Nine INCREDIBLE Fuse Combos to LEVEL UP Your Playthrough

[@LionsShareYT]

Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the video. Some of you pointed out that the fan shield doesn’t seem to actually work. After doing some extensive testing, I was unfortunately wrong on that point. In the future, I will be more thorough. Thanks to everyone who pointed it out!

[@LukeHuber]

You seem chill, very helpful video presented well. Mistakes happen. Liked the God bless. You've earned my subscribe.

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks, Luke! Glad to have you!

[@Nathan-gs5tw]

You mean it doesnt actually propel you any faster? Would have been a cool addition - maybe in an update?

[@LionsShareYT]

@@Nathan-gs5tw yeah, it just gives the appearance that it is propelling you along. Your actual speed and distance are unaffected.

[@iainscuba]

you can actually do what you described with the fan shield but use a rocket shield instead! I like to use bomb shield glide into rocket shield combo

[@underworldunraveled]

The hover stone arrow really just changed the whole dynamic of the game for me

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s such a nice quality-of-life item

[@BaoNguyen-pl6dx]

Yeah and this is so much easier to pull off than the mid-flight wing pull. Hover stone arrow op

[@Caslitos4477]

Saved the best for last. A literal game changer.

[@hyde_stopStealingMyUsername]

Idk, I’ve been doing the mid-flight wing pull. It’s easy and more useful imo

[@Radien]

Hover Stone arrow... rocket or balloon shield... lather, rinse, repeat??... 😀

[@Two_Ravens]

Boomerangs make for interesting fusions. The lizard tails stretch out making the boomerang do damage over a large area. Flame emitters on a boomerang can light up an entire group of enemies easily.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, I hadn’t really played around with boomerangs too much because I hadn’t really found any besides a giant boomerang.

[@yogurtofthemultiverse2200]

Frost emitter makes a Boomerang tornado.

[@karuiGaming]

I love using Elemental Lizal Horns with boomerangs, its Thematic lol

[@LionsShareYT]

I wonder if a Korok Frond creates an actual tornado or if it just turns into a fan 🤔

[@LionsShareYT]

Very thematic, @karuiGaming

[@Groggy_Gamer]

I don't use it often but a great fusion is a zonai cannon fused with a spear. Hold right bumper to throw, and it actually goes into an over the shoulder firing mode, essentially giving you an RPG launcher. Shield plus cannon is nice too, but the spear combo is easier to aim.

[@LionsShareYT]

I’ve been wondering how to aim it better! I knew there had to be a way! Good tip!

[@giladmachluf3663]

Holy crap, that’s awesome! I’ve been using Mineru to aim this whole time but that is way cooler.

[@phantom9831]

Holy shit i'll try ! (Just have to find a spear, since the one I have is fused with a laser, which makes it easier to aim too)

[@Unclevertitle]

It makes flux constructs hilariously easy, you only need a single cannon shot (aimed vaguely at the main cube) to cause it to collapse immediately.

[@phantom9831]

@@Unclevertitle even without that, they're among the easiest bosses of totk

[@dxjxc91]

Octo balloons can be especially useful in shrines that don't let you use your devices or autobuild.

[@LionsShareYT]

Excellent point! I hadn’t thought of that!

[@Bittamin]

Good call 🎉❤

[@buttery_gooch6]

yoooo i aint think of that thats smart as fuck

[@werty21100]

Maybe in shrines that allow you to use your equipment but there are shrines that take away your equipment and force you to use what is available in the shrines

[@dxjxc91]

@@werty21100 well yeah obviously, but there are no puzzles to cheese in proving grounds.

[@giladmachluf3663]

About Gibdo Bones: They are one of the only items in TotK you can get large amounts of without glitches. During Riju’s questline, there is a portion where you have to defend Kara Kara Bazaar by using Riju’s ability to take out a Gibdo hive. If you wait for Riju’s ability to charge, you can kill any Gibdo (and sometimes multiple at once) with only 1 arrow (you don’t even have to fuse anything to it.) Gibdos will always drop one bone. What you want to do is *WAIT BEFORE SHOOTING THE HIVE*. Get a bunch to follow you during the Kara Kara defense mission, shoot an arrow in the middle of them, then just collect all the bones and repeat. You get infinite arrows for this mission so just stock up on Bows. I got about 200 Gibdo bones from that mission and I still haven’t run out.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yep. I had a ton too. :)

[@Adilboukind]

I use the gibbo bones with my lynel 5 shots arrows. It absolutely oblirates my enemies

[@bean6803]

In addition, like the other bosses, you can re-fight the gidbo hives and Riju’s boss in the underworld

[@RhumpleOriginal]

I noticed this when I got to that part and sat there for an hour playing COD zombies. Get them to follow you in a group and then use whatshernames ability when it ls recharged. Just gotta make sure to bring a good amount of arrows. (The Lionel coliseum nets you a ton each time you run it.

