Skyward Sword: Goddess Sword to True Master Sword

Wii · 2011Switch HD · 2021Switch 2 · backward compatible

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Five forms, three flames, then Zelda’s blessing. I will not print an attack stat the sources do not give.

Goddess SwordDrawn with Fi inside1 source
Goddess LongswordFarore’s Flame at the Ancient Cistern1 source
Goddess White SwordNayru’s Flame after the Sandship1 source
Master SwordDin’s Flame at the Fire Sanctuary. The wiki calls the new property “repel evil.”1 source
True Master SwordZelda’s blessing. Damage described as triple. Skyward Strike charges faster and turns blue.1 source for the triple

Fi sleeps in the blade at the end. That is the same sword spirit from her own page, not a second character. Skyward Strike is the charged rising cut that several bosses reflect or demand.

People searching “incomplete Master Sword” are usually on the white sword or the longsword and waiting for the next flame. The flames are Farore, then Nayru, then Din, in dungeon order. Doing them “early” is not a route the story offers.

The progression begins with the Goddess Sword from the chamber under the statue on Skyloft. Farore’s Flame in the Ancient Cistern makes the Goddess Longsword; Nayru’s Flame on the Sandship creates the Goddess White Sword; Din’s Flame after Fire Sanctuary produces the Master Sword. Zelda’s blessing in the past completes the True Master Sword. These names describe successive forms of the same blade, rather than optional weapons bought from a shop. Fi remains associated with that blade throughout the journey, and the final scene returns it to the pedestal in the Temple of Hylia. The main dungeon order therefore also gives the complete sword upgrade order from its Goddess form to the final blessed blade.

Original illustration of floating islands over a teal cloud sea
Original illustration. Not a captured game frame.
Original illustration of a stone gate with teal flames
Original illustration of a trial gate. Not a captured game frame.

FAQ

What are the five forms?

Goddess Sword, Goddess Longsword, Goddess White Sword, Master Sword, True Master Sword.

When does it turn blue?

The Skyward Strike turns blue on the True Master Sword, after Zelda’s blessing.

Official overview trailer

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