The MOST POWERFUL Weapon in Zelda TotK! (Plus how to make it)

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thank you all for watching the video, here's some info you might want to know below: The Gibdo Bone does more damage when you throw the weapon but the bone breaks after 1 hit even if you are mounted on a Lynel, that's why I recommended to you guys that you go with the Molduga bone because it doesn't break when you're mounted on a Lynels back. Disclaimer: The 2 clips of me killing a Lynel and a Gleeok with one shot were faked using a damage multiplier cheat. Correction: In the video, I said “3 Labyrinths” but there are actually 9. Sorry for the mistake. Here's a true list of all the enemies you can one shot with this weapon: 1. Molduga 2. All Hinox 3. All Constructs 4. Master Kohga 5. All Boss Talus' 6. All Horriblins 7. All Flux Constructs 8. All Like Likes 9. All Lizalfos 10. All Moblins 11. All Bokoblins 12. All Octoroks 13. All Wizzrobes 14. Yiga Blademaster 15. Yiga Footslider 16. Aerocuda 17. Evermean 18. Gibdo and Moth Gibdo 19. Little Frox 20. All Baby Talus' 21. All Chuchus 22. All Boss Frox 23. All Keese

[@user-et2dx5du7e]

using this for a keese is just overkill

[@patchyissaint]

How did you change the silver part to gold on your hylian shield? It looks crazy sick!

[@Dumb_Dash]

@@patchyissaint It’s actually a mod from Nexus Mods.

[@testerjs]

​@@user-et2dx5du7ethere's no kill quite like over kill.

[@ZzZ-qd1zo]

"The Gibdo Bone does more damage when you throw the weapon but the bone breaks after 1 hit even if you are mounted on a Lynel" Came to the comments to ask why you said go with the Molduga bone over the Gibdo bone, but I see you already covered that. Thanks!

[@joshuagrahambrown]

Funnily enough, the most practical thing I learnt from this video was *I HAVE REALLY BEEN SLEEPING ON THE PUFFSHROOMS*

[@user-by7kc5kf6d]

I was the same, fortunately I realized their potential right before dealing with the underground coliseum.

[@bradymengel2473]

I knew they were good but i didnt realize i could mount lynels with them. I’ve been glidershield hopping to get crits this whole time.

[@vicrey5664]

@@joshuagrahambrown it took me watching another lynel farming video to realize how useful they were. Now pair that with these crazy powerful weapons and I feel invincible 😂

[@langsworth]

Different shadow soldiers have different weapons they can spawn. Royal Guard is *only* found in three locations: Eventide, Gerudo Highlands, and the mountain east of the castle, Mount Crenel iirc.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Yes but the one I showed is typically the fastest to get to for most players since its towards the center of the map

[@camdenzeigler6954]

The one under eventide is probably quicker from the lightroot

[@aLOIxUhh]

@@camdenzeigler6954 I think he meant for more starter players

[@justalivetothrive529]

That's why you said that it can spawn anywhere​@@Dumb_Dash

[@skins4thewin]

@@Dumb_Dash The point was that your information about the Royal Guard Claymore being able to spawn at any Ghost Solider was false. That is not how it works.

[@Swashbucklebuckle]

Great video! I would like to add some helpful recipe advice: As mentioned, 4 Mighty bananas is all you need for max attack. If you don't have a dragon horn, just add a fifth food item to prolong the effect (an egg or goron spice are best). You can prolong effects even more if you cook during the last 30 in-game minutes before a blood moon (23:30 - 0:00) for a guaranteed bonus which has a chance to either add 3 more hearts to the recovery or 5 minutes to the duration. You can tell if you get the bonus by the different tune and the gong sound effect.

[@Space__Rooster]

I think you can also use Golden apples to boost effects as well

[@blackcat_064]

Great tutorial! I never expected that you would have such a low number of subs based on the video quality alone. The explanations were very clear, especially showing exactly where to find the pristine and decayed claymores

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thank you!

