Critical Hit

are damage modifiers that Link can perform under certain conditions in.

Overview
Critical Hits are strikes that deal twice the normal damage for a weapon. There are three ways to achieve this effect: hitting an enemy's head with an Arrow, successfully throwing a weapon at an enemy, and breaking a weapon while striking an enemy.

As well as the above, weapons may be found with a Critical Hit modifier. Executing a combo with these weapons will deal double damage on the final hit.

Sneakstrikes are a similar phenomenon, which deal more damage by stealthily attacking an enemy from behind.