Skill

Non-Canon Information

Not to be confused with Hidden Skills.

Skill
Main appearance(s)	Hyrule Warriors
Use(s)	Granting Extra Abilities to Weapons

Skills are extra abilities given to Weapons belonging to Warriors in Hyrule Warriors. Certain Skills, known as Sealed Skills are inaccessible by default, requiring certain conditions to be met before they are unlocked.

Uses

Skills passively augment the Weapon's potential, often adding effects such as causing more Rupees to appear or being more effective against certain enemies. Skills are generally obtained randomly and automatically alongside a Weapon, though it is possible to imbue Weapons with Skills from another Weapon of the same class by fusing the Weapons at the Smithy. Through fusion, one Skill may be transferred, at the cost of a base amount of Rupees and a second Weapon. Fusion is only possible if the receptive Weapon has a spare slot to transfer a Skill over.

Sealed Skills appear on a Weapon at random, and require a certain number of enemies to be defeated with the Weapon to unlock. Sealed Skills can be found behind barriers requiring 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, and 25,000 KOs, each increasing in Skill value and rarity. Sealed Skills requiring 4,000 KOs were added in the Version 1.5.0 update of Hyrule Warriors and are available by default in Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. The Heart Power Sealed Skill, which requires 5,000 KOs was added in the Version 1.6.0 update of Hyrule Warriors Legends and is available by default in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition.

The Legendary Sealed Skill, which requires 25,000 KOs in Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends and 10,000 KOs in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition cannot be unlocked until Link's Master Sword has unlocked either Evil's Bane in Hyrule Warriors or Exorcism in Hyrule Warriors Legends and Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. Evil's Bane can only be unlocked after obtaining all Level 1, 2 and 3 Weapons, which are found throughout Legend Mode and the Adventure Map in Adventure Mode in Hyrule Warriors. Exorcism can only be unlocked after obtaining all Level 4 Weapons, found throughout the Twilight Map and Termina Map. After these requirements are fulfilled, the Master Sword must accumulate 25,000 KOs. After the required Sealed Skill on the Master Sword has been unlocked, all other 25,000 Sealed Skills will open as well. These Sealed Skills boost the Weapon's total power, making them a valuable asset.

List of Skills

Basic Skills

Skill	Effect	Category	Sell Value
EXP+	Increases experience points fallen enemies give.	BON	2500 Rupees
Darkness+	Damage effects occur against multiple enemies.	ELE	2000 Rupees
Fire+	Increases blast radius of exploding foes.	ELE	2000 Rupees
Food+ (HWL | HWDE)	Makes it easier to acquire Food.	BON	2500 Rupees
Hearts+	Hearts drop more easily.	BON	2500 Rupees
Light+	Increases duration of damage effects.	ELE	2000 Rupees
Lightning+	Makes it easier to juggle enemies with air combos.	ELE	2000 Rupees
Materials+	Makes it easier to get good materials.	BON	2500 Rupees
Rupees+	Increases number of Rupees fallen enemies drop.	BON	2500 Rupees
Slots+	Increases chances of a many-slotted weapon drop.	BON	2500 Rupees
Stars+	Increases chances of a high-star weapon drop.	BON	2500 Rupees
Strength II	Increases BY attack damage.	ATK	1500 Rupees
Strength III	Increases BBY attack damage.	ATK	1500 Rupees
Strength IV	Increases BBBY attack damage.	ATK	1500 Rupees
Strength V	Increases BBBBY attack damage.	ATK	1500 Rupees
Strong Attack+	Increases Y attack damage.	ATK	1500 Rupees
Water+	Increases duration of continuous damage effects.	ELE	2000 Rupees

Sealed Skills

Skill	Effect	Category	Sell Value
1000 Seal
Arrows+	Defeating enemies powers up your bow and arrows.	KOs	3000 Rupees
Bombs+	Defeating enemies powers up your bombs.
Boomerang+	Defeating enemies powers up your boomerang.
Health+	Defeating enemies restores health.
Hookshot+	Defeating enemies powers up your Hookshot.
Special+	Defeating enemies restores Special Attack gauge.
2000 Seal
VS Beast	Increases attack damage against (HWL | HWDE)	VS	4000 Rupees
VS Dragon	Increases attack damage against
VS Ganon	Increases attack damage against (HWL | HWDE)(HWL | HWDE)
VS Legend	Increases attack damage against
VS Sea(HWL | HWDE)	Increases attack damage against
VS Skyward	Increases attack damage against
VS Soldier	Increases attack damage against (HWL | HWDE)(HWL | HWDE)
VS Sorceress	Increases attack damage against
VS Termina(HWL | HWDE)	Increases attack damage against
VS Time	Increases attack damage against (HW)(HW)
VS Twilight	Increases attack damage against
VS Undead	Increases attack damage against
3000 Seal
Adversity	Deal more damage when health is low.	SP	10000 Rupees
Compatriot	Deals more damage when you control more keeps.
Defenseless	Cannot block, but attacks deal more damage.
No Healing	Healing is minimal, but attacks deal more damage.
One-Hit Kill	Increases chances of instantly defeating weak enemies.
Regen	Take more damage, but regain health over time.
Sturdy Feet	Take more damage, but never get knocked back.
4000 Seal
Finishing Blow+	Increases Weak Point Smash damage.	AUG	15000 Rupees
Focus Spirit+	Increases damage during Focus Spirit.
Hasty Attacks	Regular and Combo Attacks become faster.
Heart-Strong	Increases attack damage while at maximum health.
Regular Attack+	Increases Regular Attack damage.
Special Attack+	Increases Special Attack damage.
5000 Seal
Heart Power	Increases attack power for every five Hearts of maximum health.	HLTH	20000 Rupees
10000 Seal (HWDE)
Legendary	Increases Basic Weapon Strength to 560.	LEG	50000 Rupees
25000 Seal (HW | HWL)
Legendary	Increases Basic Weapon Strength to 300.(HW) Increases Basic Weapon Strength to 560.(HWL)	LEG	50000 Rupees

Master Sword Seals

Skill	Effect	Category	Seal
Evil's Bane	Increases Attack Strength by 200.	LEG	25000 KOs (HW) 10000 KOs (HWL | HWDE)
Exorcism (HWL | HWDE)	Increases Attack Strength by 400.	LEG	25000 KOs (HWL) 15000 KOs (HWDE)

Gallery

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  The Master Sword with a Sealed Skill in Hyrule Warriors

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  The Master Sword with all its Skills unsealed in Hyrule Warriors Legends