The HIGHEST Damage Possible in Hollow Knight

Exactly HOW MUCH damage can we deal in Hollow Knight?... Let's find out!
Big thanks to Rainie for letting me use footage of their record, they're an amazing Hollow Knight player!! Also thank you to Monstahler for helping me theorize and junk. It was a big help :)
Rainie's run: • [Hollow Knight] (FWR) ...
The TAS: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1YF4...
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[@jeanyeap4229]

Minor correction: the damage bonus provided by fury of the fallen is 1.75 of the original nail damage. Great video, very interesting!

[@averagetectonicplateenjoyer]

really i always thought it was 50% same as strength

[@jeanyeap4229]

@@averagetectonicplateenjoyer hollow knight wiki says 1.75

[@averagetectonicplateenjoyer]

@@jeanyeap4229 i know i just checked

[@BadChess56]

Yup i noticed that too

[@remcobunschoten735]

Huh thats knew knowledge, thx for telling

[@zagoober2000]

Fun fact: there was a bug in 1.0 where you can over charm and do a goofy thing to close menu while taking off the charm causes it to stay equipped without actually over charming and you can do it over and over again, which means in 1.0 you could equip literally every single charm

[@plaguemandudeguypersonthin8878]

👍

[@PatrichStar]

How do I go back to 1.0

[@plaguemandudeguypersonthin8878]

@@PatrichStar I think with PC you're able to go back patches (aka 1.0)

[@arcticsnow6524]

You can still do it, you just need to open the menu right as you die to the pit in P-1. It's just a slight bit harder to do now.

[@Zatarra69]

There were a lot of bugs in 1.0 Still are

[@BlueSR]

Or just play faster lol skill issue smh

[@MyPetCactus]

So true 😔

[@Laracras]

Hi Blue

[@211aonscratch4]

Someone's definitely pointed this out, but human players don't use mask binding anymore since it caps HP at 4, not 5. It's easier to use a 5 mask file.

[@rainie923]

It's interesting. I wouldn't think Glowing Gomb is that strong but I changed my mind after watching this. Cool choice! And thank you so much for the shoutout!!

[@thepizzaguy8477]

Glowing Gomb

[@eunaosei4187]

Glowing Gomb

[@peeeeeeeeeeaf]

Glowing Gomb

[@blacklight6090]

Glowing Gomb

[@eggshibe3149]

Glowing Gorb

[@DarthPaper5]

the only major issue with ur math is that flukes are only used for their ability to multi-hit. due to the game being broken, when an enemy moves into a fluke, the hitbox of the fluke persists allowing it to git multiple times. this is part of the reason the TAS is so much because it can manipulate how many multi hits it gets, so you could have underestimated the buff from shaman stone by a significant amount. great video nonetheless, keep it up

[@beamtrigger]

Nice video! Comparing humans to TAS really shows how good humans have become over the years.

[@friksion_6118]

So glad I finished p5 only a few weeks ago! Glad to be part of the 4.2% of players!

[@Sapeidra]

Actually insane how many there are. Speaks for the determination of the playerbase.

[@flyintiger7659]

I beat it when only 2.4 or 2.9% achieved the pantheon back in 2021, it was one of the best feelings I had ever for a game

[@huecogrinding4804]

That's crazy the longer a game is out the more copies are out so the percentage should get small but instead more people got gud

[@themustardman219]

@@huecogrinding4804the longer the game is out, the more time older players have to retry challenges

[@koalafiedgaming4738]

There actually is a glitch in the base game that allows you to equip as many charms as you want

[@Sardine_Slayer]

Yeah it’s not NMG for pantheon speedruns,

[@finngardiner5358]

Also I don't think that glitch exists on any patch with godhome

[@koalafiedgaming4738]

@@finngardiner5358 actually it requires at least one pantheon open, and I’ve done it on current patch, on console

[@finngardiner5358]

@@koalafiedgaming4738 oh must be a newer one i don't know about

[@Lady_of_the_Land]

How do you set it up

[@herxantpl6183]

the soul tyrant in the intro was so cursed. awesome vid nonetheless

[@winkil1]

Loved the video, great insight and a fun watch. I LOOOVE the thumbnail! xD

[@lebazardesjeux2051]

I dont understand why you have less than 3k subscriber?? Your video are so good like i love it i dont get it HOWWWW only 3k you deserve so much more!!

