Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK)

Advanced Combat Tips: How to Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, and Deal Critical Damage

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Tears of the Kingdom - Advanced Combat Tips
There are multiple advanced techniques that Link can perform in order to deal more damage to enemies in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom(BoTW 2). Learn how to use Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, Parry, and deal massive damage through critical hits.

List of Contents

Advanced Combat Tips
How to Flurry Rush
How to Sneakstrike
How to Deal Critical Hits
How to Parry
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Advanced Combat Tips

Master Flurry Rush Timing

Breath of the Wild - Flurry Rush
A Flurry Rush is a barrage of attacks that Link can perform if he successfully dodges an enemy's melee attack on time, causing time to slow down temporarily.

How to Perfect Dodge and Flurry Rush

Take the Stealthy Approach with Sneakstrike

Breath of the Wild - Sneakstrike
Sneakstrike is an attack that can be performed by sneaking behind the enemy. Once Link is close to the enemy, a prompt will appear to perform a Sneakstrike and when performed, Link attacks with his melee weapon and deals massive damage to the enemy.

It is much easier to perform a Sneakstrike if the enemy is asleep and lying on the floor.

How to Sneakstrike

Deal Critical Hits

Breath of the Wild - Critical Hit Throw
Critical Hits are strong attacks that deal twice the normal damage of a weapon.

Some weapons also have the Critical Hit modifier which deal double damage on the final hit.
Weapon Modifiers Explained

How to Flurry Rush

Dodge at the Right Time

How to Flurry Rush

1	Lock-on to an enemy by pressing the ZL button.
2	Wait for the enemy's attack. Watch closely to get the timing of the attack.
3	Press the X button to jump and use the left joystick at the same time to move in the direction where you want to dodge. The correct direction of the dodge will depend on the type of the enemy's attack.
4	Tap on the Y button to unleash a series of attack onto the enemy.

Gameplay from Breath of the Wild.

How to Perfect Dodge and Flurry Rush

How to Sneakstrike

Sneak Behind an Enemy

How to Sneakstrike

1	Crouch by pressing the left stick of your controller.
2	Sneak behind the enemy. Be sure to approach the enemy slowly. While not necessary, it is also helpful to consume items that increases stealth.
3	Once near the enemy, a prompt to Sneakstrike will appear. Press the Y button to perform a Sneakstrike.

Gameplay from Breath of the Wild.

How to Sneakstrike

How to Deal Critical Hits

Shoot the Head or Eye With a Bow

Gameplay from Breath of the Wild.

Players can deal twice the damage against an enemy if you shoot them on the head with any bow. Link can use a bow by holding the ZR button and aiming it on enemies.

There are also some enemies like the Hinox that have a huge eye that you can target.
All Confirmed Monsters and Enemies

Throw Your Weapon to an Enemy

Gameplay from Breath of the Wild.

Another way of dealing critical damage is to throw any weapon against an enemy. This can be performed by holding the R button and aiming it on an enemy.

How to Throw Items and Materials

Weapon Breaking While Attacking

Gameplay from Breath of the Wild.

The last hit of a weapon can also deal critical damage. A warning will appear when a weapon is close to being destroyed, so go all out and unleash your attacks with your weapon until it gets destroyed, causing massive damage on the final hit.
Weapon Durability Explained

How to Parry

Press A While Holding Your Shield When the Enemy Attacks

With your shield up, press A as soon as the enemy attacks to parry successfully, which is indicated with a blue shockwave and time slows down for a brief moment.

Parrying enemy attacks will cause enemies to be staggered, giving you an opportunity to attack, and it sometimes make enemies drop the weapon they're holding. This also doesn't decrease your shield's durability.

