How to Beat Gloom Hands and Phantom Ganon Guide for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Zelda TotK)
If you want to defeat Gloom Hands, it is recommended to find them at the following places below.
There are many places where Gloom Hands can appear, but if you want to defeat them, look for them in the locations shown below.
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If you encounter Gloom Hands, you can defeat it by waiting in a safe high position.
Gloom Hands will automatically fall after a certain amount of time has passed after you encounter it.
If you encounter one, it is recommended to wait on a safe high hill.
After a certain amount of time has passed since you encountered Gloom Hands…
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The enemy disappears.
Please note that the Gloom Hands that appear in the deep hole of the Deku Tree is difficult to defeat due to the effect of the location.
The recommended place to engage Gloom Hands is the hill just northwest of where the Morok Shrine is located.
The recommended location for defeating Gloom Hands is northwest of Morok Shrine.
If you want to defeat Gloom Hands with a direct attack, it is recommended to attach a Bomb Flower to an arrow and shoot it.
Depending on where you encounter Gloom Hands, it may be difficult to reach a safe high place or escape from it.
In this case, it is recommended to attach Bomb Flowers to your arrows and attack all at once.
About 5 to 6 Starburst Flowers are enough to take down Gloom Hands, but it is better to have more.
Phantom Ganon appears when the Gloom Hands is defeated.
Phantom Ganon appears when you defeat Gloom Hands.
Phantom Ganon can only do two types of common attacks if you keep your distance, so it is recommended to counterattack his strikes with Perfect Guard while creating some space from him.
Defeat Phantom Ganon to obtain powerful weapons and Dark Clumps.
Defeating Phantom Ganon will reward you with the Gloom Sword , Demon King’s Bow, Dark Clumps.
Gloom Sword and Demon King’s Bow are powerful weapons so if you can get them early in the game, main story quests will be easier.
Phantom Ganon only appears once.
Once defeated, Phantom Ganon will not respawn after defeating Gloom Hands again.
Gloom Hands itself can appear any number of times, so you can collect the Dar Clumps that they drop as much as as you like.
Gloom Hands and Phantom Ganon Location (Map)
Recommended Use of Gloom Sword
Combine with other weapon materials through Fuse.
Glom Sword reduces your maximum Hearts when used, but if you combine it with another weapon through Fuse, you can use it without suffering the penalty.
Combine with a weapon with good reach to create a weapon with both range and attack power.
Gloom Sword Stats
| Hyrule Compendium No. | Class |
|---|---|
| 370 | One-Handed Sword |
| Attack Power | Maximum Durability |
| 41 | 15 |
| Special Effects (Properties) | |
| Gloom Toll: Take Gloom damage when used. | |
| How to Get | |
| Hyrule Castle Clear Reward Phantom Ganon |
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| Description | |
| This slender sword has an ominous presence. It is said to end the life of anyone it touches. Its gloom will gradually wear down the body of its wielder. | |
Demon King’s Bow Stats
| Hyrule Compendium No. | Class |
|---|---|
| 470 | Bow |
| Attack Power | Maximum Durability |
| 60 | – |
| Special Effects (Properties) | |
| – | |
| How to Get | |
| Hyrule Castle Clear Reward Phantom Ganon |
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| Description | |
| A magical bow prized by the Demon King. Its performance reflects the power of its wielder. The higher your maximum number of hearts, the more its attack power increases. | |
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