"How to Defeat Happiness Hands in Persona 4 Golden"

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Golden Hands are formidable foes that can appear unexpectedly in any dungeon within Persona 4 Golden, whether roaming the overworld or lurking within treasure chests. As you progress through each dungeon, you'll find that these Golden Hands become progressively tougher, presenting some of the most challenging encounters in the game.

Despite their difficulty, defeating Golden Hands is highly rewarding, as they grant substantial amounts of XP upon defeat, making the effort to take them down well worth it. In Yukiko's Castle, you'll encounter the Happiness Hands, a variant of Golden Hands that you can tackle early in the game. Here's how to effectively defeat them.

Happiness Hand Affinities In Persona 4 Golden

Happiness Hands possess a robust resistance to all forms of elemental damage, making them particularly challenging to defeat with magic. The key to overcoming them lies in exploiting their vulnerability to Physical damage. While Almighty damage is typically effective against Golden Hands, it's not a viable option early in the game. Happiness Hands tend to be less aggressive, often spending turns idle, but they will attempt to flee if given the opportunity.

If a Happiness Hand manages to exploit a party member's weakness or scores a critical hit, it will immediately try to escape. When facing a group, it's crucial to focus your attacks on a single Happiness Hand to maximize your chances of defeating at least one before they all flee.

How To Beat Happiness Hands In Persona 4 Golden

The primary strategy for defeating Happiness Hands involves fusing an Orobas Persona, which comes equipped with the Hysterical Slap skill. This skill not only strikes twice but also has a chance to inflict Rage on the enemy, causing the Happiness Hand to use its basic attack instead of fleeing. You can fuse Orobas using the following combinations:

• Apsaras + Forneus
• Apsaras + Slime

Before engaging a Happiness Hand, ensure your party is fully healed to focus solely on using HP-consuming physical attacks during the battle. Have Yosuke utilize Sonic Punch, Chie employ Skull Cracker, and the Protagonist use Hysterical Slap repeatedly until the Happiness Hand is defeated. Success in this fight largely depends on luck due to the limited options available early in the game, but defeating a Happiness Hand can significantly boost your party's levels.

If you manage to knock down a Happiness Hand, avoid using an all-out-attack unless you're confident it will result in a kill. Otherwise, the Happiness Hand will recover and attempt to escape.