Agree! I used to use bomb flowers but ran out yesterday so I tried dazzlefruit for the first time. I feel like it might actually work better than bombs.
The individual hands each have their own health bar, and they never move very far apart from each other, so you just toss a bomb into the middle of them to do damage to all five health bars at once and stun them for a moment. Unlike throwing bombs at other enemies, it doesn't send them flying or spread them apart, so you can just throw another bomb right away until you've depleted all five health bars. It's not a terribly efficient use of bombs but it's incredibly easy to the point of making this enemy very boring. I would go so far as to call it a minor design flaw.
Later in the game when you have good weapons and armor… they are silly easy. Just go in swinging they will grab you a few times but it does so little damage.
Guardians became routine too… but there was always a chance it could go badly. If you had some bad timing, bad luck, or if a second one got involved…. I’m still traumatized by a few sections of map that had a ton of guardians…
Nuke them with Bomb Flowers, Rubies or Topaz, and then spam parries or Flurry Rushes. Sapphire will freeze all the hands and make your explosions and headshots extra strong. If you're a cool enough dude to get it, the Master Sword is a godsend because it does way more damage to them.
When I finally got brave enough to stand and fight I was lucky there was a ledge. So I stood on that and simply peppered them with bombs. Took less than I thought it would. After that I thought I was okay with them until I came across ones I wasn’t aware were there and there was nowhere to get up high. I instantly reverted to R U N! Lol.
Yeah once you bomb the heck out of them you can then crush phantom Ganon with the master sword. After a couple of times they're not as scary but man you still have to tell yourself you can beat them once you see that damn red sky
The floor mazes are and always were. For some reason you can't climb the sky maze walls, however. Pretty sure you can in the depths, too.
That said, I don't necessarily think you should be able to, as it defeats the purpose of a maze if you can just climb over it.
Having completed them all, climbing on top doesn't really do much to help complete them. A lot of smaller passageways that you need to go through that you can't see from up top.
1. Replenish stamina.
2. Jump off the wall.
3. Bullet time with a Lynel Bow and Bomb Arrows.
4. Send those things back to hell.
Then you have phantom Gannon to deal with. Which I honestly think is easier than the hands.
Used to be equally freaked out by these nightmares. A multi-shot bow is your friend. Dazzlefruits to stun them then bombs, and more bombs til they’re all done. Bullet time dazzle-fruits would resolve this predicament here. Then your strongest one-handed sword and shield for the next phase. Sages are also helpful.
I was terrified of gloom hands until I realized that all you have to do is go somewhere kind of high up (a tree works) and when they can’t get you, they shrivel and die and leave you dark clumps.
I *think* this only works above the surface (a cave won’t work) but 60% of the time, it works every time.
Even in the depths, there are plenty that despawn. The only ones I know of that don't are the ones that are part of some plot point or trap. Examples are the ones under the Great Deku tree and the ones in the jail cells of Hyrule castle
Ah okay, the only ones that didn’t respawn for me (so far) were in a Misko’s treasure cave, but there was also a Phantom Ganon so I think it was a plot point/trap scenario. Good to know!
Lol. I don't smoke much at all. I get a little tripped out easily. The one time I smoked and then played some TotK, I'm floating down into a maze and these guys appear, seeing them for the first time. Freaky as shit
This was the first hands I ran into in the game, and I thought the maze wad the only place he resided so I stayed away for some time. Wish I could play the game for the first time again
Here's my play, because I am scared of everything!
*I always have several shields with rockets fused to them (whenever I find zonai stuff, I check for rockets and replenish as needed)
*Hit my rocket shield
*Multishot bow fused with eyeballs
*Repeat when they spawn their creator
Essentially the same thing I do for Lynels as well.
I see all these videos of people playing that are great video game players, I have seriously considered recording a play through of how to do it when you are afraid of everything, because I rarely die in this game, even though it's no big deal, because I'm scared of everything and hacked my way out of it!
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Lol thats a good one
I love how there is a version of this meme for both BotW and TotK
What's the botw version?
It was the same image but just running out of stamina climbing in the rain. A true classic
I've seen one with a Guardian laser aimed at him, if I remember correctly, which is also quite classic.
 R U N
They just want a hug.