[@latheredtrillionaire5701]

Really informative video with super clear instructions, way better than most tutorials. You even took a moment to highlight potentially missed steps in case a viewer messed up somewehere. Surprised you don't have more subs.

[@relaxify3763]

If you want to defeat a lynel with it make sure you ride the lynels back or your weapon will break because when you ride a lynels back it doesn’t take up any durability but if you don’t ride its back it will break your weapon after 1 hit.

[@nathanstafford8412]

Yeah, he mentioned that in the video

[@joeygonzales368]

Are you just pretending that he didn’t say that exact thing in the video?

[@Styles1991]

Your gibdo bone will break pointless it deals double damage when breaking. Just dupe it

[@gwendoscher4523]

Excellent work on this video. I have been playing since the release date, just enjoying and not rushing since Zelda is really the only game I play seriously. I'm finished with all the exploration and am now at the point where I seek nuance in the challenges of battle. I used to avoid them, now I seek them. Your video has inspired me to experiment more with strategy in the form of offense. This was seriously great. Exceptionally put together and articulate and pleasant to listen to as well!

[@ILikeWafflz]

This makes me think of how I used a 5-shot lynel bow and a silver horriblin horn with barbarian armor to one-shot a stone talus. It would be 32+32x5x2x1.5 = 960 damage, it was massive overkill (I think they have 300hp) and I couldn't help but chuckle.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Haha thats awesome I might make a vid on that actually

[@cameronwarttig1732]

Most videos from someone sounding this young contain the appropriate video quality, editing, recording. I'm confused to see a young youtuber so skilled

[@Dumb_Dash]

Haha thanks, It took a lot of years of practice though.

[@sociallysatanic]

they are.... Evolving queue x-files music

[@Syntox]

Super detailed video on this, ESPECIALLY appreciate that attack recipe!

[@Dumb_Dash]

Glad you liked it 😊

[@Swashbucklebuckle]

4 Mighty bananas is all you need for max attack. If you don't have a dragon horn, just add a fifth food item to prolong the effect (e.g. an egg or goron spice). You can prolong it even more if you cook during the last 30 in-game minutes before a blood moon (23:30 - 0:00) for a guaranteed bonus which has a chance to either add 3 more hearts to the recovery or 5 minutes to the duration.

[@ravishankernemala2411]

@@Swashbucklebuckle damn

[@fivestarguy100]

One thing I don’t really like about TOTK is that when you fuse weapons, depending on what you fuse, the item will either replace the blade, (or at least fit on the weapon in a way that makes sense and looks cool), or it will just be awkwardly stuck on top of it. Like if Link just took some super glue or duct tape and stuck it on there. It’s a minor nitpick, but that really bothers me. XD

[@stephenbricker9785]

This is one of my few minor, nitpicky gripes about this game as well.

[@arsenalx7]

You could also use an octorok to apply a attack increase modifier on your royal gaurd's claymore

[@Dumb_Dash]

Yeah I was aware of that method but in all my testing , the save and reload method was faster for me.

[@miso5968]

​@@Dumb_Dashsave and reload only works if you're in the late game, earlier on you don't have enough experience for a weapon to naturally spawn with golden modifiers. In that case, octorocks are the only option

[@G0d1iK3]

@Dumb_Dash Wait can’t you get even higher attack or get critical hit with an octarock? Or is +10 attack the highest attack bonus you can have?

[@Dumb_Dash]

@@G0d1iK3 +10 is the highest

[@G0d1iK3]

@@Dumb_Dashalr tnx

[@enigmachish]

Great video, was expecting glitches of some sort but very surprised to see that this is all legal within the game

[@tuberaco]

600 of each item, the GLITCH!

[@AllyMarley]

The music while you were defeating the lynels went so well together 👌🏼

[@BassByTheBay]

Considering how easily he was destroying them, I found the music comically melodramatic. 😄

[@JackIngoff-o7k]

If you get the wrong weapon and going back to the save file doesn’t work, you could force a blood moon. There are vids on this. Also, the gerudo canyon mine in the depths also spawns pristine royal guards weapons, including the sword and spear

[@macblink]

I don't think I'll do this since it's game balance breaking, but thank you for telling me how to farm pristine Royal Guard weapons 😊👍🏻

[@HarmonicWave]

Well it's not a glitch, so they left this possibility open for people to figure out. Plenty of things in the game "break the game" as far as balance, but it's how they intended it to be.

