Sword Monk's Shrine

The Trial of the Sword is a challenge and mini-dungeon in added in the Master Trials DLC Pack.

Themes and Navigation
The Trial of the Sword can be accessed from the Korok Forest by placing the Master Sword back in its pedestal. If the Master Sword is out of energy, the Trial cannot be accessed. During the challenge, Link will go through a series of floors and must defeat every enemy on a floor to proceed to the next one. At the start of the Trial, he is stripped of all of his weapons, Shields, Bows, Arrows, Armor, Materials and food. Link is able to use any of the Runes during the Trial, but he is not able to use any Champion abilities. Link begins the Trial with the same amount of Hearts and Stamina that he had when entering, even with Hearts lost from damage or temporary Hearts. The Trial of the Sword is divided into three sets of floors. Once a set is completed, it can be skipped during future attempts of the Trial; however, Link will begin empty handed when resumed and any item gathered during the challenge will be lost. After completing all 45 floors of the Trial, the Master Sword awakens its true power, allowing it to stay in its powered-up state at all times.

Beginning Trials
The Beginning Trials are the first 13 floors of the Trial of the Sword. The first 7 floors are forest themed, with each of them containing Trees, Rocks and grass. The sixth floor is the Trial of the Stone Talus. The seventh floor is a resting stop with a Cooking Pot, a Fairy and three Treasure Chests. Floors 8 through 12 all contain water. The twelfth floor is the Trial of the Hinox. On the thirteenth and final floor of the Beginning Trials, Link finds himself in an Ancient Shrine themed room and a mysterious voice tells him that he is now strong enough to wield more of the Master Sword's power. At the end of a long staircase rests the Master Sword in a pedestal, where Link pulls it and is transported back to the Korok Forest.

Trivia

 * The Trial of the Sword was originally called the Cave of Trials during the Expansion Pass announcement.