The TRUTH Behind Elemental Weapons & Multishot Bows in Breath of the Wild - All Stats REVEALED!!

[@Croton]

Thanks for watching!! If you enjoyed it, feel free to leave a like and subscribe if you haven't already to support the channel!! 😄 Also, be sure to check out all my other BotW stat videos in the playlist linked here!!! kzbin.info/aero/PLAjULYyNSE9aa7aQW31IupW685MO-ZBHc

[@cougarstiles9860]

Great video but now u got me wondering How do lightning strikes apply elemental damage and how do ancient arrows stats change with multi shot in like the Ganon fights

[@Croton]

​@@cougarstiles9860 I haven't looked into Lightning yet because its not defined as a normal elemental (Same with Urbosas Fury), but I can definitely look into it!! Thank you though!!

[@Croton]

@@johannesboomsma4680 I'm glad you found this helpful!! Thank you very much! :)

[@novastar3990]

I love your videos Croton! You’re really securing your place in the tetraforce of Zeldatubers!

[@One-ct3xe]

Loved it! Two questions though. How does chu chu elemental damage stack up against arrow and melee elemental damage, and do they layer? Also why does killing an animal with shock arrows in the frozen tundra sometimes make their meat unfreezable on the ground? What's the dealio?

[@skylordguy6861]

Ah yes the four elements Fire Ice Lightning *Explosion*

[@heribertosalais4678]

There should be curse/dark elemental enemies like Dark Lizalfos and dark Keeses in Skyward Sword, there should also be cursed weapons that make enemies can't attack.

[@robertoalexandermendezmore408]

@@heribertosalais4678 in triforce heroes is that effect too

[@livegwendolyne6783]

Sky Lord Guy lightning ain’t one of the four neither is ice

[@averonisgaming9023]

@@livegwendolyne6783 in legend of zelda, the four elements are fire, ice, electricity, and air

[@tsstealthy1655]

Ahh Yes, the fourth element, the air-ow

[@gusjanuary1729]

I would always beat the major test of strength challenges by freezing them with a great frost blade then breaking them out with a lightning blade which keeps them stunned then frost again then lightning etc... Super efficient!

[@Croton]

Thats a good way to go about it!! :D

[@gusjanuary1729]

Croton Fantastic video btw!

[@Croton]

Thank you!! :)

[@thepixelkings3491]

@@daredevil2033 It's a single player game, don't worry about cheating, unless if you are against it.

[@siriuslywastaken]

I tend to just shoot them in the eye with a savage lynel bow and thunder arrows The thunder arrows stun the guardian after it gets shot which sets up for me to shoot it again, creating an infinite loop of safe damage that guarantees it dies without ever having a chance to attack me

[@Ironcabbit]

The shock arrows are instrumental in my favorite attack on a non-lynel armed foe: 1) zap monster 2) grab its weapon and shield 3) watch for tantrum 4) throw weapon in monster’s face during said tantrum

[@Katt-ci6gw]

AwayAWAY XD

[@uniqhnd23]

I have to do this

[@yaboialex8605]

i love how they throw a tantrum lol

[@troywallace7011]

I put on their weapon and kill them with it for that extra disrespect.

[@KeinNiemand]

Can't do that becouse my inventory is always full.

[@coldramen2638]

0:42 "so naturally in order to maximize damage output with these arrows *shoots moblin's crotch*"

[@gastonfourt5363]

He's definitely gonna feel that in the morning... if he's even there to feel it

[@nicklink217]

I realy like these stat type videos, they are very imformitive!

[@Croton]

I'm glad, thank you!! :)

[@Croton]

Aww im so happy to hear that!! Thank you very much - I'm glad you like the content!! 😄

[@pappi8338]

Agreed! There is so many values that are hidden away from the player unless tested.

[@ThumbsTup]

Same

[@tayshawnparchment5414]

Ok nerd

[@joeyv.114]

This is super helpful as I’m currently doing my 3rd playthrough, and with hundreds of hours, never knew all these details

[@Croton]

I'm glad I could help you out!! Thank you!! 😊

[@slurpyfusionyoutube3775]

Lol I’m doing my first

[@shannonhill3356]

Same, except 450 hours, and in my second play (2nd run: Master Mode, about 60% complete, roughly 55-70hrs in this play). AWESOME info, I've used his details videos so much, ESPECIALLY the in-depth shield surfing!! Omg so much USEFULLLLLLL IIIIINNNNFFFFOOOOO in that vid 🤙🤙

[@bowserbeast5123]

Same

[@shannonhill3356]

@@slurpyfusionyoutube3775 I'm jealous, I often wish I could get that awesome feeling of wonderment, and excitement of not knowing what's over (x) cliff, or wondering just how many towns are there? Looking for Korok forest for like 200 hours before finally stumbling across it (I avoided Hyrule field way too long my first playthrough, haha. The fear was real), or carrying around 300 something Korok seeds before stumbling across Hestu the first time and finally realizing I can upgrade weapon slots (only AFTER defeating 3 divine beasts...I had just accepted this was all I could carry in the game rofl) I just miss the newness and exploration of that first playthrough sometimes... Enjoy it!! There's no right or wrong way to play, just do what feels right and plug forward 🤘

[@Ivy64_]

What about ancient arrows? I have a theory that because an ancient arrow does 500 damage to a guardian then a triple shot bow can insta kill a guardian.