[@sandgaijin]

I knew I shouldn’t have used my gibdo bones too often. You need a lot of them to upgrade an armor set.

[@metarunning3845]

I like stake arrows. They do +5 fuse damage, and stick into where you fire them.

[@LionsShareYT]

That is an excellent tip! I hadn’t discovered that one yet.

[@Brass319]

rocket arrows are used by constructs sometimes, do +10, and appear to make the arrow go farther than attaching a keese/aerocuda/zonai wing because it flies perfectly straight up until the moment it despawns

[@LionsShareYT]

I didn’t realize they flew farther, but that makes sense.

[@Bittamin]

@@Brass319huge velocity increase too!

[@cinderv33]

Stake arrows can also brake rock piles

[@icemythic6076]

This video made me realize just how much I have been neglecting shield fuses. Gives me a good reason to invest into shield slots thanks 👍

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help!

[@Mendas_Drainova]

Aesthetical fun fact : Lizal boomerangs blade-type fusions are attached to the handle and looks like actual swords unlike other boomerang fusions. Fuse one with, say, a silver lynel horn or a blue lizalfos horn and you get yourself a normal katana with a boomerang effect

[@LionsShareYT]

That is a fun fact!

[@somecommenter4256]

What I like to do is fusing the boomerangs with flame emitters. It's a chaos

[@burger_kinghorn]

@@somecommenter4256 does it work similarly with a ruby?

[@kendaar9002]

I need to see a playthrough where you only deal damage with shields, and only block with weapons

[@LionsShareYT]

That sounds like a good video. I think you would basically just never press Y.

[@kagenxekkios8540]

Smiter in ToTK

[@giladmachluf3663]

Better idea: No Equipment Run. In BotW this was trivial thanks to remote bombs, but here the best we’ve got is Earthwake. Still, it would be nice to see a run with only Earthwake, Zonai Devices and thrown items.

[@LionsShareYT]

@@giladmachluf3663 Smallant already did this, if you’re interested.

[@giladmachluf3663]

@@LionsShareYT I guess I’ve got something to watch on my way home today.

[@josbird]

I knew most of these but holy shit the hover stone arrow is crazy. Def gonna be trying that

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, I saw someone else do it and my mind was blown.

[@plasmasupremacy9321]

it's also super good for shooting directly up, it always gives you a nice platform to ascend to

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s actually really difficult to get it directly above you, and it spawns the arrow out of ultrahand range a lot of times. But you can kind of make it work sometimes with recall

[@plasmasupremacy9321]

@@LionsShareYT I just shoot it as far upwards as possible then step forward slightly and ascend, it's a nice way to get a lot of bullet time for gleeoks, lynels, gloom hands, etc

[@LionsShareYT]

@@plasmasupremacy9321 yeah, it’s just a small platform and easy to fall off.

[@krisiverse]

My favorite fusion in the game is a luminous talus heart attached to any shield. It both lets you mine ore by shield bashing, and also passively lights up the area immediately around you whenever you're in the dark. It's insanely useful for Depths exploration!

[@LionsShareYT]

True! I used that for quite awhile as well!

[@danielshults5243]

I discovered that equipping a weapon with a fire lizalfo horn fused to it will 1. Act like a warm piece of clothing, protecting link from cold environments, and 2. Passively melt any ice you are standing near. This is very useful for areas with a lot of meltable ice, as it requires no resources to melt it.

[@LionsShareYT]

@@danielshults5243 yeah, this is a nice one. I think it works with any fire elemental object too.

[@tripps3631]

Combining Shields with either the sled or cart has really breathed new life into shield surfing. Now every time I'm on any sort of incline, I can cross a surprising amount of distance.

[@LionsShareYT]

I love shield surfing to cover distance! You get so much speed for no stamina used.

[@brettwillisii3916]

Frozen meat works even better

[@zennyboi1]

Something I found interesting was the armor shard (from armored bokoblins or lynels) fused to shield. It adds damage, but the real interesting thing is that it adds a gauranteed recoil effect without needing to overmatch the enemy's attack power.

[@LionsShareYT]

So, I had a similar item originally using a rock shield, but I wasn’t seeing a difference between the knock back from a regular shield and a rock shield. Maybe I needed to try it on stronger enemies? 🤔

[@zennyboi1]

@@LionsShareYT it is unique to the armor shard as far as I know. A 2 defense shield with armor shard can make enemies of any attack power recoil, though the shield itself might not survive

[@LukeA471]

Spring Shield is an excellent defensive shield. If you shield bash with it or the enemy hits you while you block they go flying across the map it's amazing

[@LionsShareYT]

That is nice. I just wish the spring stuck around for longer than one use.

