The video discusses the intricacies of the shield system in "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild". It explains that the numbers on the shields, often mistaken for durability, are actually the shield guard stat. This stat affects three properties of the shield: its ability to disarm an opponent upon a perfect parry, its blocking capability, and its resistance.
The shield guard stat also impacts how much durability the shield loses when hit. The game uses a rule system to calculate how many points will be taken out of the shield. If the attack power is less than or equal to 10 plus the shield guard, the shield only loses one point of durability upon strike. However, if the attack power is greater than 10 plus the shield guard, the shield will lose more than one point of durability.
The video concludes by emphasizing that the higher the shield guard stat, the more durable the shield is, explaining why a wooden shield can be broken by a single blow from a Lynel, while a shield with a higher guard stat can take multiple hits.
1. Breath of the Wild has been out for 3 years and there's a lot of knowledge about the game's inner workings, including combat maneuvers, best items locations, and the game's physics system.
2. The players' biggest misconception is about the game's shield system, specifically the little numbers that appear by the shields.
3. The numbers by the shields are not explained in the game, leading players to assume they represent the shield's durability stat.
4. The game's official guide has been found to be inaccurate about the shield numbers, stating that they represent damage output, which is not the case.
5. The numbers on the shields are referred to as the "shield guard stat".
6. The shield guard stat affects three properties of the shield: its parrying, blocking, and resistance.
7. The shield guard stat can disarm an opponent upon performing a perfect parry against their attack, but only if the shield guard is higher than the damage output of the enemy.
8. The shield guard stat also affects the shield's blocking capability. Blocking an enemy's attack without parrying will cause an enemy to be staggered, unlike with lower rated shields.
9. The shield guard stat can affect the shield's resistance, which is more complicated to explain as it relates to how the shield takes damage upon being hit.
10. The shield guard stat does not determine the shield's durability, which is a separate and hidden value each shield has.
11. The shield guard stat determines how many durability points will be taken from the shield upon getting struck, with the minimum cap being one.
12. The game uses a rule system to calculate durability loss, which checks how many points will be taken out of the shield.
13. If the attack power (A) is less than or equal to 10 plus the shield guard (G), the shield only loses one point of durability upon strike. However, if the attack power is greater than 10 plus the shield guard, then the shield will lose more than one point of durability.
14. The calculation of durability loss uses a chart provided in a Gamefax thread, which shows that 1 extra point of durability loss corresponds to every 5 extra points of enemy damage.
15. The higher the shield guard stat, the more durability points the shield will preserve.