Maybe you get those two “mandatory” heart containers from shrines, then stamina until you can get the MS, then whatever you want. You can use armor, food, and one-hit-kill protection to make it through a lot. The one thing gated on hearts shows up late and only needs 10, only two of which have to come from non-tutorial shrines. If you played BotW, I think TotK rewards stamina more, relatively: five stamina upgrades unlock the Master Sword, and early stamina lets you travel further from towers. You unlock the Master Sword in TotK with stamina (not hearts) and there are more shrines.

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