[@LukeA471]

@@LionsShareYT It does tho

[@LionsShareYT]

@@LukeA471 oh, I guess it’s just if you use it to launch yourself with a shield jump then.

[@LukeA471]

@@LionsShareYT yeah rocket and spring jumps seem to be a few or one time thing for some reason.

[@Itual]

That’s a pretty well known one through right? There’s a shield that works like that dropped right next to a spring themed shrine very early on iirc

[@GGBlaster]

Fuse a gibdo bone to the eightfold blade (1-handed) you can use it for extra-powerful sneakstrikes. And b/c you can drop and fuse items without alerting enemies, you can just keep doing this to clear out a camp of monsters.

[@LionsShareYT]

That is also a good use for a Gibdo bone!

[@Bulbmin1]

Good for beginners but I would rather use a silver lynel saber

[@Mightylcanis]

​@@Bulbmin1 Depends on how often you sneakstrike, balanced with how much you farm silver lynels. But even a 30-odd damage fuse item will let you sneakstrike MOST things. A silver boss bokoblin horn on an eightfold blade let me NEARLY 1HKO sneakstrike a silver boss bokoblin, only needed an extra smack after that.

[@franzjones179]

⭐️ I fused a molduga jaw to an eightfold blade and I can one hit silver moblins... I haven't tried any of the other silver mobs yet, but the good part is it can be repaired by the octorocks...

[@OguraToasty]

Gotta mention forest dweller weapons with puffshrooms, dazzlefruit, and muddle, as well as staff/rod with elemental gems.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, those are both great combos!

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

Fusing dragon spikes on arrows is great for big aoe elemental damage. They’re much easier to stock up on then the other dragon pieces, and aren’t as precious are the rare gems.

[@LionsShareYT]

That’s cool.

[@Mightylcanis]

Like Like stones are also good for single-target elemental damage if you're running low on the fruits.

[@DaOrr]

Gibdo Arrows + Bone Proficiency + Multishot Bow + Attack up food/Elixir = Not much is surviving

[@LionsShareYT]

Plus critical headshot

[@DaOrr]

@@LionsShareYT while true, I didn't include that cause the bosses that cover there weakness like Hinox or certain Moblins

[@Mightylcanis]

​@@DaOrr Yeah but hinox/stalnox only do so after about the 50% hp mark or so. Flux constructs don't strictly cover it, and you could shoot it point-blank with a x5 bow after you get it to scatter.

[@touchmenotplz4495]

Attaching a ruby/sapphire/topaz to a shield can give you a lvl 1 resistance to cold/heat and when parried can create an aoe explosion of that elemental archetype.

[@LionsShareYT]

I totally forgot about the cold/heat resistance! Definitely very useful.

[@Mightylcanis]

It's not technically resistance, it actually changes the ambient temperature. So ruby shields are good for melting nearby ice, and that was really handy for the wind temple in spots. The only downside is in areas where you'd need lv2 resistance, it overpowers a ruby/sapphire's ambient temperature shifting, and topazes don't give shock resistance which would be really cool. They also create that AOE explosion when your block is struck by an enemy, and that AOE doesn't harm you.

[@Magus_Union]

If you don't want to use gems for fusion (because you're like me and too busy mining and selling them out of habit), you can use elemental Like Like Stones as a cheap alternative. Said stones are also kinda shit when it comes to elixir crafting. But they do make nice elemental hammers when fused to cause elemental effects in the environment.

[@burger_kinghorn]

@@Mightylcanis they work the same way as equipping an elemental weapon in BOTW could substitute 1 level of warming or cooling.

[@nightfrostbreeze]

I've heard that if you fuse a frozen raw meat to your shield it makes for a smoother shield surf.

[@LionsShareYT]

I’ve also heard that, but it was after I published the video.

[@onerxowns2202]

RAW FROZEN MEAT. Yes it is 100% correct, i wonder if it work we as hover pad for vehicles

[@deadstones1]

yeah it's probably the best shield for surfing. The meat cooks in hot areas though!

[@noobiesensei6281]

​@@onerxowns2202 It does, but you get absolutely 0 friction from it, so the handling gets iffy.

[@totallyrealname8849]

The minecart is also pretty good to fuse with shields

[@Ray4938]

I appreciate you using the skyward sword songs during a lot of this video. gave me a lot of happy nostalgia.

[@LionsShareYT]

It was my first Zelda game! My wife introduced me to the franchise in college. :)

[@gianluPhantom]

The fan shield gliding and the hover stone are amazing ideas. Love how this games manage to keep surprise me

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad the video was helpful. Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield though.

