Zelda has just a few offensive alternatives at the start of the game. I fought plenty of monsters early on by generating rocks and throwing them at my enemies. I then copied a Zol (a slime) and a Rope (a snake) and deployed Echoes of them on the battlefield https://letsbookmarkit.com/story18179539/a-simple-key-for-the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-gameplay-unveiled