[@blackprism5381]

My pet cactus Hope you achieve everything you desire. Don’t let anyone malice hold you back no matter what you’re amazing. Have a nice day. Stay safe and enjoy life.

[@aelux4179]

Bro the music at the start made me so nostalgic I got my old GameCube back out. I loved XD

[@MyPetCactus]

Hell yeah!

[@askandpushpaltiwary8537]

dude thsis looks so clean and professional, how do you have so few views? hope to see you grow!

[@shadowreaperbg7759]

fury gives 75% damage not double

[@JapesJasper]

2:11 Can we get much higher? (so high) (so high)

[@genio2509]

Great video. And I'd love a TAS with it. Just one thing you didn't account for on the damage values is multihitting. Base flukes does 60, but with it that number can skyrocket.

[@sakhir2004]

Beating Pantheon 5 truly feels like a once in a lifetime achievement

[@C_Flame]

You can equip unlimited charms without overcharming in 1.0.0-1.0.2 which you can play by using a hard copy of the game on switch and now downloading the updates.

[@Sessa.]

Cool video! ^^

[@FelipeMachado-pj6iv]

also the biggest possible number that a boss can deal of damage is 8 masks, if get Overcharmed, go to the Nightmare King Grimm (or radiance) boss fight in ascended difficulty you'd take 8 masks of damage, the biggest theoretical damage is if you go to the radiant Nightmare King Grimm boss fight overcharmed you would take either 32 damage or a absurd number, depending either if the bosses on radiant deal 9 masks or, like, one billion masks

[@Blue14113]

Nice shot of Pale Prince Ghost in the thumbnail.

[@ceejayred]

I felt weirdly happy when you compliment my hypothetical question and patted me on my hypothetical head.

[@markpros]

Every single song used in the backtrack of the video were 10/10s for me

[@YEEEEHAAAA]

thumbnail exactly how the knight felt when fighting worthless hornet

[@Xelaria]

I haven’t played or watched terraria yet. But I feel like the music is form it.

[@MyPetCactus]

Haha, not this time! They do kinda sound like it though

[@smokeyyt8802]

no there actually called ""speedlosers"" fun fact: the average speedloser hasn't touched grass in 4 years and 3 months. real stat.

[@SpouTSmemS]

Hollow knight video with pokemon music => peak content !

[@manglerrator9114]

Nice video! It would be best if you can give put a link of the creater of the TAS in the description.

[@dylanh1775]

Great video!

[@Jnnewsman]

What almost 5 years without Silksong does to a HK fan:

[@zepht]

yoooo real cool video!!

[@marinadavies1917]

im not certain but im pretty sure (because i was messing around with and researching it while crying and banging my head against the wall that is p5) but grubberfly’s elegy does not actually allow one to double hit bosses and it makes me sad and lonely

[@Vessica]

It does, however the bosses hitboxes have to be completely unreasonably large (say, great moss clump for example) and sometimes even then you won't get a double hit.

[@Teaspoon621]

4:26 Ain’t no way bro said shape of unn, quick focus & *DREAM WIELDER* aren’t useful in fights

[@MyPetCactus]

Didn’t say that, they have their place in builds but they certainly aren’t good for pantheon speed runs

[@Teaspoon621]

@@MyPetCactus Alr i guess that makes sense

[@Teaspoon621]

@@MyPetCactus But wasn’t one of the speedrunners in the video using dream wielder? That dreamnail speed seemed really fast, but I haven’t played in a while so idk

[@AlexH518]

ime one of those 4%!.....kill me that was so fucking difficult

[@demo3650]

AbsRad: Why do I hear boss music?

[@Idba1]

The highest dmg actually just flukenest + shaman stone, with proper set up it can deal whopping 300 dmg per cast

[@reglewd]

my only problem with Glowing Garbage is the cost efficiency (? idk if thats the right term). youre giving up some slots which you spent on Glowing Garbage which you couldve spent on something potentially more viable - the only way i would agree that Glowing Garbage could be "optimal" in any way is if i was shown a proper demonstration on how every single charm combination (besides the evident bad ones) impacts DPS during a run of P5 and how Glowing Garbage combinations compare to the rest. too lazy to do that tbh but i think it would be very interesting if someone did

[@FloatingVoid]