[@9Syren9]

These are BRILLIANT! I can’t believe there are so many wild things you can do in this game.

[@LionsShareYT]

I can’t take credit for all of these, but I just think it’s so amazing how much thought and care went into the design of this game. You can tell Nintendo really looked at what people liked to do in Breath of the Wild and improved on what they didn’t.

[@Hypnotichypno]

@@LionsShareYT I did a ring garland shield and I was just laughing that I could make a raw meat club

[@LionsShareYT]

🤣 So many fusions in this game are just funny.

[@DonMiguelLaBestia]

Hoverstone arrows have further use. Shoot a second one and move it next to you and you can build a vehicle mid air. Switch between vehicle and gliding and you can cross the entire map without ever touching ground.

[@LionsShareYT]

I’ll have to try that. I’ve tried to use hover stones for midair vehicles before and it didn’t work.

[@andyn46]

The gibdo bones was super helpful, I didn’t realize how much damage they did. King Gleeko kicked my ass earlier, I went back and tried gibdo arrows and they one shot each of his heads

[@LionsShareYT]

I’m glad I could help!

[@Kevbo2040]

I honestly did not know that fusing a shield to a two-handed weapon worked like that. Incredibly useful!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help!

[@MrLimo217]

The hover stone arrow is awesome, nice tip, not only a good way to recover stamina but could even be used to have the “higher ground” during fights lol

[@LionsShareYT]

That’s a good use! “It’s over, Anakin! I have the high ground!”

[@VexylObby]

I got so lucky to have so many Gibdo bones for my Gleeok tour. Also, I actively use Muddlebud often. It’s funny to see Fortress Talus throw their Bokoblins into the air.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, muddlebuds are nice. I like using them in coliseums when there are multiple enemies.

[@wade7939]

The shield rock smasher thing blew my mind 🤯

[@LionsShareYT]

I was so excited when I discovered it because I just had like an “Aha!” moment and it worked

[@TheRenaissanceMan3]

Likewise. This will save on the inventory. The irony is I’ve gotten away from using the shield often. Just go single handed sabers n tomahawks

[@bkoala]

I have a big spiky metal ball fused to my Hylian shield. My everlasting rock smasher. Plus can do damage when partying enemies, and break off armor.

[@NarwhalBoop]

Good video, concise and to the point. Thanks for not wasting time with fusions covered by 700 people already. +1 sub

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! I figured there was no point in covering the same exact fusions as everyone else.

[@shanelawrence7438]

I like the stick or club or any melee weapon + ice sheet, you can use the ice sheet you got to make more ice sheets to repeat the process. the weapon will create gusts of wind, as well as ice damage- so you can freeze and blow away your enemies with a single weapon- it is fragile breaking after a few hits and will melt quickly so its extremely situational. But I still think its an excellent weapon.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, I’ve seen that recently. It’s pretty cool.

[@shanelawrence7438]

@@LionsShareYT litterally c;

[@MarolandiaopolisTheThird]

if you want a longer lasting alternative, fuse a frost horn to a rito weapon. Naydra's horn, frost gleeok horns, ice keese wings, and ice lizalfos horns give the ice property and keep the wi d effect from the rito blades. Its nice to see enemies get flung into the water in one fell swoop.

[@dokuujin1851]

the wing shield is actually really good to know. wings are frankly kind of useless beyond the early game, so having something useful to do with them is great information, and can save on rocket use against enemies where you need bullet time but not really height. Like Lynels and Gleeoks :p

[@LionsShareYT]

Definitely what I had in mind. :)

[@burger_kinghorn]

I tried to shield surf with a wing fusion on it hoping I could sky-surf but it didn't work. I thought that was useless until this video showed it gives you a little higher bounce.

[@dokuujin1851]

@@burger_kinghorn and a bit of a slow fall to make going into bullet time easier, too. It's nice. :3

[@MarolandiaopolisTheThird]

wings have one nice use, If you are in the sky, say, from a skyview tower launch, you can pull one out and itll spawn just below you. With a bit of practice, you cqn land on it and start gliding from anywhere. Its partucularly helpful to deal with stamina issues.

[@retro2vr]

Just when you thought this game was amazing. This makes you realise there is another level of amazing on top

[@LionsShareYT]

For real. I feel like people will still be discovering new things about this game a decade from now.

[@CKrup]

The zonai spring box fused with a shield has a similar effect to the wing shield but the spring bounces you up much higher when you shield surf. Its really great for activating bullet time or if you need to make a quick escape

[@LionsShareYT]

For sure, but it’s just one use, unfortunately.