[@CoachKRiLLiN]

Finally beat all the Lynels. I appreciate the help!

[@SuburbanDelinquent]

Nice! You're killing it! Makes me want to play this game.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Haha thanks!

[@wa1w511]

Second try....thank you so much....been trying the hard way for months....thanks big dog.

[@on_certainty]

good to know i was on the right track with some tuning needed. great coliseum run!

[@bradymengel2473]

Great vid, where’d you get your info?

[@Beware_Of_Dogg]

“Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds” SHEEEESH! Bro made a straight up nuke. This game is so freakin cool with the variety of tricks tal can come up with

Great video ! Just one question (please excuse my bad english, I'm actually french) : do we really need to get a pristine weapon ? Because the only difference with the decayed one seems to be durability, wich is useless in this case cause we're hitting the claymore to the breaking point anyway ?

[@Dumb_Dash]

Yes we do unless you want quite a bit lower attack rate. The regular royal guards claymore has a starting damage of 32, and the pristine version has a starting damage of 39, and thats before we get the +10 attack boost. Hope this helps :) also thanks for watching the video!

[@barneysaggers1637]

The real damage of the decayed version is 34 and the real damage of the pristine version is 42. All two-handed weapons deal more damage than the inventory says they do due to a hidden 0.95x multiplier on shown weapon damage, which also rounds down to create an even larger disparity between the shown value and the true value. This multiplier also applies to Fuse damage and the Attack Up modifier damage, causing that additional damage to actually be ~5% higher than the shown damage in the inventory. This becomes important at the very upper levels of attack boosts, involving multiple modifiers and damage multipliers. Without this hidden damage boost, the strongest Royal Guard’s Claymore when thrown could only deal 1441 damage, which isn’t enough to kill a Molduga. With the hidden damage multiplier, it deals 1522 damage, which is enough to kill a Molduga.

[@barneysaggers1637]

The reverse is the case for spears, which all deal ~25% less damage than the inventory says. This massively affects spears when you factor in all the damage boosts, due to the disparity between the shown value and true value of damage only increasing exponentially with every additional multiplier you factor in. The Lightscale Trident is capable of the highest total damage of any spear when Link is wet. If the values in the inventory were true, then it could reach 334 damage per hit normally. In reality, it can only reach 253 damage per hit normally.

[@poggestfrog]

@@barneysaggers1637 spears do have a huge advantage in range and speed tbh so they are arguably still strong.

[@poetofga]

You rock! I was able to get the Royal Sword with a + 9. I attached the Muldago brought it up to 75. I'm putting on the Evil Spirit Armor, eat my bananas and ready to hunt Lynels. I still need to learn how to mount the Lynels. Awesome post, thumbs up and I'm subscribing. You Da Man.

[@Dumb_Dash]

I’m glad I could help ☺️

[@Dr_Won_Hung_Lo]

ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSED those Lynels! Lmao

[@itsneaparis]

This video quality is excellent.

[@ignacio633]

Wow this worked like a charm. Beat all those lynels in One try.

[@nichowhitegold]

Great video! You deserve more subscribers!!

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thanks!

[@internziko]

Excellent tutorial. I just started playing and i can't wait to try this. Seems like it'll probably take me an afternoon to accomplish it. Lol

[@Dumb_Dash]

Yeah haha it might take awhile, but it’s definitely worth it.

Man you deserve millions of subs. This was amazingly high quality. Instant new subscriber 🎉

[@Thephoenixofgaming]

3:37 btw, Claymores do about 8% more damage than what’s actually shown, and Spears do 32% less damage than what is shown

[@BusyMEOW]

Thankyou very much for this guide, it's very well explained. ❤

[@Dumb_Dash]

No problem!

