WithinPersona 3 Reload, you’ll find yourself coming into contact with many different rare shadows, and one of these is the Supreme Hand. This is one of the hardestrare ‘hand’ shadowsto defeat, as it doesn’t have the same weaknesses and requires a lot of time and effort to take down.

If you keep struggling to defeat Supreme Hands when you find them, and they run away, this guide will provide you with some strategies to use on your next trip to Tartarus. There’s a lot more to them than you might think, and you’ll need to ensure you set up the right team.

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Where to Find Supreme Hand in Persona 3 Reload

The Supreme Hand is a higher-level version of some of the other rare shadows you might have seen in Tartarus. Some of the early rare shadows will be theWealth Hand, Treasure Hand, Precious Hand, and more.

The Supreme Hand can only be found once you reach theYabbashah Block, from Floors 77 to 117.Rare shadows willappear at random,but you’ll know one is on the floor, since Fuuka will announce it to you when you arrive there. The rare shadow will appear on your map as ared dot with gold lining.

Image of Supreme Hand’s affinities and weaknesses in Persona 3 Reload

Supreme Hand Weakness in Persona 3 Reload

You’ll need to initiate the battle with the Supreme Hand bysneaking up on it and striking it with your weapon.Its weaknesses and resistances are:

The Supreme Hand hasno weaknesses,similar to the Priestess, and will completelyblock any of your Magic attacks.This means you’ll only be able to hit it withSlash, Pierce, and Strike Physical attacks.While they won’t deal additional damage, since the Supreme Hand has no particular weaknesses, this will be the only way to whittle down its health.

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How to Defeat Supreme Hand in Persona 3 Reload

Since Supreme Hands can only be taken down usingPhysical Attacks, you will want to ensure that you bring along party members who focus on this, and utilize the main character’s Personas that have Physical Attacks.

The best teammates to consider are:

In particular,the class clown Junpeiis one of the best characters for the Supreme Handsince the vast majority of his Persona’s Skills are either Strike, Slash, or Pierce attacks.Akihiko and Aigis’s Personaswill have a few Strike and Pierce attacks as well.

As for somePersonasyou might want to consider using, these are the best options:

These are just a couple examples of somePersonas that you can unlock in Tartarusor fuse, but there are plenty others you can utilize as well. You’ll want to remember thatthe Supreme Hand needs to be defeated quickly,since there’s a chance it could run away.