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Magical Shield

For The Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

From the manual

There are two shields. The Magical Shield is bigger than the one Link starts with and blocks more kinds of attacks.

Translated from the Japanese manual.

Item

Magical Shield

KindShield
Japanese nameマジカルシールド

Official art

Magical Shield, official art from ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド
Magical Shield. ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 9

From the official guides

Bigger than the shield Link starts with. It can block the spells and swords the enemy shoots, Zora's beams, and so on.

ゼルダの伝説 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1986), p. 19, 101Leafy's translation

Bigger than the shield Link starts with. It can block the spells and swords the enemy shoots, Zora's beams, and so on.

ゼルダの伝説1 取扱説明書 (任天堂, 1994), p. 13, 101Leafy's translation

This is bigger than the other shield. Use it to fend off the enemy's spells and rocks, and Zola's ball.

The Legend of Zelda Instruction Booklet (Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 20

It's much bigger than the regular shield. You can block beams, swords and even magic spells from your enemies.

The Legend of Zelda Tips and Tactics (Tokuma Shoten Publishing for Nintendo of America, 1987), p. 9

A shield that blocks beams and other shots from mid-level enemies. Merchants sell it, and the price depends on the shop.

ゼルダの伝説 (二見書房, 1986), p. 77, 101Leafy's translation

It is bigger than the one Link starts with and blocks most attacks. You buy it from a merchant, but some merchants sell it really cheap, so think hard about which deal is better.

ゼルダの伝説 必勝攻略ガイド (新星出版社, 1986), p. 9, 101Leafy's translation

Protects you from enemy attacks. You can buy it, but it is quite expensive.

ファミリーコンピュータ攻略ガイドブック1 ゼルダの伝説 (曙出版, 1986), p. 14, 101Leafy's translation

The shield stops enemy attacks and is a very important weapon. Besides the one Link starts with, there is the "Magical Shield," which can also stop spells, swords, beams, and more. With it you can block everything except enemies running into you!

ファミリーコンピュータ必勝シリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (ミリオン出版, 1986), p. 5, 101Leafy's translation

It blocks everything the normal shield couldn't, such as Zora's beams, Lynels' swords, and Wizzrobes' spells. Watch out that a Like Like doesn't eat it!

ファミコン マル勝DXシリーズ1 ゼルダの伝説 (角川書店, 1986), p. 60, 101Leafy's translation

The Magical Shield. It can block spells and swords thrown by enemies, Zora's beams, and more.

ゼルダの伝説 (秋田書店, 1986), p. 15, 101Leafy's translation

It is big and has a mysterious power, so it can bounce back swords, beams, and spells. It's reassuring, but a certain enemy eats it if it catches you.

ゼルダの伝説 (双葉社, 1986), p. 10, 101Leafy's translation

The shield Link has from the start is small. To block the beams, swords, and spells that the stronger enemies throw at you, this shield is the only choice.

ゼルダブック (ファミコン必勝本 1986年6月号付録) (JICC出版局, 1986), p. 76, 101Leafy's translation

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What it is for

What each enemy throws, and whether the shield stops it. Link blocks only while he faces the shot and is not swinging his sword.

Stopped by either shield

Stopped only by this shield

No shield stops it