Hollow Knight Charms... but explained in insults.

[@ComicSans-ew2ou]

Fragile Heart is OP in Steel Soul. The only times I died in Steel Soul is when I took it off for SOUL CATCHER OF ALL THINGS

[@MightyMageGames]

That's Rough Buddy.

[@mrspooks4324]

Stalwart shell has saved me more times than any other charm has in steel soul

[@hans_olo121]

Took off my fragile heart before THK in favor of quickslash. Big mistake.

[@Lockefr]

what about unbreakable heart

[@saksagan1436]

1000th like

[@Sixeyeherrah]

As someone who has the battle capability of a goldfish on crack, the fragile heart/Unbreakable heart was HUGE as I inevitably run face first into a boss either assuming my shade cloak was ready or just not paying attention

[@flash93]

I'm sad to admit how much I do this too

[@crossyright9493]

I had absolute paranoia firsy time playing hollow knight about running in to a boss. Especially since the mantis was already a nightmare, so the boss probably was harder. And i was right, good thing its a challenge

[@charliebrown544]

yes same

[@s_c_u_m3172]

Im pretty ok at combat but I did it on purpose bcs I use thorns of agony

[@euniore7212]

and i always think of fragile/unbreakable heart as the highest damage boosting charm u could ever use those extra 2 mask always payoff as an extra 10/more nail hit, even more so when you're so high on adrenalin it could be the different between repeating a boss or winning the fight

[@digaddog6099]

"This video WILL offend you, and if you don't like that, leave." Proceeds to validate all of my choices

[@scpadministrator5944]

o h g o d

[@suspectlogo9]

Jokes on him I cant be offended

[@Platina_Leaf]

I was more happy with this video than offended. In fact, I wasn’t offended at all lol

[@RushWheeler]

The only offending thing was the fact that other people don't use dream wielder.

[@Broomcloset42]

I was legit expecting him to roast fragile heart to Hell and back

[@LilyBlue53]

Keep in mind, Fragile Heart is useful late game as well, if you're trying to get Shell Binding pantheons done, you go from four masks to SIX. 1.5x HEALTH BABY

[@griglog]

WHAT??? The health is not capped at 4??? Thank you man, Ive never even thought about this! Even though Ive already completed the first 4 pantheons with all bindings...

[@lammawithagun2195]

mfw I do all bindings

[@TimmyTheGoat114]

@@lammawithagun2195 same

[@SolstaceWinters]

Watching my friend play Hollow Knight for the first time ever (him going in mostly blind, as I was vaguely guiding him around without spoilers), and seeing him prance through Path of Pain in a QUARTER of the time it took me, all because he thought Sharp Shadow would be a fun addition to the parkour.... really opened my eyes on Sharp Shadow's versatility. I usually just use it for dealing some chip damage to bosses as I am evading their attacks, but seeing him use it as a mobility option was quite impressive. Yeah it lets you chip some health as you dodge through the foes, but is also increases the range of the dash, and that's not something I really registered. If anything I originally thought it was more of a hinderance (as I now had to get used to my new dash range). For my own sake, Grubsong. Never leave home without it, especially if you are accident prone. Or even something as simple as Gathering Swarm are very very useful. Swarm is amazing when yer just starting out, as it helps you make sure you get all the money you can and none of it is falling into acid or spikes where you can't grab it. And of course, Grubsong is just... Grubsong. Incredibly useful mid-fight. Pair with Weaversong for pseudo-Kingsoul during a tough boss, or even alone if it is just a fight you know you take a lot of damage in.

[@malandan]

ive always used grubsong during chases in HK, it can mean getting that little bit of soul after you take dmg to heal instead of running to em and risk dying for 1 hit

[@Memi1423]

i almost always have grubsong on except when i am doing something that require a specific charms set (which is rare) so that meant the first time i used weaversong was alongside grubsong i didnt really read the charm description so i thought that the soul came with the weaversong charm... boy was i wrong, when i took off grubsong i died. there were actually quite a few charm combos that i found by accident lol

[@SirLuckySlime]

Grubsong needs more love. It's amazing. Also, for White Palace- Deep Focus, Grubsong, and Grubberfly's Elegy. You'll never run out of soul.