[@icephoenix6045]

finally ma totk video that doesnt cover basic thing's that everyone already knows

[@LionsShareYT]

That was the goal! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@headfangs]

Fusing a dazzlefruit to a weapon one-shots skeleton enemies, which is very handy at night. If you fuse it to a Korok weapon, it won't immediately waste your dazzlefruit either.

[@LionsShareYT]

I saw that a couple days ago. I probably would have included it in this video if I’d known about it at the time!

[@PhyreSpore]

You don't need to fuse the dazzlefruit. You can just chuck it on the ground and it'll kill every skeleton in range.

[@NickTheGreatAndPowerful]

2:20 No wonder Lizalfos Tails are so freaking rare now. I've been trying to get a Fire Tail for armor upgrades for like 5 Blood Moons now. Also, the floating platforms, man, this is one of those rare "You may not have known" videos where I actually totally did not not know most of them. Except the Balloon and shield rock ones.

[@LionsShareYT]

I’m glad you found it valuable. For Flamebreath Lizalfos Tails, I would just go to Eldin. That’s the easiest place to find them. You can sometimes find them in Gerudo Canyon as well, but Eldin is much more consistent.

[@VexylObby]

When you go hunting for them, hit them with any ice effect to kill them in one shot!

[@NickTheGreatAndPowerful]

@@VexylObby I know. The problem I'm having isn't finding or killing them, it's that I've killed upwards of 50 of the damn things and not one dropped a Red Lizalfos Tail.

[@alysle6381]

@@NickTheGreatAndPowerful I had the same problem ! Honestly for situations where the game asks you to grind a specific item (like armour upgrade), it’s just not fun so I use the duplication glitch (easier on 1.1 but if you already updated to 1.2 there is also a pretty easy glitch!)

[@krisiverse]

I'm not sure, but if you autokill a lizalfos with elemental weaknesses it might be less likely or impossible for it to drop a tail.

[@mikaeo23]

That hoverstone arrow is gonna be REAL useful, love it!

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s definitely one of my favorites! It’s come in handy many times already.

[@Enzym3]

I thought all of these were fairly intuitive and discovered all of these on my own…. except the last one. I never thought to fuse a hover stone to an arrow!

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s definitely a game changer.

[@jonahthebear]

Another great video! I think I’m gonna have to try Hover Arrows first! I personally love fusing bomb barrels and rockets to spears, as throwing them at enemies is SOOO satisfying!

[@LionsShareYT]

I’m generally not fond of throwing my weapons, but I’m sure that’s effective!

[@akira_kom]

@@LionsShareYT collector's anxiety 👀

[@LionsShareYT]

@@akira_kom maybe a smidge

[@akira_kom]

@@LionsShareYT hahaha

[@front1ersax574]

@@LionsShareYT You should defininitly try that out! With the Recall every weapon becomes a Boomerang. Speaking of: Boomerangs have some of the coolest interactions, when you fuse them with Wings, Lizalfostails or Zonaidevices.

[@RSanchez111]

Whats incredible is after 200 hours I can STILL discover cool new things that help me play the game, wow!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help!

[@caspianchan2371]

Very interesting list. The Gibdo bone arrows are the only thing I did before watching this vid. I use them to effectively deal with stone taluses that has their weak point at their backs which is quite hard or annoying to attack with a melee weapon.

[@LionsShareYT]

That’s definitely a good use for the Gibdo bones.

[@grapewhistle1591]

For those I just use recall on the rocks it throws st me, after it's stunned spears work pretty well to get big damage on the weak spot. Fusing longer things to the end of the spear can help, but it's normal range should work fine

[@Xelief]

Standing on their top you can hit the weak spot on their back with a spear, don't even need to stun first.

[@lasercraft32]

@@Xelief Spears are long enough that you can hit the back weak spots on the ground too... you just gotta walk around it first, and move when it falls over.

[@Later_Nerd]

This is such a great video. Straight to the point with helpful information. It's very much a non KZbinr approach to sharing information. No fake persona or needlessly fast paced editing for 12 year olds all hopped up on Mountain Dew. Those hover stone arrows and fan shields are brilliant. I really appreciated this. Feels much more adult than most of the stuff I see on here. Definitely going to checkout some more of your videos.

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@RycoonGalloy]

also, the hover stone on the arrow, when shot upwards, activates the stone at the exact maximum distance of ascend

[@LionsShareYT]

Interesting!

