The Legend Of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom brings an incredibly fun and diverse combat system in the form of weapon fusions. Any weapon can serve as a base that can gain additional damage or unique effects by fusing them with Monster Parts, or other weapons.
While each weapon type can be fused with numerous different options, these weapons will serve as template ideas for you to edit as you discover new items. While there are certain weapons that have fantastic base stats and effects to consider, it's difficult to say one combination clearly surpasses the rest in all scenarios. With that in mind, enjoy your creative freedom as you seek out the most powerful weapons.
Contains Minor Story Spoilers
10 Captain Reaper
The Reaper is an excellent choice when paired with a strong fusion item like a Captain Construct Horn, or something similar. This is your classic workhorse sword that will not only deal solid amounts of damage but also should swing quickly, depending on how heavy your fusion choice is.
With a solid damage amount, quick swings, and overall flexibility, the Captain Reaper will serve you well. Whether you're mowing down hordes of Bokoblins or simply mowing the grass in search of critters, this Reaper should provide plenty of utility.
9 Spiked Iron Ball Hammer
The Spiked Iron Ball Hammer is one of the most powerful weapons available with rock-crushing capabilities to boot. Whether you need to clear some rocks during an enthralling side adventure or need to take a boss out, the Spiked Iron Ball Hammer can handle anything thrown at it.
The slow swing speed is extremely punishing, so be sure to save this valuable burst damage option for stunned enemies. Charging your swings while an enemy is immobile will yield the best results for this one, so be patient and line up your swings for the biggest bang.
8 Steel Lizal Bow
Bows are undeniably one of the best options for foes that require you to stun them before they become vulnerable. Often, enemies that require stuns, like Gleeoks, have small targets that are normally difficult or impossible for Link to reach with his sword, and that's where a powerful bow comes in.
The Steel Lizal Bow has a base damage of 36 and can be fused with items to increase its damage, particularly when infused with an elemental type. The arrows you use will also affect your damage output, but regardless of what you're firing, this bow should prove an invaluable tool on your adventure.
7 Captain Spear
Spears are one of the best items to use as a base for fusing, especially if you're a fan of dealing damage safely. Spears as a whole offer superior range and attack speed compared to other weapons, and make excellent use of their many fusion possibilities.
The Captain Spear is an excellent early to mid-game option if you're running short on rare parts for fusion. Captain Horns are an excellent choice to slightly elongate the poke range of spears while adding valuable damage on top of its range-increasing function, so don't underestimate the power of a strong spear.
6 Flux Core Smasher
Flux Cores are an excellent fusion item for Zonai equipment, boasting incredibly high damage values and the ability to bust rocks when not in combat. The dual utility makes this weapon especially valuable, especially considering the high amount of swings it typically has before breaking.
Using an extra durable base weapon is recommended to get the most mileage out of the Flux Core. Be cautious when using it, but luckily its swings are much quicker than you might anticipate a hammer to have.
Most smaller enemies should also be staggered by this weapon, if not defeated in one shot.
5 Gloom Sword
The Gloom Sword offers you a chance at revenge for all those times that your hearts were sapped away by the pesky effects of Gloom. However, you won't be immune from Gloom while wielding this sword as it also afflicts its user with the Gloom Toll effect.
To avoid this, simply buy the Gloom-resistant armor toward the end of the game from a Bargainer statue. Once you're set up to use it, make haste to fuse it and take advantage of that fantastic 41 base attack value.
If it weren't for the Gloom drawbacks, this attack value would warrant almost exclusive usage among swords.
4 Royal Guard's Claymore
The Royal Guard's Claymore is a fantastic weapon that is capable of creating some deadly fusion combinations. Its 32-base attack stat is a wonderful starting point, though the real selling point is the sword's special effect, and once it is close to breaking, it will deal massive amounts of damage.
If you are able to keep this weapon on the brink of breaking, without destroying it then you should have quite a powerhouse on your hands. Take care to choose some durable fusion items to keep capitalizing on the extra damage you get from the base weapon being close to destruction, without actually breaking.
3 Royal Guard's Bow
The Royal Guard's Bow represents the pinnacle of powerful bows in Tears of the Kingdom's vast Hyrulian world. With a 50 in its base attack stat, this bow rivals many melee weapons in damage while also providing superior range and a solid rate of fire.
Overall, this bow fires quickly and hits hard but has very low durability, so pick its uses wisely. Unfortunately, it will take some time to acquire, as the best place to grab one that's guaranteed is in Princess Zelda's Study, so keep an eye out for that room when you're in Hyrule Castle.
2 White-Maned Lynel Blade
The White-Maned Lynel Blade stands alongside its other Lynel-fused weapons as some of the most powerful weapons in Tears of the Kingdom. You'll need a White-Maned Lynel Saber Horn part from a Lynel of the same name to use as a fusion material, and the 44 attack this part adds to your weapon is staggering.
When combining a Lynel Saber Horn with something like the Royal Guard's Claymore, you can expect a hard-hitting weapon that will hammer enemies into the ground. Adding the additional power before breaking will make this weapon hit harder against Lynels than almost everything else in the game, so get your hands on one ASAP.
1 The Master Sword
The Master Sword is the only renewable weapon in the game, as it does not break once worn down like other weapons. It's a bit ironic that the Master Sword is unbreakable when the first time we see it in Tears of the Kingdom, it's broken.
That aside, once you find all the geoglyphs and pass a stamina test, (like the heart test on the door at the beginning) the sword is yours.
You can equip any fusion items you'd like on the Master Sword to imbue it with elemental properties or excessive amounts of damage from certain items, like Lynel parts. Even if you only use it as an infinite stone hammer, the Master Sword presents the highest value for your time and is an iconic weapon that feels powerful to wield, even if its base damage is only around 20.