Rusty's 10 Most Underrated Hollow Knight Charms

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[@Rusty._]

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[@aidanstewart8373]

I love the sharp shadow void baby

[@jacobperkins7477]

You good? You sound half dead. Well, moreso than usual

[@WholesomeDemonKastis_a_shlump]

Elegy is good in radiant fights and nowhere else

[@WholesomeDemonKastis_a_shlump]

well ok and flower quest

[@ibra673]

Ok

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

“I am ACTUALLY recommending Dashmaster for platforming” It’s ok, Rusty. The wait for Silksong has us all delusional right now 😅

[@rattled4806]

I mean, if you get used to it, you can technically do platforming faster.

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

@@rattled4806 That’s exactly what Sly would say if he tried selling you Dashmaster

[@alex.g7317]

I'm never not delusional.

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

@@alex.g7317 Ignorance is bliss

[@alex.g7317]

@@GoodKnightNintendo everyone should follow that philosophy

[@Jellyduckface1]

HE FINALLY RECOGNISED STEADY BODY'S POTENTIAL

[@aiden4040]

YES

[@rattled4806]

It's funny because everyone says steady body is underrated and it's OP but that just makes it not underrated since apparently everyone rates it so high...

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

Rejoice, fellow Steady Bodiers!

[@alex.g7317]

Do you want to know what other Steady Body has potential?? My di-

[@itsmeok6205]

So, nothing

[@luke4270]

This whole video: "Ok, look, it's not good, but it's still underrated"

[@alex.g7317]

_Welp_ that's 18 minutes of my life summed up in one sentence.

[@explosionspin3422]

But NMG is good:(

[@fishgiovaana8441]

Sharp shadow is good tho

[@herculejoestar5809]

Steady body the first charm is Insanely good I can literally face tank most bosses in the game when it is paired with quick nail and unbreakable strength

[@gamingtime468]

Except for Steady Body, Sprintmaster and Nail Master's Glory

[@Soul._.Seeker]

The fact that he is so open and CHILL and POSITIVE is epic!

[@colossaltitan3546]

Especially when you realize just how brash and crude he used to be in his old videos, this is definitely one of the top 10 character arcs in history

[@raiden8929]

Ew

[@astor_25]

Not even Zuko had so much character arc

[@JurgenWindcaller]

Greetings Artorias, how's Sif doing?

[@TUNDIRE409]

@@raiden8929 Female moment.

[@zsclefairy1183]

The sharp shadow entry was great. Incidentally sharp shadow and dash master are almost always in my build.

[@Pr1est0fDoom]

@DJfunkyPig 526 Awesome, the extra Dash length is helpful much more often than it is a hindrance. I love taking Sharp Shadow to the Path of Pain, for example.

[@terrahatvol7960]

I used sharp shadow a lot at the beginning when fighting bosses because I was really bad at combat, but I'd have to unequip it because getting to Traitor Lord with it on was proving significantly difficult.

[@oreomint8255]

Bro same. Right now I’m using a build that uses SS, Soul twister, soul eater, quick slash, and dash master. For bosses that are relatively stationary, they will be gone within 15-30 seconds it’s pretty crazy. And the combos you can do are also pretty ridiculous. For example one that I like to do a lot is I hit the boss twice, dash, then descending dark, another two swings and then finally dashing again. Easiest combo to do is simply dash then shade soul. If you want I can make a list of combos herw

[@morphalta2074]

i luurrrve being a fucking guillotine

[@penguinflames707]

@@terrahatvol7960 I was able to make it to traitor lord with sharp shadow. I just used monarch wings for the platforming. If you don’t have it and don’t know where it is, a boss guards it deep beneath city of tears

[@yalkn2073]

The only reason I haven't ever used sprint master is, I know how addictive speed boosts can be.

[@retro2621]

You can't say no to a fucking speed boost man, its just so fucking helpful. but i understand your reasoning, as it is very much addicting

[@Trebinhas]

Been there, done that. Am addicted.