[@hybridanimus6412]

I equipped sharp shadow almost as soon as I could and now when I take it off it feels off because I’m not used to my shade being so short and blocky. It’s just so odd for me now that I have to take it off to fight certain pantheon bosses because I’d like to have, say, weaversong on because I’d like to play a little more passively. Sharpshadow really changed my hollow knight experience forever tbh

[@theopoaxisuponus2004]

Honestly, I used sharp shadow for the Markoth fight, and watching people complain about how shitty the platforms were was really weird, because just with Sharp shadow, I barely had any trouble with falling into the void without me actually making some dumb mistake. Although, sometimes it really can be a hinderance. I unequipped it for the absrad fight because plat forming became difficult with it and i wasn’t really gonna do damage with it.. given that you barely ever have to dash through the radiance. Sharp Shadow really is a win or lose situation for me, because sometimes it can absolutely make problems disappear (like if an enemy has too big of a hitbox to shade dash through, slap on sharp shadow and boom problem solved) but it can also grant you no real advantage or can make it disadvantageous at some points. I do think Sharp Shadow is a bit undervalued, because I see a lot of people just shitting on this charm. which is just like :[[[

[@halodragonmaster]

>mushroom spore >dream wielder *both give lore* _Mossbag activated._

[@nimasherafaty8744]

You write mossbag wrong.

[@1Cent83]

@@nimasherafaty8744 you literally wrote the same thing. I’m getting very confused

[@crossyright9493]

@@1Cent83 the m is not capital. Its a reference on his response to Mattpat theory

[@nimasherafaty8744]

@@crossyright9493 Thanks for the answer. I wasent saw the respond of @Paleknight 57 , thanks for answer his question .

[@crossyright9493]

@@nimasherafaty8744 ye

[@quinnmcbride9564]

As someone whose brain is on par with Internet Explorer, grubsong is invaluable. I accidentally go running headfirst into enemies and throw myself off of cliffs within three minutes of starting the game. Grubsong, quick slash, and quick focus are currently my go-to build.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Grubsong is probably the charm I used the most throughout all my playthroughts. It's just always nice to get so much soul for the cost of one charm notch.

[@SpaceLobster21]

Try using Grubsong in combination with Weaversong, you get free soul whenever the weavers attack.

[@neonninja5729]

I always combine grubsong with thorns of agony, cause then if I run into an enemy during the periods where my brain shuts off for a few seconds, I get a bit of soul to potentially use for healing, and there's the chance that the thorns will eliminate the enemy that I stupidly ran into.

[@quinnmcbride9564]

Those are good ideas. I actually don't have weaversong or thorns of agony yet though. I'm avoiding deepnest as much as possible and I think I'm just so bad at the game that I haven't actually managed to find thorns of agony, wherever it is

[@neonninja5729]

@@quinnmcbride9564 thorns of agony is in greenpath, you need to do some careful dashing in order to get it.

[@zandbergx9747]

3:09 This is impossible without collecting claw, but not without "going past that spot" *deep breath* shade skip to salubra to buy longnail and equip it, die again to shade skip to blue lake. Get dream nail, descend into the waterways elevator using either a shade skip or a husk pogo on the way. Then procceed through waterways getting traumatised by hwurmps until you reach the room with cornifer (yes, this is possible). Then perform a shade skip to reach the lever and emerge into fungal wastes from the bottom. Head to claw either via shade skip or itemless epogo. Now that you have claw, you can head back into waterways and defeat dung defender normally, without ever even entering that large vertical room near leg eater. The fight will be with nail 0-1 and no spells, but if you got this far is that really a problem for you? Thank you for coming to my TED talk

[@Windette]

YES!!! A DUMB ROUTE THAT HAS NO PURPOSE!! I LOVE THESE!!!

[@jamespotter1436]

Great, now collect 8 mask shards b4 claw

[@DSLazy]

@@jamespotter1436 1&2 from sly for 650 geo. 3 from mawlek. 4 from crossroads goam room if you pogo off a vengefly. 5 from grubfather after freeing 5 grubs. 6 from stone sanctuary. 7 from seer assuming your going to grid for 1500 essence. 8 I’m pretty sure the shard in waterways is possible if you buy a simple key and shade skip into city. I need to go outside more why do I know this…

[@jamespotter1436]

@@DSLazy u actually found a way?! U hav my undying respect

[@DSLazy]

EDIT: felt like self promotion to leave a link to my video and didn’t feel comfortable with that so the links gone

[@tamay232]

Bro this channel is waaaaaaaay too underrated, like it's so well edited and so high quality!