[@e.f.g.v.4496]

It is not a theory it s a fact i have a 3 shot lynel bow i shot a guardian with ancient arrow on the body he died and a 5 shot bow does the same thing

[@Croton]

^^ That is correct. Sorry for not addressing it in the video - I'm sure people seeking the info will find this comment though!! Edit: I went over them more descriptively in my new damage stats video!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqXEeZ-NqtyWfpY

[@timberlago]

An ancient arrow will also insta-kill a guardian if you shoot it's eye (Even with a single shot bow). You can use stasis+ or Bullet-Time (midair slow-mo), to help with this, since the hotbox of their eye is pretty tiny. Also worth noting, Killing most enemies with ancient arrows will not yield any drops / loot, but this is not the case with guardians. If you insta-kill a guardian with a single ancient arrow, you usually get enough parts back to buy several more ancient arrows!

[@Ivy64_]

OK. Thanks for confirming that. Also keep up the good content.

[@burgergud2804]

Oh yeah

[@dalemonshateu6948]

Something unmentioned, a frozen enemy will also conduct electricity when shocked

[@jenthelass]

bruh... what thank you

[@27FUUJIN]

This game is waaaay more complex than my simple ape brain.

[@mc1s238]

Putting stasis on a frozen enemy prevents the ice from breaking, so multiple electrical fields can be generated from one frozen enemy. If you freeze an enemy, then use stasis, then quickly jump off of a platform and enter bullet time before stasis ends, you can kill even a group of silver enemies before they even see you, provided you use a multi-shot bow

[@27FUUJIN]

@@mc1s238 bro WHAT

[@makalayp6689]

@@mc1s238 holly molly. Never thought about that!

[@kevinthibodeau]

Me: *gets any elemental arrow* This looks powerful, I'm going to save it. Also me: *never uses arrow again*

[@riotangel4701]

i've now got hundreds of all arrows, because i'm more concerned with "wasting" my melee weapons to free up stash (even at max).

[@jansd8268]

I got 500 ice and fire arrows, 600 shock arrows and 350 bomb arrows

[@303Thatoneguy]

Here's me who had to buy 30 arrows and used them instantly.

[@ghettokage6104]

@@jansd8268 damnnnnn

[@BitchChill]

Kill lynels

[@CGaboL]

I kinda figured out some of the multishot bows not working as straight forward as it seemed some time ago, but what I like to do is when there is a large group of enemies, get one of them with an ice arrow on the head and then follow with a shock arrow to get the AOE damage before actually getting to them, or if they are closing in on me use spears as they are faster to use than swords. Really good video, btw.

[@Croton]

That's a really good strategy!! Im glad you liked the video though, thank you!! 😊

[@handokurimu]

@@mc1s238 nice tips!

[@thurbacusslink1543]

It's insane how dense and deep the content in this game goes. 3 years after it's release and so many people are still playing it, and they are constantly discovering new things about it, BOTW is easily one of the best games out of the last decade

[@Croton]

So true!! I don't think I'll ever get bored of it 😅

[@Katt-ci6gw]

Agreed! Just spent about 4 hours on satori (sry if I spelled it wrong 😬) mountain ,also am I the only one who regularly releases summerwing butterflies by the cherry blossom tree to pay there respects?

[@Zafoshin]

misleading and hidden isn't dense and deep. It's just that the game core is so good and unique that the sub par lore, story, mechanics, graphics seem good. What I got from this video, is that the element mechanics don't work as expected, but aren't explained anywhere and are convoluted af. This nerfs the rpg element of planning and choosing your gear and battle style. In any other game it would be criticized upon, but in this one it's a treat a player is supposed to find? No.

[@grod5998]

@@Zafoshin it's too bad you don't like figuring things out on your own through experimentation and playing the actual game, as this "convolution" you're describing is just the mechanics being deeper than is immediately apparent. As for graphics, if you don't like the way it looks on switch, well I'm assuming you knew what you were getting into when you shelled out 300 bucks. Otherwise, if you don't like the artstyle, well you shoulda known what you were getting into when you shelled out 60 bucks. If you want this game to look like what you were apparently expecting on a 300 dollar machine, emulate it on PC. There's plenty of guides and it's morally justifiable if you already paid for the game.

[@Zafoshin]