[@sachizumi2177]

This is true

[@derekgardner1861]

It never comes off. I mean it literally allows you to get out of danger faster and to get to the bosses quicker, what's not to love?

[@Cyceryx]

@@derekgardner1861 the thing not to love is that dashmaster is better, even when you take the extra notch into account

[@ChaosNoodle]

"Baldur shell more like a shield instead of a healing insurance" so basically dreamshield but actually useful.

[@pitori.]

Yeah but dream shield do damage and doesn’t broke (plus it’s passive even if it only blocks few of the damage it helped me for grimm n shit)

[@mue9255]

atleast dreamsheild is fun smh

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Dreamshield is pretty good honestly. I love to use it in the colosseum in combination with dreamwielder(which, most of the time, I want to use anyway). It's also completely broken against sisters of battles since it destroys their projectiles-that's how I beat them on radiant difficulty in like 5 attempts.

[@HeavyShores]

Dreamshield breaks projectiles. The only ones, to my knowledge, that it can’t break is Traitor Lord’s, all the dream warriors’, and maybe Radiance’s.

[@mecrowave4270]

Yeah even carefree melody is more consistant than dreamshield.

[@Windette]

THANK YOU!! You have successfully encapsulated my exact feelings on Spell Twister! *MATH IS MATH!*

[@laxmidhardash7186]

Hell yeah

[@potsandpineapples3319]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS WINDETTE I LOVE GETTING BULLIED BY YOU

[@EnxivityM]

@@potsandpineapples3319 ... Sus

[@doo_lissdu_lighost6133]

Here's a tip for making Shape of Unn effective: Use it with Quicik Focus. Quick Focus will double Unn's speed, making at possible to dodge a lot more attacks.

[@varietyplays3033]

Five notches for fast slug? It’s nice but idk

[@doo_lissdu_lighost6133]

@@varietyplays3033 You also have the quicker healing time and the small hitbox, meaning you can slip under attacks and counter with full health much easier.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

It can work pretty well with deep focus too. That's what I used to use against NKG back when I was bad at the boss.

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

@@varietyplays3033 It's how I beat PureV for the first time lol. I just got those 2 charms and slither away anytime it does the triple slash for 3 free heals.

[@blakksheep736]

Oh, so _that's_ why it was so fast.

[@Falcon-doing-doodles]

Grubsong is also good when combined with weaversong, since every hit from a weaverling gives you soul to use, and with the price of only 3 notches, a little extra damage and extra soul is a fair trade in my book

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

That duo is honestly better than soul eater in some cases, for one less notch.

[@l.n.3372]

And honestly, pet builds are really fun just for the lulz. It makes it easy to go full pet build (Grimm child, weaver song, glowing womb, grub song, and sprint master). And that's such a cheap build, that you even save notches too, so you can throw in an extra charm or two for anything else that you want.

[@RushWheeler]

Weaversong WOULD be good if it didn't need both Sprintmaster AND Grubsong just to be an actually useful charm.

[@timothywalker4621]

​@@l.n.3372 I use dream shield in pet builds because yes

[@bretthart1352]

@@RushWheeler it often is fine without sprintmaster depending on area an enemy/boss. It is never good enough without grub song though. Grub song is great by itself though whole sprint master makes you wish you had dash master which forces sharp shadow to maximize.

[@luluxoria]

love using spell twister in boss fights, being able to blast 4 abyss shrieks in a row can be a huge advantage

[@tiagopaz7072]

Ah yes, I too am part of the "scream until they die" gang

[@omegalynx1750]

Nailmaster's Glory is actually insane. With just a single charm notch, it can basically replace other nail charms. Nail Arts have more range than a nail with Mark of Pride and they don't knock you back. Nail Arts are also very flexible and have a surprisingly large hitbox. You can hit enemies above you with Great Slash, which trivializes flying enemies while Dash Slash can be used to poke enemies from a great distance. Cyclone Slash is useful to deal damage while still maintaining some degree of mobility to step out of some attacks. My preferred build is a high mobility Nail Arts focused build with Nailmaster's Glory, Dashmaster, Sprintmaster, and Sharp Shadow. Being able to immediately dash again after dashing through a charging enemy with Sharp Shadow allows you to retaliate with a Dash Slash in relative safety. The movement speed boost you get from Dashmaster and Sprintmaster helps you position yourself out of danger to save Sharp Shadow to deal damage. This is an incredibly fun and flexible build that only cost 6 notches, giving you 5 notches to use as you see fit. I usually throw in Quick Focus/Shaman Stone and Spell Twister for an extremely potent burst build capable of staggering some bosses quickly.