[@Windette]

;-;

[@certifiedfurry]

Something I noticed: When combined with Soul Twister, Soul _Catcher_ actually reduces the nail hits required to cast another spell from 3 Hits to 2. So _I guess_ it does have some use, but only when combined with Spell Twister (which is obviously better)

[@griglog]

This combination increases your soul income by 33/24 * 14/11 = +75%. Its a bit more than Soul Eater gives (19/11 = +73%) for the same 4 slots, but Soul Eater gives you health boost as well. So this combination is viable, but only before you unlock the Dream Nail.

[@jozimastar95]

well. I prefer shaman (3)flukness (3)soul catcher (2)spell twister (2) soul eater (4) even if it kinda overcharm it still destroy bosses at kışlık 15 seccond

[@le_prime4385]

@@griglog wait how is soul eater gives you health boost?

[@griglog]

@@le_prime4385 I mean you recover more health with it

[@gridgaming_]

My go to charm build for most bosses is just all 4 spell charms. Soul Catcher, Soul Eater, Shaman Stone, and Spell Twister. I believe that if you get 3 nail hits, it allows you to cast 2 very high damage spells. Seems kinda busted to me. No need to heal when your damage output is higher than a m134 minigun with explosive rounds.

[@CryingARiver]

I remember Fragile Heart being an absolute life saver during my first Steelsoul run. It’s really helpful, especially considering the whole “fragile” gimmick is rendered useless by Steelsoul mode

[@satiz7800]

This video actually made me use Dream Wielder on my Steel Soul save, and let me tell you, it’s pretty good. It feels like every ground enemy is a bench.

[@aa-cl9sb]

*me being a idiot and dont know how to get dream wielder*

[@satiz7800]

@@aa-cl9sb Talk to the seer with 500 essence

[@gatorayds]

i dont get it lol

[@satiz7800]

@@gatorayds infinite soul

[@gatorayds]

@@satiz7800 yeah i get it now, before i thought you meant an irl bench, like you are sitting on ground enemies or something

[@katgrogan5288]

After getting my friend to watch these, his entire recommended is filled to the BRIM with hollow knight videos. He is now angry with me /hj

[@reactiongamerguy9537]

He will change his mind soon

[@quinn7346]

Should he really be angry tho ? This is a bless

[@missingtextureqz6257]

All I find is 3am videos because stupid 4 year old me wanted those videos and now I regret my old self

[@halodragonmaster]

I am sorry for your friend. Hopefully he will be okay.

[@eunhogarcia5293]

@@missingtextureqz6257 :)

[@kylepantoja-KP]

A charm that I use which I see not that many other use is sharp shadow. It is a solid charm cause you get to damage things by dashing through them (doesn't include strength) and you get additional distance on your dash. This charm is very useful for bosses cause you often dash through them anyway and with the added distance you won't get hit

[@waitingfortheequinnox]

Plus, it makes Traitor Lord almost a joke even after his buffs

[@gatorayds]

@@waitingfortheequinnox i still spent more time on traitor lord then i did on nightmare king lmao, till i found out about something called jumping

[@naru2k4]

That dream wielder section is spot on. When I found out you can actually dream nail enemies for dialogue it was pretty great. And it's sooo useful or survivability in steel soul as a guy that didn't really wanna cheese it by save quitting out of a rough situation

[@dorol6375]

Tip for starters: Fragile Strength + Greed is REALLY useful for grinding in early-mid game where you're garunteed not to die during grinding. If you might die I suggest to replace strength with heart

[@QuirrelSquad]

I forgot what the total charm notches you can get are but I think the best grinding setup would be strength, shaman, greed and quickslash or heart

[@dorol6375]

@@QuirrelSquad I was saying early-mid game

[@gummy2bear358]

i grinded the big city room with the double dmg guards with quickslash strength and greed for the 3 unbreakable charms

[@geckoanims]

@@gummy2bear358 I grinded Trial of the Warrior with Soul Eater and Shaman Stone

[@WojtekXD-bx7jb]

You can grind the 5 flying weirdos in the failed tramway, with fragile greed, dreamgate, (that charm that collects geo for you) and fragile strength you can get it quite fast, all you have to do is to put your dreamgate near the bench, and then go left, kill all the bugs the flying weirdos spit out and then them, after that dreamgate and repeat. That's how I grinded out the unbreakable charms

[@hollowcube8724]

Just used fragile heart for a pacifist run, very helpful

[@vazinaypeter]

its also very good for steel soul

[@SpectraP12]

fragile heart solo carried my steel soul run no exaggeration

[@missingtextureqz6257]

@péter Vazinay “steal”

[@Synz0h]

Fragile strength on a pacifist run

[@EBR-kr4fm]

I lost my steel soul coz i thought "welp i got 9 hearts now i dont need it anymore". Yup.

