Top 5] Zelda: Breath of the Wild Best Beginner Weapons (And How To Get Them)
5. Tree Branch
Your first weapon is a literal stick
A tree branch is likely the first weapon Link will find after leaving the Shrine of Resurrection. There are trees everywhere coming down into the Great Plateau and tree branches will be littered throughout your initial path into your new world. While they are not the most effective weapons, they will hold you over until you can increase your arsenal.
Item Stats
- Attack 2
- Durability 4
- Stock up on as many few tree branches as you can find when you first enter the game. You’ll need themto battle your first monsters.
- Use your makeshift weapon to disarm an armed enemy and then steal their weapon.
How To Get a Tree Branch:
- Tree branches can be easily found by foraging in wooded areas.
- Once you have a woodcutter’s axe, tree branches can be obtained by cutting down trees.
I Beat Breath of the Wild with a Single Stick
4. Korok Leaf
Korok Leaves are a useful tool throughout the game. They are the giant stiff leaves of native Hyrule trees. Waving them creates a strong gust of wind.
Item Stats
- Attack 1
- Durability 25
- Korok leaves are primarily used to power the sails of rafts in order to navigate rivers and lakes.
- Korok leaves can also blow over and disarm lighter enemies such as Bokoblins and Yiga Footsoldiers.
- Korok leaves are used in some quests to blow air through tubes to create musical notes; like a giant flute.
How To Get Korok Leaves:
- If you find a raft tied to the shore, look around. A Korok Leaf is often left right where you would need it.
- Korok Leaves can also be found by foraging in wooded areas.
- Once you have a woodcutter’s axe, Korok leaves can be found by felling trees; although not every tree will gift you a leaf.
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3. Boko Club
Boko Clubs are wooden sticks carried by Bokoblins. They can be modified with bone in order to make them more durable and raise their attack power. A standard Boko club will likely be the first item Link can steal from his enemies.
Item Stats
- Attack 4
- Durability 8
- Boko Clubs will likely be the item designed to be a weapon that Link procures in the game.
- Boko Clubs are easily usable for battle but may break easily, since they are essentially large sticks.
How To Get Boko Club:
- Red Bokoblins guarding the Great Plateau will be carrying Boko Clubs.
- Attack the monsters using whatever you have available until they will drop their clubs.
- Quickly steal the club once it has been dropped or oncethe Bokoblin dies.
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2. Bokoblin Arm
Can you spare a hand?
Bokoblin Arms are the discarded limbs of defeated Stalkoblins. Stalkoblins are the reanimated skeletons of Bokoblins. The zombie nature of Stalkoblins means they will continue to move even after they have been separated from their Stal bodies.
Item Stats
- Attack 5
- Durability 5
- Bokoblin arms are a great way to build up your arsenal early in the game.
- The Stalkoblins are essentially old skeletons so these enemies are easily defeated and their bones can be used as weapons against future foes.
- The old bones are fragile and will break apart quickly.
How To Get Bokoblin Arms:
- Stalkoblins will only appear at night. They are easily defeated by hitting them once with your weapon and then hitting their decapitated skull.
- Once the skull is defeated, the arm will remain writhing on the ground and can be added to your arsenal.
Beating a Lynel with a Bokoblin arm
1. Woodcutter’s Axe
The Woodcutter’s Axe is the first man-made weapon that Link finds in the game. It is also the first two-handed weapon that Link will learn to weild. While it can be used as a martial weapon and is very durable, it is better saved for more practical uses.
Item Stats
- Attack 3
- Durability 47
- The Woodcutter’s Axe is a two handed weapon developed for chopping down trees.
- It is also valuable for accessing crates and barrels that may hide valuable items such as food or weapons.
- Chopping down trees can create useful bridges.
- While you can use the Axe to battle enemies, it is slow to move and difficult to wield. It is better to use up its durability for its intended purpose.
How To Get Item Name:
- Early in the game there is an axe in a tree stump on the path leading out of the Resurrection Shrine.
- There is an axe near the Old Man’s Cabin.
- As Link moves through Hyrule, axes can be found at most stables.
Woodcutter’s axe - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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