[@warriordinag3921]

I reciprocate this, nailmaster’s is probably the best charm in the game. Allowing you to use cyclone basically whenever you want already puts it at quick slash strength level of continued dps, but great slash/dash slash also makes it great against bosses with few attack opportunities, so it gets the best of both worlds. It’s also the best charm to pair with spells and minions so it tends to be great at speedrunning or toughing out a prolonged fight. You can literally equip it with shaman stone, flukenest, spell twister and soul catcher at once and go full destruction mode on EVERYTHING. Although I never used it like that; I always prefer sharp shadow and minions/dreamshield with it. It even works well with heavy blow to make radiant markoth easier.

[@yoshyosh5429]

I don’t know what is more respectable: the fact that you understand the true power of Nailmaster’s glory but you wrote a whole essay on it.

[@Cringemoment4045]

If I were to use this build, I would use unb heart/strength.

[@HollowSoulBro]

Finally someone who recognises my baby sharp shadow as a good charm

[@mrspiffy8587]

I've always found sharp shadow useful, especially for bosses like traitor lord

[@bungbananaman]

Sharp Shadow is the MVP for Pure Vessel

[@tjs7639]

I’ve always loved sharp shadow, mainly because it lets you dash through wider enemies more easily, like the Nailmasters and Failed Champion

[@darkyblizzard8783]

Its come to a point i'm too comfortable with sharp shadow that normal dash feels awkward

[@ceiliannbaldwin5592]

@@bungbananaman I definitely agree. Too bad I still cant beat him though

[@toastedbred2961]

"so what if it makes platforming akward, you're bad anyways!" i friggin died man

[@swervinghawk6718]

But is he wrong is the question we are all asking

[@meissmart6678]

I find Sprintmaster heavily useful in fights like Pure Vessel and Absrad. The former teleports a bunch, so Steady Body makes it easier to keep up with them; the latter has attacks like the orbs and radial beams from which Sprintmaster gives more leeway for running away.

[@Michael_Eoin]

The most underrated charm is clearly the Hornet DLC, nobody ever even got it.

[@turtlewithatophat5741]

Name checks out

[@basilzoubi1290]

It's underrated because it's never been rated

[@crepe8912]

FINALLY someone who APPRECIATES STEADY BODY

[@marcellofp7465]

Madame Rhapsody’s most seen video is showing that steady body is good

[@Schizo_the_phrenic]

Nice UA pfp

[@pidgey1758]

IKR

[@ebgurif]

More and more people now

[@xchomphk.9788]

i think basically all top players think sbody is a really good charm but it is great to see a more known youtuber making a video about it

[@handsomelancer7665]

I always liked sharp shadow but this montage made me like it even more

[@osobatalentu6944]

15:07 i think it do the heavy liting by itself, I was using it for panthons, coloseum trail and bosses, it helps me a lot

[@kitsundere7696]

i always loved sharp shadow. it's a must have for my every playthrough

[@panickal]

*HE'S POSITIVE!*

[@panickal]

THIS VIDEO IS GONNA BE POSITIVE AS FUUUUUCK

[@basicallytoxic]

Grubsong is actually a REALLY good charm for platforming if deep focus is equipped as well. When you get hit 2 times, you get enough soul to heal once, BUT deep focus heals you two masks, so you can always stay at full health. So yeah, i recommend grubsong + deep focus.

