Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25110963-20170110212254/@comment-25110963-20170110215954

Trust me, I'm a Zelda fan and I know my lore and game history.

All three, yes. But the only purpose of the three together is to grant a wish. The individual Triforce pieces still give their power to the ones chosen by them, regardless of who owns them or if they're no longer in their possession.

Ganon claimed the Triforce at one point, but because of his powerlust, only the Triforce of Power stayed with him and the others went away. He has to reclaim them in order to have all three.

Link beat him for a couple of reasons. One, he had a weapon that could kill him. Two, he had help. Three, he had the will to fight him. Underdogs can still win even if the odds are against them. Don't question it too much.

The point is that the Relics are implied powerful and if Salem even gets one, she'll be much more powerful.