On this page you’ll find a run down of all the combat controls in Tears of the Kingdom, and once you know the basics, you’ll be able to perform different types of attacks and counter-attacks using various movements and combos.

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It’s time for some combat training!

TotK Basic Combat Controls¶

Move	Controls
Melee Attack	Press
Spinning/Charged Attack	Hold (stamina dependent)
Throw Weapon	Press to aim then release to throw
Use Bow	Draw bow by holding , then release the button to loose your arrow
Target Enemy/ Raise Shield	Press/hold
Parry	Ready Shield > Parry
Sidehop	Target enemy > Strafe > Jump
Backflip	Target enemy > Backpedal > Jump
Select weapon/ Select bow	Press +
Select shield/ Select arrow	Press +

TotK Special Attacks¶

With the above controls, you can do a few extra attack moves that deal extra damage, let’s have a look at the in a little more detail:

Charged Spin attack¶

As mentioned above, spin attacks are performed by holding down and the longer you hold it the more powerful the attack. However, the attack absorbs a lot of stamina so you’ll want to be careful not to drain your stamina wheels completely or you’ll be left vulnerable.

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it’s powerful but uses up stamina!

Flurry Rush Attack¶

When you’re targeting an enemy, and perfectly dodge an attack with sidehop or backflip, you’ll trigger a Flurry Attack. Spam the Y button when you’ve triggered the attack and you’ll do a bunch of damage during a slowed time period!

Headshot/eyeshot¶

If you hit an enemy in the head (or more specifically their eye in the case of Hinox) with your bow, you’ll perform an extra damaging attack that will also stun the enemy.

Jump/Flying attack¶

Whilst jumping or paragliding, perform an attack on an enemy on the ground to slam into them, causing extra damage and even stunning them a little.

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Throw the fire fruit at enemies!

Shooting in the air¶

You can also shoot your bow whilst in the air! Whilst paragliding, equip your bow and it’ll slow down time. During this period you can shoot your bow as much as you like, however the length of time you have in this slowed period is dependent on your stamina.

Throwing Items¶

Gone are the days of having the bomb ability in Breath of the Wild, in this game you’re gonna have to get creative! In addition to throwing your weapon (as shown in the table), you can also choose to throw bomb flowers or fire fruit as a sort of explosive. To do this, press then press on the d-pad to open up your inventory of throwable objects!