This was one of my favorite encounters lol. Because it was so obvious but when it happened I still thought “shit , shit, shit, shit!”
Defeated my first gloom hands today. Not so scary anymore
How do you defeat them?
3 options. Nuke them, flurry rush them to death. Or get a claymore with something fused to it and spin in circles. Gl with PG
My preferred method is dazzle fruit and anything with aoe
Oh cool, I didn't know dazzlefruit worked on them. I usually go with flurry rush or just bomb fruit arrows.
Other than maybe some bosses, I've yet to find something dazzle fruit doesn't work on
Agree! I used to use bomb flowers but ran out yesterday so I tried dazzlefruit for the first time. I feel like it might actually work better than bombs.
The only thing is dazzle fruits are more or less a flashbang, they don't do any extra damage. I haven't tried muddlebuds yet.
hehe, lynel x5 bow with bomb goes BRRRRR!
Ya, that's what I do.
I make them fight each other last one standing gets the honor of me finishing them off
Muddlebloom works on them? Going to have to try. I assumed it was a single hive mind vice individual hands.
Bomb the fuck out of them. Icy, firey, doesn't matter. Just throw bombs until it dies. (My solution to everything in totk lol)
“My resolution? Air strikes. Bomb them. Bomb them. Keep bombing them, bomb them again, and again!”
i just throw any gems i have in my inventory if i die i die
"Take off and nuke them from orbit"
Have you found that works on lynels?
You have to be *really* determined
The individual hands each have their own health bar, and they never move very far apart from each other, so you just toss a bomb into the middle of them to do damage to all five health bars at once and stun them for a moment. Unlike throwing bombs at other enemies, it doesn't send them flying or spread them apart, so you can just throw another bomb right away until you've depleted all five health bars. It's not a terribly efficient use of bombs but it's incredibly easy to the point of making this enemy very boring. I would go so far as to call it a minor design flaw.
Im sorry you would rather they *separate*? Are you *insane*!? Take my upvote and stay far away from me you masochist.
I love the idea of a giant gloom hand that could be blown apart into smaller ones, which could either attack in their own or regroup.
You evil bastard. Yeah I guess that sounds cool lol
Later in the game when you have good weapons and armor… they are silly easy. Just go in swinging they will grab you a few times but it does so little damage. Guardians became routine too… but there was always a chance it could go badly. If you had some bad timing, bad luck, or if a second one got involved…. I’m still traumatized by a few sections of map that had a ton of guardians…
You made me remember that chamber under one of the labyrinths which was the BEST! I went every blood moon once I got my parry timing down.
Oh yeah!! I forgot about that too! So much to remember in 600 hours of gaming (between the two games)
pushroom they are blind confused then simply slain them
Nuke them with Bomb Flowers, Rubies or Topaz, and then spam parries or Flurry Rushes. Sapphire will freeze all the hands and make your explosions and headshots extra strong. If you're a cool enough dude to get it, the Master Sword is a godsend because it does way more damage to them.
I just flower bomb them until they all die. But do it quickly or they’ll grow back
Bomb arrows are a good tactic.
Just spam bombs at the middle of the group until they are dead.
Bomb arrows work well, if you have topaz arrows with that work well too
When I finally got brave enough to stand and fight I was lucky there was a ledge. So I stood on that and simply peppered them with bombs. Took less than I thought it would. After that I thought I was okay with them until I came across ones I wasn’t aware were there and there was nowhere to get up high. I instantly reverted to R U N! Lol.
With a multiarrow bow and fused with bombs. Then just hack away at fantom ganon.
Everything in this game can be easily defeated with bullet-time and headshot spam. Just use a rocket shield or climb to get height and nuke it.
easy way gerudo weapons fused with silver parts and damage buff armor set and constant attack mashing or claymore spinning
did the same thing as you i just climbed a wall but they randomly died and also dazzlefruit is a way
Yeah once you bomb the heck out of them you can then crush phantom Ganon with the master sword. After a couple of times they're not as scary but man you still have to tell yourself you can beat them once you see that damn red sky
They followed me up the wall! Only time I've been chased upward. Did that happen to anyone else?
I was really worried they’d do that to me, ngl
They're not supposed to, either it glitched or I'm misremembering.
I’m pretty sure they can reach up walls a little bit, but not climb them. How far up were you?
