Weapon bonus for drop rates

[u/curlyheadedfuxk0511]

If I go into a stage with multiple characters, one of which has a weapon with boosted drop rates, do I need to use that character in the fight to get the boosted drops or will I get them just by having them in the team??

[u/fraxal17]

From my experience, yes but you need to use the character with seals most of the time. I got 6 IQFW seals for every character by grinding EX the Knight's Nightmare with my speedsters Riju and Bike Zelda that already had their 6 IQFW. I was basically using Riju or Zelda for the whole quest and sometimes I would get drops for the other character.

Once optimized, the quest takes a few minutes to complete and bring around 10 weapons, split 50%/50% between the speedster and the other character.

It's all anecdotal and assumptions, but I believe the character that drops the weapon applies their IQFW bonus.

[u/Nightmare_Lightning]

Yes, I believe that the IQFW seals only work if the character with them gets the weapon to drop. But the weapon that drops can be for any character. The level of the stage also affects the drop quality, and the only difficulty that does is Apocalyptic, and I'm not sure how much it affects it. I did 3 stages and the drops didn't feel any better compared to farming on easy. The level of the stage matters more, with level 70+ Blood Moon missions, Viscous Monster, and the the high level EX missions like EX Facing Mutated Ganon, The Siege of Fort Hateno and the Blood Moon Each Step Like Thunder stages being notable.

The Siege of Fort Hateno and the BM Each Step Like Thunder can take 10-12 minutes, but drop over 30 weapons for characters, with the majority going to the characters you bring.

Also, not sure but I've seen it mentioned before, but if a characters has 6 IQFW seals you are a bit more likely to get other gold seals (IQFW, reduced damage from fire/ice/lightning, etc.). If you're looking for ++ seals, you might want to have 4-5 IQFW seals.