Blade of the Hero's Shade

The Blade of the Hero's Shade is a unique one-handed sword. It is similar in appearance to the False Master Swords, albeit with a rusted motif. 
Though equal in strength to an Ebony Sword, the Blade has a slower swing speed more akin to that of a war axe. It is stronger than the False Master Swords and Sleeping Master Sword, though slightly weaker than the Awakened Master Sword.
The Blade of the Hero's Shade has no inherit enchantments and thus may be enchanted. It counts as a Silver weapon, dealing extra damage to undead, ghosts, and werewolves. The Blade may be tempered with a Silver Ingot.
== Location ==
The Blade of the Hero's Shade can be found in the Ruptured Towers - Guilt, within the Ethereal Sanctuary. It is wielded by the Hero's Shade and is dropped upon death.
== Lore ==
The Blade of the Hero's Shade is a replica of the Master Sword intended as a decoy in the event that evil forces found the Ethereal Sanctuary, the original hiding place of the Master Sword. When the Hero's Shade ultimately returned to Hyrule and found the Sanctuary, he found the Blade and considered it one of the last remnants of Hyrule, as well as a symbol of his own failure. In a sense, it was the seed from which the Hero's Shade grew the Ruptured Towers.
== Background and Inspiration ==
The Blade's original incarnation, the first False Master Sword, was added in version 6.0 with the Hero's Shade and Ruptured Towers. It was originally intended to be a unique weapon, being similar in design to the sword wielded by the Hero's Shade in Twilight Princess. This was changed to a Master Sword-like appearance to establish the identity of the Hero's Shade and the mystery surrounding him.
In Version 6.6.1, the False Master Sword held by the Hero's Shade was renamed to the Blade of the Hero's Shade. It was also given a unique appearance based on the damaged Master Sword in Breath of the Wild. The Blade shares the same older hilt mesh as the False Master Swords as opposed to the newer Master Sword mesh added in 6.6.1.
== See Also ==
* Hero's Shade
* Master Sword
* False Master Sword
Category: Weapon
Category:Swords
Category: Breath of the Wild
Category:Relics of Hyrule Canon