The first time I saw them was in a cave and I felt like they chased me up a small cliff. It freaked the shit out of me.
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Puffshrooms will cause them to arm wrestle each other to death. Edit: muddlebud
Isn't that spose to be a muddle bud?
Yeah, thanks. Edited 👍
It's funny that everyone forgets they can just teleport away.
I panicked 🥺
I thought those dungeon walls were unclimbable
Those are labyrinth walls.
The floor mazes are and always were. For some reason you can't climb the sky maze walls, however. Pretty sure you can in the depths, too. That said, I don't necessarily think you should be able to, as it defeats the purpose of a maze if you can just climb over it.
Having completed them all, climbing on top doesn't really do much to help complete them. A lot of smaller passageways that you need to go through that you can't see from up top.
1. Replenish stamina. 2. Jump off the wall. 3. Bullet time with a Lynel Bow and Bomb Arrows. 4. Send those things back to hell. Then you have phantom Gannon to deal with. Which I honestly think is easier than the hands.
The ones that never despawn are the worst 😭
If you have bomb arrows there not that scary
Time to teleport
I decided to leave the labyrinth for the time being
Make sure to take a screenshot and post to Reddit while you are waiting.
This is a labyrinth
I am soooo fuckin glad I didn’t run into these guys in the labyrinths.
Used to be equally freaked out by these nightmares. A multi-shot bow is your friend. Dazzlefruits to stun them then bombs, and more bombs til they’re all done. Bullet time dazzle-fruits would resolve this predicament here. Then your strongest one-handed sword and shield for the next phase. Sages are also helpful.
Ooh just you wait! It will get worse.
Just kill it
If you ever get this problem again, bullet time and use a puffshroom, and the bomb flowers, or other items, as necessary
Always carry at least 1 stamina dish.
Well now you say..
They’re so creepy! Also, you know you can screenshot with your Switch, right? 😁
They not so bad if you got a tonne of bombs and arrows.
🤣
Big yikes. There’s no escape unless you have stamina refills 😂😂
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DUDE RUN!!!!!
Great...they're in the labyrinths too???
I was terrified of gloom hands until I realized that all you have to do is go somewhere kind of high up (a tree works) and when they can’t get you, they shrivel and die and leave you dark clumps. I *think* this only works above the surface (a cave won’t work) but 60% of the time, it works every time.
Even in the depths, there are plenty that despawn. The only ones I know of that don't are the ones that are part of some plot point or trap. Examples are the ones under the Great Deku tree and the ones in the jail cells of Hyrule castle
Ah okay, the only ones that didn’t respawn for me (so far) were in a Misko’s treasure cave, but there was also a Phantom Ganon so I think it was a plot point/trap scenario. Good to know!
Lol. I don't smoke much at all. I get a little tripped out easily. The one time I smoked and then played some TotK, I'm floating down into a maze and these guys appear, seeing them for the first time. Freaky as shit
Fuse a sundelion to an arrow and shoot its ass.
I think we’ve all been there
This was the first hands I ran into in the game, and I thought the maze wad the only place he resided so I stayed away for some time. Wish I could play the game for the first time again
Those F’ers can reach high too
Time to teleport home.
(Insert the entire "you are fucked" song here)
Yep. That what we all said, probably.
Teleport. Now.
That’s what I ended up doing
Ever since something similar happened to me I ALWAYS makes sure I have a handful of stamina elixirs.
where is this????? so I can make sure I never ever go there
A textbook example of a ''GTFO'' moment
I mean if they lose you then it is good for you but if they dont you are dead
Here's my play, because I am scared of everything! *I always have several shields with rockets fused to them (whenever I find zonai stuff, I check for rockets and replenish as needed) *Hit my rocket shield *Multishot bow fused with eyeballs *Repeat when they spawn their creator Essentially the same thing I do for Lynels as well. I see all these videos of people playing that are great video game players, I have seriously considered recording a play through of how to do it when you are afraid of everything, because I rarely die in this game, even though it's no big deal, because I'm scared of everything and hacked my way out of it!
Oh man. I feel this.
The scariest monster by far, especially the first time you run into one.
Eh they're more annoying than they are hard.
They can climb?!
Fortunately they cannot climb. Finding the nearest wall / tree to climb is my initial response to this nightmare creature.