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Rusty Claymore

The Rusty Claymore is a decayed two-handed weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is easy to find across Hyrule but has very low durability, making it more useful as an early-game stopgap or material for experimentation than as a dependable primary weapon.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom · weapon
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Key Takeaways

The Rusty Claymore is a decayed two-handed weapon whose usefulness is limited by its fragile condition, but it can still serve as a temporary combat option while exploring Hyrule.

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Decayed two-handed weapon

Its defining identity is the neglected, rusty state of a two-handed claymore found among Hyrule’s scattered remnants of older weaponry.

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Fragile in extended fights

The Rusty Claymore has very low durability, so it is better suited to brief engagements than prolonged combat.

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Can lead to a pristine counterpart

Finding a rusty weapon variant can matter when seeking its pristine counterpart, but simply carrying the Rusty Claymore does not transform it automatically.

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An exploration find, not a permanent upgrade

It appears in multiple locations across Hyrule, including areas near the Sanctum in Hyrule Castle, making it an available temporary weapon rather than a progression reward.

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Overview

The Rusty Claymore is a decayed two-handed weapon in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is a fragile, ordinary remnant of Hyrule’s older arsenal, useful mainly as a temporary weapon or as a base for Fuse experimentation.

Unlike a pristine claymore, the Rusty Claymore represents the neglected state of weapons found across Hyrule. Its low durability makes it poorly suited to prolonged combat, so it is better treated as a short-term option than as a dependable centerpiece for a loadout.

The weapon can appear in multiple areas, including locations around Hyrule Castle. Finding a rusty weapon can also matter when seeking its pristine counterpart, but possession alone does not transform the Rusty Claymore into a cleaner version.

Its two-handed class gives it the broad role of a slower, committed melee weapon rather than a quick one-handed sidearm. In practice, its main distinction is not a special trait or unique identity, but the combination of claymore handling and a heavily worn condition.

The Rusty Claymore is cataloged as Hyrule Compendium entry 395. It is a standard base-game weapon rather than a named legendary or Champion arm, and its value comes primarily from immediate availability, temporary use, and its connection to the game’s decayed-versus-pristine weapon system.

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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.

  • Attack
    6
  • Durability
    8
  • Class
    Two-Handed
  • Condition
    Untouched
  • Compendium
    #395

Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

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Compared to similar melee weapons

WeaponAttackDurabilityClass
Rusty Claymore68Two-Handed
Zora Sword620One-Handed
Eightfold Blade616One-Handed
Forest Dweller's Spear624Spear
Zora Spear626Spear

Attack and durability are the game’s own published values. From Consolidated Game Weapons Database.

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How to Obtain

  1. 01Search Hyrule Castle for a Rusty Claymore world pickup, with the area around the Sanctum being a documented location. Collect it directly from the environment; no vendor purchase, named quest reward, or boss drop is required for this route.
  2. 02The Rusty Claymore is a decayed weapon found among scattered weapon pickups in Hyrule. Its availability is not tied to a separate DLC, NG+, or story-completion gate, but the exact respawn and pickup guarantee for individual locations are not established here.
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Mechanics and Handling

The Rusty Claymore uses the two-handed claymore moveset: broad horizontal swings with substantial commitment between attacks. Its arc is useful against nearby groups, but the slower handling makes spacing and attack timing more important than with one-handed weapons. It has no weapon-specific passive or special effect; its practical limitations come from the decayed weapon state and its low durability.

Charged spin attack

Holding the attack button performs the claymore’s charged spin attack, consuming stamina while it is maintained. The rotating sweep can cover the area around Link and is most useful when enemies are grouped or briefly exposed, but it leaves Link committed to the movement. A charged attack is therefore risky against fast enemies or when the Rusty Claymore is close to breaking.

Fuse and break behaviour

Fuse can make this fragile weapon more useful by adding a material’s damage contribution and extending its usable life, while also adding the attached material’s effects where applicable. The result is still a fused Rusty Claymore, not a transformation into a pristine weapon. Because its base durability is poor, it is better suited to short encounters, material testing, or using up an otherwise expendable Fuse combination than to prolonged combat.

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Upgrades and Variants

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Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses

Strengths

  • A practical emergency weapon when a replacement is needed, because Rusty Claymores appear in multiple areas of Hyrule.
  • Its two-handed claymore class gives it a committed heavy-weapon role rather than a lightweight, rapid-strike role.
  • It can serve as a disposable Fuse base; Fuse can improve a weapon's durability and add the material's combat effect.

Weaknesses

  • Its decayed state is paired with very low durability, so it is poorly suited to extended engagements.
  • As a two-handed weapon, it occupies both hands and cannot provide shield use while equipped.
  • Its short expected lifespan makes investing valuable Fuse materials in it a situational choice rather than a dependable long-term setup.

Best uses

  • Use it as a temporary melee option during exploration when a stronger weapon is unavailable.
  • Use it for a brief encounter or expendable fused weapon, especially when preserving a preferred weapon matters more than long-term durability.
  • Replace it with a more durable or pristine alternative before planning sustained combat.
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Compared With Similar Weapons

Class and conditionDistinctive mechanicPractical comparison
Soldier's ClaymoreTwo-handed; pristine counterpart to the Rusty ClaymoreNo comparable special weapon traitA better long-term choice when you want the same broad weapon role without relying on a fragile decayed weapon
Royal ClaymoreTwo-handed; generally suited to flurry-rush playImproved Flurry Rush traitMore appropriate for deliberate flurry-rush combat; Rusty Claymore is mainly a temporary substitute
Royal Guard's ClaymoreTwo-handed; high-risk combat optionBreaking Point trait increases its effectiveness near breakingBetter for players intentionally exploiting near-break weapon states; Rusty Claymore offers no equivalent specialized role
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