Best Fuse Combinations Tier List — Tears of the Kingdom

Fuse lets Link attach almost any material to weapons, shields, and arrows — dramatically changing their damage output, special effects, and durability. The right Fuse combination can turn a weak Bokoblin Club into one of the most powerful weapons in the game. This tier list ranks the best Fuse materials from S-tier (essential) to D-tier (skip).

How Fuse Attack Bonus Works

When you Fuse a material to a weapon, the material's Fuse Attack Power is added to the base weapon attack. The formula:

Total Attack = Base Weapon Attack + Fuse Material Attack Bonus

A Royal Broadsword (38 base) + Silver Lynel Saber Horn (55 Fuse bonus) = 93 attack one-handed sword — one of the strongest setups in the game.

Important: Some materials provide bonus effects beyond raw attack (burn, electric, freeze). These stack with the Fuse attack bonus.

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S-Tier Fuse Materials (Use Always)

Silver Lynel Saber Horn

Fuse Attack Bonus: +55 Effect: None (pure damage) Source: Silver Lynels (overworld, 4+ per Blood Moon cycle)

The highest Fuse attack bonus of any readily farmable material. Attaches to any one-handed or two-handed weapon. A Silver Lynel Saber Horn on a Royal Claymore creates a 93-attack two-hander — the maximum pre-endgame damage.

Best on: Royal Claymore, Eightfold Longblade, Soldier's Broadsword Verdict: Farm 10+ per session. Use them liberally — Silver Lynels respawn every Blood Moon.

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Silver Lynel Mace Horn

Fuse Attack Bonus: +45 Effect: None (pure damage) Source: Silver Lynels (White-maned variant drops Mace Horn)

Slightly lower than Saber Horn but still S-tier. Particularly useful on spears where the +45 compounds with spear's attack-speed advantage.

Best on: Zonaite Spear, Knight's Halberd, Dragonbone Boko Spear Verdict: Second-best pure damage Fuse material.

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Gleeok Flame/Frost/Thunder Horn

Fuse Attack Bonus: +45 Effect: Elemental damage (fire/ice/shock) on hit — AoE burst on impact Source: Gleeok bosses (regional variants)

The best elemental Fuse materials. Each horn adds +45 attack PLUS its element's on-hit effect. The Thunder Horn applies shock to enemies and creates a chain lightning effect between wet enemies.

Best on: Knight's Sword (Thunder Horn), Great Flameblade (Flame Horn — double fire), Ice weapons + Frost Horn Verdict: Best elemental Fuse in the game. Every element has a use case.

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Lynel Saber Horn (Regular)

Fuse Attack Bonus: +36 Effect: None Source: Red/Blue/White Lynels

Excellent for mid-game — available earlier than Silver variants. +36 is still top-tier when combined with Royal-grade base weapons.

Best on: Knight's Broadsword, Soldier's Broadsword, early game weapons Verdict: S-tier for mid-game, gets replaced by Silver horn in late game.

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A-Tier Fuse Materials (Excellent, Use Freely)

Black Hinox Toenail

Fuse Attack Bonus: +34 Effect: None Source: Black Hinox (overworld, multiple spawn points)

Highest bonus from a non-Lynel enemy drop. Easier to farm than Lynel horns. Black Hinox respawn every Blood Moon.

Best on: Two-handed weapons, spears Verdict: Best non-Lynel Fuse material. Excellent for weapons you want to save Silver horns for.

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Gibdo Bone

Fuse Attack Bonus: +27 Effect: None Source: Gibdo enemies (Lightning Temple, Gerudo Desert surface spawns)

Underrated — +27 is significant and Gibdos are easier than Lynels. Good for maintaining a deep weapon inventory without spending Silver horns.

Best on: Any weapon, particularly ones you use casually Verdict: Best non-Hinox A-tier option. Farm Gerudo Desert Gibdos between Lynel runs.

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Frox Fang

Fuse Attack Bonus: +30 Effect: None Source: Frox bosses in The Depths

Good Fuse bonus from a farmable Depths boss. Frox respawn on Blood Moon — 4+ fang drops per run.

Best on: Mid-to-late game melee weapons Verdict: Excellent Depths farming integration. Use when Lynel horns are depleted.

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Dragon Horn Shard (Any Dragon)

Fuse Attack Bonus: +25 (Light Dragon: +36) Effect: Applies dragon element on hit (fire/ice/shock/light) Source: Dragon parts collected from dragon bodies

Dragon Horn Shards provide moderate attack plus consistent elemental application. Light Dragon's Horn Shard applies Light damage — unique to this source, deals extra damage to Gloom enemies and Phantom Ganon.

Best on: Swords for consistent elemental hits, Light Dragon shard on any weapon vs Gloom bosses Verdict: A-tier for elemental utility, S-tier for Gloom boss fights (Light Horn).

