How to beat hands in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom? What can you do against the miasma hands and what is the easiest tactic to take down the opponent? These two questions may be occupying one or the other player from the new Zelda adventure in the past few days. If you don’t accidentally encounter the hands while exploring different areas, then at the latest at the Deku Tree you will encounter the Miasma Hands with a subsequent fight against Phantom Ganon. In this short guide we show how to beat hands in Zelda TotK.
Defeat Hands with Bomb Arrows
When encountering the miasma hands for the first time, some players will probably die after a short time. The hands seem to appear out of nowhere and follow Link. They are so fast that you can barely outrun them by sprinting. If the stamina then decreases, Link will be grabbed by his hands and dealt damage. In doing so, Link suffers Miasma damage, which makes the fight even more difficult.
In order to easily defeat the hands in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, you need around 8 to 10 bomb arrows (in case an arrow goes wrong). The Bomb Arrows can be crafted from a regular Wooden Arrow and a Thunder Flower. Then, from a safe distance, you shoot several bomb arrows one after the other at your hands. The important thing is that you have to do all the hands and do it as quickly as possible, otherwise they will spawn again over time. With an aimed shot you can hit all hands with the explosion of the bomb arrow and after five shots (depending on the bow) the hands are history. If there are still one or two hands with low life points left, you can also go into melee combat. Just be careful not to get grabbed, as this usually spawns new hands.
- Keep a safe distance from miasma hands
- Shoot the hands with bomb arrows and try to hit them all at the same time
- When Link is grabbed by his hands, rock the left analog stick back and forth to allow him to break free
- Use miasma protection and if necessary food with additional hearts (maximum food)
- If possible, climb a tree or other elevation where Link’s hands cannot reach
- Alternatively, you can also freeze your hands and then deal damage, but the variant with the bomb arrows is much easier and faster
In some areas you can also save yourself on a ridge or a tree if the hands are chasing you. In this case, fighting the miasma hands is even easier, since you just have to shoot at the opponent from above. If you get grabbed by your hands in between, you can free yourself by moving the left stick back and forth. If the fight against the hands is still too hard, then you should eat maxi food (with maxi truffle, increases hearts above the maximum) and use a miasma protection so that you don’t take miasma damage and the Hearts can always be refilled in battle.
By the way, if you have a bow with which you can shoot several arrows at once (e.g. the Leunenbogen), you can defeat the hands even more easily and quickly.
After Miasma Hands comes the Phantom Ganon
After successfully leveling the Miasma Hands in the Deku Tree, the battle is not over. Next up is the fight against the Phantom Ganon. The Phantom Ganon should also be used with a miasma guard and/or a spear if possible so you don’t keep walking into the miasma it creates and taking damage. You can block his attacks with a perfect dodge and then counterattack. Sometimes he’ll fly towards you, then just jump backwards at the right moment and deal damage again in slow-mo mode. The bomb arrows are also recommended against Phantom Ganon, with which you can occasionally cause damage.