​@@grod5998 Idk if you fit this into art style or quality, but the game is foggy and colorless af. Idk if it's the switch limitation, but there are other games on switch with better graphics, like astral chain. Botw does look best on an emulator, but I think fixing the fog and color is a resource light adjustment, not sure though. Shit, windwaker looked better! I'm sure switch can handle making this game look better. This whole argument about knowing what you're getting into is bs. Firstly, you ignored me commenting on how the core game is good. I believe it's a good game, just not as great as ppl think. Secondly, knowing what you're paying for doesn't make it any better. I'm not saying buyers were tricked into buying a bad game. I'm saying this is a good game with flaws. Btw, I think it's totally worth the money. Thirdly, I personally play it on my bro's switch so I payed nothing. Many ppl could be in situations that don't neatly fit in your if/thens, which again have nothing to do with the game's quality anyway. Moving on to the gameplay mechanics. You're right about experimenting, but there's always a limit and in case should stats blatantly lie. There are pure blood rpgs with similar complexity, if not less. Imagine playing dragon's dogma and u find the supposedly stronger bow you spent your resources on deals less damage due to uknown reasons you have to find. Now imagine this is hard to notice, but still makes an impact on your resources. Worse even, imagine on of that you're not playing a pure rpg game. Botw is a game that's not supposed to be as deep as an rpg and that makes all this detail just not fit in it. You have to think about the interface you are giving to player to interact with the game and what it should abstract. I could probably reverse engineer the physics equations as well, but where's the fun in that? They are always well abstracted, no1 has to know the numbers. Then there are mechanics, which are part of the interface and await discovery. Sometimes forced by a puzzle and other not. You have to be careful about what is in the latter set and how hard it is to find. Botw failed in this, because of poor game design. We just disagree on the limit. Botw is soooo much "deeper" than apparent, that it exceeds the limit of its genre. Just like a story can be bad if not well presented, so can gameplay be. A good game with hidden stuff to discover feels smooth and fun. Playing dead cells or hollow knight for example feels good, because you are expected to discover so much and the game lets you know of this by design, which botw could do in the arrow's case by hinting hidden stats by not adding damage to bows(and the whole game redesign such choices lead to). Besides things hidden on stage, you can discover combos and fight styles based on well documented traits/weapons. In botw you don't even have to learn the details of elemental damage or shield surfing, because the game is not that hard even on master mode. Only for the trials of the sword maybe. But you still play sub optimally and that is bothersome. The amount of research you must do to discover all these details is well documented in these videos, this one even stating it's bad game design. This makes me think they're not supposed to be discovered, but shape your gameplay in a hidden way. Which would be fine for some physics equations you'd feel the end result of. You call it deep, I call it shit. So I guess we're in deep shit. It's too bad you want to needlessly reverse engineer the game instead of actually playing it, as this "experimentation" you describe is just the game mechanics being unexplained or lies.

[@needlewind9053]

One of my favorite elemental combo is to freeze an enemy and repeatedly use a thunderstorm wand on them. Because the thunder shots from the wand don't break the ice, the frozen enemy becomes a source of AOEs that will melt it's health bar as well as other surrounding monsters'.

[@Croton]

Thats a really good strategy!! The AOEs are super powerful, so any way to take advantage of them is always helpful!!

[@yakarotsennin3115]

Needlewind Woah, this is a beautiful combo! I usually combo a Blizzard Rod and Thunderblade but this is even better.

[@pj_spirit]

Same here. 1 enemy just ends up being my epicenter of electric doom after I freeze it

[@joerittmeyer4490]

Imagine nintendo infodumping this stuff durring the tutorial.

[@tommoose4769]

These are some of the best BOTW videos I’ve found.

[@Croton]

I'm so glad you like them!! Thank you!! 😊

[@SalvaBidoof]

Agree

[@JeffCole]

Totally agree. I hope the sequel has more transparency into how all the stats work.

[@SeeTv.]

Electricity is super useful to steal weapons. Just with one hit the enemys drop their weapons and you can use this to get powerful equipment from Hyrule Castle at the start of the game.

[@Croton]

Very true!! It's super overpowered 😅

[@CloneTrooper-fz6fk]

Yep and thunder spears are easy to get at ridgeland tower.

[@RobinDJoker]

@@CloneTrooper-fz6fk Assuming you're good enough to survive the onslaught of thunder Wizzrobes and Electric Lizalfos

[@gastonfourt5363]

@@CloneTrooper-fz6fk *mentions thunder spears* Me: Flying Bayblade PTSD

[@BitchChill]

@@RobinDJoker They fucked me up early game

[@绝不会放弃你]

In my fifth playthrough, I kept walking around with an inventory full of 5-shot lynel bows ( with an exception of one ancient bow) because of my lynel farms. Miraculously I never went out of standard arrows and since lynels don’t take any elemental damage, I started going around with an 999x shock arrows, 760 ice arrows and 610 fire arrows. I never used these arrows that much so I figured I could try them out. Then this video came and saved me a ton of wasted arrows, thanks!

[@Croton]

No problem, glad I could help you out!! :D

[@rusty4496]

I think you missed the shock AoE is rain part

[@twilightlink9953]

Honestly I’m loving these stat videos SO MUCH!! The work you put into them is crazy, and they help me a ton with my game!! Thank you!! 😁😁😁

[@Croton]

Im so glad you find them useful!!! Thank you very much!! 😊

[@Tykool]

Croton: Uploads video Me: Drop everything I'm doing you say?

[@Croton]

lmao 😂

[@tylerlivingston8020]

Almost 800 hours in this game and I never knew this stuff...

[@Croton]

Glad I could help you out then!! :)

[@tylerlivingston8020]

@@Croton Yeah, thanks man! Love your stuff! Your videos have completely changed the way I play Breath of the Wild!

[@JoaoRenatoBail]

A great tip for anyone still watching this video. Freezing an enemy works for a conductive surface, that means you can shoot them with shock arrows to get AOE damage dome. BUT, it still applies when the frozen enemy is in stasis. So, freeze an enemy, stasis them and bullet time with a multishot bow and shock arrows to deal an insane amount of damage per arrow to all nearby enemies. You can melt through camps of golden enemies instantly

[@astonedcanadian533]

Thank you for the awesome tutorials. I'm 26 years old and haven't played a Zelda game since Twilight Princess released on GameCube back in the day. I recently picked up a switch and have been loving the nostalia. I even found my old game boy color and DS and they both still work! I put in my oracle of seasons/ages and still had my save files from 2001 - 2002 on there! Also ordered an r4 cartridge for my DS, as I want Phantom Hourglass/Spirit Tracks but it seems impossible to find original working DS games in my area without paying a fortune!

