Golden Claymore
A Gerudo two-handed sword from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that is not available as a standard weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Key Takeaways
The Golden Claymore is a Breath of the Wild weapon that does not carry over into Tears of the Kingdom’s standard equipment roster. For a Tears of the Kingdom page, its absence—and the Gerudo Claymore’s role as its successor—matters more than combat statistics or acquisition advice.
Not a Tears of the Kingdom weapon
The Golden Claymore is not available as a standard weapon in the base game of Tears of the Kingdom. Players should not expect to find it in chests, enemy drops, vendors, or the Depths.
A Breath of the Wild Gerudo weapon
Its documented in-game identity belongs to Breath of the Wild, where it is a two-handed sword associated with the Gerudo region. That earlier-game context should not be merged with Tears of the Kingdom weapon data.
Replaced by the Gerudo Claymore
Tears of the Kingdom replaces the Golden Claymore in its equipment roster with the Gerudo Claymore. Comparisons for a Tears of the Kingdom playthrough should therefore use the Gerudo Claymore and other available two-handed swords rather than treating the Golden Claymore as an obtainable alternative.
No current Tears of the Kingdom stat line or acquisition route
Because the Golden Claymore is absent as a standard Tears of the Kingdom item, there is no applicable Tears of the Kingdom displayed attack, durability, Fuse interaction, upgrade path, or intended acquisition route to report for it.
Promotional appearances do not establish availability
The weapon appeared in promotional material associated with the game’s release, but that appearance does not make it obtainable in the base game. Promotional imagery and the playable equipment roster must be treated as separate contexts.
Overview
Golden Claymore is a Gerudo two-handed sword from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, not an obtainable weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In Tears of the Kingdom, its roster role is represented by the Gerudo Claymore instead.
The Golden Claymore is a large, two-handed Gerudo sword associated with the earlier game’s equipment roster. It is therefore not a standard Tears of the Kingdom weapon, and players cannot obtain it through a chest, enemy drop, vendor, quest reward, or normal weapon-generation system in the base game. This page exists primarily to resolve the name and continuity issue rather than to document a usable Tears of the Kingdom weapon.
Tears of the Kingdom replaced or renamed several weapons from Breath of the Wild. In this case, the Gerudo Claymore occupies the relevant Gerudo two-handed-sword role, while the Golden Claymore name does not appear as an ordinary equipment entry. The distinction matters for searches based on promotional images or memories of Breath of the Wild: finding a Gerudo Claymore in Tears of the Kingdom does not mean that it is a renamed Golden Claymore variant with a separate obtainable form.
As a weapon concept, the Golden Claymore belongs to the heavy melee category: its defining identity is a two-handed sword associated with Gerudo weaponry, rather than a bow, shield, or Fuse material. Because it is absent from the Tears of the Kingdom roster, there is no Tears of the Kingdom stat line, Fuse trait, pristine or decayed state, durability entry, or intended acquisition route to describe for this named weapon. Those mechanics apply to the game’s actual weapons, including the Gerudo Claymore, not automatically to every item shown in related material.
The name can also appear in Tears of the Kingdom-adjacent promotional or merchandise contexts, including a reported Golden Claymore-shaped candy pick. Such appearances do not establish the weapon as playable equipment. For Tears of the Kingdom progression and build decisions, readers should follow the Gerudo Claymore page; the Golden Claymore is best treated as a Breath of the Wild weapon reference and a source of possible roster confusion, with no separate DLC or alternate-mode version established here.
How to Obtain
- 01The Golden Claymore cannot be obtained in the base version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is not part of the game's standard equipment roster, so there is no verified chest, vendor, enemy drop, quest reward, boss reward, or overworld location for this weapon. Promotional appearances and Golden Claymore-shaped merchandise do not provide an in-game acquisition route.
- 02For an obtainable Gerudo two-handed sword in Tears of the Kingdom, look for the Gerudo Claymore instead; it replaced the Golden Claymore from Breath of the Wild. This is a different weapon, not an alternate name or recovery method for the Golden Claymore.
Availability
The Golden Claymore is not part of the standard equipment roster in Tears of the Kingdom. The Gerudo Claymore serves as its successor; promotional appearances do not establish an in-game acquisition route.
