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BotW Shield of the Mind's Eye: Guard, Durability and Locations

Shield of the Mind's Eye in Breath of the Wild: guard 16, durability 16; 2 fixed spots, all carried by monsters.

10/15/2026 1.6.0 QuestFern Team Last updated: 10/15/2026 2 min read

Shield of the Mind’s Eye is a shield in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game describes it this way: “A small Sheikah-made shield. Its design is intended to decrease blind spots without sacrificing too much defense.” This page gives its numbers and maps every place the game puts one.

Shield of the Mind's Eye Shield of the Mind's Eye護心盾 · 护心盾 Shield

Guard Durability No.
16 16 375

Where do you get Shield of the Mind’s Eye?

The game’s world data places it in 2 spots, all carried by monsters.

Zoom the map in to tell the points apart, and pick a kind or a monster in the list above it.

Found 0 / 2
Shown on the map: 2

Drag to move and zoom in to tell the points apart; on a computer, click the map first and the mouse wheel zooms it. Ticks are saved in this browser only; no account is needed.

The same spots summed by nearest landmark, largest group first. “Show on map” moves the map above to one of them.

Nearest landmark Region Plants Location
Nabi Lake Dueling Peaks 1 ⌖ Show on map
Camphor Pond Hateno 1 ⌖ Show on map
  • Carried by a monster: beat the monster and it drops the weapon. Most often Blue Bokoblin (2). Monsters get stronger weapons as you defeat more of them, so the one you meet may carry a better one.

How good is Shield of the Mind’s Eye?

It has guard 16 and durability 16. How durability runs down is in weapon durability; the strongest picks are in best weapons.

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FAQ

Where do you get Shield of the Mind's Eye?
2 fixed spots, all carried by monsters.
How strong is Shield of the Mind's Eye?
It has guard 16 and durability 16.
Which monsters carry Shield of the Mind's Eye?
Blue Bokoblin. A monster drops the weapon it carries when you beat it.

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