Soldier Blade III
Soldier Blade III is not a weapon name used in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The likely intended entry is Soldier's Broadsword.
Key Takeaways
The supplied name requires correction before gameplay details are attached to it: Tears of the Kingdom does not list a weapon called “Soldier Blade III.”
Identity check
“Soldier Blade III” is not a canonical weapon name in Tears of the Kingdom. The internal level parameter 3 does not establish a separate Blade III item.
Likely intended weapon
The closest documented match is the one-handed Soldier's Broadsword, a light metal blade associated with Hyrule Castle guards.
Defining handling trait
The Soldier's Broadsword’s lightweight design allows quicker charged attacks, which is its main documented gameplay distinction.
Condition matters
The Soldier's Broadsword appears in decayed and pristine forms. These forms should remain separate because the pristine version has higher stats.
Availability context
Soldier's Broadswords can be found in multiple Hyrule locations, including the Faron Grasslands and Hyrule Field; the exact form and location should be checked separately.
Overview
“Soldier Blade III” is not a weapon name used in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The likely intended entry is the Soldier’s Broadsword, a standard one-handed sword associated with Hyrule Castle’s guards.
The Soldier’s Broadsword is a light, thin metal blade designed for ordinary close-range combat rather than a unique quest or boss encounter. Its defining handling advantage is a quicker charged attack, giving the weapon a modest identity beyond its basic one-handed sword moveset without making it a specialized legendary or Champion weapon.
The name “Soldier Blade III” appears to result from a naming error or an internal-data label being mistaken for the displayed item name. Although the sword has an internal level parameter of 3 in the referenced data, that parameter does not make “Blade III” part of its in-game name. This page should therefore be corrected or redirected before weapon-specific stats and acquisition details are published.
Like other weapons in Tears of the Kingdom, the Soldier’s Broadsword can occur in decayed and pristine forms. Those states should remain separate in the page’s data because the pristine form has higher weapon values; treating the two forms as one universal stat line would obscure an important progression distinction.
The sword is reported in multiple Hyrule locations, including areas around Hyrule Field and the Faron Grasslands, but this overview does not replace a verified acquisition route. It is a base-game melee weapon rather than a DLC-exclusive variant, and its practical appeal is straightforward: a conventional one-handed sword with quicker charged attacks, not a weapon defined by a unique passive or a fixed special transformation.
How to Obtain
- 01Soldier Blade III cannot be obtained because Tears of the Kingdom has no weapon with that name. The apparent reference is likely the Soldier's Broadsword, which can be found as a decayed weapon in multiple Hyrule locations, including the Faron Grasslands and Hyrule Field; use that canonical name when searching for an exact pickup route.
Mechanics and Handling
“Soldier Blade III” is not a recognized weapon name in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The closest documented match is the one-handed Soldier’s Broadsword; the “III” appears to correspond to an internal level parameter rather than a player-facing weapon variant. The mechanics below therefore apply only if Soldier Blade III is intended to refer to Soldier’s Broadsword, not to a separate weapon.
Lightweight one-handed handling
The Soldier’s Broadsword is a light, thin metal one-handed blade. Its handling is defined less by a unique combat system than by its class: it uses the standard one-handed sword attack pattern, allowing Link to keep a shield equipped and to combine sword strikes with shield-based defense. The available evidence does not establish a weapon-specific status effect, special attack, or unique hitbox behaviour for this sword.
Charged attacks
Its documented distinguishing feature is faster charged attacks resulting from its lightweight construction. This matters when holding a spin attack for an opening or against an enemy that can be safely pressured, but it should not be read as a general damage multiplier. The source material does not establish an exact charge-time figure, so no timing value is stated here.
Decayed and pristine states
Soldier’s Broadsword exists in both decayed and pristine forms. These are separate condition states rather than interchangeable labels: the pristine form has higher weapon statistics, while the decayed form is the ordinary surface-world presentation. The available facts do not establish a reliable durability value for either state, so durability behaviour and the precise difference between the forms should not be inferred from this section.
Fuse and combat effects
As a normal one-handed melee weapon, the sword can be used with Tears of the Kingdom’s Fuse system, but no Soldier’s Broadsword-specific Fuse trait is established in the available evidence. Fused attack and durability results depend on the selected material and weapon state; they should therefore be documented as separate conditional outcomes rather than treated as intrinsic properties of “Soldier Blade III.”
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Weaknesses
- “Soldier Blade III” is not a verified weapon name in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; the available evidence instead identifies the one-handed Soldier's Broadsword and an internal level-3 parameter. Its strengths and tradeoffs should not be assigned to this title without resolving the intended weapon.
Trivia
- “Soldier Blade III” is not an in-game weapon name in Tears of the Kingdom. The name appears to conflate the Soldier's Broadsword with an internal data level parameter of 3.
- The Soldier's Broadsword is described as a light, thin blade associated with Hyrule Castle guards. Its lightweight design is specifically tied to quicker charged attacks, rather than to a separate “Blade III” weapon variant.