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Zelda Breath of the Wild - List of Shields

A list of all shields available in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BotW). Read on to learn the defense of every shield, and where they are found!

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List of Shields

All BotW Shields

No. Shield Def Location
359 BOTWHylian Shield Hylian Shield 90 ・Hyrule Castle
・Ganthe's Shop
360 BOTWPot Lid Pot Lid 1 ・Hyrule Field
・East Necluda
361 BOTWWooden Shield Wooden Shield 2 ・Hyrule Field
・East Necluda
362 BOTWEmblazoned Shield Emblazoned Shield 3 ・East Necluda
・Hebra Mountains
363 BOTWHunter Hunter's Shield 3 ・Hebra Mountains
・Lanayru Wetlands
364 BOTWFisherman Fisherman's Shield 3 ・East Necluda
・Hebra Mountains
365 BOTWTraveler Traveler's Shield 4 ・Hyrule Field
・West Necluda
366 BOTWSoldier Soldier's Shield 16 ・Tabantha Frontier
・Hyrule Field
367 BOTWKnight Knight's Shield 40 ・Hebra Mountains
・Eldin Mountains
368 BOTWRoyal Shield Royal Shield 55 ・Hyrule Field
・Hebra Mountains
369 BOTWForest Dweller Forest Dweller's Shield 30 Great Hyrule Forest
370 BOTWSilver Shield Silver Shield 18 ・Lanayru Great Spring
・Lake Hylia
371 BOTWKite Shield Kite Shield 14 ・Hebra Mountains
・Tabantha Frontier
372 BOTWGerudo Shield Gerudo Shield 20 ・Gerudo Highlands
・Gerudo Desert
373 BOTWRadiant Shield Radiant Shield 35 ・Gerudo Highlands
・Gerudo Desert
374 BOTWDaybreaker Daybreaker 48 Gerudo Desert
375 BOTWShield of the Mind Shield of the Mind's Eye 16 ・West Necluda
・East Necluda
376 BOTWAncient Shield Ancient Shield 70 Akkala Ancient Tech Lab
377 BOTWRusty Shield Rusty Shield 3 ・Hyrule Field
・East Necluda
378 BOTWRoyal Guard Royal Guard's Shield 70 Unknown
379 BOTWBoko Shield Boko Shield 3 ・Hyrule Field
・West Necluda
380 BOTWSpiked Boko Shield Spiked Boko Shield 10 ・Faron Grasslands
・East Necluda
381 BOTWDragonbone Boko Shield Dragonbone Boko Shield 25 ・Hyrule Ridge
・Necluda Sea
382 BOTWLizal Shield Lizal Shield 15 ・Lake Hylia
・East Necluda
383 BOTWReinforced Lizal Shield Reinforced Lizal Shield 22 ・Tabantha Frontier
・Gerudo Desert
384 BOTWSteel Lizal Shield Steel Lizal Shield 35 ・Hebra Mountains
・Akkala Highlands
385 BOTWGuardian Shield Guardian Shield 18 ・West Necluda
・Lanayru Great Spring
386 BOTWGuardian Shield+ Guardian Shield+ 30 ・East Necluda
・Faron Grasslands
387 BOTWGuardian Shield++ Guardian Shield++ 42 ・Gerudo Highlands
・Akkala Highlands
388 BOTWLynel Shield Lynel Shield 30 ・Lanayru Great Spring
・Hyrule Field
389 BOTWMighty Lynel Shield Mighty Lynel Shield 44 ・Hyrule Field
・Lanayru Great Spring
390 BOTWSavage Lynel Shield Savage Lynel Shield 62 ・Hyrule Field
・Hebra Mountains

The Hyrule Compendium numbering is based on the game with all the DLCs included.

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Item Defense amiibo
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