Mechanics and Handling
The Golden Claymore has no active moveset or handling behavior in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom because the weapon is not included in the game's standard equipment roster. It cannot be equipped, fused, swung, thrown, broken, or used to trigger a weapon-specific interaction in a normal playthrough. As a result, there is no Tears of the Kingdom attack sequence, charge behavior, reach value, durability state, or conditional trait to document for this name.
The weapon should not be treated as an alternate condition of the Gerudo Claymore. Tears of the Kingdom uses the Gerudo Claymore as the relevant Gerudo two-handed sword, while the Golden Claymore belongs to the preceding game’s equipment identity. Any handling information associated with that earlier appearance should remain scoped to that game rather than being presented as a Tears of the Kingdom mechanic.
No Tears of the Kingdom moveset
Because the Golden Claymore is absent from the playable Tears of the Kingdom roster, it has no registered light-attack chain, two-handed heavy attack, spin attack, jump attack, or charged attack in this game. It also has no shield interaction, weapon-specific stagger rule, elemental behavior, or special attack that can be tested in the Tears of the Kingdom combat system. The absence of an item entry is the relevant mechanical fact, not a missing stat value.
Fuse and durability scope
The Golden Claymore cannot receive Fuse materials in Tears of the Kingdom, so no fusion contribution, weapon-trait interaction, fused durability change, or material-specific behavior applies to it. Likewise, it has no decayed or pristine state and no break or repair behavior in this game. These mechanics should not be inferred from the visually or functionally related Gerudo Claymore. Readers looking for a usable Gerudo two-handed weapon should follow the separate Gerudo Claymore entry.
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Weaknesses
- The Golden Claymore is not a standard weapon in Tears of the Kingdom, so it has no applicable displayed attack, durability, Fuse interaction, weapon trait, or usable moveset in the game.
- It cannot be obtained or equipped through normal Tears of the Kingdom gameplay. References to a Golden Claymore should not be treated as a substitute for the similarly named Gerudo Claymore.
Best uses
- Use the Golden Claymore only as a historical Breath of the Wild reference or as an identification check when distinguishing it from Tears of the Kingdom's Gerudo Claymore.
- For a usable two-handed Gerudo sword in Tears of the Kingdom, compare or use the Gerudo Claymore instead; the Golden Claymore has no combat role in the game's standard equipment roster.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Weapon | Tears of the Kingdom status | Class or role | Why it is comparable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerudo Claymore | Two-handed sword | The direct Tears of the Kingdom successor to the Golden Claymore; use this as the relevant Gerudo greatsword comparison in the game. | — |
| Eightfold Longblade | Two-handed sword | A practical alternative for players seeking a two-handed sword with a distinct combat property rather than a Gerudo weapon identity. | — |
| Boulder Breaker | Two-handed weapon | An adjacent comparison for players choosing between a named, specialized two-handed weapon and a conventional regional sword. | — |
Lore and Design
The Golden Claymore is a Gerudo two-handed sword associated with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, not a standard weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. In Tears of the Kingdom, the comparable successor is the Gerudo Claymore, so the Golden Claymore should not be treated as an obtainable variant, renamed item, or missing regional drop.
Its significance in a Tears of the Kingdom reference is therefore primarily historical: it illustrates how part of the Gerudo weapon roster changed between the two games. Available reference material also identifies the Golden Claymore in promotional material connected with the game's release, although that appearance does not establish that the weapon exists in the playable equipment roster.
The name has also appeared in merchandise associated with Tears of the Kingdom, including a Bandai candy set containing a rare Golden Claymore-shaped pick. This is a licensed-product reference rather than evidence of an in-game weapon, and it should be kept separate from the weapon's canon acquisition or mechanics.
Trivia
- The Golden Claymore belongs to the Gerudo weapon lineup from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild; Tears of the Kingdom uses the separate Gerudo Claymore name instead.
- Although the two weapons occupy a similar Gerudo greatsword role, Golden Claymore should not be treated as an alternate name for Gerudo Claymore. The names identify different entries in the series’ weapon rosters.
- The Golden Claymore is therefore a notable example of a weapon name being retired between the two games rather than carried forward as a decayed or pristine Tears of the Kingdom variant.