TotK Best Weapons: Highest Attack and Best Value by Type
The strongest Tears of the Kingdom weapons, bows and shields by attack and by total damage before breaking, and the catches that come with them.
“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 | 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 | Increases the power of flurry rush during perfect dodge |
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 | Effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439 | Gloom Spear | — | 40 | 16 | Gloom will gradually wear down the body of its wielder |
| 431 | Royal Guard's Spear | Intact | 24 | 15 | Yields massive destructive power just before it breaks |
| 424 | Lightscale Trident | — | 22 | 70 | |
| 419 | Royal Halberd | Intact | 18 | 50 | Yields a powerful flurry rush during a perfect dodge |
| 430 | Royal Guard's Spear | Decayed | 15 | 14 | Yields massive destructive power just before it breaks |
| 417 | Knight's Halberd | Intact | 14 | 40 | Powerful attacks when you're down to your last heart |
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, and where to get the Hylian Shield.
| Effect | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Draws on its stored energy to more efficiently use an attached Zonai device |
Where do the legendary weapons come from?
The legendary weapons are 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. Most come with their main or side quests; the Dusk Bow and Hylian Shield can be had early in Hyrule Castle, and several, such as the Dusk Claymore, Sea-Breeze Shield and Sea-Breeze Boomerang, also come from scanning their amiibo.
See also
Big monsters drop the strongest Fuse materials: Lynels, Gleeoks and Black Hinox.
A bonus adds at most 10 attack; which bonuses each weapon can roll and where to get high-attack weapons: weapon bonuses.
Where to get Royal Guard weapons, Royal Bows and Savage Lynel Bows again after they break: weapon farming.
FAQ
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