You can also parry ranged attacks, but this is a harder feat to perform, and the enemies won't get staggered if you successfully parried the incoming ranged attack.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related Guides

Zelda TOTK - Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks
A Beginner's Guide to Tears of the Kingdom

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New Features
How to Confuse Enemies	How to Cure Gloom
How to Blind Enemies	-
Combat Guides
Flurry Rush, Sneakstrike, and Deal Critical Damage	Weapon Modifiers Explained
How to Raise Defense	Passive Abilities for Weapons Explained
How to Upgrade Armor	How to Defeat Shielded Enemies
How to Throw Items and Materials	How to Repair Weapons
How to Get Earthwake Technique	How to Increase Weapon Durability
How to Parry	How to Sneakstrike
How to Perfect Dodge and Flurry Rush	Stealth Mechanics Explained
Exploration Guides
How to Dive	How to Shield Surf
How to Break Cracked Rocks	How to Use Minecarts
How to Cross the Freezing Water	Fast Travel Guide
How to Change the Weather	How to Get Heat Resistance
How to Make an Axe	How to Tame Wild Horses
How to Chop Down and Use Fallen Trees	How to Pass Time
How to Light Up Dark Areas	How to Get Epona
What to Do During a Thunderstorm	How to Get Cold Resistance
How to Check Coordinates	How to Climb Efficiently
How to Break Wooden Boxes	How to Make a Fire
How to Make a Raft	How to Make a Hover Bike
How to Use Rocket Shields	-
General Tips and Tricks
Zonai Dispenser Guide	How to Expand Inventory
Best Settings to Use	Pony Points Guide
How to Increase Health and Stamina	How to Swap Hearts for Stamina
How to Get the Paraglider and All Paraglider Designs	amiibo Unlocks and List of Compatible amiibo
Blood Moon Explained	Missables and One-Time Events Guide
Whistle Effects and How to Use	How to Farm Crops
How to Heal	Post Game Content Guide: Is There a New Game Plus?
Kochi Dye Shop Guide: How to Recolor Armor	Ending Explained: How to Watch the True Ending
List of Unlockables	How to Get Ganon's Horse
Farming Guides
How to Farm Arrows	Bubbul Gem Guide
How to Get More Energy Cells and Increase Energy	Early Game Rupee Farming
How to Farm Weapons	Dragon Part Farming Guide
How to Get Pristine Weapons	-
Notable Item Location Guides
How to Get the Travel Medallion	How to Get the Champion's Leathers Early
How to Get the Hylian Shield Early	How to Get the Master Sword
How to Get the Classic Green Tunic	Where to Find Wild Greens
How to Get Ring Garland	Misko's Treasure Locations
How to Get Monster Medals	How to Get All Champion Weapons
Puzzle Solution Guides
How to Solve the Water Temple Spinning Tower	Where to Find King Dorephan
How to Solve the Gerudo Light Puzzle	Voe and You Class Solutions
Map Location Guides
All Stable Locations	All Sage's Will Locations
How to Get to Hyrule Castle	How to Get to Lost Woods and Enter Korok Forest
Great Fairy Locations and How to Unlock	How to Find the Light Dragon: Location and Drops
How to Find Farosh: Location and Drops	How to Find Naydra: Location and Drops
How to Find Dinraal: Location and Drops	How to Reach Abandoned Hebra Mine
Satori Cherry Blossom Tree Locations and Guide	How to Unlock Royal Hidden Passage
All Addison Sign Locations	All Forge Construct Locations
How to Get into Gerudo Secret Club	All Coliseum Locations and Rewards
Koltin Locations and List of Rewards	Satori (King of the Mountain) Locations
Where to Find Dondons	How to Get to Toto Lake
All Goddess Statue Locations	-
Tier List Guides
Best Early Game Armor	Best Armor Sets (Equipment)
Best Weapons and Shields	Best Horses
Best Equipment for Exploration	Best Fuse Materials and Weapon Combinations
Best Modes of Travel	-
Glitches and Exploits
List of Glitches and Exploits	How to Duplicate Weapons, Bows, and Shields
How to Duplicate Materials	-
FAQs
Can You Pet the Dogs?	Does Saved Data Carry Over?
Should You Play BotW First?	What Happens When You Die?
How Does Autosave Work?	What Happened to Link's House?
Do Materials Respawn?	How to Lower and Raise Hylian Hood
How to Change the Difficulty	When Do Shops Restock?
Is There a Master Mode?	-

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