One of the spookiest moments in Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom is coming face-to-face with a pool of spooky hands that inexplicably transform into a spectral version of the embodiment of evil. We don’t recommend fighting Phantom Ganon early on, but if you insist on taking him on, we do have some tips.
Ultimately, the best way to fight Phantom Ganon is to go into the fight prepared. You want decent armour, powerful weapons, and a basic understanding of the game’s combat. If you have all of that, then you can waltz through this fight no bother, and we are going to teach you how.
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Gloom Hands are arguably more annoying to deal with than Phantom Gannon. Not only are these things faster than you, but they drain your maximum life like crazy. If you encounter these buggers whilst in the Depths you are in a lot of trouble.
Thankfully, there is a trick to taking them on – technically, we found two. The first is to bring a lot of explosives. Bomb flowers, exploding spears, anything. As long as it explodes, you are going to have a good time. Gloom Hands can’t move far apart from each other, so a well-placed Bomb Arrow or Bomb Spear throw will deal massive damage to the group. Keep throwing out explosives, and they will quickly go down.
We found this strategy worked best when on a ledge. As powerful as Gloom Hands are, they can’t climb. If you are above them, they are helpless. Bombs away!
Our second strategy requires fighting them head-on. Gloom Hands have a very predictable attack pattern. The closest hand will shoot out and try to grab Link. This can be dodged if
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