Damage Values

Data Collected by Kirkq

Hero's Sword
Attack Type	Value (Ordered by Strength)
Normal Slash of Any Kind	1 Damage
Jump Slash	2 Damage
Parry Attack	2 Damage(?)
Spin Attack	4 Damage †
Master Sword ††
Attack Type	Value (Ordered by Strength)
Normal Slash of Any Kind	2 Damage
Jump Slash	4 Damage
Parry Attack	4 Damage
Spin Attack	8 Damage †

† - The damage done by a spin attack or quick spin is actually half of what is listed. However, because a spin attack will hit twice it will double that amount of damage as long as the enemy does not recoil. For example, Kalle Demos does not recoil when hit by a quick spin so the damage from the Hero's Sword is 2+2.

†† - All forms of the Master Sword inflict the same amount of damage.

It should also be noted that elixir soup doubles the damage inflicted by every type of sword slash.

Item	Value (Ordered by Strength)
Hookshot	Depends on what you are hitting †††
Boomerang	Depends on what you are hitting †††
Grappling Hook	Depends on what you are hitting †††
Regular Arrows	2 Damage
Elemental Arrows (Fire & Ice)	4 Damage
Light Arrows	*See Note Below
Bombs	4 Damage
Skull Hammer (Swing, Smash, Jump)	4 Damage

††† - For some enemies the hookshot, the grappling hook and/or boomerang does no damage at all, but merely stuns them or pulls you to them or them to you. For instance, the hookshot does not affect a Moblin's 10 HP, making its damage value in this case effectively 0. While it will kill a Keese (1 HP) effectively making its damage value 1 in that case. The same is true of the boomerang, which does 0 damage to a Moblin, but two hits will kill a Kargaroc (2 HP) making its damage value 1. The grappling hook is normally very hard to use in fights, but it has the capacity of dealing damage. This can be seen in the Gohma battle for example, where the damage value is 1 by hitting the eye.

*Although light arrows have the capability of reducing the HP of almost any regular enemy (Moblins, Darknuts, Bokoblins, etc.) to 0, there is at least one instance in which it possesses another unique quality. With cheats, light arrows have been used in the fight against Gohma. However instead of dealing damage to her as is typical, rather each light arrow adds 1 HP to Gohma's total health.