Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)

[VideoGameCritic]

I'm enjoying Zelda, but what do the weapon numbers mean? 5 > 14?
A manual would have been nice.

[Rookie1]

Thats how much damage they do. So the one youre holding is 5, the one youre going to pick up or switch to is 14.

[eneuman96]

The numbers represent how much attack power each weapon has. The less than/greater than symbol is used when comparing the power of a weapon you have equipped to another one.

[VideoGameCritic]

Thanks but how in the hell was I supposed to figure that out?

[Rev]

That's actually pretty common in games like that... Probably could have explained more but it's a common system.

[ESauce]

Thanks but how in the hell was I supposed to figure that out?

I think there's an NPC or two that explains it, but since you don't have to talk to them you could end up never encountering that information.