The ability to fuse weapons in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom has already led to a number of new combat strategies that encourage creativity. From huge two-handed hammers to absurdly long spears and other limp weapons, the options for crafting the death gadgets of your dreams are pretty wide open.
Many of the most powerful weapon melds in Tears of the Kingdom can be crafted using normal items, but some require you to seek out more powerful foes in more dangerous areas of the world. As you experiment with different objects, you will discover new combinations of fuses that will help you throughout your journey.
10 Captain III Reaper: Fight Like Jonai
It’s no secret that the Zonaite weapon is one of the most powerful weapons in Tears of the Kingdom when it comes to primary weapons. However, these ancient artifacts can be fused with certain items to increase their damage, making them even stronger.
Some of the best materials for weapon fusion are Soldier Construct Horns, which have a chance to drop from defeated Zonai soldiers. If you have access to both, you can craft the Captain III Reaper, a powerful Zonai sword enhanced with the Captain Construct III Horn.
9 Mighty-Stick Scimitar: Basic but effective
For a more basic one-handed weapon that doesn’t compromise on damage, the Mighty-Stick Scimitar can be crafted early in the game. This powerful fuse weapon combination requires a Gnarled Wood Rod found in Eastern Hyrule between Akkala Falls and Kaepora Pass.
Fusing it with a one-handed weapon results in the Mighty-Stick Scimitar, an impressive early game death tool that can quickly take out most enemies. You can also use gnarled wooden sticks to craft other spiked, boulder, and bouncy weapons in Tears of the Kingdom.
8 Freeze Spear: A Cold Proposal
Elemental damage is far more viable in Tears of the Kingdom than it is in Breath of the Wild due to the abundance of resources and Link’s new fuse arm ability. Whether you want to burn, freeze, shock, or simply blow enemies away with a blast of wind, there’s no shortage of options to choose from.
You will find the Freeze Spear to be very effective in harnessing the power of ice. To craft this weapon, you need to be able to melt large icicles into small chunks and then fuse them with a ranged weapon, preferably a spear. Once fused, single targets can be detached and locked where they stand.
7 Muddle Bird Arrows: Confuse the Enemy
Muddlebirds are another useful amalgamation material that emits a strange smell that disorients enemies and causes them to attack each other. They are usually found inside the large caves of Depths, but can also appear in caves and wells near the surface.
Muddle Buds can be attached to both weapons and arrows to trigger the effect, although the latter is not recommended to alert entire groups of enemies. When a monster is affected by Muddle Bud, it will turn on its allies and start all the fights for you.
6 Homing Arrow: Land on every shot
Homing Arrows is a must-have for anyone having trouble matching their bow and arrow in Tears of the Kingdom. These cleverly modified arrowheads are designed to always hit their target, giving you a bit of leeway while aiming.
You can craft Homing Arrows using basic arrows such as Keese Eyeballs, Aerocuda Eyeballs, Octorok Eyeballs and various monster parts. These arrows are powerful, but they have one fatal flaw. Aiming at a group of enemies can lead to finding the wrong target.
5 Bomb Flower Arrow: Impressive splash damage
One of the more basic but effective fuse combinations you can use early on is the Bomb Blossom Arrow, which harnesses the destructive power of the Bomb Blossom. What makes these special arrows so great is the large amount of area-of-effect damage they provide on contact.
This allows Link to set up from a distance and target multiple enemies grouped together. This is especially handy when dealing with boss Bokoblins, as they are usually surrounded by Bokoblins minions. For best results, use bomb flower arrows in combination with a high-level bow.
4 Blue Boss Boko Halberd: Two-handed Chaos
Speaking of Boss Bokoblins, these powerful villains can produce some of the best fuse material in the entire game, especially the Blue variant that has a chance to drop the Blue Boss Bokoblin horn when defeated in battle.
When used with two-handed weapons such as Halberds, the fuse’s attack power rivals that of Soldier Constructs. You’ll want to check out the central and eastern regions of Hyrule to find the Blue Boss Bokoblins. There they can be seen running around with a small squad of Bokoblins.
three Blue Hoblin Hammer: Anything Not Terrible
Aside from being one of the most formidable foes in Tears of the Kingdom, Horriblins have some of the best parts for weapon fusion. Tracking down one requires exploring the many caves of Hyrule and the Death Mountain Depths of the Northeast Eldin.
Like the boss Bokoblin, the blue variant would be the best choice for crafting a powerful two-handed weapon, in this case the blue Hoblin Hammer. When you win a battle, Blue Horriblins drop Blue Horriblin Horns, Claws, and Guts.
2 Barbed Wire Hammer: Painfully Barbed
The Barbed Iron Ball Hammer is another great two-handed fuze weapon that boasts high damage and deals blunt damage, useful for breaking huge boulders, mining deposits, knocking down enemies, and destroying armor.
This last point is especially important as you progress further through the game and start encountering monsters with yellow health bars that can only be pierced with blunt weapons. You’re free to craft more basic ones with stone and swords, but the spiked iron orb variant is the most powerful.
One Silver Lynel Blade: Fast and Deadly
If you find yourself shutting down at the thought of having to fight Lynel, you’re not alone, as these centaur-like foes have plagued Zelda players for decades. In Tears of the Kingdom, the Silver Lynels are stronger than ever as they rise to the top of the food chain.
As you’d expect, the rewards for defeating such powerful foes are pretty good, using silver Lynel Saber horns to provide the ingredients for crafting some of the most powerful weapon fusions in the game. The downside (or advantage?) of using a Lynel fusion weapon is that the weapon gains strength only when heavily damaged.