Best Weapons For Boss Fights In Zelda TOTK
Best Weapons For Boss Fights In Zelda TOTK
- Tears of the Kingdom offers a vast amount of content, keeping players engaged for hundreds of hours with its emotional storyline.
- Unique weapons like the Scimitar of the Seven and Demon King’s Bow enhance gameplay, offering strategic advantages in battles.
- The Fierce Deity Sword, part of a powerful armor set, is a top choice for boss encounters due to its high base damage and fusion abilities.
Over a year after its release, Tears of the Kingdom is still making waves in the gaming scene. The sheer amount of content available has kept players captivated for hundreds of hours, and its emotional storyline has been experienced by millions of people all around the world. From combat to narrative to side quests to the environment, most gamers will agree that Tears of the Kingdom succeeded in the expectations established by its predecessors.
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One of the few criticisms players had of Breath of the Wild was the repetitiveness of the enemies, which was completely addressed in Tears of the Kingdom. With a new batch of enemies came new weapons and a brand-new ability: Fuse. This ability allowed players to make insanely strong weapons that are perfectly tailored to unique enemies and bosses. Since each monster has its own attack pattern and weaknesses, it’s a good idea to save certain weapons for specific fights to avoid landing Link in a sticky situation.
Scimitar of the Seven
Infinitely Repairable & Deals Double Damage
While the Scimitar of the Seven is one of the coolest-looking weapons in the game, many players might overlook this weapon at first. Once owned by legendary champion Urbosa, this wicked-looking blade is one-handed and starts with a base damage of 28.
The biggest perk of this scimitar is its passive ability, which doubles the damage of any material fused to it. This is brilliant for fights where enemies are weak to certain elements, like an elemental Gleeok, or bosses Link can get close to like Phantom Ganon (who will fire arrows if Link stays too far out of melee range).
Lightscale Trident
Increase Attack Power When Near Water
The Lightscale Trident is a legendary weapon that might be fresh in the minds of Breath of the Wild fans. Originally wielded by Sidon’s older sister Mipha, this lightweight water weapon is an excellent choice for boss battles both near water and dry areas.
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The Lightscale Trident, like many Zora weapons, has Water Warrior, which means that its power increases when it’s equipped near water. With base damage more than doubled, if players fuse a powerful item with this trident, then they can easily deal massive damage. Some players might think this is only useful for fights near water, but using Sidon’s ability will activate Water Warrior, which means a well-timed attack could send the likes of Master Kohga to a watery grave.
Demon King’s Bow
Provides Long Distance Damage To Targets Near & Far
When Link defeats Phantom Ganon, he will drop one of three different gloom weapons and the Demon King’s Bow. If players encounter this early on in the game, they might think the Demon King’s Bow is an underwhelming weapon. However this specific bow scales in strength based on how many hearts Link has.
Players should always save the Demon King’s Bow for late games when they have lots of hearts and are taking on stronger enemies. This bow caps out at 60 base damage, which makes it one of the strongest bows in the whole game. If the arrow is fused with a decent material, it’s safe to say no bosses are walking away from a fight with Link. This weapon is ideal for bosses whom Link doesn’t want to get close to, or ones that are a bit quick and easier to hit if Link is targeting with his bow while falling through the air. So players will want to save this for Gloom Hands, Ocktorok, Gleeoks, and the Colgera.
Boulder Breaker
Smash Through Enemies, Walls & Rocks Alike
Boulder Breaker is a two-handed weapon that deals heavy damage and will send lesser enemies sprawling. One of the main benefits of a two-handed weapon is the ability to knock over common enemies, giving Link time to run away or land extra hits, but it does mean Link isn’t able to block with his shield. It has a base damage of 38, which means it’ll easily get over 50 damage with the right fuse material.
The best enemies to save Boulder Breaker are ones where Link has to get up close and personal to land big hits. Field bosses like Talus’ and Hinox’ are ideal for this, since Link can knock them down and then target a weak point with Boulder Breaker. Holding down B and spin attacking is a more time-effective way to use a weapon like this, and land one last thump before backing off.
Great Eagle Bow
Keep Distance & Deal Great Damage
The Great Eagle Bow is one of the most useful weapons in the entirety of Tears of the Kingdom. This legendary bow, gained by completing the ‘Legacy of the Rito’ mission, has 28 base damage – but most importantly fires three arrows at a time. This makes it unmatched in terms of damage, particularly if all three arrows hit the same target.
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This three-arrow duplication also applies to materials that are fused with the arrow, which means landing all three arrows, each with a material fused, can deal some serious damage. Players should absolutely save the Great Eagle Bow for field bosses like Gleeoks, where arrows are an absolute necessity. Most players will want to use eyeballs to make sure their arrows hit the Gleeok, and using this bow saves resources.
Fierce Deity Sword
A Powerful Attacking Sword, Made Better With Its Matching Armor
The Fierce Deity Armor is one of the best armor sets available in Tears of Kingdom, especially for those who love a good fight. Once players have collected the whole set, which provides an attack buff, they’ll be able to complete the Misko’s Treasure side-quest by obtaining the Fierce Deity Sword – one of the best base stat swords in the game. It’s no easy feat to find this set since it’ll take Link all over the Hyrule map, but it’s worth the work.
This cool-looking blue sword deals 38 base damage, like Boulder Breaker, making it an excellent choice to fuse with the strongest materials in Link’s inventory. Saving this two-handed weapon for any boss encounter is a good idea since it’s reliably strong and is wasted on ordinary enemies. It’s best to use Boulder Breaker against the Marbled Gohma, or any field bosses that Link can get in melee combat with – like Hinox or Talus.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Platform(s)SwitchReleasedMay 12, 2023Developer(s)NintendoGenre(s)Adventure