How To Beat Wealth Hands In Persona 3 Reload Episode Aigis

Golden Hands return in triumph in Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, working largely as they did before. What has changed, however, is that Aigis herself is now able to attack Shadows with her guns, making an already easy fight far simpler since the player can hit moving targets, such as Golden Hands, much easier.

Note that while all Golden Hands of the same name have identical affinities in-game, the ones from the base game do not carry over to Episode Aigis. This means that if you built up a particular strategy of taking down Wealth Hands in the base game, you'll need a new one here. Here are ways to efficiently defeat the Wealth Hands and level up faster:

Episode Aigis Wealth Hand Weaknesses

Level 25 Wealth Hands have 450 HP and are super weak to Pierce, so they tend to go down pretty easily. Their lack of other affinities means players can use the strongest versions of their moves since they don't have to worry about resisting. Like its base game version, though, the Wealth Hand has cruddy evasion rates and a really narrow window of engagement, giving players just two turns per party member before it runs away with its tail between its legs.

Aigis's base attack is Pierce, which means no matter the party composition, you will always have a way to consistently exploit their weakness. Other early-game party members include Ken and Yukari, both with Pierce-based attacks and thus perfect companions for Aigis and Metis against Wealth Hands.

It's a good idea to spend one or two Theurgy spells on them if your current party can't properly exploit their weakness due to their extremely rare appearance. This way, you'll be able to take out these very elusive foes efficiently and make the most of progress throughout the game.

Wealth Hands rewards in Episode Aigis

You defeat a Wealth Hand, your party receives a lot of XP and an extremely rare item called Worldy Coins that can be sold for a hefty 3,000 Yen apiece. Episode Aigis still features an XP modifier system from the base game where experience distribution is dynamic and will scale on things like party member levels and number of active participants.

While the selling of items is restricted at the beginning of the DLC, a player can gain access to that feature through the progress of the game and completing the first part of the Abyss of Time. Opening up new opportunities for earning additional Yen and enhancing your party's overall capabilities.

They are seldom encountered, so it pays a lot to make the best of such an opportunity. This would be an effective way to defeat Wealth Hands with your strong attack and exploiting their weakness to pierce damage for those big rewards they give. Such will go a long way to contribute much to XP and Yen gains for your party, helping them grow and progress through Episode Aigis.

Remember that such tough opponents are to be outplayed only with patience, flexibility, and a well-thought-out strategy.