[@Croton]

I managed to find a copy of PH and ST last year at a local GameStop, but it still came to roughly $30 USD each which is a lot for used DS games 😬 (had a blast playing them for the first time though!!) But thank you, I'm really glad you enjoy the content!! :)

[@williamhowes3010]

Just a little tip you could put in future videos, in early Master Mode I found most enemies a huge hassle until I got an ice rod, then I just froze the enemies and pushed them off cliffs. I personally don't think ice is that bad, it made some enemy-flooded areas possible to fight, rather than a sneakfest.

[@pervertpenguinproductions2425]

Do you think you could do a video similar to this on horses. On topics such as how the stats actually scale (e.g. how much faster is a 5 speed horse than a 4 speed horse), how fast all the different gates are comparing to each other (galloping, cantering, trotting, walking), if horses are faster flat out than the master cycle and what the best stats on a horse you can get. You could also go over the damage output and combat techniques with horses. Just a suggestion if you want to. Love your vids! edit: I also am not really sure what the strength stat even means, as all horses have a damage output of thirty when galloping into something except for the giant horse whose damage output is double.

[@Croton]

Thats a really good idea, I'll definitely look into it!! Glad you like my videos though, thank you!! :D

[@pervertpenguinproductions2425]

@@Croton OOOOOHHHHHHHH MYYYYYY GOD, YOU ACTUALLY REPLIED

[@feartheviolet5348]

The strength stat is actually very misleading. It's actually the stat representing the horse's base HP rather than damage output. The amount of HP each point gives is also different if the horse is solid colored vs mixed.

[@Croton]

Aww haha no problem!! :)

[@Croton]

And thanks for letting me know!! I'll be keeping that in mind when I do my research!!

[@teagreen9647]

Yay! Another great stat video! Keep up the good work, Croton, and stay safe! (I normally use ice arrows first, then bomb arrows)

[@Croton]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoy these!! 😊

[@wretinpo1431]

Just something that I want to point out, you will still deal more damage per arrow with multishot bows. These downsides are obviously still useful, such as knowing when so many arrows per shot arrows start becoming drastically less effective, allowing you to preserve durability on you best multishot bows. However, when going for raw damage output, your savage lynel bows will still be the best.

[@tobikiser3930]

Yeah

[@Rcd5000]

Oh I understand now. That’s why when I use my savage lynel bow on enemy, I’m like it’s not going hit in my mind but it does. Really nice vids Croton. Keep it up.

[@Fatality_32]

You are doing such a good job listening to your community, that's so lovely, I hope you are doing well and keep up the good work

[@Croton]

Aw thank you so much, it means a lot!! ☺️☺️

[@luigi290]

I keep coming back to this video because it is just so informative and helpful. You’ve changed the way I play this game and I mean that as compliment. Thank you for this and all of your stat videos. The hard work you do is appreciated

[@celesteintheend]

that's nice [uses a five shot bow paired with a bow to cheese lynels anyway]

[@Bidarius]

Paired with a bow?

[@Swiffy22]

Great work! This is definitely the most comprehensive video to cover the topic. Glad I could help you out with some of the research! The bomb explosion only doing 24 damage with multishots was a big surprise to me.

[@Croton]

Hey thank you so much again for the help!! I credited you in the description if you didn't see it already - your feedback was really helpful!! Glad you liked the video!! 😄

[@skins4thewin]

Seriously, these video's are great, specially for those who have already basically conquered this game in every way shape and form. This is basically the last bit of knowledge that we didn't yet have on what the game has to offer. Thanks a ton for making these!

[@Croton]

No problem, I'm glad you find these videos helpful!! Thank you so much!! 😊

[@wryunsavory]

These stats videos are absolute gold. Fantastic work, as always

[@Croton]

Thank you so much!! 😊😊

[@AVeryTallMidget]

Link: ATTENTION ALL LYNELS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN CHEATED AND LIED TO!!! Lynel: I knew it! (*slaps other lynel in the face*)

[@Dani_the_Nerd]

Thank you for making all of these hidden stat videos, they really help me in game and are genuinely fun to watch. 👍

[@Croton]

Im happy you find them entertaining!! Thank you!! :D

[@adamkampen]

I've used lightning in the rain against Lynels for some crazy damage (and visual effects) but didn't know about these other nerfs and hidden mechanics. Igniting the grass an enemy is standing on is a tactic I'll have to try! The other day I was using the information from your shield surfing video to have a nice ride down the Akala Tech Lab hill

[@Croton]

Oh awesome, I'm glad I was able to help you out then!! :D

[@mtmartinezz]

This video should be shared to anyone who plays BotW, it’s very important because arrows are a commodity in this game, nice video!

[@yakarotsennin3115]

Awesome! I knew about the elemental effects and damage but had no idea they nerfed Bomb Arrows. I don’t use them much. Then again, I moved away from using Multishot bows in favor of Royal.

[@coyoteferren4014]

0:00 Intro. 2:01 The basics. 3:22 Fire. 4:29 Ice. 5:37 Electricity. 6:33 Multi-shot.