[@antilopezmexicanos]

A korok frond and any week melee weapon, it seems like a crappy usles fuse, however, this combo, send monster Flying sky high and fall really fast to the ground, so they can die of fall damage, also it is a los of fun to watch this.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, I like that one too. :)

[@howlerr08]

hover stone arrow is imo the most useful one. octo balloon shield is also extremely useful in shrines

[@LionsShareYT]

Hover stone arrows blew my mind

[@mehlover]

Whoa, this is super great to learn! Thanks for all these tips! There were times i had no more rock hammers, the rock shield is great in a pitch. Also i was so confused what everyone was talking about the wings fusing to shields to do bulletime and this makes so much more sense. Also another combination that's pretty cool is boomerang + lizalfos tails and boomerang + wings for long throws or massive range Also love the SS soundtrack in the video!

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video! And I love SS. :)

[@kurisu7885]

One I saw in a couple of vids is fusing a lightbloom seed to your shield, effectively turning it into a lantern.

[@LionsShareYT]

That’s a good one too

[@burger_kinghorn]

@@LionsShareYT whereas fusing a zonai light will wear down and break the shield.

[@XanderPerezayylmao]

An actually helpful tears of the kingdom video?? Insane

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you liked it!

[@lucbloom]

Super helpful tips! Now to remember them all at the appropriate time!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@TearTheRoof0ff]

Definitely the hardest part, lol.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

It's all academic

[@Zeeboklown]

These were legit some of the best fuse tips Ive see so far. The fan shield while gliding is gonna be a game changer for me. That and the platform arrows.

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help! The fan shield unfortunately doesn’t work, though. I made a pinned comment about it. It just gives the appearance of working. :/

[@45Thawk]

wonderful stuff, i feel like the hover stone arrow and the fan powered glider are particularly useful

[@LionsShareYT]

I’m about to pin a comment about the fan shield because I was unfortunately wrong. :/ I thought there was a boost, but after doing testing and actually calculating rates, it doesn’t seem that there is. The hover stone arrow is definitely amazing, though.

[@TerminalM193]

Wow, the fan shield while gliding is BRILLIANT! I would have never thought to do this! Thank you for such a great idea!

[@LionsShareYT]

Unfortunately, I was wrong. I pinned a comment about it. But everything else works.

[@TerminalM193]

​@@LionsShareYT Do'h!

[@Paul-wk4gr]

I was really sceptical about this feature when I saw the trailer, and it did feel a little weird. But the possibilities it provides are astonishing

[@LionsShareYT]

It really feels like you can do just about anything you want.

[@Verchiel_]

It's one of those massively freeform mechanics that can result in some really amazingly useful combinations in some instances. but the big caveat of it is that if you aren't particularly creative or experimental, and just use enemy horns to do big damage, it can feel kind of frustrating for not using the system to it's full potential.

[@LionsShareYT]

@@Verchiel_ yeah, my wife gets frustrated with the mechanic for this very reason.

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

I love that the hover stone gave back the arrow

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, as long as you don’t hit an enemy with the arrow, you get it back!

[@aaronlovesfrogs]

i always fuse icy meat to my shield before shield surfing. it’s super fast and doesn’t melt!

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, I learned about that one after the video.

[@abra_escaped]

My go to is hylian shield with a zonai cart attached, not sure whether it or ice meat are better or different at all

[@American-Jello]

What's earned my subscription was finding helpful content that taught me new things I've not thought of before *and* a content creator who isn't afraid to openly acknowledge faith in God. Praise the Lord for that ☦️. We sure need more of it nowadays. Thanks for both the content and the boldness to speak out for your faith. I know to some it may seem like a small thing, but nowadays, that little "God Bless" is a huge statement.

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad to have you!

[@jynx5616]

Best fused weapons i always have are the magic staff/rod/scepter. The staff is a spear charge, scepter is 2 handed charge, rod is 1 handed charge. Rod is best. I fuse them with sapphire/ruby/topaz/opal and they summon 3 bolts of ice/fire/lightning/water. Another 2 less useful but fun fuses are korok frond stick and a beehive. Korok stick generates wind, and the beehive summons bees to attack enemies.

[@LionsShareYT]

I didn’t know about the beehive! That’s an awesome one!

[@stevenseufert2520]

I knew about sapphire/ruby/topaz for ice/fire/lightning but I had never tried opal to make water. I also didn't know about the beehive summoning bees. I'm going to have to try that one.

[@sharmilakrishnakumar2499]

@@stevenseufert2520 Nintendo of Japan showed it in their yt channel in one of the totk ad on the release day

[@stevenseufert2520]

@@sharmilakrishnakumar2499 I saw each trailer as they came out so I'm sure I saw what you're talking about but I didn't remember it. I specifically wasn't analyzing or rewatching the trailers as much as I usually might before playing TotK so that I could sort of watch the trailers but still be surprised during the game.

[@sharmilakrishnakumar2499]

@@stevenseufert2520 yeah but it not that much useful in game other than in the water temple lol 😂

[@artisticpieceoftrash4044]

Holy crap!! These tips are so useful, and ones like the mining shield and hover stone arrows literally made my jaw drop! My mind is overflowing with future ideas for combat and exploration! Awesome video, man.

