This is a guide to the Best Weapons and Builds of all 19 playable characters in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity for the Nintendo Switch. Prepare your characters for the end-game challenges and battles with our recommended builds below!
List of Contents
| Character Builds (Click to Jump!) |
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 Link |
 Impa |
 Zelda |
 Mipha |
 Daruk |
 Urbosa |
 Revali |
 Hestu |
 Great Fairies |
 Monk Maz Koshia |
 Sidon |
 Yunobo |
 Riju |
 Teba |
 Master Kohga |
 King Rhoam |
 Terrako |
 Calamity Ganon |
 Battle-Tested Guardian |
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| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Master Sword
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Damage at Full Hearts
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| Alternative seals | |
Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Damage at Full Hearts amplifies the Master Sword's DPS together with the Sword Beam ability. Take note that this weapon skill is only recommended once you unlock the Master Sword's second hidden seal. You can use either Attack Speed or Regular-Attack Damage for the meantime then just remove it later once you've maxed out the weapon. |
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| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Savage Lynel Sword
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| After you unlock the combo upgrade where he can force weak-points on enemies, Attack Speed seals will be the best choice of weapon skill to stunlock strong enemies. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Savage Lynel Crusher
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Damage at 30% Hearts or Less
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Stack Damage at 30% Hearts or Less seals and bring your health down by spamming his unique ability to increase his damage. This technique is quite dangerous so don't forget to heal self-inflicted damage with X or his special attack. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Savage Lynel Spear
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Spear Link has a decent attack speed and attack range to begin with so it would be best to increase his damage output. Mix in a couple of Attack Speed seals if you need a faster combo execution. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Ancient Bladed Flail
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Flail Link has a decent attack range and power, thanks to its copy ability. Use Regular-Attack Damage to increase its damage output and add in Attack Speed if you need faster combos when using a copied two-handed weapon. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Devoted Kodachi
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Special-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Perfect-Dodge Timing Window
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| Explanation | |
| Impa can basically spam special attacks, thanks to her shadow clones. Stack Special-Attack Damage seals on her weapon to make the most of this ability. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Ancient Overclock Unit
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| The Sheikah Slate's combo upgrades focuses on extending Zelda's strong attacks so Strong-Attack Damage seals are the best choice for this weapon. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Sealing Bow
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
Special-Attack Charge Rate
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Attack Speed and Special-Attack Charge Rate are both safe choices so you can use her Luminiscence form for longer. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Master Cycle Hunter
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Dash-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Stack a combination of Dash-Attack Damage and Regular-Attack Damage to boost the Master Cycle's effectiveness at clearing mobs and stand against powerful foes. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Lightscale Trident
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Midair-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Increase Mipha's attack speed to force weak-points on enemies more frequently. Midair-Attack Damage is for the attacks following the use of her unique ability. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Boulder Breaker
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Daruk needs Attack Speed seals so he can stunlock strong enemies and perform well against mobs inside outposts. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Scimitar of the Seven
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Increase the damage of her lightning attacks by adding Strong-Attack Damage seals. You can add Attack Speed seals for faster lightning gauge charges. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Great Eagle Bow
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Midair-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Revali is much better in aerial combat since most of his upgrades are for his midair combo tree. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Shakalaka Maracas
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Attack Speed
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| Explanation | |
| Strong-Attack Damage is top priority seal for his strong combo finishers especially if he has the maximum number of Koroks summoned. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Extravagant Bangles
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Strong-Attack Damage
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Combine Attack Speed and Strong-Attack Damage seals to increase the effectiveness of their vacuum attack, a combo upgrade you will unlock later on. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Bands of Truth
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Attack Speed seals are important for his combos so he can create more relics to absorb for his unique ability. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Ceremonial Trident
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Sidon's unique ability specializes on his strong attacks. Put in Strong-Attack Damage seals in his weapon to supplement the boost from his ability. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
|---|---|
 Rock Roast Flambé
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Strong-Attack Damage
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Even though his unique ability is focused on his strong attacks, you need to increase his attack speed high enough to increase the chances of completing his combos with upgraded strong attacks. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Bridle of the Seven
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Dash-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Attack Speed
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| Explanation | |
| Riju is good at clearing mobs with her dash attacks but not that good against strong enemies. Add in Regular-Attack Damage seals to increase her effectiveness on both types of enemies. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Falcon Bow
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Strong-Attack Damage for his "spam X" ability. You can increase his attack speed if your combo always gets interrupted. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Demon Carver
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| His Big Glowy Blast can only be used by spamming strong attacks. Give him attack speed boosts and make sure you end each combo with strong attacks so you can use his unique ability more frequently. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Royal Claymore
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Alternative seals | |
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Attack Speed
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Since he can unleash two consecutive strong attacks with his unique ability, give him Strong-Attack Damage seals and just add in a couple of Attack Speed seals for faster combos. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Gear of the Protector
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Some of Terrako's strong attacks are great for crowd controls. You would want to increase his attack speed so you can unleash this sooner. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Heart of Annihilation
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Regular-Attack Damage
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Strong-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Increase his attack speed so he can perform more combos, produce more Malice, and enter Calamity form much faster. | |
| Weapon | Best seal |
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 Battle-Tested Gear
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Attack Speed
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| Alternative seals | |
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Strong-Attack Damage
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Regular-Attack Damage
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| Explanation | |
| Although the Battle-Tested Guardian's combos are great for clearing mobs, you need to add in Attack Speed seals to increase the chances of completing its combos without getting interrupted. | |
| Weapons By Type | |||||
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| One-Handed Weapons | Two-Handed Weapons | Spears | |||
| Bows | Kodachi | Sheikah Slates | |||
| Maracas | Bridles | Rock Roasts | |||
| Bands | Ancient Parts | Flails | |||
| Master Cycles | - | - | |||
| Other Weapon Guides | |||||
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I know this is a very late reply, but you may have noticed by now that different quality of weapons have different ranges of damage. For the highest possible damage, you’ll want to farm levels under the effect of a Blood Moon. During those stages, even lower quality weapons can have higher damage output than their higher tier weapons that have their lower damage ranges.