[@peach6648]

i always thought it was weird how ice arrows didn’t freeze enemies when used with a multi shot bow

[@M4-Z3-R0]

Man you are so dedicated no wonder these vids are so good

[@Croton]

Thank you so much!! 😄😄

[@nickmarshall6895]

You should be an NPC in the next and every future Zelda game. Imagine being able to visit Croton's house in Link's home village, or visiting Old Man Croton in Hyrule Castle to learn all this combat info

[@Croton]

Looks like I gotta call Nintendo to pitch them the next character idea 😂😂

[@DanielisAwesome52]

I hear ya about the only dealing an extra 20 with a thunder arrow on a multishot bow, but I hunt Lynels so often I end up with way more Thunder Arrows than Regular so I use em anyways (I got to a point I use Thunder on Korok Seed challenges)

[@Croton]

That's perfectly understandable then - in the very late game, elemental arrows will become nearly just as common as regulars, so it makes sense to use them up a lot lol. Otherwise, until a player gets to that point, it's best to use them a bit more tactfully - especially for first time players

[@torsteing1317]

This was really helpful. It must have taken a ton of time researching.

[@Croton]

Thank you!! It was rather tricky 😅

[@santiagoossa2301]

This explains why my combo weirdly didn’t worked, now my child as I tell you my sad story, “I got to the Zora domain, as and they told me to fight a lynel to get some arrows, I had a bunch of bomb arrows, the Revali’s arrow and the champion tunic, I see the Lynel health and run some numbers, and I see that if I headshot it various times with the 3 bomb arrows of the revali bow I should take away at least half it health, I go, use Raviolis gale, headshot it like 5 times, and I see, It health dropped a laughable amount, then I remembered I used all my stamina with the slow motion bow shots so then I fell and died, disappointed. The next try I was ready to fight it just to get my ass handed in like 3 seconds, then I was like “Fuck It” and shot it with an ancient arrow, and I was like “HAHAHA! Now give me your loot” But the damned lion horse shit just disappeared, poof!, became dust, and that’s how I had to buy a shit ton of shock arrows to complete the mission” Thanks for coming to my TED talk, I hope you learned something

[@urbosasfurry2126]

Yep, that was a hard lesson for me too. Like someone stole Christmas morning. I only use ancient arrows on Lynels during the master trials.

[@GuyIllusionMusic]

You're not supposed to fight him though. They specifically tell you to just avoid him and pick up the shock arrows scattered around the area. Lol. It was supposed to be a stealth mission, you didn't need to buy arrows. Just some info if you decide to play again from scratch.

[@santiagoossa2301]

That Guy with an Umbrella Yeah, I realised, but I did Vah medoh before, so i thought that I was kinda over powered

[@Katt-ci6gw]

Today I learned... if you see a lynel... *RUN*

[@prestokrevlar]

"But since there's nothing we can really do about it-" BOTW modders, I'm looking at you.

[@schmeppie4234]

I found this quite intriguing, I had no idea that multi shot bows are not as good as you would think. Good thing I always hoard my elemental arrows and only use them if I know I stand a very little chance of coming out on top!

[@timberlago]

These stat videos are awesome! So much amazing info!

[@Croton]

I'm glad!! Thank you so much!! :D

[@772amanda237]

Your channel is by far the best informative about weapons and stats by far that I've found. Keep up the great work 👍

[@thebaronlouis8619]

Had me a little worried. Fortunately, lightning arrows are way more plentiful than normal ones as I start hunting Lynels to extinction every blood moon as early as possible. And once I have enough rupees to start mass producing ancient arrows, normal arrows become even more scarce. I even use lightning arrows for korok puzzles sooner or later. And also luckily for me, I barely use bomb arrows except as crowd control for large groups of weaker mobs, which you said is the optimal way to use them with the multi-shot bows.

[@nobody-rb9xh]

Thank you for the information, I always wondered about ice arrows and now I have the info. Can't wait for the next stat videos to come out so I can learn more.

[@keiyakins]

Multishot with fire works exactly how I want it to most of the time: it lets me set everything in the general area on fire. That extra spread is amazing against Link's true enemy: grass.

[@eunac3037]

Thanks for always working hard to make these videos!!

[@Croton]

Aw no problem!! Happy to do it 😄

[@thaze8947]