[@publiclydeceased7630]

You actually end up covering a minuscule amount, I think two grubsong hits give you 30 soul and it costs 33 to heal. But before I found hiveblood grubsong and deep focus carried me through the white palace

[@osobatalentu6944]

Grubsong for 1 hit gives 15 soul, but heal cost 33. So if you don't have grubberfly elegy, thats bust grubsong to 25 i think this won't work

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@publiclydeceased7630 Hiveblood requires a 15 seconds wait. The slight loss of soul is more than worth it if you can avoid that.

[@publiclydeceased7630]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 agreed, lifeblood takes way to long. I uneqipped my second time through (died to those blasted watcher knights)

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@publiclydeceased7630 I'm still stuck on the watcher knights lol, any tips?

[@heatherpilarsky7418]

Sprintmaster also makes your weavers collect a little bit more soul when you have it paired with Grubsong. Granted, it's a 4 notch commitment. But it's a nice little boost. It also makes sharp shadow hit a little harder.

[@photonic083]

One thing to note: Carefree melody can also save lifeblood masks. So if you have carefree, the number of hits you can expect to take without healing to be approximately (max hp + lifeblood masks )x 1.224. The fact that it can save lifeblood is handy on pantheons, especially p5 where you can have up to 5 lifeblood masks each. That brings the number of hits from 14(9 masks+5lifeblood) to just over 17.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Sadly, on my main save file, I only have grimmchild:(

[@photonic083]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 you can install mods to swap careful melody for grimmchild

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@photonic083 I tried the modinstaller recently, but it didn't work. I tried everything by myself, then searched on the steam forum, then on reddit, then I asked for help on discord, it didn't matter, it wouldn't work:(

[@javiermaldonado7120]

I think the fact that balders she’ll and carefree melody were both necessary to beat any radiance hitless shoes just how good they are. Also I think grubberflys elegy is really good for some radiant bosses, especially pure vessel

[@real23lions]

Steady body Grubsong 3:58 Shape of Unn 5:59 Dashmaster 8:10 5 sharp shadow 10:00 Baldur shell 10:55 Spelltwister 12:10 8 carefree melody 13:56 15:56 17:15

[@hakimdhaou]

I'm currently getting terrorized by the "Pantheon of the Knight". Any Tipps how I can beat it? Charms, Technics or something? Edit: Thanks for the Comments, the are very helpful for me.🤗 I'll try to beat the Pantheon again today. Wish me Luck!😆

[@cardnal44]

Kill the bosses

[@ygrc_]

put quickslash on. Seriously. Best charm in the game. also ubreakeable strength if you have it

[@Kadaspala]

The best way to do the pantheons is to practice bosses you struggle against in the Hall of Gods on Ascended/Radiant until you can consistently beat them on Ascended and feel Radiant is at least within your reach (ie: you know and can fairly consistently dodge their whole moveset.)

[@hakimdhaou]

@@Kadaspala it's mainly Pure Vessel I'm struggling against. The main Problem is me running out of Soul or running in his Attacks like an Idiot. I'm using a Spell-Build with 'Kingsoul'. It helps with my "Spell-Spam"-Strategy. It helped me beating Pure Vessel in the Hall of Gods.

[@joaopedrorossi3018]

Build: strengh, Quick slash, pride and Sharp shadow Enraged Guardian: Just beat him and Sharp shadow when he shoots laser Kin: be carefull, abuse Double hits from shade soul and make sure to kill all the infected ghosts in the battle No eyes: stay on the middle of the arena and only atack when she teleports near you Traitor lord: atack and when he lungees at you Just shadow dash with Sharp shadow on it. When he does the Shockwave, distance yourself a bit and dash throug Watcher Knights: same strat from lord, but with nails intead of claws Champ: jump over the sockwaves and atack as much as you Can when he goes down. Dream nail him and keep atacking It in the butt so he doens't get up until you're done healing Tyrant: easy enough to predict, only heal after the 6 energy ball atack VS: when he lungees at you, dash throug and hit him in the back, when he throw the swords, dash with shade cloak and hit him 3 times. For the Spike atack, Just stay still in the safezone. For the Focus atack, Ddark It and kept atacking him. The void tendril one Just Double jump over

