What Are The Best Attack Up Recipes in Tears of the Kingdom?

Here are the Top 5 Tears of the Kingdom's best attack up recipes!

I'm ranking them based on cooking during a Blood Moon, the duration of the attack up, the health it grants, and the variety of possibilities it offers.

Let's get to it.

5. Biting Meat Skewer

In my opinion, the Biting Meat Skewer is one of the best Cold Weather attacks because it's an excellent meal to make early in the game when battling in freezing environments. It's #5 on the list because finding ice fruit is a pain, but finding meat is super easy.

Blood Moon Results:

(1’st best result, same ingredients)

Eat this when moderate health is lost and brute force is needed.

(2’nd best result, same ingredients)

Eat this to end fights by recovering many hearts when facing strong enemies.

(3’rd best result, same ingredients) 

This result is for starting battles, for more attack up time.

I advise always cooking under a blood moon whenever the time comes. Sometimes, when you are not getting what you want under a blood moon, continue to cook the same ingredients so the best health and stats come to you.

Wear the Frostbite armor to increase attack even more, or wear the Snowquill Tunic for cold resistance.

Why Biting Meat Skewer is a great recipe: 

• Link will be able to face off against enemies inhabiting freezing areas. However, wear a piece of cold resistant armor. Wearing the full Frostbite armor can double the cold attack, even more so with charged attacks that freeze enemies!

• Meat is easy to find in the game and is the best way to increase Link’s attack! Hunt various animals such as wolves, foxes, boars, or deer. Moose, bears and the great-horned rhinoceros can try to increase the number of hearts in this recipe. It works with chicken!

• The Biting Meat Skewers' specific effect, such as the 10 hearts and Level 1 attack up (04m:30s), can assist you with fighting bosses such as Frost Gleeok’s or Colgera when it is time to finish them off! These beasts inhabit the Hebra region and can cause colossal damage to your health. Caution is advised for fall damage!

Finding Ice Fruit:

Ice fruit grows on tiny trees with some yellow leaves on them. You can find them reliably all over Hebra on mountains, summits, or nearby Rosporo’s Pass.

Finding Meat:

Various animals are considered steak, and it depends on where you want to find them for the size you're looking for. Hunt animals of all sizes in Hyrule Field!

4. Scorching Meat Rice Balls

In my opinion, Scorching Meat Rice Balls is one of the best hot weather attacks because it's an excellent meal to make early in the game and intentionally made for battle in hot environments. It's easy to hunt for meat and find fire fruit. Finding Hylian rice takes time to search for if you haven't explored areas like Necluda. It's better to find shops that have Hylian rice.

Blood Moon Results:

(1’st best result, ingredients in title). 

Having double attack power for almost 5 minutes is perfect for a battle dragging on too long, and you need an extra oomph while recovering some hearts.

(2’nd best result, combination change).

 Add 1 more piece of raw meat to the recipe.

This recipe is just 30 seconds less than the first one.

(3’rd best result, combo change) 

Add 2 raw prime meats with the following ingredients.

When you lose many hearts and eat almost all your attack up recipes, this effect can help you last through tough battles against strong enemies threatening your precious health bar.

I advise always cooking under a blood moon whenever the time comes.  Sometimes, when you are not getting what you want under a blood moon, continue to cook the same ingredients so the best health and stats come to you.

My advice for complex recipes like Scorching Meaty Rice Balls is to try different combinations for the same recipe and keep cooking.

Wear the Ember Armor to double the attack power when needed. Alternatively, you can wear the Flamebreaker Armor, protecting yourself from Eldin’s lava-like heat. You can wear Gerudo armor to resist Gerudo’s desert heat.

Why Scorching Meat Rice Balls is a great recipe: 

• Link will be able to face off against enemies inhabiting hot areas. Wear a piece of heat resistant armor. Wearing the Ember armor can double the hot attack even more with charged attacks that make enemies burn! 