There is a way to maximize your damage and try to be as efficient as possible with these limitations, but do require a couple of things. You need a Stasis+, a multi-shot bow, one single shot bow, some ice and electric arrows, enemies that can be frozen, and a place high enough to enter into bullet time mode (when u shoot arrows in slow mo). First get onto a high place in order to set up for the trap. Next shoot the weakest enemy in the group with an ice arrow and a single shot bow, then immediately stasis them and quickly jump to enter bullet-time mode, then switch the bow to a multi shot one and switch to electric arrows, then keep shooting electric arrows at the stasis-ed enemy. This technique will override the triple-damage trick because the enemy is stasis-ed, but 1. We know that enemies that are frozen, that then get shot or hit with an electric effect will release an AOE thunderdome giving us an extra 40 damage. 2. We also know that the elemental damage or headshots will not be factored in damage when the enemy is stasis-ed 3. Stasis-ing an enemy while frozen, will still allow us to make an AOE thunderdome without breaking the ice on the frozen enemy. 4. Using a multi shot bow with an electric arrow will allow us to maximize the number of Thunderdomes we get. 5. Using bullet-time mode, will slow down the timer of which the stasis effect lasts, giving us more time to create more thunderdomes. 6. The only thing limiting you is the height of which your falling from, and the amount of stamina you have. So let’s calculate the numbers to an individual enemy and to a group surrounding him. Starting off with the individual- -let’s assume that you have 5-shot lynel bow, one normal royal bow, and a 3 tier attack buff. We freeze the enemy with a 38 damage royal bow and an ice arrow, dealing 48 damage. -Next we stasis the enemy and shoot... let’s say 4 volleys onto the enemy with the 5-shot lynel bow with the electric arrow, resulting to damage 640 (remember that Stasis-ed enemies will not experience any elemental damage including the AOE thunderdome damage) - now factoring in the 3-tier attack buff will only effect the the bows damage output, not the elemental effect of the AOE thunderdome. So the bow itself will deal 240 damage instead of 160 with the 3-tier attack buff. And multiply that by 4 volleys will result in 960 damage -now let’s finally add up all the things mentioned, the 48 damage from the ice arrow and royal bow, the 960 damage from the 5-shot lynel bow and the 3-tier attack buff, will result in a whopping 1,008 damage to the single enemy your directly shooting at. (Keep in mind that stasis-ed enemies can’t experience elemental effects, so unfortunately we can’t have the enemy be shocked by the thunderdome) For the surrounding enemies in the Thunderdome, the math is a bit easier... -just factor in the number of times the enemy gets electrocuted by the AOE thunderdome, which is about 20 times (4 volleys with a 5-shot lynel bow) so 800, which is nothing to scoff at lol. This technique is very situational, and shines brightest at enemy camps with big groups of enemies. But you can also use metal items, like metal boxes and chests, to release Thunderdomes, which imo is more effective to use. If your wondering where the idea came from it’s was from this m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnrQqWWdncScers (This Zelda KZbin specializes in combat tutorials, which I learned from and from using my own experience too, make sure to watch all of his videos) I also believe that if you stasis a neutral chuchu jelly, you can also release Thunderdomes too, making it easier to set up traps for enemy camp. What I recommend to set up this trap is for you to do is to start off from a high place, without the enemies spotting you or by using majoras mask, dropping the jelly on the ground and stasis it, and quickly get into bullet time mode and shoot the jelly really fast. Edit: extra info and grammar fixes

[@Croton]

Wow, this is all very interesting!! I watched the clip and question, and its crazy what someone can do just with the elemental stats!! The electric AOEs are very overpowered, so it makes sense for a player to get as many as possible - and this seems to be the best way!! Thanks for sharing!! 😊

[@rkrabindragon5326]

hey brother, I just came across your videos, and I fucking love them. I liked all that I watched, subbed, turned on the notification and have been on a roll watching them. Your videos have started to make me like botw more than I did. Thank you for these amazing contents.

[@Croton]

Wow thank you so much!! I'm really glad you find my videos entertaining!! 😄😄

[@Brick_Eater_]

Alternative title: Statistical proof that Shock Arrows are overpowered

[@OgreManGaming]

This video is amazing! It helped me get through my master mode trial of the sword, so I thank you for that!

[@Croton]

I'm glad it helped you!! Thank you 😊

[@elecoolmaxgamin8348]

I found something while playing botw Everytime we headshot an enemy with a thunder arrow we make a aoe lightning trap even with out the rain

[@codenameunown]

OMG you already have 20k subs?!?! It feels like last week you had 600!!! I'm so happy for you fam!

[@Croton]

Yeah it's been a crazy growth period on my channel lately!! Thanks dude, I appreciate it 😄

[@BeMoreMarshall]

Bruh, now i feel like ive wasted so much... Anyways, this helps so much! I'll be using duplex bows from now on...

[@Croton]

Glad I could help you out, thank you! :)

[@elliemorgan1724]

dude the fact that you only have 22k subs is shocking- you’re so underrated and these statistic videos are so helpful!! thank u for putting out great content (:

[@JackCahiII]

“Fire is the least useful element in combat” haha, someone didn’t play the trial of the sword in master mode PTSD of level beginning trials

[@sargentbaco9182]

The research you do is very fascinating and the end product is polished. It’ll be exciting to get my stuff back from college and play again with this stuff in mind.

[@Croton]

Thank you so much, glad you like it!! 😄

[@thelordofthescrubnation2566]

Well, I’m STATUsfied! Couldn’t help it!! AWESOME VIDEO!

[@Croton]

Lmaoo, thank you so much!! :D

[@bowserbeast5123]

I really don’t know how you only have 20k subs. Literally best and most helpful breath of the wild vids I’ve seen

[@Croton]

Thank you so much!! I'm glad you like them :)

[@bowserbeast5123]

CROTON!!!!!

[@RealCrazyCoolYT]

The only person who disliked was the lizalfos at the beginning

[@xaviormckinney5300]

here is something not many people know as well about the elemental weapons enemies that are frozen because of the ice weapons when struck with an electric weapon will create the aoe electric damage effect as well it has been a while since i played the game so i forget if fire out right does extra damage or one shots the oppenent treating them as an ice elemental enemy

[@xaviormckinney5300]

honestly when i found this out on accident at the end of my playthrough around when the game came out i was so happy and excited watching this reminded me of my accidental discovery so i was a bit dissapointed that it wasn't shown and the fire thing might be false it has been a very long time since i last played

[@pixelant2377]

an explosives video would be cool (Don’t feel obligated to make one)

[@Croton]

The only other explosives that I'm aware of are the remote bombs and bomb barrels - remote bombs do 12 damage (24 when upgraded), and I believe the barrels do 40 (I do need to double check though to be sure!!)