[@orionyaboi1167]

Man, Carefree Melody is the only reason I managed to beat Failed Champ. That charm saved me damn near a full 11 masks when I fought the boss

[@antonioterracciano8083]

Sharp Shadow + Dash Master + Sprint Master was one of my favorite combos. I even defeated some bosses just by dashing into them and it was so much fun tbh

[@IhateU43]

Idk how Spell Twister and Nailmaster's Glory are underrated but maybe I'm just too deep in the community and have listened to and sung their praises enough to understand their OPnes

[@timelessAnticipation]

Sharp Shadow will always be one of my favorites

[@Xenotale]

Honestly I can't live without Steady Body, so I'm glad that Rusty finally covered it

[@bakedbeandecree2921]

I think it'd be neat to have a charm that when attacking, a smaller, less powerful slash executes behind the knight.

[@ishthewall1915]

Ive honestly just used the same charm layout since my 3rd playthrough, so I mostly watch this kind of video to see what other charms can do in the right hands knowing damn well I won’t change

[@dragonmaster1500]

I love Sharp Shadow. I remember the first time I put it on after I got it and I've never taken it off since then. It's just, such a good charm. It doesn't even really muck with platforming segments that much, I can think of exactly one place, right before Traitor Lord, but that's it. It, Soul Catcher and Shaman Stone are probably the charms that I get the most use out of.

[@cloud-fc1235]

grubsong is soooo underrated ...like u can literally go with that hive charm and grubsong and be unkillable in situations such as the white palace because it has actually helped me a lot there

[@swarple]

SHARP SHADOW BAYBEEEE I always have it on me (except in fog canyon....) Also I find it weird that some people look down on charms because they provide some cheap protection. I’ll take cheap protection, lol. Grubsong is part of my usual charm set, despite the fact that I can dodge attacks in a lot of fights, including NKG, whom I enjoy fighting for fun. When I do get hit, I get some soul! I won’t say no to that. It’s just part of my playstyle, I usually don’t like tanking bosses. I like playing it safe and being on as close to full health as possible at all times. (Silksong is gonna make me so anxious with its healing mechanics e_e) Weird that some people look down on that. Sounds kind of elitist.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Grubsong is still my favorite charm, even after all the time recently that I spent on radiant bosses lol. Fuck radiant absrad btw.

[@pixywings]

Combining Grubsong with weaversong makes it so you never run out of soul. Every time a weaver hits an enemy it gives you a little bit of soul.

[@TheGrinningGamer]

Yo, dude! Happy to see another helpful charm vid! Say, if you need an idea for content, I think it'd be cool to have an explanation of what charms are useless and what charms are better when doing Radiant fights. Just a thought. X)

[@BlackPhoenix13]

Been using sharp shadow forever glad to see it’s been recognized (I don’t use it in the base game I use it in the pantheon) It makes bosses easier than pie, for example, Malik, both Crystal guardens, both false knights, traitor lord, and a couple more become not even a thought

[@101damnations7]

“I’ve been getting really intimately involved with Hollow Knight lately..” *looks at Rusty’s channel* Wow really? I hadn’t noticed

[@ThatBeePerson]

Honestly it's nice to see more and more people recognizing carefree is actually really good, considering I was at one point literally screamed at for even *considering* using it over grimmchild. good times

[@l.n.3372]

Tbh, as someone who likes Grimm child for the pet builds, that alone is likely why I'll never get carefree melody. Neither charm is great but there's an opportunity cost to picking one over the other.

[@barbecuesos6242]

I've been using sharp shadow ever since I found the charm on my first game. That's never changed. It's my absolute favorite charm and it's good to see someone else appreciates how fun and useful it can be.