[@Reality8]

Thanks for the help, keep up the good content, earned a sub.

[@MasterYoist]

4:20 Actually, I've broken several weapons on their first use, which was during a mount. Strangely enough, they all had durability up +.

[@kaminona9173]

What is the music theme that you use at the end when fighting the lynels???🙏

[@Thephoenixofgaming]

Croton has a great video for finding pristine weapons in the depths, and do many more

[@mael4615]

ive been loading for a while but the attack + doesnt spawn (or any other bonus) do you know why?

[@Riley-i2b]

This is a great video… but I have one question. If I use a silver saber horn, would that do more damage than the jaw in the long run?

[@4bb3]

he has a armor set that makes bone materials stronger

[@JulianJohnston919]

This game is a masterpiece.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Facts

[@Gtthirtytwo]

I feel sorry for the lynels and also nice that you dont have to do any glitches to get it

[@michaelmedrano2294]

There's another Royal Guard Claymore in Hyrule Castle. Its located inside Zelda's room.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@Thephoenixofgaming]

At the Sactum you can find one of every Royal Guard Weapon,

[@lowephato]

Great video. Is that a gold Hyrulian shield? How did you get that? Thanks.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Yeah, it’s a mod from nexus mods

[@kycubes42]

super underrated!

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thank you!

[@JP-zb3yb]

This info is slightly off. The atk boost from food comes in lv 1,2, or 3 yes, but lv 3 atk up is not a 3x multiplier. Its 1.5x multiplier. So its skewed all your calculations, roughly doubling the actual output. So your damage is actually half of what you estimated. Still enough to kill a lynel in one cycle, as well as one shot almost all silver enemies and overworld boss variants.

[@brooktech7869]

That, but he could just puff a Lynel and then sneak attack with it for a even bigger multiplier. I prefer to actually to do the mechanics with parrying and dodging though so much more satisfying and easier to me.

[@Linksoer]

Very well explained tutorial! Btw How you get a golden hylian shield?

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thanks! And it’s a mod from nexus mods

[@itzkingcringe]

Great video, are you playing on PC to get those FPS?

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thank you! and yeah, I am using Yuzu but I couldn't get 60 fps stable so I bumbed It down to 45 fps and it still looks fine to me. if your wondering pc specs i have a 2080 super and i7 11700k.

[@itzkingcringe]

@@Dumb_Dash im sitting here with a macbook having to play TOTK like a normie with 30fps at best on switch😔

[@Dumb_Dash]

@@itzkingcringe well at least there’s support for Mac now cause I’m pretty sure there used to not be.

[@gochiefs206]

Great video and straight forward thanks!

[@Satsuji_Itadori9980]

Thank-you 😊 this helped alot

[@nemesis9378]

WOW, nice I must try this.

[@Elixshogunhunter]

0:21 what happened to the NPC 💀

[@Dumb_Dash]

I’m actually surprised your the first person to say anything about that 😂

[@paulhinterberger7438]

Does anybody realize that Moldugas take a ton more damage from electricity than all other sources except endgame weapons

[@Dumb_Dash]

Hm I didn’t know that! Thanks for the tip

[@craigheartwell5142]

Late game you get decayed RGC all over the place - enemy NPCs drop them a lot. That said, you should by now have at least 1 pristine RGC.

[@yannguerin3164]

Woah, simply amazing

[@Swashbucklebuckle]

I don't know if it has to do with main quest progression but so far I couldn't find the pristine version. That particular shadow soldier was at most holding a Royal Claymore, even though I had the Royal Guard's Claymore and broke it. 🤷‍♂ (I only completed the Zora phenomenon so far). But I guess I might have to look in more regions in the depths where it might spawn.

[@Thikron]

The section on getting low durability won't work with the gibdo bone, since it breaks off immediately and affects the durability. I believe you have to fuse something else to the weapon (e.g., a bokoblin horn) and then get it down to breaking point in order to chew through the bonus durability you get from fusion. Then destroy the fused attachment and fuse on your gibdo bone.