Finished p5 some days ago! Really happy and proud of myself. Question: What should I do in hollow knight now while waiting for silksong??? I have all achievements besides steel soul 100% but working on that right now 😅

[@MyPetCactus]

Might I recommend doing some randomizers? Really easy to set up, just download Scarab mod downloader and it's straight sailing from there. Very interesting way to play the game if you feel like you've had enough of the base content

[@FloatingVoid]

​@@MyPetCactus Yeah I know about randomizers, I have watched people play them and they look really fun. But I'm really, really sad, because I wanted to download mods and the figured out that mods don't work on consoles (playing on xbox). I hope some day maybe for this christmas I get a computer, which is powerful enough to play hollow knight. But until then, mods aren't really an option. Thanks for responding and I really hope I didn't wasted your time. I really like your videos btw :)

[@MyPetCactus]

haha no issue! glad you enjoy :)@@FloatingVoid

[@user-tb4vk1sc1l]

i defeated p5 and even almost fully completed every pantheon bindings and bosses on radiant cuz silksong is almost done and i want to FULLY complete the game (by the way my build is: Mark of Pride, unbrokable strength, unbrokable health,(grubberfly elegy if radiant) and Quick slash.

[@theok7423]

4:58 I think you meant doubles not triples? It goes from 11 soul to 19 soul

[@Avitarzims]

doesn't glowing woomb interupt stagers when you're trying to dream nail tho?

[@larrythecarry1441]

nice vid!

[@lopeztheheavy1569]

7:45 comes up with a theory but doesn't do the work to prove its viability...

[@ghostsoffishandcrows7341]

Next video irl damage ceiling plz

[@MyPetCactus]

Boring video, I’d just one shot everyone 😤

[@keph9070]

I took soo long to beat P5 and now i know that someone, with alot of time, beat the P5 in less than 20 minutes... I didn't even know that was possible lol

[@Foxyrobo]

Wait did the TAS and the human runner not already have shaman stone equipped? Or has the meta just changed a bunch since I last watched a pantheon speedrun?

[@MyPetCactus]

Correct, when fluke strats were discovered runners started swapping shamanstone out. Charm is just that busted xD

[@Foxyrobo]

@@MyPetCactus it must be really busted considering it's better than the best charm

[@iambatman3091]

@@Foxyrobo it's extremely busted, it should actually be pretty mid dealing only 80 damage with shaman stone but because hollow knight is really janky the hitbox for the flukes stays for like one second more than it should i'm not kidding i've seen it deal over 500 damage in one cast against galien

[@PorkShark]

You can equip ALL charms without mods, you backdate to Hollow Knight 1.0.

[@kam8754]

the damage was so high it turned hornet italic

[@LordTeronal]

But wouldn't you miss out on both quick slash and Strengh in order to get soul eater and shaman stone? or did I get smth. wrong?

[@MyPetCactus]

The point of the thought experiment is that we would be able to add the extra three charms for free, as in they wouldn’t cost any notches. Basically just adding onto the build we already use

[@LordTeronal]

@@MyPetCactus Then it makes sense. Thanks!

[@TheGhostOfHallownest]

my friend killed the giant fly that was attacking zote before it screamed and the game crashed

[@N_Tertainment7]

Good, don't save Zote, it saves you the stress of pantheon 3

[@TheGhostOfHallownest]

@@N_Tertainment7 bro i had a considerably hard time with hornet, dont expect me to do the pantheon

[@genio2509]

Werid. That is literally a speedrun strat.

[@ekkoet]

Did you just give ut 9 more notches?

[@FelipeMachado-pj6iv]

i finished p5 today!

[@DarkFlameWeaver]

actually you can equip 11 charms equip the ten one charm notch charms and one other charm which would overcharm but like most of the charms that are one notch are not good or only helpful early game

[@nobody7204]

The fact you didn't include wayward compass in the best offense charms is outrageous

[@MyPetCactus]

My bad 😭

[@leilaclarridge5807]

Is that Pokemon Colosseum I hear in the background?

[@MyPetCactus]

Close!! XD Gale of Darkness. Although I guess its the same area and they might not have changed the song (I never played Colosseum)

[@EpicVolta]

I pat myself on the back :>

[@MyPetCactus]

😎

[@mako8358]

I cant do pantheon 4😢😢😢

[@MrGreenFlour]

Whats the mod that lets you equip all charms called ?

