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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

How to Beat Hans and the Hands

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Hans and the Hands

Hans and the Hands is a boss fight encountered in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See how to beat this boss, recommended equipment for the fight, and the boss' information here.

Allblades Arena Bosses
NumptonNumpton's Numpties BronsonBronson and the Bristles
HansHans and the Hands NavaNava's Knaves

How to Beat Hans and the Hands

Prioritize Mud Hands

Hans

Hans is fought alongside three Mud Hands, which should be dealt with by making use of Multi-Target Skills. Mud hands will call for backup if not dealt with immediately, posing a bigger threat through their numbers.

Maribel has access to skills like Sizzle or Bang which can deal damage to a group of enemies.

List of All Offensive Skills

Use Hero's Let Loose

Hans Swoosh

If you are able to get Hero Worked Up, use the Let Loose from his Fledgling Fisherman vocation to provide a shield to all allies.

This allows the party to tank Hans' AoE skills, ensuring your survival, and maintaining enough HP for the next battle.

Conserve HP and MP

Hans and the Hands is the third boss fight out of Four consecutive matches, so it is best to be as efficient as possible in terms of HP and MP.

Make use of your characters' skills to Heal and recover MP as needed, so as to not enter the succeeding battles with low HP or MP.

Alltrades Abbey Walkthrough Guide

Hans and the Hands Boss Moveset

Hans and the Hands Skills and Abilities

Skill / Ability Effect
Swoosh Hans Swoosh.png
Hans casts Swoosh, dealing damage to the entire party.

Best Vocations to Beat Hans and the Hands

Recommended Character Level and Vocations

Character Level Vocation
Hero Hero 15
Ocean's Devotion: Each ally will neutralize the next attack that targets them.
Maribel Maribel 15
Mage's Rage: Guarantees that all of the user's spells will land critical hits for a few turns.
Ruff Ruff 15
Born to be Wild: Causes the user to perform two arbitrary actions per turn, before tiring and falling sleep.

List of All Vocations

The Hans and the Hands Boss Information

Hans Details

Hans Hans EXP 380
Gold 88
Drops None
Locations
Alltrades Abbey Region (Past)
Tunnel to the Abbey: Allblades Arena (Past)
Description
This combatant confined in the battle arena below Alltrades Abbey comes from a long line of passionate parsons. He prays every night for forgiveness for participating in such heathen hostility.

Fought in the Allblades Arena (Past)

Hans and the Hands is the third boss fought out of the four consecutive boss fights in the Allblades Arena.

Zev will join your party temporarily during the Allblades Arena boss fights, which provides you with an additional skill caster to deal damage.

Alltrades Abbey Walkthrough Guide

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