[@pixelant2377]

Croton thank you

[@ausarthevile2970]

Very helpful and intuitive! Looks like I’ll have to be more careful now when I use multishot bows! Probably the best way to use them is with the shock arrows in the rain or on a metallic and a surface of water.

[@Croton]

Glad I could help out then!! Thank you very much!! 😄

[@KitsuneHaru]

throughout all of this, I had thought that, based on the info here, the best bow to use for elemental arrows was in fact the duplex bow(no dud arrows for ice), but then a question comes to mind... The duplex bow doesn't fire two at the same time, it fires one then another. That leaves the question: does each bomb arrow shot count as a single shot each, or does it count them like the multishot bows?

[@johnnyc.3849]

I wasn't paying attention to the "stats" part of the title, so I clicked thinking it was a theory, lol. Really great video, though! I love this series.

[@w925gaming6]

thanks for this as i am working on the best load out as i would like to leave breath of the wild proudly

[@Croton]

Glad I could help, thank you! :)

[@thebinct4589]

SOOO HELPFUL! It helped me so much and I really think this will help me along my master mode 100% (including seeds)! You got my sub and bell. Honestly thank you for doing this research it helps more than you would think

[@ΆγγελοςΑλεξάνδρου-κ9ρ]

Yell the yiga bow might be good in non combat related staff with elemental arrows

[@Croton]

I usually just save the duplex bows for korok seed puzzles - no elemental arrows needed 😅

[@ΆγγελοςΑλεξάνδρου-κ9ρ]

@@Croton You mean the balloon ones? I just used the x5 I dont really like multishot bows _Honestly you are the most amazing Zelda chanel my friend no has ever done this much reasearch inside the game and most of us have like 2000 hours in it_

[@SlimRhyno]

Wow! What an incredibly in-depth and useful video! It gives me a headache just thinking about the time and effort that went into researching all of this; much less actually making the video. Anywho, please know that I sincerely appreciate it. Do take care, and please keep the info coming!

[@packun_jonk3276]

i think its still important to remember tho that while multi shot bows arent as effective as they seem, they still only consume one arrow each for all that extra damage rather than 3 or 5 for a single shot arrow. At least when it comes to ice, thunder or of course ancient arrows

[@jacobvand1792]

Dude... game changer

[@Rizal_R_]

Nintendo:ok we need four elements Employey: uh ice fire Other employey:electricity Guy in cornor :BOMB

[@bakivaki]

My biggest question is how does the game inventory sort weapons and bows, It makes no sense. With either sort method. Not sorted by Damage, Apparently not by Type, Effect, or even Name. It's really been bugging me.

[@echocolatowo]

I think it's sorted by the number in game's files

[@jenniferchough]

Tat's strange because I always sort by Dmg from highest to low and that's how they are displayed in my inventory. Sometimes it depends on the stats on them such as speed (of the draw) or durability but that's always within its type. So I'm not sure what's going on there. But my inventory always goes high to low, regardless of type of weapon.

[@echocolatowo]

@@jenniferchough You're maybe true... But, there are two different sortings ?

[@starkeeper_youtube]

As Aaron mentioned, melee weapons are sorted in three categories, and from there sorting A is by number (base damage for melee and bows, shield guard for shields) and I think sorting B is by durability stat? Not 100% sure though.

[@royplatt455]

So I know I'm a little late, but this makes me realize that the Duplex Bow, of all things, actually treats the elemental arrows the best in terms of efficiency. You don't get any dud arrows.

[@lairdbob]

I still use Savage Lynel bows because they're the only bows in my inventory.

[@Croton]

That's understandable - in the late game those are the only bows people still pick up most of the time 😅

[@jenniferchough]

I only carry about 3 or 4 lynel bows for specific purposes because they are TERRIBLE for range. So I typically have 3 to 4 lynel bows, a handful of royal bows, then rounded out with a few souped up falcon bows for sniping and speed draws.

[@Croton]

Most bows in the game have identical ranges - the only ones that have enhanced range are the rito bows, sniper bows, duplex, ancient, and the light bows

[@LuisFelipe-pq9lr]

"Eletric has the best damage output" Ice Spear Charged Attack: Hold my beer

[@pavansuhr1860]

Basically, Fire weapons = utility Ice weapons = crowd control Shock weapons = raw damage and some crowd control

[@Pinkglitter81]

Thank you for this, it's so helpful. So much detail and thought put into your videos :)

[@Croton]

I'm glad you enjoy them!! Thank you so much!! ☺️☺️

[@shannonhill3356]

Like this man's video! You cannot begin to understand how much work very likely went into the research, and overall construction & production, of a video like this... Awesome, useful AF info as always, bro. What's even better is how many of us were hundreds of hours, or multiple runs through the game already, and likely very comfortable in our techniques, have been in the comments of these in-depth videos praising the info with blown minds, before promptly re-evaluating and reconstructing large portions of how we play, travel, attack, or even, of course, just view what we're being told and shown of the world with some deeper understanding, or belief of such... Again, just outstanding all you Zelda theorist/fact finders ❤️❤️🤘🤘🤙

[@Croton]

Aww thank you SO much!! I really like deconstructing this game to find all of its hidden information like this, so I'm glad that the community finds this sort of content helpful!! 😊

[@shannonhill3356]

Whether it's in-depth info, theories, or speculation (I'm rare to watch let's plays, but I'm not the norm so keep at that too, I saw that Korok hunt the other day 😜) I'm down for whatever. I'm so stoked for BotW2 of course to play, but also to see you and Zeltik, and HG, and MaskedNB go ham on new theories, routes, tips, hacks, and info... CANNOT WAIT, WHY COULDN'T THE QUARANTINE COME THEN!!!