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@DavidStavis]

I never would've guessed the Hover Stone arrow! That's so exciting

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s super helpful!

[@burger_kinghorn]

@@LionsShareYT I struggle reaching a lot of sky islands that are too high or too far from any towers. I'll try creating stepping stones this way.

[@MarvinBretschneider.]

The fact that you can parry with weapons that have shields fused to them is awesome and caught me off guard. Nice work.

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! Glad I could help!

[@DerLPFelix]

If you find miasma weapons, fuse them to a normal weapon made you get a crazy strong weapon with 50ish damage without the downside of losing hearts.

[@LionsShareYT]

I do that all the time. Way better than fusing it the other way around.

[@Opolopso]

I like losing hearts, it make me feel like ashitaka from princess mononoke

[@armintargaryen9216]

Demon King's Spear fused to the Master Sword made my whole final battle lol

[@MichaelPalin]

That hoverstone trick is so good. I can't believe I never thought of it before.

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s a really nice quality of life thing, for sure.

[@connorfries8297]

I’m fairly certain fans don’t actually increase flight speed on a shield

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah. I was wrong. I’m about to pin a comment about it.

[@ArtByEmilyHare]

I don't have the time to spend to find stuff like this so I'm very very grateful to find your video! Thank you! I haven't really done much fusing of the shield so can't wait to try during my next go.

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@ArtByEmilyHare]

@@LionsShareYT thank you!

[@legocloneguy1]

I don't think fan shield works. They don't propel you can further.

[@LionsShareYT]

Interesting. Rocket shields definitely work to propel you further, but they burn out super quickly. I’ll have to do some more testing with the fan shield.

[@MikePrime13]

@@LionsShareYT It may not propel you forward, but please test also to see if it slows down the rate of descent while gliding. While you don't fly faster, you fall down at a much lower rate so the net distance covered during flight may be significant to think about. I just have this thought so I have not tested it myself yet.

[@LionsShareYT]

I did think of this as well. I’ll have to look into it. Thankfully, I think the minimap will be helpful for determining both the glide speed and the rate of descent.

[@00juls00]

I honestly never would have thought about the tail whip! That’s so cool and will be so useful!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help!

[@randomcatname7792]

My biggest disappointment was when I realized the bokoblin arm bones attached to shields don't do anything

[@JoRoBoYo]

🤣

[@LionsShareYT]

I mean, you can probably use them for an offensive shield, but they’ll break pretty quickly.

[@MasterMayhem78]

My biggest disappointment is fusing a spring device to an arrow does nothing 😢

[@reikomacchiato]

My biggest disappointment was realizing that flux constructs don't work well with shields lol

[@lasercraft32]

My biggest disappointment was when I tried to make a makeshift guardian sword using an ancient arrowhead... but it only works for one hit 😔

[@itzrinkii2547]

This channel should get so much more attention than it has. Such a good video

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@akira_kom]

DO ULTRAHAND NOW!! You also forgot about the ice meat no friction shield

[@LionsShareYT]

Ultrahand is next! :) I just learned about the frictionless ice meat shield last night though. It was too late to put it into the video.

[@akira_kom]

@@LionsShareYT did you try the Easter egg was it fun? 😂😀

[@LionsShareYT]

I’d have to start a new save file, so I haven’t yet.

[@akira_kom]

@@LionsShareYT just ty it on a new acc u can create loads of them

[@LionsShareYT]

I know that. But I haven’t even beaten the game yet because I’ve been working on coming up with some cool Ultrahand contraptions for the next video.

[@jacobduhthrowbak3226]

The fan shield for flight blew my mind. Thank you!

[@LionsShareYT]

I was unfortunately wrong about the fan shield. I made a pinned comment about it.

[@rustyshackleford4117]

Love this video, I haven't thought of any of these or seen them from any of the mainstream youtubers!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed it! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@cerpintaxt97]

Watched a million of this videos but learned a lot of new stuff from yours, cheers!

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful for you!

[@derrekingledue3138]

Honorable mention for the arrow-recall trick for koroks. Fuse something big to an arrow, shoot, attach to korok, and recall it

[@LionsShareYT]

That’s always a nice trick. :)

[@bennettstefanowicz3302]

This is the most helpful TOTK video I've seen. Keep it up!

[@LionsShareYT]

I’m glad it was helpful!

[@mikatu]

Thanks mate! This video was awesom!!!! So many good information and straight to the point.

[@LionsShareYT]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@Doncroft1]

Never heard a KZbinr say "God bless" before. It warmed my heart.