[@Dumb_Dash]

Just do the low durability on the base weapon without fusing yet and once it’s at 1-hp just fuse the gibdo bone to it

[@Thikron]

@@Dumb_Dash Fusing something to a weapon gives it bonus durability. For most weapons it's 25, for the royal guards claymore I think 10. If it was at 1 durability from breaking it, it will go up to 11 durability when you fuse a gibdo bone to it. However, if you've already damaged the weapon while it has something fused, you've effectively used up the bonus durability and it won't appear when you fuse a new item to the weapon.

[@ITZSHARK_Z]

how to get gold shield and how to get the gold sword

[@Dumb_Dash]

Mods

[@trusound170]

Question! I followed this video exactly, and two things. 1) my attack after getting this exact royal guard's claymore, it said the attack was +10, I put in the Evil Spirit Armor and fused to molduga jaw, it only had the attack ay 79. 2) The hitting the fused weapon on the ground until it gave the low durability message did nothing. And after hitting it two more times it just broke. So, what gives? Is this trick no longer viable, or did I mess up somewhere?

[@Jetaime206]

Misguided info in this vodeo...ONLY CERTAIN ghosts hold the claymores..theres a weapon type for each ghost

[@corpseBearer101]

What mod do you use to change the colour of your hylian shield and armor

[@Thephoenixofgaming]

Royal Weapons: Highlands Depths, Hebra Depths Royal Guard Weapons: Highlands Depths, Necluda Depths

[@warlockholmes]

Gleeoks with that 8k health had something to say

[@mrose4132]

We got a TOTK savant here!!

[@RyanOlsen]

Wow, this weapon would have made that challenge much easier.

[@heshiegreshie]

Great video. Thank you. Can't seem to get the damage above 160. Have the radiant set upgraded to three stars, have the pristine royal guards claymore with the 9+ additional damage (got impatient waiting for the 10+ . . . ), fused molduga jaw. Two additional strikes after the damage warning. Ate the mighty bananas meal. Still just reads as 160 damage. Did I miss anything? Thank you.

[@Dumb_Dash]

It will do the damage still it just doesn’t show it on menu. It gives a bunch of hidden damage boosts just like how if your weapon is (30) and it’s low damage it won’t show the 2x damage boost but it is there

[@heshiegreshie]

@@Dumb_Dash Perfect. Thank you!

[@Marik478]

If I have breaking point on my sword with the +10 attack bonus, will that make it stronger?

[@jenledgervideosalbuminterviews]

Hi, this doesn't have anything to do with this video but i see you have 900+ of almost everything. Do you have a video on how to duplicate food and Ruby's ? Thanks 😊

[@jinnsengplays]

What was the theme at the end!?!?

[@Ferstn00bsky]

Ive tried to break thw weapon two times after the pop up and the damage doesnt increase. Maybe because im in a later version? Idk man

[@BigMadMonster]

Very good video kudos kid

[@Dumb_Dash]

Thanks man ☺

[@stevenwolfe3610]

Use a pristine Gerudo Claymore, Gerudo weapons have a passive that doubles the power of the item they fuse with, making a stronger weapon.

[@Dumb_Dash]

It’s actually still not stronger

[@copperhead17171]

Cool vid big guy

[@SilverNargacugaLucentNargacuga]

I keep getting the Soldier's Claymore, and I used and break the Decayed Royal Guard's Claymore more than once and still it doesn't appear.

[@Dumb_Dash]

It could take a ton of tries to get it. The first time I did it, it took 12 tries to get it

[@johnwilkinson1096]

Wow didn't know about the extra 2x attack

[@deadshot9982]

For some reason I have never seen a royal guards weapon on any shadow soldier other than the one of lone island (depths even tide island)

[@Dimitri8907]

Great video. Quick question. I found and broke the Royal Guards Claymore. I followed all of the steps, yet it never shows up at the shadow soldier. I saved before I left the Light root and every time a new weapon appears. Yet after an hour the Royal Guards Claymore has not shown up. Any suggestions? Thank you

[@Dimitri8907]

Disregard! I guess and hour and 5 minutes was the magic number

[@eviljef]

I'm currently trying this out at the coliseum, but the Lynels keep throwing me off after a few swings. What's worse, is that everytime they do, I wind up smashing the weapon on the ground when I land, breaking it.

