Weapon Bonus

Weapon Bonus is a game mechanic in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom where weapons and shields can have special modifiers that boost their statistics.

Breath of the Wild

The Weapon Bonus appear on the individual equipment that is recovered as the World Level of the game increase. The items has two types of bonus, "White bonus" and "Yellow bonus". Both refers to the colour of the icon on the weapon's box in the pause menu. Yellow bonuses are superior to white bonuses, but both vary. Some bonuses are only available for a specific category of item or in a specific colour.

Tears of the Kingdom

Weapon Bonuses work in a similar, but not identical, way to Breath of the Wild. With the inclusion of Fuse, the bonus of Attack Up, Durability Up and Shield Guard Up has been nerfed to account for fusing, both offering a maximum of 10. Note that feeding a weapon to a Rock Octorok can increase the bonus of any items - or change it if it already has a yellow bonus - this refers only to the bonuses on an item when picked up.

List of Bonuses

One arrow (↑) indicates a white bonus, and two arrows (↑↑) indicates a yellow bonus.

Weapon Bonus	Specific Items	Properties
Attack Up ↑ Attack Up + ↑↑	N/A	Increases attack power Further increases attack power
Durability Up ↑ Durability Up + ↑↑	N/A	Increases durability Further increases durability
Critical Hit ↑	Melee weapons only	Doubles attack power at the end of a combo
Long Throw ↑↑	Melee weapons only	Increases the range when thrown
Shield Guard Up ↑ Shiel Guard Up + ↑↑	Shields only	Increases Shield Guard Further increases Shield Guard
Quick Shot ↑↑	Bows only	Bends bow faster
Five-Shot Burst ↑↑	Lynel Bows only	Shoots 5 arrows at once