Fighting your Foes - A guide to Hollow Knight's Combat

#hollowknight #gaming #guide
Despite the fantastic experience Hollow Knight has to offer, it's difficulty is often what drives players away. As a HK junkie's Christmas present to you, I explain everything left behind by fighting tutorials of the past.
Timecodes
0:05 - Intro
1:45 - Bosses and how to beat them
4:40 - Abilities and how to use them
11:58 - Techniques
14:30 - Charm Builds and how to make them
17:21 - Ending
Put a lot of love into this one. Hopefully you guys enjoyed it.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have some much needed sleep to catch up on.
MUSIC USED (In order)
Hollow Knight Soundtrack by Christopher Larkin
"Reflection"
• Hollow Knight OST - Re...
"Dung Defender"
• Hollow Knight OST - Du...
"Greenpath"
• Hollow Knight OST - Gr...
"Fungal Wastes"
• Hollow Knight OST - Fu...
"City of Tears"
• Hollow Knight OST - Ci...
"Bonebottom" (IK this one is Silksong but watev)
• Bonebottom (Silksong O...
"Queen's Gardens"
• Hollow Knight OST - Qu...
"Kindom's Edge"
• Hollow Knight OST - Ki...
Sussy Bakka Amogus Imposter

[@aarepelaa1142]

Stab stab BAWOOOSH. I think that's how it goes.

[@brandflakesinc.9350]

This entire 20 minute video explained in one sentence:

[@idealsAREisomorphic]

I have discovered the biggest obstacle to mastering combat in HK to be psychological. There is a deep rooted instinct within me to just slash-slash-slash and brute force after taking damage as some sort of retaliation for incurred injury to my ego. There is also a more subtle form of brute forcing an enemy - the desire to fight them on your terms, not on bosses terms. This prevents you from learning and results in beating your head against the wall. I have also displayed similar behavior in other aspects of my life. The key is be cool, in control, observe, be reactive first and proactive later. Once I realized these things about myself it set me on a course to become a better person.

[@lordbobby198]

You're so right. Especially when they get staggered , I used to go ham on them now I use that time to heal or just take a deep breather

[@Firebrand6610]

I am in the third pantheon. And I recommend the players make each pantheon with one binding at a time. First, the charm binding, because you only will have the base mechanics of the game, it will be useful to the next fights. After, I recommend the nail, is just make a mage build, and put the fluke nest here. After, the soul binding, with a nail build. And then, with the expirience of so many fights with the same bosses, the mask binding. My normal build, to almost all fights, is unbreakable strengh, shaman stone, quick cut, glory of the nailmaster, and dream bringer. If you are having difficult with a specific boss, I recommend you to train it in the ascended version, and with no charms.

[@harlequinsnightmare8198]

Nice video! Just found this channel. This is generally a pretty good guide to the basics, though I might have even further emphasized to not go for parries, outside of certain projectiles. Nearly every projectile that isn't glowy can be hit, which will either destroy it or send it at the enemy that launched it. Staggering bosses is also an important mechanic that I won't pretend to fully understand, though I do know it is part of why most high-end players don't like passive damage charms like Grimmchild, which can knock bosses out of stagger.

[@harlequinsnightmare8198]

The big examples of parryable projectiles are the rocks in False Knight, as well as Gulkas, which are the little flower enemies in Greenpath that shoot seeds at you.

[@maxwojatk5111]

nice

[@oneilmw]

Also: recoil when u use nail, u get pushed back a few pixels there's a charm that can help iirc

[@Smoldragoncat]

I beat the Radiance for fun (I also have over 100 hours on Hollow Knight so I think I’ve played a bit much)

[@Brazao3]

nice, now do absolute radiance!

[@Smoldragoncat]

@@Brazao3 Sadly, I can’t mod

[@Smoldragoncat]

@@Brazao3 I JUST DID A STUPID AND THOUGHT ABSOLUTE RADIANCE WAS A MOD (Probably too rusty for it anyway)

[@Brazao3]

@@Smoldragoncat It sure looks like a mod considering how diabolical this boss is lol

[@Rustylorde]

i love my parry, it allows me to ignore sly's greatslash.

[@np7809]

When drg?

[@np7809]

You deserve to have endorphin

[@brandflakesinc.9350]

Early Jan/late Feb Cuz downpour

[@np7809]

@@brandflakesinc.9350im so excited

[@thatcyanthing]

@@brandflakesinc.9350 are you planning to let viewers join then? I won’t be upset at all if not I just want to know

[@brandflakesinc.9350]

@@thatcyanthing idk yet Hesitant to do stuff with viewers cuz it’s not something I’m not used to yet I’ll see when the time comes

[@sharkfactory2323]

I actually INVENTED hollow knight

[@StupidDumbIdiotWorthNothing]

isnt sharp shadow a direct upgrade to shade dash,more range and it does damage?you did say the shade cloak is the best dash,but does sharp shadow count as a dash?

[@brandflakesinc.9350]

Technically it *is* its own dash, but because it’s not a permanent upgrade I didn’t talk about it

[@harlequinsnightmare8198]

Also, sharp shadow's range can be a downside in platforming specifically, as it only affects the range of shade cloak, which can throw you off.