Weapons shatter quickly in Tears of the Kingdom, but a few clever tricks can keep your blades and bows lasting much longer. Here’s how to make every swing count before your favorite gear breaks apart.
Weapon durability is back in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and with it comes interesting ways to circumvent your weapon exploding in your hands. Fabricating weapons can yield interesting results, but Tears of the Kingdom‘s Fuse system largely functions on how sturdy the base of your weapon is. This will play into how durable a weapon is, though there are some methods for (very marginally) increasing weapon durability.
However, if you’re looking to somehow reset the durability of your weapons in Tears of the Kingdom, you’re out of luck. Un-Fusing items in Tarrey Town will not revert any deterioration a weapon has received. This also goes for the method of un-Fusing weapons and shields by destroying the materials attached to it directly through your inventory. But5 some item combinations that can outright make a weapon last longer.
How to increase weapon durability in Tears of the Kingdom
Fuse materials like gems, diamonds, or monster parts to weapons using the Fuse ability for added durability. Stronger base weapons paired with high-quality attachments such as amber or Zonai devices last longer before breaking. Feed damaged weapons to Rock Octoroks for full restoration and possible modifiers.
To create a weapon with a high amount of durability, you’ll initially want to avoid using a decayed item as the base. This includes weapons made out of metals, as Ganondorf’s return has impacted certain items with an enigmatic affliction called gloom.
Gloom essentially afflicts any metal-based weapons with decreased durability, which extends to swords and spears found throughout the world. Interestingly enough, Zonai weapons are unaffected by gloom. So if you can find a strong Zonite sword (which can be obtained on the sky islands) and Fuse a diamond to it, you can create a pretty powerful weapon that will last a decent amount of time.
Additionally, Fusing decayed weapons as the second component to a weapon will sometimes cause your weapons to shatter and combust – so avoid that. For example, Fusing a rusty claymore and a sturdy thick stick caused the rusty claymore break before the sturdy thick stick even reached its minimum durability.
You can also check and see when a weapon is about to break by going into your inventory. If the weapon or piece is glowing red, there is a chance that it will break extremely soon. If you want to save the attached material or weapon, head to Tarrey Town and speak to Pelison. This can help you save rarer materials like rubies, diamonds, and sapphires.
Ultimately, you can’t outright get rid of weapon durability, but you can stave off weapons shattering in your hands for extended periods of time. Using diamonds to increase the general durability of an item – not to mention that diamonds boost the attack of your weapon by 20 points of damage – make them a incredibly valuable. So definitely consider heading back to Tarrey Town to save your diamonds if a weapon they’re Fused to is about to break.
Best gems and monster parts for fusing weapons
For raw damage and good durability, the best fuse materials are high-tier monster horns (especially Silver Lynel and Gleeok parts), dragon parts, and late-game gems like Diamonds.
Best monster parts (damage)
Use these on your main combat weapons:
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Silver Lynel horns (Saber/Mace/Crushers): among the very highest fuse attack values in the game; ideal for your best non-decayed swords and spears.
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Gleeok horns (Thunder, Flame, Frost): huge attack plus strong elemental effects (shock, fire, freeze) on hit or with arrows.
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Silver Lizalfos Horn: very high fuse damage and much easier to farm than Lynels; a superb mid-to-late game staple.
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Captain Construct III/IV horns: excellent early-to-mid game damage, easy to obtain in Zonai ruins and shrines, and great on Zonai weapons.
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Boss/elite parts (Hinox, Talus, Molduga, etc.): good all-round damage boosts if you don’t yet farm Lynels or Gleeoks consistently.
Example: a clean Royal or Zonai sword fused with a Silver Lynel Saber Horn becomes a top-tier general-purpose melee weapon that can carry you through late-game fights.
Best gems and ores
Gems shine as safe, flexible fuses that still hit hard:
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Diamond: one of the highest flat damage boosts of any gem, great on your favorite “forever” weapon or shield.
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Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz: strong early-to-mid game damage plus fire/ice/lightning effects when used on arrows or certain builds.
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Amber: standout early-game gem; very common yet gives a surprisingly good attack boost for low-tier weapons.
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Opal: solid for water-themed builds and spears you use in rainy or aquatic areas.
If you’re unsure what to use, Diamond on a good non-decayed sword or spear is always a safe, powerful choice that feels great in regular combat.
Utility and special-effect parts
These are great for specialized tools or crowd control:
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Dragon horns/scales/shards (Dinraal, Naydra, Farosh, Light Dragon): strong attack plus long-lasting elemental buffs (flame, frost, lightning, healing/light).
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Ice/Fire/Lightning dragon parts: perfect for freezing, burning, or shocking enemies or for temperature control builds.
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Boulder-type horns and White Lynel Mace Horns: excellent mining heads for breaking ore deposits and rocks quickly.
A handy setup is to keep one hammer-type weapon fused with a strong blunt horn for mining, and a spear with an ice or lightning dragon part for crowd control and safe openings.
Simple recommendations by stage
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Early game: Amber, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz, Captain Construct I/II horns, common Bokoblin/Lizalfos horns.
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Mid game: Captain Construct III/IV horns, Silver Lizalfos Horn, Gleeok horns if you can farm them, higher-tier gems.
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Late game: Silver Lynel horns, Gleeok horns, Diamonds and dragon parts on your best non-decayed weapons.
Tell me what point of the game you are in (just left Great Sky Island, mid story, post-credits, etc.), and I can give you a short “best in slot” fuse list tailored to your current enemies and materials.
Where to farm Silver Lynel horns
You get Silver Lynel horns by defeating Silver Lynels; to reliably farm them you want fixed Silver Lynel spawns plus a good Blood Moon loop.
Guaranteed and easy repeat spots
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Floating Coliseum (Depths under Central Hyrule): Clear the Lynel gauntlet here; later cycles will include Silver Lynels, making this one of the best repeatable horn farms.
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Colosseum in the Depths (near Korakut Lightroot): Often cited as a “guaranteed Silver Lynel” once your world level is high; beat it, wait for a Blood Moon, and return.
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Akkala surface Silver Lynel: Players report a Silver Lynel near the house-building area in Akkala once enemy scaling is high, good as part of a surface farming route.
How scaling and farming work
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Silver Lynels only appear after you’ve killed a lot of weaker Lynels (red/blue/white); keep clearing surface Lynels and let a few Blood Moons pass to push them to Silver.
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Known Lynel surface areas include spots near Lake Illumeni, Tanagar Canyon, West Hyrule Plains, Kurakat Shrine, O-ogim Shrine, Kincean Island, Tauyosipun Shrine, and Tama Pond; as scaling increases, some of these become Silver Lynels.
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For efficient farming, make a loop of 3-5 known Lynel locations, kill all of them, then do something else until the next Blood Moon so they respawn as higher tiers or refreshed Silvers.
Quick farming tips
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Use Puffshrooms, elemental arrows, or high-damage fused spears to keep fights safer and shorter; Lynel flurry-rushes plus smoke/stealth attacks help avoid trading hits.
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Mark each Silver Lynel you find on your map; after a couple of Blood Moons you’ll have a personal “Silver circuit” to repeat whenever you need more horns.
If you tell me how far you are in the story (early, mid, or late game), I can suggest a concrete Lynel route that matches your current enemy scaling.