[@MyPetCactus]

I believe it’s ‘infinite charm notches’, just search ‘charm’ in scarab mod loader and it should pop up.

[@trashnite4844]

Watching this waiting for silk song to come out 😔

[@zairycastellotelo3080]

0:27 worst bug 💀

[@thatoneperson6046]

"Also known as P5." My ultrakill brainrot: 😶‍🌫

[@The_Approaching_Storm320]

Theres not enough chapters for that much lol, would be funny if P-5 would an april fools update ehe it would be just P-2 and P-3 at the same time, also, my persona brainrot:

[@machieldevries997]

sorry, but am I the only one who found the soul master clip in the beginning (around 25 seconds into the video) a bit strange??

[@FloatingVoid]

No you are not only one! I think glitch happens there, because soul master is about to use rotating orbs attack, but player staggers him before he can do it properly, but attack still happens.

[@jeffmcbuckets2780]

Best streamer imo

[@nightstarxd7179]

Thank you for the congratulations, I will never beat P5

[@MyPetCactus]

Good luck!

[@zememerr2329]

Pantheon 5 uses Ascended arenas but Attuned HP values; your calculations are using ascended HP values, (example, Marmu would have 416 HP in Pantheon 5, not 600)

[@cjgiant]

nice

[@Mr12_2]

good!

[@user-nl5uj7ni8o]

It's billy

[@idomelech6853]

First glowing womb is used for theoretical v3 and now for p5 where else is can this charm be "used"

[@shrubb6999]

i like dealing lots of damage when i play hollow knight👽

[@BGDMusic]

i'm trying pantheon 5 i can confirm hollow knight is hard

[@AliAchrafHamza]

Guys how can i find the 13:38 p5 tas

[@MyPetCactus]

Oh frick my bad

[@nonenone-hv5iq]

Neat

[@josephhart1262]

he used me in the video, the video was wonderful

[@Wezryx]

I am that hypothetical viewer

[@MyPetCactus]

Doing gods work 🙏

[@gabrielboscato4221]

I do p5 and path of pain …. FOR FUN

[@MyPetCactus]

I mean, yeah, I do sometimes 🤭

[@jeffmcbuckets2780]

Pog

[@ghostsoffishandcrows7341]

I agree

[@austroflopp9814]

This is what git gud means

[@BasementDweller_]

Welp time to sue.

[@Tsalgood]

Why does radiance have that one extra HP? That bugs me so much.

[@MyPetCactus]

Just a guess, but I would assume for the final phase, instead of straight up dying to the knight shes capped at one hp before she teleports to the center, so the final hit before the cutscene is what actually kills her

[@Tsalgood]

@@MyPetCactus I kind of figured that was what it was but it's not really a reason to add that extra health

[@jamesjones-morris9428]

bro never played hollow knight if he put glowing womb on the list

[@Mr12_2]

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[@Chromebookdemon]

I keep telling people glowing is best

[@random_dumass]

I used this and one shot radiant markoth

[@darktalon544]

Good we should all gang up on markoth because who tf thought let’s get rid of the floor

[@PengieGD]

Just get flukerwarm,end

[@MyPetCactus]

So true

[@chaozhao4001]

Uh no offense but I watched this video because of the video cover… 😅

[@MyPetCactus]

thats what thumbnails are for 😎

[@kakapip1366]

Tbh P5 is easier than all gods on radiant. I did all archievements in 120hours BUT all bosses RADIANT 50HOURS. So +50 hours just to unlock a stupid secret room

[@DNAHCKR-eo9nd]

Well yes but no, if mods are taken into consideration the max damage you can do with a nail hit is actually 32000+ which the game reads 9999 most of the time. This is possible only by abusing mods and none other method. And yes it makes your game weird out even more.

[@volcanic_sloth]

theoretical ceiling of cheating to add 3.5 dps

[@Just-a-kid]

People who used cheats to beat pantheon 5 👇

[@josephc8312]

Is it just me or does his voice sound like AI? It’s hard to tell, but it just almost sounds like it might be AI and not the voice of a real person.

[@mthz1180]

Looks like an AI generated vídeo. Slow pace and just factually wrong

[@dumfu]

right?? the voice specifically sounds like ai.

[@agent8395]

How is it AI?

[@aj_sc0tt751]

ygs are goobers stop😭