[@themrrental2509]

I found a lot of use from charms most people didn't look at when I was doing pantheons on my first playthrough specifically because my gave myself a rule to not use Quick Slash, Unbreakable Strength, Longnail and Mark of Pride because they were to strong and mindless. The build that I use for basically everything now is: Steady Body Dashmaster Sprintmaster Sharp Shadow Nailmaster's Glory Dream Wielder Dreamshield

[@VonKrauzer]

Well, choosing between Carefree melody and Grimmchild you quickly realise, that there's actually no choice. You choose CM every damn time because it's just that good. It's an insurance from mistake. Not once or twice it saved my butt in pantheons when I was playing like crap and just when I thought that I was done, it took me out of the jaws of defeat, giving me much needed chance. And if boss does double damage, CM usefulness doubles just as well. I don't really wear it for regular travel across the map, but for pantheons it's the first charm that gets equiped.

[@beaksters]

As someone who started the game and used pretty much only one charms and used steady charm constantly, it’s amazing and I legitimately can’t play without it now, same for Grubsong, and Longnail. Trust me Longnail + Steady Body has made me and Ariel threat and Grub Song is just OP because comboing it with firing spirits by purposely getting hit can end a boss fight quickly. Once I got used to the map I removed Compass and Thorns of Agony and added Soul Twister.

[@tjeffersonb]

Steady Body is the king of op charms that are criminally underrated

[@grubygrzib6308]

If this comment was made 4 months ago, I would agree, but currently, after everyone made video on this, steady body isn't underrated at all

[@zeed8102]

Dreamshield. Need I say more?

[@tjeffersonb]

@@zeed8102 haha, fair enough. Never tried it myself tho. 3 notches I could be using on quickslash or strength

[@GreenFogg]

Oh cool! I thought u were done with these videos till silksong comes out. Love these videos

[@flowrhynrin4502]

I'm not that good at boss fights i always end up dashing face first into the enemy. I turned my weakness into my main strategy with sharp shadow. So my play style revolves around smashing the enemies with my face, its more effective than i first expected it to be.

[@bloob8173]

Just realized that elegy and grubsong are perfect opposites rewarded by the same guy. One activates when hit, the other when no hits are taken. Grubsong is useful in all fights, elegy is useful in radiant ones (specifically markoth)

[@prezireplayz8229]

I think carefree melody is underrated if you think of it more of it as insurance then u see its potential since it's one of my charms put on a must for steel soul mode

[@Ferry1411]

I started playing Hollow Knight 3 days ago for the first time and the 2 first charms you mentioned are actually staples for me already, funny to think they are not very much utilised by others! Nice video btw😆

[@cardnal44]

I always use sharp shadow during pantheons and fighting bosses, makes hive knight more fun to play against, gives a safe option for attacking and allows you to go through slighty bigger bossed because of the dash length. I wouldn't recommend it for plat forming though, the platforming was not made for sharp shadow's dash length and can lead to unnecessary damage

[@luckyloomagu]

Nailmaster's Glory was my STAR during my hollow knight playthrough even through most of the pantheons so I was always SO shocked whenever people would call it or the nail arts trash or just completely forget about them. I think it's primarily because when you get it and when you get the nail arts, you're already STEEPED in spell builds and soul and quick slash so you see this extra form of burst and you go "I could do that, or shoot 3 spells off instantly." But I really loved the 'attack between attacks' playstyle that the charm provided and it felt SO satisfying to hit bosses like NKGrimm and Zote while they weren't even in any of their 'official' openings

[@mattiismouse1086]

Using carefree melody while doing the mask binding was helpful

[@n8n565]

This was incredibly informative and entertaining!

[@jorenaldo]

Sharp shadow is similar to shape of unn in the way that you can use it in so many subtle ways in boss fights, like you don't even need to pogo some of them anymore, just dash through and you'll have more time left than normal to cast another spell or even heal

[@catmasterrr5697]

I'm not sure how much of these videos rusty will make, I dont even remember how much videos like this

[@rainthesomber]

I'm on my first playthrough right now and I found and really like steady body, I took it off briefly for the compass charm to make navigating the mushroom area a little easier and immediately missed having it when I fell off a ledge from the backwards momentum.

