Perfect Shield Parry

Dodge sideways or backflip at the exact moment an enemy swings to trigger a Flurry Rush. The window is about 0.3 seconds — watch for the white flash on the enemy weapon. During the slow-motion phase, mash Y for up to 8 free hits with zero durability cost on your weapon.

Arrows that hit an enemy head deal 2x damage and stagger most enemies instantly. Lynels can be mounted after a headshot stagger. For maximum effect, fuse a high-damage material like a Hinox Toenail or Silver Bokoblin Horn to your arrow before aiming for the head.

Fuse elemental materials to arrows for massive advantage: Ruby creates fire arrows (melt ice, light fires), Sapphire creates ice arrows (freeze enemies solid), and Topaz creates shock arrows (stun anything in water). Fire Fruit and Ice Fruit work identically but are far cheaper to farm.

Weapons flash red when they are about to break. Throw a weapon at its last hit for bonus damage (2x for melee, guaranteed critical for thrown). Fusing materials to weapons adds the material durability on top of the base weapon, effectively doubling lifespan. Rock Hammers are disposable but great for ore.