[@LionsShareYT]

😁

[@misterturkturkle]

Fusing rubies, sapphires, or elemental like like stones to weapons makes them do elemental damage. But more than that fusing them to either weapons or shields then equipping them works like the elemental weaapons in Breath- a ruby shield will keep you warm in cold weather, a sapphire one keeps you cool in the desert. This means you wont need elemental protection armor and can wear other sets like barbarian or climbing but not succumb to the weather.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, those are really good ones.

[@TwilightMidna]

Hover stone arrows, Ocoto ballon shields & Fan shields are defo going to be used, Thanks for the video!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield though.

[@frankfusselman]

Was so happy when I figured out Gibdo bone arrows. Nice call out for using them with a multi arrow bow.

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! I’m glad it was helpful!

[@reikomacchiato]

Quick tip after using the Hover arrow combo, try using a bomb shield to propel yourself higher again to glide further after gaining your stamina back.

[@LionsShareYT]

I think you get more height from a rocket shield, but still, that’s a good tip!

[@reikomacchiato]

@@LionsShareYT I think you can further do this now that Hover arrows are a thing you could shoot it up and ascend. Not sure if you waste more zonal than rocket but could work if you're low on rockets haha

[@amrit6252]

The hover stone arrow and the fan shield gliding technique are truly inspired. I didn’t do any of that during my playthrough. 😲

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Unfortunately, I was wrong about the fan shield; I made a pinned comment about it. It just looks like it’s working, but it doesn’t actually do anything while gliding. :/

[@watotodile]

I could be wrong, but I remember seeing another video that the fan shield is just cosmetic, and doesn't actually give you more speed when gliding. Pretty sure they even had a side by side video comparison showing the speed and distance you get using it vs a normal shield. Could be another good video idea to test and confirm, since I've heard conflicting information, and a solid test would be valuable for the community. It was a great video otherwise though, the Gibdo Bone idea is really smart actually!

[@LionsShareYT]

I did a more rigorous test after several people said the same thing. It doesn’t work, unfortunately. I pinned a comment about it. But I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Perolith]

You can do the same thing with a rocket though, and it does work!

[@iLLadelph267]

the 2 handed defensive weapon thing is awesome! i had no idea that was a thing

[@LionsShareYT]

It’s pretty cool. 😎

[@scottgoodson4838]

This is awesome content. The style is uniquely clear and polished. Please keep publishing!

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks so much! I definitely plan to keep publishing!

[@KairuHakubi]

dude THANK you. some of these I never would have figured out. It was worth a mild enemy spoiler.

[@LionsShareYT]

My pleasure. Glad I could help out! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@LionsShareYT NOW he tells me! Oh well. Thanks haha

[@muess]

Great video! I've watched quite a few of these now and this contained a bunch that I haven't seen before.

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Chrisreedbeats]

The hover arrow fuse combo is genius thank you definitely missed that one

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help! Once I learned about it I knew it HAD to be in this video.

[@lhuce7586]

Really well done! I learned a lot, despite my 90+ game hours logged so far. Great job :)

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@ensislucis2395]

Omg these are actually amazing tips, I would have never thought of these. Thank you!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@CesaR-nq5qq]

This game doesn't stop surprising me.

[@LionsShareYT]

I find something new everyday.

[@Eligames2009]

thanks so much man! you gave me lots of good tips i didnt know. you deserve more subscribers.

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

[@ImusNoxa]

I actually hadn't run across most of these! Great video!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield, though.

[@TheAncientAmbassador]

Excellent list and suburb choice of music! Skyward Sword was my first Zelda game and holds a special place in my heart! I'll be staying tuned to your quality content 😁

[@LionsShareYT]

Thanks! Skyward Sword was my first Zelda game, too! My wife introduced me to the franchise in college, and I was hooked!

[@scenode]

REALLY well made video which is straight to the point and has lots of things I didn't already know about the game!! Subbed :D (commenting for algorithm lol)

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed it! Make sure to check the pinned comment about the fan shield.

[@Astronic]

Well done. I hope you will continue making more videos.

[@LionsShareYT]

That's the plan!

[@Cazzx]

Very good video! I had no idea a lot of these items were so useful, so thanks for letting us know! God Bless you as well!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad I could help!

[@lindenhoch8396]

Nice tips, especially the one where...oh, forgot. :-). There's so much to do, so I watch a bunch of tip videos like this, and hope something sticks for when I'm playing. And also, reading through the comments reveals a ton of stuff other people have discovered.

[@LionsShareYT]

Yeah, I remember feeling overwhelmed at first. I’m still a little overwhelmed sometimes. 😅

[@michaelmuliadi6088]

So many new insights! Will try them right away, thanks for the vid!

[@LionsShareYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!