Farmer's Pitchfork
The Farmer's Pitchfork is a common two-handed spear-type tool found around rural areas of Hyrule. It can be used in combat, modified with Fuse, and is vulnerable to lightning because it is made of metal.
Key Takeaways
The Farmer's Pitchfork is a practical early-game spear-type tool whose value comes from reach and Fuse flexibility rather than a distinctive combat trait.
Spear-type farming tool
It is a two-handed spear found in rural parts of Hyrule, including areas around stables and villages such as Hateno.
Fuse-ready weapon
Fuse can improve the pitchfork's combat usefulness by adding a material's damage or effect; the result depends on the chosen Fuse material.
Common availability
The pitchfork is encountered as an environmental weapon rather than being defined by a unique quest or boss-reward route.
Useful reach
As a spear, it can keep some distance from enemies and differs from shorter one-handed farming tools in handling and spacing.
Metal hazard
Its metal construction conducts electricity and makes it unsafe to carry during thunderstorms when lightning is a concern.
Tool as well as weapon
Outside combat, its long prongs can help knock items such as apples from trees, giving it limited utility beyond attacking.
Overview
Farmer's Pitchfork is a standard two-handed spear-type weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is an ordinary rural tool that becomes a practical early-game weapon through its reach, metal construction, and compatibility with Fuse.
The Farmer's Pitchfork is primarily a farming implement rather than a named or legendary weapon. Its four metal prongs give it the visual identity of a hay-gathering tool, while its spear classification places it among two-handed weapons suited to keeping enemies at a short distance. It is a conventional Tears of the Kingdom item, not a separate DLC weapon or a story-critical variant.
Its main practical distinction is the combination of spear spacing and everyday availability. Pitchforks can be encountered in rural environments, including areas around stables and villages such as Hateno, so they fit naturally into the equipment found while exploring settled parts of Hyrule. That makes the weapon useful as an early replacement or temporary backup when stronger equipment is unavailable, rather than as a long-term endpoint for a developed arsenal.
Like other metal weapons, the Farmer's Pitchfork conducts electricity and can attract lightning during thunderstorms. This is a situational hazard rather than a permanent combat benefit: carrying it in storm conditions can make the weapon a liability unless the player has appropriate protection or chooses to put it away. Its metal construction also gives it the ordinary Fuse utility expected of compatible melee weapons, allowing materials to change its combat role without turning every fused combination into a separate weapon variant.
The pitchfork can therefore suit players who value reach, experimentation, or a thematically appropriate tool while travelling through Hyrule's agricultural areas. It is less distinctive than specialized spears and does not define a particular build, but its rural placement and compatibility with Fuse give it more practical interest than its humble purpose suggests. Outside combat, its long head can also help with simple environmental interactions, such as knocking fruit from trees.
Statistics
Attack and durability are the game’s own published values, not a 0–100 scale. Taken from the project’s verified weapons database, not from generated text.
- Attack4
- Durability12
- ClassSpear
- ConditionUntouched
- Compendium#408
Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
Compared to similar melee weapons
| Weapon | Attack | Durability | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer's Pitchfork | 4 | 12 | Spear |
| Feathered Spear | 4 | 25 | Spear |
| Zonaite Spear | 4 | 22 | Spear |
| Soldier's Spear | 4 | 25 | Spear |
| Wooden Stick | 4 | 12 | One-Handed |
Attack and durability are the game’s own published values. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
How to Obtain
- No special prerequisite, DLC, mode, or NG+ access is required.
- 01Travel to Hateno Village in East Necluda and search the village's farm and rural outbuildings for a Farmer's Pitchfork lying in the world. It is an overworld pickup rather than a vendor purchase, quest reward, or boss drop.
- 02Collect the pitchfork when found. The weapon has no known story, enemy, DLC, or NG+ prerequisite, and the Hateno Village route is available during a normal playthrough. If it is absent, search nearby rural areas and stables after the relevant overworld weapons have respawned; an exact respawn condition is not established here.
Mechanics and Handling
The Farmer's Pitchfork handles like a standard spear rather than a short farming tool. Its four-pronged head supports forward-facing thrusts that let Link attack from farther away than with most one-handed weapons, while the two-handed grip prevents simultaneous shield use. Its reach is useful for keeping ordinary enemies just outside their immediate melee range, but the narrow thrusting pattern rewards facing and spacing rather than broad crowd control.