• It’s a super recipe for when you’re in the climax of a battle and may need to restore partial hearts in hot climates. It’s perfect for when facing swarms of Fire Lizalfos in Gerudo and when coming face to face with a Modulga. Modulga is an easy boss, and a Level 2 attack with (04m:30s) can do the trick! 

• One of the best rice balls! When you get used to making a lot of rice balls, such as seafood and veggie rice balls, this one hits the mark for when you have lots of Hylian rice and are wondering how to make a variety.

Finding Fire Fruit:

Unlike many other fruits, fire fruit is common in Hyrule and in Great Sky Island. If you need them, fast travel to the In-Isa Shrine inside. There’s also fire fruit next to Hyrule’s Yamiyo shrine. It’s also next to some ruins in Hyrule field.

Finding Hylian Rice: 

You can find Hylian rice in the following immediate locations. Zora’s Domain General Store and in the Hateno Village General Store.

Reference to finding meat in Biting Meat Skewer recipe.

3. Mighty Simmered Fruit 

When in doubt, Simmered Fruit will be your best friend once you know how to make it! Simmered Fruit is a perfect and easy dish. Find bananas by traveling to the Faron region or stealing them from an obnoxious Yiga coming out of nowhere. Blood Moon or not, all it takes is 5 bananas to grant you a short-burst max attack power. With a Blood Moon, you can hope for more attack up time.

Blood Moon Results:

Eat this to rile you up and pursue a long fight with the King Gleeok flying over Hyrule.

Eat this for raiding an enemy pirate ship!

I advise always cooking under a blood moon when the time comes. Sometimes, when you are not getting what you want under a blood moon, continue to cook the same ingredients so the best health and stats come to you. I recommend saving Mighty Bananas into the Hyrule Compendium for easy tracking.

To witness the max attack's full  potential, you should wear attack up armor and a super strong weapon. You can wear Barbarian Armor, Fierce Deity Armor, or Phantom Armor, along with a Modulga Hammer or Soldier IV Spears or Reapers.

What makes Mighty Simmered Fruit mighty: 

• Go monkey crazy for bananas because they are easy ingredients to find early in the game! Bananas are overpowered in the game, giving Link better health and attack power. The recipe is a full 5 banana list. 

• It will always guarantee max attack power when needed, with (04m10s) as the main combination. It will always be a consistent dish to cook, and there are variables of mighty simmered fruit, such as adding palm fruit, apple, wildberry, and golden apples. 

• Use it for short, intense battles, such as enthusiastic Lynel or Gleeok fights. It's so satisfying taking down Gloom Hands and Phantom Ganon! You can lose a lot of health in those battles. 

Finding Bananas: 

You can find Mighty Bananas anywhere in Faron. Travel to the Joju-U-U Shrine. It's near plenty.

There’s also Eventide Island. You can fast travel to the Marari-In Shrine.

2. Mighty Salt Grilled Crab

The Mighty Salt Grilled Crab is one of the best recipes because it offers max attack power for more time than the 5 Banana Simmered fruit recipe! Salt is easy to find and mine in caves. You can find plenty of Razorclaw crabs in Lanayru Bay. The dish's 2-ingredient list makes finding things concise by fish-chasing 3 Razorclaw Crabs and mining 1 salt.

Blood Moon Results:

Eat this when facing long battles fighting Lyenls, such as those in the Depths at Floating Coliseum.

Eat this for raiding Soldier Construct camps and Flux Constructs!

To witness the max attack’s full potential, you should wear attack up armor and wield a super strong weapon. You can wear Barbarian Armor, Fierce Deity Armor, or Phantom Armor, along with a Modulga Hammer or Soldier IV Spears or Reapers.

My other advice is to try to find Razorclaw Crabs at noon because it will be easier to see them. It’s harder to find them in the rain, including at nighttime.

What makes the Mighty Salt Grilled Crab great:

• It’s excellent for battles against main bosses and Ganondorf! This counts Lynels and Flux Constructs. While you retrieve some health, you have more time to plan your battle strategy aggressively and not pull your punches. 

