Weapon Skills (Hyrule Warriors)

Weapon Skills in Hyrule Warriors are attributes attached to weapons collected in battle. They serve to enhance the player's combat abilities, amplify elemental effects, or raise the quantity of item drops. Skills can be transferred from one weapon to another in the Smithy, though empty slots and a fee are required to do so. Many skills are sealed and only unlocked by defeating a certain amount of enemies throughout the weapon's usage; these skills cannot be transferred to another weapon until they are unlocked.

* introduced in the 1.5.0 version update.

** introduced in the 1.6.0 version update.

*** exclusive in Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition.

• Normal Skills
• Sealed Skills
• Special Skills

Name	Rupees	Effects
Attack Skills (Slot Limit: 6)
Strong Attack+	1,500	Increases C1 attack damage.
Strength II	1,500	Increases C2 attack damage.
Strength III	1,500	Increases C3 attack damage.
Strength IV	1,500	Increases C4 attack damage.
Strength V	1,500	Increases C5 attack damage.
Strength VI	1,500	Increases C6 attack damage.
Element Skills (Slot Limit: 5)
Fire+	2,000	Increases blast radius of exploding foes.
Water+	2,000	Increases duration of continuous damage effects.
Lightning+	2,000	Makes it easier to juggle enemies with air combos.
Light+	2,000	Increases duration of damage effects.
Darkness+	2,000	Damage effects occur against multiple enemies.
Bonus Skills (Slot Limit: 6)
Slots+	2,500	Increases chances of a many-slotted weapon drop.
Stars+	2,500	Increases chances of a high-star weapon drop.
Hearts+	2,500	Hearts drop more easily.
Rupees+	2,500	Increases number of Rupees dropped by enemies.
Materials+	2,500	Makes it easier to obtain good materials.
Food+ ***	2,500	Makes it easier to obtain food items.
EXP+	2,500	Increases experience points fallen enemies give.

Name	KO	Rupees	Effects
KO Skills (Slot Limit: 1)
Health+	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies restores health.
Special+	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies restores Special Attack gauge.
Bombs+	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies powers up bombs.
Arrows+	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies powers up bow and arrows.
Boomerang+	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies powers up boomerang.
Hookshot+	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies powers up hookshot.
Hammer+ ***	1,000	3,000	Defeating enemies powers up hammer.
VS Skills (Slot Limit: 1)
VS Legend	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Young Link, Linkle, Toon Link, Toon Zelda, and Ravio
VS Skyward	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Impa, Fi, and Ghirahim.
VS Twilight	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Midna, Agitha, Zant, and Twili Midna.
VS Time	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Darunia, Ruto, Sheik, Young Link, and Tingle. However, it does not increase damage against Young Link or Tingle in Hyrule Warriors Legends.
VS Sea ***	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Toon Link, Tetra, King Daphnes, Medli, Marin, and Toon Zelda.
VS Termina ***	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Young Link, Tingle, and Skull Kid.
VS Sorceress	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Cia and Lana.
VS Ganon	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Ganon, Phantom Ganon, and Yuga.
VS Soldier	2,000	4,000	Increases damage against Hyrulean Captains, Goron Captains, Moblins, Shield Moblins, Big Blins, and Stone Blins.
VS Undead	2,000	10,000	Increases damage against Wizzro, Big Poe, Icy Big Poe, Gibdo, ReDead Knight, Darknut, and Stalmaster.
VS Beast	2,000	10,000	Increases damage against Manhandla, Gohma, The Imprisoned, and Helmaroc King.
VS Dragon	2,000	10,000	Increases damage against King Dodongo, Argorok, Volga, Lizalfos, Dinolfos, Aeralfos, and Fiery Aeralfos.
Special Skills (Slot Limit: 1)
Compatriot	3,000	10,000	Deal more damage when allied army has more keeps.
One-Hit Kill	3,000	10,000	Increases chances of instantly defeating weak enemies.
Sturdy Feet	3,000	10,000	Take more damage, but never get knocked back.
Regen	3,000	10,000	Take more damage, but regain health over time.
Defenseless	3,000	10,000	Unable to block, but attacks deal more damage.
No Healing	3,000	10,000	Minimizes healing effects, but attacks deal more damage.
Adversity	3,000	10,000	Deal more damage when health is low.
Augment Skills (Slot Limit: 2)
Hasty Attacks *	4,000	15,000	Regular and combo attacks become faster.
Normal Attack+ *	4,000	15,000	Increases the damage of regular and combo attacks.
Special Attack+ *	4,000	15,000	Increases the damage of special attacks.
Finishing Blow+ *	4,000	15,000	Increases the damage of weak point smash attacks.
Focus Spirit+ *	4,000	15,000	Increases attack damage by 1/16 of predefined stage damage cap while Focus Mode is in effect.
Heartstrong *	4,000	15,000	Increases attack damage while health is full.
Health Skills (Slot Limit: 1)
Heart Power ***	5,000	20,000	Each 5 hearts of max hearts increase damage.

Note: Heart Power's ability is stacked. Attack increase for every 5 hearts that character has. At 30 Hearts it grants more extra attack strength than skills like Defenseless or Strong Attack+. It applies to all player attacks, making it the ideal skill to have and giving players another reason to collect as many hearts a character can gather.

These skills are only unlocked by collecting all non-DLC weapons for every character and accumulating 25,000 KOs with the Master Sword.

Name	KO	Rupees	Effects
Legendary	25,000	50,000	Increases base weapon strength to 300 (560 ***).
Master Sword Skills
Evil's Bane	25,000	None	Increases base weapon strength by 200.
	10,000 ***
Exorcism ***	25,000	None	Increases base weapon strength by 400.

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