As a warrior with the power of multiple goddesses at his back, one of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Legend of Zelda hero Link's greatest strengths isn't his access to the Triforce of Courage or his many utility items that can turn the tide of battle in his favor, but his ability to wield a sword like a master even when he's a child.
While Link's overall arsenal has changed dramatically through the years, one constant, from the original game through Tears of the Kingdom and no doubt beyond, is his impressive swordsmanship. Which of these cool swords is the sharpest-looking blade in the bunch?
Updated on June 8, 2023 by Quinton O'Connor: We've tidied up this list whilst taking the opportunity to consider where newly-launched Tears of the Kingdom factors into all of this. Hope you enjoy!
16 🧸 Every Starting Sword
There a♎re many different starting swords in the Legend of Zelda series, but they are all as good, or as bad, as each o🌊ther.
The Kokiri Sword in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, the Sword in the original Legend of Zelda, the Practice Sword in Skyward Sword, the Wooden Sword that appears in multiple titles including Twilight Princess, the Fighter's Sword from A Link to the Past, the Forgotten Sword from A Link Between Worlds.
Taking a breath now. OK, continuing: the Ordon Sword from Twilight Princess, the Hero's Sword from The Wind Waker, and the Recruit's Sword from Spirit Tracks are differently named variants on a similar damage output and serve as an introduction to sword combat for the player.
15 🥂 Razor Sword 🐭
The first sword upgrade that players can get in Majora's Mask is woefully underpowered for the effort needed to obtain it. While it does increase the damage output of the Kokiri Sword quite significantly, it also breaks after 100 strikes, meaning the player will have to go back and buy it again once it inevitably breaks.This, of course, was a bigger problem in Majora's Mask than in the more recent 3D Zeldas, since the game wasn't designed around the concept.
The worst aspect of this is the facღt that it is completely lost when Link turns back time, a mechanic that isꩲ essential to moving the story forward and makes it a waste of rupees despite its increased damage.
14 Giant's Knife
The Giant's Knife from Ocarina of Time has the same shortcomings as the Razor Sword in its sequel, though it is slightly better in that it has a much longer reach, is easier to obtain, and isn't lost when traveling back and forward through time by using the Master Sword pedestal.
Despite this, it breaks very easily and isn't worth the rupee investment, with players being better off doing the long trading sequence for the Biggoron Sword instead.
13 White Sword, Picori Blade, And Noble Sword ♔
These three swords all tie for this position due to the fact that they are all upgraded versions of the starting sword, though aren't as powerful as the swords that become available after them. The White Sword first appeared in this capacity in the original Legend of Zelda and would return multiple times, including in Hyrule Warriors as a part of Fi's moveset.
The Picori Blade serves as a baseline weapon that is later upgraded into the Four Sword, while the Noble Sword is a m🎐iddle-of-the-road sword from Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, being able to cast sword beams when attacking but at the cost of being weaker than both the Biggoron Sword and Master Sword.
12 Royal Guard's Claymore
The very nature of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, with their multitude of weapons that will almost assuredly break with use and boil down to (highly useful) attack stat numbers, makes it tough to include much from them aside from the Master Sword itself. But the Royal Guard's Claymore, especially in Tears of the Kingdom, and especially if you♛ hook a powerful enemy horn to it, is good enough to warrant its own entry.
Not only is its aforementioned attack stat terrific, but the Royal Guard's Claymore also hits with one heck of a big blow right before it shatters. It's the sort of weapon you'll want in your inventory even when it's blinking red to signify it'll soon break - in fact, that's the best time to wield this beast of a sword.
11 Goddess Sword ෴
A part of the main story of Skyward Sword, aside from the quest to rescue Zelda and defeat Demise, is to turn the Goddess Sword into the all-powerful Master Sword over the course of the game. While the Goddess Sword isn't as powerful as its final form, it is still quite a bit more powerful than most other middle-of-the-road swords, especially in some of its later upgrades.
10 ꧙ Four Sword
Appearing in Four Swords Adventures and The Minish Cap, the Four Sword serves much the same purpose for Vaati as the Master S🅠word 💜does for Ganon, sealing the evil being away so long as no one forgets that that is what its purpose is for.
While not quite as powerful as the Master Sword, the Four Sword does have the unique ability to split Link into four separate beings, allowing him to, for one of the first ti꧅mes ever,﷽ have the advantage of numbers on his side against the forces of evil.
9 Oshus's Sword
Appearing in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Phantom Hourglass, Oshus's Sword is the second-most powerful sword in the game and is a large step up from the previous sword when Link uses the powers of the three fairies available to him.
The sword can also be upgraded with the fairy, Leaf, to deal more damage. Ciela, another fairy, also adds the ability to cast sword beams, which themselves can be upgraded by collecting Courage Gems fou🅰nd hiddenꦐ in the game to deal more damage.
8 ও Phantom Sword
The final sword that can be obtained in Phantom Hourglass, the Phantom Sword, is not only more powerful than Oshus's Sword, but it also finally allows Link to defeat the Phantoms found throughout the game that he could previously only run from in battle.
The Phantom Sword can also be upgraded by using the three fairies in the same way as Oshus's Sword, though the damage output is much higher.
7 🏅 Lokomo Sword ✃
The upgraded sword that can be obtained in Spirit Tracks, the Lokomo Sword has a very similar design to the Master Sword found in Wind Waker, though the hilt is distinctly green rather than the Master Sword's signature blue.
Like the P🤪hantom Sword, the Lokomo Sword is very useful against Phantoms, though in this case, it stuns them long enough for Zelda to take them over rather than killing them outright.