[@ThomasL1d]

What armor are you wearing at 2:22

[@leannemackintosh8581]

It’s so good 😊😊

[@christofferestebanjelkmana5395]

Technically with a sneastrike it would d o more right?

[@Dumb_Dash]

Yes, it would do 8 times more damage

[@christofferestebanjelkmana5395]

Holy

[@oliversanchez9323]

Better use the interactive object map to see all shadow soldiers and the drops they have.

[@GVLXY-LY]

bro what shield are you wearng

[@filipfilms3707]

Keep reloading to get the 10+ attack bonus on the weapon but the highest i’ve got has been 5+ so far… its been half an hour

[@Dumb_Dash]

It could be that you’re not progressed far enough into the game

[@aisehel140]

so far i dont get any bonuses only the pristine weapon itself but ive got 3 of the 4 spirits with me? Idk whats wrong@@Dumb_Dash

[@bayev7659]

the fact this has under a thousand views is making me mad

[@Dumb_Dash]

Haha well Its not about the views for me, I just enjoy making videos.

[@KobianoRoll]

I was spamming the attack button while riding the lynel and link performed a slamming attack that broke the sword :( I recommend stop mashing the button after 6 hits

[@TheThunderer1701]

Most of the time, when I mount a lynel and attack, I get 3 hits... 6 hits the very first time, then 3 every time afterwards.

[@james07091000]

thank you so much for such wonderful tutorial

[@YanSay]

You waste so much puffshrooms just hit the lynels on the head with an arc 😂

[@Lexxaco668]

I have a question my royal guard claymore says 98 damage once I fuse the gibdo bone on but it became no longer badly damaged and when I hit it on the ground would it break I just am confused do I hit it of do I leave it like that

[@jasonreviews]

what if you fight ganon will this work?

[@Aaron-li6cb]

how do I badly damage a claymore with gibdo bone on it cause I ain’t fighting lynels

[@loganmacleod4622]

Can I feed the sword to a rock octorock if it won’t get +10 because mine isn’t a getting a boost when I pick it up I have been trying and I kept getting Durability and now I got attack +5 because I have picked up the weapon like 7 times and nothing has been added to it

[@jonweinraub]

Which paraglider are you using?

[@Dumb_Dash]

I can’t remember what it’s called 😅

[@Swashbucklebuckle]

Looks like the Stalnox one at 2:43

[@peytonmartin3449]

Can you show how to use the gibdo bone instead of the molduga jaw, because I try to fuse it after getting the claymore to the last hit and I keep getting 89 damage

[@GGBlaster]

Ah, i think that might be happening because fusing items unlocks 25 more hits for the base weapon. Fuse something cheap (red bokoblin horn for example), then wear the weapon down to the last hit, de-fuse and then fuse the gibdo bone.

[@TheThunderer1701]

I don't know if it effects anything, but I fuse after I get to the last hit. Is that wrong?

[@vikask.2482]

I think they may have patched the save duping to get the +10 damage because I’ve been trying for 30min and I haven’t gotten a single buff. No durability, no long throw etc

[@kalemccarthy5123]

How did you make the hylian shield gold?

[@codygarrett866]

How did you change your colors to gold on your armor?

[@Dumb_Dash]

It’s a mod

[@user-nm3hs7ie8w]

Try sneak strike instead of throw that deals x8 damage

[@Regigigas_YT]

Does not work on Gleeoks

[@t0xicknight332]

How do u get that Hylian Shield? Or is it a mod?

[@Dumb_Dash]

It’s a mod on nexus mods

[@boilinswin102]

If you get a headshot and the enemy is frozen doesn't it do more dmg? or is that only in botw/

[@Dumb_Dash]

Hmm I’m not sure actually.. I’ll try to look into it!