800 (up to 1160 with Durability Up +) and Defense rating of 90 (up to 144 with Guard Up +).
Kakariko Graveyard
Go behind the second grave from the left, the one with flowers growing in front of it, and pull it back to reveal a hole. Fall in and open the chest to obtain the Hylian Shield. This shield is too big for Link to use during combat, but can be used like a shell to protect from falling objects.
The Hylian Shield is one of Totk's finest pieces of equipment. It boasts a base defense stat of 90, far higher than anything players will find in half-buried chests or loot off slain Bokoblins. Zelda series diehards should also be on the lookout for it.