[@chriscontentyt3360]

I have not really thought about or played HK in along time I really loved this vid now I might about going back to the game

[@johnclemens5066]

i actually used sprint master and grub song with my weaverlings to get soul and escape quickly while sniping the enemies with spells with the help of spell twister

[@aspenisthebest]

Yessss grubsong is my fav two. I like that one with the spider pals. They kill stuff so quickly that it’s insane. I would have lost so many fights without them

[@LilyBlue53]

I think what people really sleep on with Nailmaster's Glory and in general with the nail arts is how much soul you can rack up with Mato's spinny cyclone slash. It hits way faster than the regular nail and in certain situations can be a great tool (I remember really feeling this when I first noticed it on how effective it is for oblobbles)

[@pixywings]

Sharp Shadow is one of my favorite charms! I use it all the time! I have used nailmaster's Glory, but I don't use nail arts very much. Most of the time I forget about them. Heh heh...😅

[@otherworldly273]

i actually never went through the phase of getting used to the lack of knockback from steady body, considering the fact the description intrigued me and it was one of the first charms i had ever used. now it's weird not having it on, the knockback confuses me so much lol also sharp shadow is one of my absolute favorites the damage is so convenient especially during the traitor lord fight

[@tristansylvester1079]

Sprint master, Sharp shadow and dash master are all great for bosses actually, at least I thought so. With both it became so easy to dodge attack, heal if needed, position yourself, and continually dealing damage

[@bedazzle8864]

Thanks rusty this will really help

[@RadishTheSpringChild]

For Hollow Knight being my first metroidvania game I appreciate a charm like Grubsong. I am very much a skiddish player who gets hit more times than I'd like to admit and it's nice to get something that can heal me or help me get off a spell because of my clumsiness. I also like having the Weaversong charm on a lot and having those two paired together has definitely gotten me the heals I needed. I can understand why it's preferred as training wheels as opposed to other charms, but sometimes players who aren't going to be as good as other players can appreciate keeping those training wheels on. ^^ But it is nice to see you broadening your opinion and seeing what the charms can offer, even if you're not the biggest fan of them or don't think they are as good as others. As well as whenever I watch you you are always there to give me a good laugh so that's always a bonus! Another amazing list video, even we don't always agree on charms haha

[@lizcox5781]

Probably a very underrated charm combo is (shape of uun*quick focus*deep focus) and it's very usefull if you just dont want do die to easy It also uses 9 charm notches so if you are willing to give up attack charms i recomend it Its very usefull against enemys or bosses that do 2 mask dmg

[@itsvioneko]

I’m surprised there was never a charm that decreases shade cloak cooldown. I mean it seems a little op but I feel it could be very useful

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

Sharp Shadow carried me through the one time I have ever beat NKG and for that it’s mvp

[@EdranNight]

my first NKG clear was such a nightmare, and funnily enough it felt like the tipping point was when I deliberately changed my controller bindings to make using nail master easy

[@TheAdvertisement]

Ngl I never realized how beneficial steady body was until I started seeing pro charm builds. It's such a cool hidden gem!

[@bishopskul3534]

I found a cool thing with dash master and dash slash where if you use it it moves you slightly forward which may be useful

[@nathanjensen7825]

I actually make pretty regular use of both sprint master and grub song because I'm also almost always using weaver song. Basically means I get free soul while at range which is surprisingly helpful on a spell build

[@XinGraves13]

That bit with the Sharp Shadow just earned you a like, sir.

[@Cyceryx]

8:08 I honestly loved dashmaster when I got it, I always use it when in the overworld

[@_wolfe1971]

Rusty voice is very soothing when he isn’t wishing death on everything

[@brandonlove9012]

ya i love watching this vid just because of that

[@keijos2255]

The first time I played this game I found brooding mawlek by accident, and I have to say that baldur shell really carried the fight. When you dont have shadow dash or desolate dive its the only thing that can avoid the damage from its charged attack, either that or being lucky af

[@sarvukruv2137]

As someone who actively uses steady body and nailmaster’s glory, I appreciate the analyses you gave them. Entirely removing that backwards momentum is actually a lot more helpful than some may think.