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B-Tier Fuse Materials (Good Situationally)

Blue-White Chu Jelly

Fuse Attack Bonus: +15 Effect: Applies ice/electric damage on hit Source: Blue ChuChu and White ChuChu

Lower attack bonus but the elemental effect freezes or shocks on hit. Useful for crowd control when you have a weapon you don't want to "waste" a high-value horn on.

Best on: Secondary weapons for crowd control Verdict: B-tier — functional but outclassed by Gleeok horns for serious combat.

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Stone Talus Heart

Fuse Attack Bonus: +28 Effect: Deals bonus damage to ore deposits (mining bonus) Source: Stone Talus boss drops

The best mining tool in the game. Fuse a Talus Heart to a two-handed hammer and hit ore deposits for 3x the normal ore yield per strike. Not ideal for combat but transforms mining efficiency.

Best on: Iron Sledgehammer, Goron Maul — dedicated mining weapon Verdict: B-tier for combat, S-tier for ore farming. Keep one mining weapon in inventory permanently.

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Soldier Construct IV Horn

Fuse Attack Bonus: +22 Effect: None Source: Soldier Construct IV enemies (Depths camps)

The best Depths-enemy Fuse material before Frox Fangs become available. Solid mid-game option.

Best on: Mid-game weapons before Hinox/Lynel farming unlocks Verdict: B-tier — functional bridge material.

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C-Tier Fuse Materials (Use If Nothing Better)

Bokoblin Horn

Fuse Attack Bonus: +7 Effect: None Source: Bokoblin enemies (everywhere)

Very low attack bonus. Only useful very early when better materials aren't available.

Best on: Weak starter weapons — don't waste it on anything decent Verdict: C-tier. Replace immediately with anything from B-tier upward.

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Red Chuchu Jelly

Fuse Attack Bonus: +5 Effect: Fire damage on hit Source: Red ChuChu

Extremely low bonus. The fire effect is nice but the damage trade-off makes it rarely worth using over proper B-tier materials.

Best on: Arrow tips (fire arrows are useful) — not weapon Fusing Verdict: C-tier for weapons. Better used as crafted arrow ammunition.

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D-Tier Fuse Materials (Avoid for Weapons)

Bomb Flower

Fuse Attack Bonus: +N/A (explosion only) Effect: Detonates on weapon impact — destroys the weapon faster Source: Caves, sky islands, enemy camps

Fusing a Bomb Flower to a weapon causes an explosion on hit — sounds good, doesn't work. The explosion damages Link and destroys the weapon faster. Better used as arrow tips.

Best on: Arrows only (Bomb Arrows) — never weapon Fuse Verdict: D-tier for weapons, S-tier for arrows. Never Fuse to melee weapons.

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Food Items (Apples, Berries, etc.)

Fuse Attack Bonus: +1 to +3 Effect: None meaningful Source: Trees, shrubs, everywhere

Consumable food items have essentially zero Fuse value. You'll see players Fuse an apple early — understand it's a placeholder, not a strategy.

Best on: Nothing — eat them Verdict: D-tier. Waste of the Fuse slot.

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Best Fuse Setups by Weapon Type

One-Handed Sword

Best: Silver Lynel Saber Horn (+55) → Royal Broadsword (93 attack) Alternative: Black Hinox Toenail → Knight's Sword (74 attack)

Two-Handed Weapon

Best: Silver Lynel Saber Horn (+55) → Royal Claymore (93 attack) Alternative: Gleeok Thunder Horn → Great Thunderblade (elemental variant)

Spear

Best: Silver Lynel Mace Horn (+45) → Zonaite Spear (63 attack, high speed) Alternative: Frox Fang → Knight's Halberd (57 attack)

Arrows

Best Elemental: Fire Fruit → Fire Arrows (consistent fire), Lightning Fruit → Electric Arrows Best Damage: Silver Lynel Guts (special arrow Fuse, +hit-stun on impact) Best Utility: Bomb Flower → Bomb Arrows (AoE), Puffshroom → Mushroom cloud (distraction)

Shield

Best Parry: Gibdo Bone (adds +34 attack to shield bash, Guard Up on parry) Best Surf: Bright-hot material → flame surf trail (damages following enemies)

Quick Reference: Top 5 Weapon Setups

| Rank | Setup | Attack | Notes | |------|-------|--------|-------| | 1 | Royal Claymore + Silver Lynel Saber Horn | 93 | Best damage two-hander | | 2 | Royal Broadsword + Silver Lynel Saber Horn | 93 | Best damage one-hander | | 3 | Eightfold Longblade + Silver Lynel Saber Horn | 91 | High-speed one-hander | | 4 | Great Thunderblade + Gleeok Thunder Horn | 85 + shock | Best elemental | | 5 | Zonaite Spear + Silver Lynel Mace Horn | 63 | Best spear (high speed) |

Fuse is the deepest system in TotK's combat — mastering it is the difference between struggling with endgame enemies and melting them. Farm Silver Lynels, stockpile horns, and always have 3+ high-value Fused weapons ready.