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You’ve explored every nook and cranny of a dungeon, escaping its dizzying array of traps, deadly enemies, and mind-bending puzzles. You come to a massive treasure chest, and your mind reels at what could await you inside. A magical boomerang? A fine-tuned grappling hook? A special arrow imbued with magical energy? Your fingers tremble as you unlatch the treasure chest and draw out the glowing…
Iron Boots? F–k!
They can’t all be winners. Though most of the items in the Zelda series are satisfying, fun to use, and inventive, some clunkers are bound to slip through the cracks. Most of the time, these are equipment with very niche uses that only come in handy in very particular situations. Other times it’s items that are literally useless unless you jump through a few hoops. There just can’t help but be a few item slots that get used once, in their dungeon, and maybe to snag a Heart Piece or two scattered around the overworld, and then never again. These are the worst and most useless Zelda items.
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