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The drops you get depends on your level. There's no visible level, but apparently the way it works behind the scenes is the game keeps track of how many of each type of mob you kill. So kill 10 bokoblins, 10 blue bokolibns, 10 moblins, etc etc

Of course the more you kill the more it'll spawn higher level mobs but you'll get stronger base weapons, but the real power isn't the weapons it's what you fuse to it. Swords start out at attack 4 or 6, but even the best ones only get up into the 20's unless you're talking about legendary swords. Fusing a diamond onto one will get +25, and lots of mob parts will give a lot more than that.