• Salt enhances a meal, especially if meat or seafood is in the dish. With 3 crabs, salt will try everything possible to cook various possibilities from level 1 to level 2 attack-ups. Max attacks are far much better. 

• Razorclaw Crab is a rare ingredient that is awesome for battles. It goes with various recipes like the Seafood Rice Balls. It’s grilled at its best because you’ll have more attack up time than the normal (04m:20s) time.

Where to find Razorclaw Crabs

You can find most Razorclaw Crabs in Lanayru Bay or in Necluda Bay. My favorite is Lanayru because I can find them everywhere around Horon Lagoon or on the west shores of the bay.

Most caves have lots of mineral deposits. But I like to mine around Eldin mostly because there’s a high chance of getting salt most of the time

1.Mighty-Fish-Dragon’s-Horn-Skewer 

No, no, no Link, don't try it. Ok, actually, do try it. The Mighty-Fish- Dragons Horn-Skewer is the best dish you’ll ever make for Link. I think this recipe is everything that Link should be because it offers 30 minutes max attack power! Some ingredients, such as Mighty Bananas and spotting dragons in the sky, are easy to find. Finding Mighty Carp or Mighty Porgy can be challenging for some players. Both types of fish work in this recipe.

Blood Moon Results:

This is the standard result during the Blood Moon, giving you the best attack up time in the game. All the dragons will share the same results with the same ingredients.

This is the best result during a Blood Moon. However, you want to cook it right at the second the Blood Moon reaches midnight. This works with every dragon horn. The recipe will grant you 10 hearts, with a max attack power lasting 30 minutes! 

This is with Dinraal’s Horn. 

This is with the Light Dragon’’s horn!  

Same with Farosh’s horn! 

Farosh's horn highlighted in blue.

And same with my favorite, Naydra! Wow! 

To witness the max attack’s full power potential, you must wear attack up armor with a super strong weapon. You can wear Barbarian Armor, Fierce Deity Armor, or Phantom Armor, along with a Modulga Hammer or Soldier IV Spears or Reapers. With this recipe, go for the Master Sword!

My other advice is to find the mighty fish first because all you need is 1 mighty fish. Finding bananas is quick, as finding any dragon in the sky or depths takes a few minutes to figure out the flying pattern.

 Choosing your dragon is more of a preference. It truly depends on how you play the game, and if finding one dragon is easier than finding another, go with the one dragon you trust the most. Naydra is my favorite because I love exploring the Necluda area in the game!

• What makes the Mighty-Fish-Dragon Horn-Skewer amazing: 

• Face off against Ganondorf since it will be a long fight! Max attack power will be needed, especially when you lose lots of hearts. Eat the 10 Hearts (30m:00s) recipe. Don’t hold back once you eat this dish. 

• Mighty Bananas make everything overpowered and are easy to find to cook this dish. Mighty fish like Porgs or Carp increase attack value even more when cooked with Mighty Bananas. Dragon Horns have a remarkable effect, ensuring a longer time. Naydra’s Horn has a level 26 fuse attack power, making the recipe a superior flavor. RIP Link's digestive system. 

• Use this recipe for adventuring to the depths, fighting in long coliseum fights, and the scourge of the depths boss battles! It takes some time to travel in the depths, especially if you’re traveling from one boss to another. The 30-minute time will give Link an advantage.

Finding Naydra:

Naydra is flying a circular pattern over Lanayru Great Spring and into the depths from the East Hill Chasm to the Naydra Snowhill Chasm.

Finding Mighty Carp: 

You can find them in Lanayru Great Spring around Zora’s Domain, or on the shores of Akkala. 

Link doesn't like waiting so much if he can buy it from Zora’s Domain general store! Fast travel via the Mogawak Shrine. Since the recipe works with both Mighty fishes, I would recommend frequenting the Zora Domain store. 

Reference finding Mighty Bananas in Mighty Simmered Fruit. 

Now that you know everything, use attack up recipes to attack, well anything. Thanks for reading!

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