[@jracer876]

thanks for the video, I had no idea there was so much more to the damage of elemental weapons and arrows in combination to lynel bows. this definitely changes how I fight now.

[@Martingf02]

I love these videoes

[@Croton]

I'm glad!! Thank you!! :D

[@tiagox3275]

haven't played BoTW in over a year, yet I still love watching your stat videos

[@twilightlink9953]

Wow, I’m early for once!

[@Croton]

Awesome!! :)

[@DevMael]

Great video. I watched a lot of other videos by you just now. All very concise and well layed out. Some of this knowledge might be helpful for tears of the kingdom too !!

[@lukeheffernan2022]

If you freeze an enemy, do fire weapons do extra damage on top of the 3x multiplier?

[@Croton]

Fire only deals the 10+ damage - but the base weapon damage will triple!!

[@lukeheffernan2022]

@@Croton thx 😄

[@Mike_359]

Damn, this is some absolutely quality content. Nice work!

[@Croton]

Thank you very much!! ☺️

[@alexanderjoseph5380]

So then is it actually effective to switch between hitting enemies with an ice arrow then a shock arrow, then ice again etc.?

[@Croton]

It can be - hitting a frozen enemy with thunder doesn't always create the AOE though unfortunately

[@jenniferchough]

Is ice + thunder better than ice+ fire? I assumed ice arrow followed by fire arrow would do more as they are opposite elements but i guess ice is technically water and conducive?

[@benv807]

@@jenniferchough yea it is . Fire arrows after ice... you may as well have just used a normal arrow unfortunately. What you can do outside of arrows tho is to blow them away with a korok leaf and get them over a cliff (once they're frozen). And if you're really getting into it you can attack with the korok leaf, jump as soon as the wind comes out (a jump cancel) and then hit bomb. You will blow the enemy away and then you can detonate the bomb for 3x damage and knock back! You have to be careful with thunder though, the ice does count as a conductive surface, but only 100% of the time to thunder rods (and lightning rods). Other weapons may just initiate the ice break thing, meaning there is no AOE lightning thingy. Interestingly enough tho chuchu jelly counts as a conductive surface, but they're single use. Honestly tho I don't fight like this lol I'm more into using bomb parries (dropping a bomb and then parrying it so you can use it at close range), normal parries, flurry rushes and bows with just normal arrows perfectly really. I even found out that if you press attack with a single handed weapon three times and then once you've done that spin the control stick and then press attack (a normal spin attack input) you can do three normal attacks and then cancel the last on into an immediately spin attack, meaning you can get five hits instead of four. and you can jump cancel the last hit. pretty cool

[@joelh8141]

Super well done!! Thanks bro

[@Croton]

No problem!! :D

[@SunshineRey]

Ok, are you doing research for weapon’s hidden stats (as in buffs, durability, throwing and little stats behind the scenes) or am I just asking for that video in vain?

[@Croton]

That will be a good project for down the road!! Right now I have some other stuff planned, but I'm definitely looking into those little by little!!

[@SunshineRey]

Croton ok I’ll be waiting for the videos to pop into my subscription box.

[@darklion2704]

Croton inspired me to start playing again. I'm currently doing a no metal items run (no metal swords, bows, or shields). (My rule is anything that conducts electricity is not allowed) and Im doing good so far. Love this channel

[@MC-zr7hl]

This is such a well made and incredibly informative series. Thanks so much!

[@Croton]

I'm glad you appreciate it! Thank you :)

[@_Tzer]

random facts that arent in the video fire cooks food(and can make updrafts) if your in a pinch its useful but ice also freezes food wearing zant/thunder helm with champions tunic+ soldiers greaves or ancient greaves gives 3 more defence than full set of rubber or snowquill respectively (and +1 ancient resistance in the ancient grieves) you can applly fire to weapons but also thunder to stuff to make a shock trap or fire trap and rain is op And elemental chu chu jelly can be elemental bombs. you can freeze an enemy then shock them for lots o damage ancient is technically an element that does extra damage to guardians and light arrows are amiibo exclusive apart from cutscene boss pausing and dropping an elemental weapon mid swing will keep its elemental effect on for some reason shoot an electric lizalfos's head for a free shock bubble using the duplex bow is a viable method with ice arrows.

[@pineapplescuddleduck]

this is so helpful when i saw the one about the number on shields i couldn't wait till we got one on arrows since i used to try and calculate the damage for each arrow type

[@ManofLowMoralFiber]

Pretty much as soon as I get off the plateau, I'm taking out lynels to force blood moons and level up the enemies, so I'm always laden with elemental arrows. I almost never have normal arrows.