Tears of the Kingdom Best Weapons: Highest Attack and Best Value by Type

“Best” here means the numbers, not taste. Each type has two lists: the highest attack, and the most attack × durability — the total damage a weapon can deal before it breaks, before Fuse. Bows count every arrow of a multi-shot. The numbers are the cross-checked ones on the full weapon list; Fuse changes everything, so see the Fuse guide as well.

What are the strongest one-handed weapons?

Highest attack:

		State			Effect
370	Gloom Sword	—	41	15	Its gloom will gradually wear down the body of its wielder.
329	Master Sword	—	30	40
358	Royal Guard's Sword	Intact	30	12	Massive destructive power just before it breaks
352	Scimitar of the Seven	—	28	60
343	Royal Broadsword	Intact	24	35	Increases the power of flurry rush during perfect dodge
359	White Sword of the Sky	—	24	45

Most attack × durability: the Scimitar of the Seven (28 × 60 = 1,680), then the Master Sword (30 × 40 — but its 40 is energy that recharges, not wear), the White Sword of the Sky (24 × 45) and the intact Royal Broadsword (24 × 35).

What are the strongest two-handed weapons?

		State			Effect
406	Gloom Club	—	50	14^²	Gloom will gradually wear down the body of its wielder
397	Royal Guard's Claymore	Intact	39	12	Yields massive destructive power just before it breaks
387	Boulder Breaker	—	38	40
394	Fierce Deity Sword	—	38	35
388	Biggoron's Sword	—	36	60
382	Royal Claymore	Intact	34	40^²	Increases the power of flurry rush during perfect dodge

Notes · ¹ One source only · ² Sources disagree; the value most sources give

Gloom Club — Durability: samurai-gamers 15, GameWith 14, Zelda Dungeon 14
Royal Claymore (Intact) — Durability: samurai-gamers 35, GameWith 40, Zelda Dungeon 40

Most attack × durability: Biggoron’s Sword (36 × 60 = 2,160), the Dusk Claymore (32 × 50), the Boulder Breaker (38 × 40), the intact Royal Claymore (34 × 40) and the Fierce Deity Sword (38 × 35).

What are the strongest spears?

		State
439	Gloom Spear	—	40	16
431	Royal Guard's Spear	Intact	24	15^²
424	Lightscale Trident	—	22	70
419	Royal Halberd	Intact	18	50
430	Royal Guard's Spear	Decayed	15	14^²
417	Knight's Halberd	Intact	14	40

Notes · ¹ One source only · ² Sources disagree; the value most sources give

Royal Guard's Spear (Intact) — Durability: samurai-gamers 50, GameWith 15, Zelda Dungeon 15
Royal Guard's Spear (Decayed) — Durability: samurai-gamers 30, GameWith 14, Zelda Dungeon 14

Most attack × durability: the Lightscale Trident (22 × 70 = 1,540), well ahead of the intact Royal Halberd (18 × 50).

What are the best bows?

				Effect
454	Royal Guard's Bow	50	20
446	Royal Bow	38	60
461	Steel Lizal Bow	36	50
464	Savage Lynel Bow	32 × 3 arrows	45
455	Dusk Bow	30	40
469	Zonaite Bow	30	50	Power drains, and arrows can fly much farther according to how long a shot is charged.

Most attack × durability, counting every arrow: the Great Eagle Bow (28 × 3 arrows × 60 = 5,040) and the Savage Lynel Bow (32 × 3 × 45 = 4,320), then the Royal Bow (38 × 60) and the Mighty Lynel Bow (20 × 3 × 35). More on the bows page.

What are the best shields?

The Hylian Shield leads on both counts: guard 90 and durability 800. See the shields page.


471	Hylian Shield	90	800
491	Royal Guard's Shield	70	14
489	Sea-Breeze Shield	65	90
503	Savage Lynel Shield	62	20
481	Royal Shield	55	29
500	Mighty Zonaite Shield	50	20

Where do the legendary weapons come from?

Game8 classes the Master Sword, Scimitar of the Seven, Great Eagle Bow, Boulder Breaker, Lightscale Trident, Fierce Deity Sword, Biggoron’s Sword, Sword of the Hero, Dusk Bow, Dusk Claymore, White Sword of the Sky, Sea-Breeze Boomerang and Shield, Hylian Shield and Daybreaker as legendary. Most come with their main or side quests; the Dusk Bow and Hylian Shield can be had early in Hyrule Castle, and several — Game8 names the Dusk Claymore, Sea-Breeze Shield and Sea-Breeze Boomerang — also come from scanning their amiibo.

Sources

Numbers: full weapon list (samurai-gamers, GameWith, Game8, Zelda Dungeon).
Quotes: the game’s own text (TotkText, game version 1.2.1). Legendary list and amiibo note: Game8’s list of all weapons. Rock Octorok and legendary weapons: Zelda Dungeon.

Big monsters drop the strongest Fuse materials: Lynels, Gleeoks and Black Hinox.

FAQ

What is the strongest weapon in Tears of the Kingdom?

By base attack, the Gloom Club at 50; among bows the Royal Guard's Bow, also 50. Both come with a catch: gloom weapons wear down the wielder's body and Royal Guard's weapons break quickly. A fused weapon can go far higher: a Silver Lynel Saber Horn adds 55 fuse attack on its own.

What is the best weapon for lasting damage?

Biggoron's Sword: 36 attack and 60 durability, the most attack × durability of any melee weapon here. Among one-handed weapons the Scimitar of the Seven (28 and 60), among spears the Lightscale Trident (22 and 70).

What is the best bow?

The Great Eagle Bow and the Savage Lynel Bow fire three arrows per shot (28 and 32 attack per arrow). The Royal Bow has the most single-arrow attack of the long-lasting bows (38, durability 60).

How are these rankings made?

From the numbers alone: highest attack, and attack × durability as the total damage a weapon deals before it breaks (bows count every arrow of a multi-shot). No hands-on ranking; the numbers are the checked ones on the full weapon list.

Tears of the Kingdom Best Weapons: Highest Attack and Best Value by Type

What are the strongest one-handed weapons?

What are the strongest two-handed weapons?

What are the strongest spears?

What are the best bows?

What are the best shields?

Where do the legendary weapons come from?

Sources

FAQ

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