[@GaymerGirl-]

sharp shadow and dashmaster are some of my favorite charms when put together

[@antipsi5]

The Sharp Shadow section was very Big Bill Hell's and I loved it.

[@nonbinary_inkling]

that sharp shadow ad is so good tho best ads of hollow knight

[@charlesmartin6992]

Another charm list video...I love it!!!

[@lysanderxx1664]

The Sharp Shadow bit makes me think you'd be an amazing monster truck rallet announcer.

[@ritter3723]

grubsong and quick focus is what got me through pretty much hornet sentinel and every boss after her

[@bigpotato3355]

Holy moly you remind me so much of lazypurple... Excellent video!

[@Ucceah]

i've used several underrated charms in my favorite build. a passive-agressively weaponized fart joke. defender's crest, spore shroom, and shape of unn, augmented with deep focus, grobsong and stalwart shell. with stalwart shell, the i-frames after a hit (1.75s) last longer than it takes to heal 2 masks and gas almost the whole screen (1.47s). with good timing, you're almost untouchable, and two blasts plus a bitchslap are enough to bring down a great sentri.

[@theivoryguy2476]

that sharp shadow commercial is the greatest thing ever and it makes me feel validated as a sharp shadow user.

[@lilyfm7152]

Hey Rusty, were you aware of Dashmaster's use in combat? It allows you to dash downwards in place and benefit from shade cloak, effectively letting you through attacks without having to reposition. If you get accustomed to it it's a really powerful option and I was surprised to see you didn't mention it. Definitely worth giving it a try!

[@arkalt4066]

Rusty have you played Omori? it’s great

[@Mothlover69]

It’s shit

[@Sedwards3795]

It sucks ass lmao

[@festry_]

i nearly 100%'d it and i can confirm omori sucks

[@samuel-rw3xt]

Sharp shadow and nail master glory are my favorites charms , it is so good to dash trough enemy's and give a lot of damage

[@l0sts0ul72]

I play quite a few games with similar battle systems to Hollow Knight, and they don't have self-knockback damage, so when I got Steady Body, I adjusted to it really fast

[@liveandletdie138]

Just started a couple days ago and maaan the first two charms listed are the ones I just equipped. I needed steady body because constantly falling off legdes pissed me off to no end. I only really saw the usefulness of grubsong today (steady body is the first charm I bought) when trying to fight no eyes made me do a full emotional cycle of calm rage then back to calm. After dying for like the 20th time and calming tf down I decided to take a different approach (at the time I had steady body and the Baldur shell as charms, I used Baldur shell for Brooding Mawlek). Got rid of the Baldur shell cause I found the spot where I could heal safely and put on Grubsong and thorn (the one that damages enemies after taking damage), my thought process being if I was gonna keep taking so much damage from ghost I might as well benefit from it. after about three tries with those charms I finally got it done but barely because I died while delivering the final blow. Thank fuck the game didn't screw me and make me do it over again, came back to the stone monument panicking and was relieved to see that the dialogue options were different.

[@DNAHCKR-eo9nd]

Finally someone who values sharp shadow... You just got a sub!

[@tapioca2200]

8:06 On my first playthrough, I swear, dashmaster was an *ESSENTIAL*

[@tnt5320]

I recommend sharp shadow for nightmare king grim because there attacks where you basically just shadow dash through and he's off and you can't hit him anymore (mainly the one he rushes at you then splits a bunch of fire) and In general of you have to dash through any of his attacks try it the damage adds up a lot on a boss like NKG

[@Im_aMUSEd]

Grubsong also has synergy with weaverlings and will give soul every time your spideys damage an enemy, providing some interesting cheese strats

[@thiagobrunomartinspereira9638]

Sprintmaster is a must for me too, lol! I noticed I can evade lots of bosses' attacks without needing to sacrifice my dark shadow. Also, I was a huge fan of the combo Grubsong + soul catcher for sustainability until I discovered that for bosses quickslash had the same effect and got me a huge increase in damage, so I changed it. I just can't make my peace with dash master