Spear Thrusts and Spacing
The regular attack sequence is built around repeated forward thrusts. These attacks concentrate the hit area in front of Link, so sidestepping enemies or attacking from an angle can cause a thrust to miss even when the target appears close. The pitchfork is therefore more dependable when Link maintains a clear line to the enemy and uses its reach to begin an engagement before closing-range weapons can connect.
As a two-handed spear, it does not provide a weapon-based guard or parry stance. Link must switch to a shield-equipped setup to block or perform shield actions; the pitchfork remains an offensive weapon while selected.
Fuse and Metal Conductivity
Fuse can change how the pitchfork performs without making every fused combination a separate weapon. A compatible material can add damage or an effect, and Fuse also increases the weapon's durability. The result depends on the material used, so the base pitchfork and the fused version should be treated as separate states when evaluating its combat performance.
The pitchfork is made of metal. During a thunderstorm, carrying or wielding it can attract lightning, making it a poor choice when Link is exposed to electrical weather unless the metal weapon is deliberately being used for that interaction.
Durability and Utility
Like other breakable weapons in Tears of the Kingdom, the Farmer's Pitchfork has a finite durability state and should not be treated as a permanent replacement for a stronger spear. Fusing can extend its service life, but it does not remove the weapon's eventual break behavior. Its long, narrow head also makes it useful outside direct combat: players can use the reach to knock accessible objects, including apples, from trees without climbing to them.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Spear-type reach lets the Farmer's Pitchfork pressure enemies from farther away than close-range tools, giving early-game players more room to manage distance.
- Its metal construction makes it compatible with Fuse, allowing a player to add a material's damage or effect rather than treating the unmodified tool as its only combat form.
- As a common rural weapon, it can serve as a readily available replacement when a stronger specialized weapon is not on hand.
- The pitchfork is also useful for light environmental tasks, such as knocking fruit from trees, without spending a specialized weapon.
Weaknesses
- Its two-handed classification prevents simultaneous shield use, so blocking and shield-based Fuse setups are unavailable while it is equipped.
- It is a basic tool rather than a weapon defined by a unique combat trait, making it less distinctive than specialized or unique spears.
- Because it is metal, carrying or wielding it during thunderstorms creates the usual lightning risk for metal equipment.
Best uses
- Use it early in a playthrough when spear reach is useful and weapon replacements are plentiful.
- Fuse it when the player wants to turn an otherwise ordinary pitchfork into a temporary weapon with an added material effect.
- Keep it as a utility weapon for reaching or knocking down items, especially when preserving more specialized equipment matters.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Weapon | Class and handling | Distinctive advantage or trade-off | Best comparison use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer's Pitchfork | Common early-game option with practical reach and ordinary Fuse compatibility | Useful when found near stables or villages, but offers less specialized combat utility than purpose-built weapons | — |
| Traveler's Spear | Straightforward general-purpose spear with no documented special trait to prioritize | A basic alternative when the player wants a conventional spear rather than a farming tool | — |
| Soldier's Spear | Combat-oriented spear alternative for players replacing an improvised early weapon | Preferable when a more explicitly military spear is available; compare its current displayed attack and durability in-game | — |
| Gerudo Spear | Its Strong Fusion trait gives fused configurations a more specialized role | A better comparison for Fuse-focused use; the Farmer's Pitchfork remains the simpler found-equipment option | — |
Lore and Design
The Farmer’s Pitchfork is presented as an agricultural tool rather than a ceremonial or heroic weapon. Its four metal prongs are intended for gathering hay, and its placement in rural settings—especially around stables and villages such as Hateno—connects it to the everyday work of Hyrule’s farming communities. The design gives the weapon a practical identity: it is an implement that can be repurposed for defense when Link finds it, rather than an object created specifically for warfare.
Within Tears of the Kingdom’s broader weapon system, the pitchfork also illustrates how ordinary tools can become useful equipment through improvisation. Its metal construction allows it to participate in the game’s material and environmental interactions, while Fuse lets players adapt the found tool for combat. The available documentation does not establish a named character, faction, historical event, or developer-confirmed real-world inspiration associated with the Farmer’s Pitchfork.
Trivia
- Although it is primarily a farming tool, the Farmer's Pitchfork is made of metal. In Tears of the Kingdom, carrying it during a thunderstorm can make Link a lightning target unless the weapon is put away or otherwise accounted for.
- The pitchfork also has a practical non-combat use: its long reach can help knock fruit, including apples, from trees without climbing. This is an incidental interaction rather than a special weapon ability.