Pitchfork
The Pitchfork is a two-handed metal spear in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, valued for its reach, availability around stables, and flexible fusion potential.
Key Takeaways
Two-handed spear
The Farmer's Pitchfork is a two-handed spear whose reach supports keeping some distance from enemies, but its handling differs from one-handed weapons.
Base-state profile
In its decayed base state, the supplied data lists displayed attack 4 and durability 12; fused materials can change its combat value and effects.
Straightforward availability
It can be found in rural areas and at stables, including Dueling Peaks, Highland, and Woodland Stables.
Metal weapon
As a metal weapon, it conducts electricity and can attract lightning during thunderstorms, while remaining immune to fire damage.
Fuse-dependent utility
Its modest base profile makes Fuse selection important: the pitchfork is most useful when its reach is paired with a material that supplies the desired damage or effect.
Overview
The Pitchfork, listed in-game as the Farmer's Pitchfork, is a two-handed spear in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is a common rural weapon whose reach and Fuse compatibility make it useful early in a playthrough, even though it is not a major progression weapon.
The Pitchfork is a standard metal spear shaped as a farming tool, with four prongs intended for gathering hay but usable against enemies. Its long reach lets Link keep more space from targets than many ordinary one-handed weapons, while its two-handed handling distinguishes it from shorter tools and basic swords.
It appears as an ordinary world weapon rather than a unique, legacy, or DLC weapon. Rural areas and stables are its most characteristic context, including stable locations associated with Dueling Peaks, the Highland region, and Woodland. Its role is practical and replaceable: a convenient spear for exploration rather than a weapon built around a named quest or special story state.
As a metal weapon, the Pitchfork conducts electricity and can attract lightning during thunderstorms. Fusing changes its combat possibilities by adding a material's effects or attack contribution, so its value depends partly on what materials the player has available. It can also be fused to a shield for unusual handling, although that does not turn it into a conventional shield weapon.
The Pitchfork therefore suits players who want reach, experimentation, or a readily available spear without committing to a specialized weapon. Its farming-tool identity and broad Fuse utility are more important to its place in the roster than raw power, and it is best understood as a flexible early- and mid-exploration option rather than a defining endgame choice.
How to Obtain
- 01Search the grounds and nearby rural areas of Dueling Peaks Stable, Highland Stable, or Woodland Stable in Hyrule. The Pitchfork appears as an overworld pickup rather than as a vendor purchase, quest reward, or boss drop.
- 02Check the stable's surrounding farm and storage spaces for the weapon on the ground. These locations provide the normal acquisition route; no DLC, NG+, special quest, or story prerequisite is required, and the exact pickup is not documented here as a guaranteed one-per-playthrough reward.
Mechanics and Handling
The Farmer’s Pitchfork uses the standard spear moveset rather than a weapon-specific skill. Its long shaft lets Link attack from farther away than one-handed weapons, which is useful for keeping ordinary enemies outside their immediate melee range. The trade-off is that it is a two-handed weapon, so a shield cannot be equipped alongside it for normal blocking or shield parries.
Spear handling and spacing
Normal attacks are forward thrusts, making deliberate spacing more important than broad crowd-clearing swings. The charged attack follows the spear’s spinning attack pattern and consumes stamina while held, giving the Pitchfork a way to cover nearby space when enemies close in. Jump attacks and other spear-compatible attacks use its reach, but the weapon has no recorded unique multiplier or special attack that changes these properties. Fusing a material can add damage or an elemental effect, but the resulting behaviour depends on the chosen material rather than on a Pitchfork-exclusive trait.
Metal construction and durability
As a metal weapon, the Pitchfork conducts electricity and can attract lightning during a thunderstorm; it is also immune to fire damage. Its base durability is listed as 12, before any Fuse-related durability change. Because it is an ordinary weapon rather than a rechargeable or returning weapon, it eventually breaks through use, so its practical value is mainly as a temporary reach advantage or a convenient fusion base.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Spear reach lets Link keep more space between himself and nearby enemies than a close-range weapon would.
- As a metal weapon, it is immune to fire damage and can conduct electricity, allowing elemental interactions that wooden weapons cannot provide.
- Its simple shape makes it a flexible base for Fuse combinations, including utility-focused fusions.
Weaknesses
- Its base attack and durability are limited, so it is less suitable for prolonged combat without Fuse support or replacement weapons.
- The two-handed spear format prevents simultaneous shield use, removing shield-based defense and shield-surfing options while equipped.
- Conductivity is a liability during thunderstorms because the metal weapon can attract lightning.
Best uses
- Use it as an early or replacement spear when reach and spacing matter more than sustained durability.
- Fuse it with materials that add elemental or utility effects when a disposable, adaptable melee tool is preferable.
- Keep it unequipped during thunderstorms unless the lightning risk is intentional.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Weapon | Class and handling | Distinctive role | Choose it when... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork | Long-reach melee option with ordinary Fuse compatibility | You want a readily found spear for spacing and utility | You are using an early or improvised spear setup |
| Soldier's Spear | More combat-focused alternative within the same weapon class | You want a conventional spear rather than a farming-tool variant | You prefer a straightforward spear for regular combat |
| Rusty Halberd | Adjacent long-reach weapon with a more martial profile | You want a similar reach-oriented moveset from another weapon type | You find one before obtaining a stronger specialized spear |
| Wooden Mop | Improvised utility weapon rather than a dedicated spear | You need a comparable novelty or Fuse platform | You are choosing between household-tool weapons rather than optimizing combat |
Lore and Design
The Pitchfork’s item description frames it as a rural farming tool repurposed for combat: its four sharp prongs were originally used to collect hay. That practical origin gives the weapon a distinct agricultural identity, but the available documentation does not establish a named character, faction, story event, real-world inspiration, or developer-documented design history connected to it. Its significance in Tears of the Kingdom is therefore primarily functional and descriptive rather than narrative.