It's even worse when you consider that when fighting Ganon the sword does barely anything unlike the lynel, christ i did Ganon in Master Mode and had utter hell because i couldn't chip his health off fast enough with the master sword before he regens.
In BOTW we find that it's got durability and it's damage is kinda crappy when compared to some of the later game weapons you get in fact it's best use is strictly guardians and anything malicey. Even when fully empowered it lasts for a piddling 166 hits before requiring recharging.
When i heard...