[@eridan11]

Finally, someone who understands the amazing thing that is Fragile Heart!

[@joshschillcorner]

I love Unbreakable Heart, it was a part of my first charm build and I still love it to this day

[@charliebrown544]

@@joshschillcorner same i used it for all pantheons exept poh

[@fabiocapparella612]

@@BlueMaskGuy wat

[@therandomnobody3407]

I'm doing a randomizer run and I found unbreakable heart very early and its proven invaluable in various scenarios.

[@eridan11]

@@BlueMaskGuy yes

[@yohumanfrisk]

Personally speaking, my favourite charm, nd one I keep in my build at ALL times, is Carefree Melody. Not only is it just super good as an effect to have while exploring, fighting log battles, and fighting bosses, but it can actually save you from losing if you get hit during a boss fight on Radiant. It is 100% the reason I beat Pure Vessel on Radiant for the first time. Sure, the chance is low when you haven't been hit much, but each time you get hit the chance gets higher, up to a certain percentage. Pretty sure it starts at 10%, then goes up by 10% every time you get hit, until it reaches 90%, then you have a 90% chance to avoid the damage. When the effect happens, and you avoid the damage, it resets. Truly an overpowered charm to have, that has saved me NUMEROUS times. Infinitely better than Grimmchild, too

[@WojtekXD-bx7jb]

This is one of the charms that feel week in the main game, but are insanely OP in modded bosses such as Any Radiance

[@RushWheeler]

Melody is only useful if you play defensively. Offensively, Grimmchild is infinitely better, being the strongest pet.

[@akoxya]

@@RushWheeler yeah but grimmchild gets outdone by like any other form of damage you have and if you're playing offensively those 2 notches could be used somewhere else

[@plumcave9942]

But, but Grimmchild Is mah baby.

[@EaterOfGeese]

@@akoxya I hate the grimmchild. I have a max nail and unbreakable strength equipped at all time. I do more than 2x the damage my grimmchild does, while it goes ahead and misses every enemy EXCEPT large jellyfish that get me killed. He doesn't even give me the soul for killing things. I really hate the grimmchild. 2 notches I could be using for wayward and gathering swarm

[@OceansideSpiderHouse]

Having just finished Steel Soul 100%, I got excited when you brought up Fragile Heart. Having two extra hits when most damage in the game takes only one mask is absurdly powerful, and you can get the charm notches for both it and strength very quickly.

[@AshenDust_]

I think Sharp Shadow is very underrated. It’s often called a “Noob Charm”, but people who say that haven’t dodged an attack from NKG or PV with the press of a button, dealing damage while you do.

[@bbarcus9144]

Problem is that it’s just a single nail hit of damage which is pretty minimal for something with a cooldown. It’s not really worth using charm notches on it when the shade dash already is so much stronger when you use it defensively and sparingly.

[@kelismaincharacter4925]

Ik this is unrelated and off topic, but sharp shadows weakness? Path of pPAinNnN

[@rangerecho]

You beat me to it, I was gonna mention the same thing. The first time I heard of Sharp Shadow, I knew it was going on my main build.

[@rangerecho]

@@bbarcus9144 yeah, if you consider it your main attack, which is something you should only do against smaller creatures. It's only a buff to your regular shade cloak, and that's why it's so good, it's turning your best escaping tool into an attack (and only one, yes, but one you can use to start start chain of many more).

[@zanebates7789]

Platforming is very hard with sharp shadow I tried it in p5 and struggled on gruz mother

[@yasacinar]

Carefree Melody is a criminally underrated charm. Use it with Fragile/Unbreakable Heart and Quick Focus and as long as you don't screw up REALLY bad, you're basically immortal.

[@Windette]

I agree! But... 3 notches

[@yasacinar]

@@Windette 3 is a fair price for it tbh. (Also sorry for the late reply)

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Yes, I love it. Kind of wish I had it one my main save file where I do godhome stuff, but sadly, I got grimmchild instead.

[@yohumanfrisk]

FACTS! FINALLY someone else who agrees with me that Carefree Melody is the best charm. Did you know it can actually allow you to sometimes get hit during a boss fight on Radiant without dying, because you didn't take any damage? I'm sure you can understand how valuable that can be.

[@АлексейЮрловский]

@@yohumanfrisk how are you supposed to not get hit in one-hit challenge if Carefree Melody starts to work after getting hit at least once?

[@Anonfaulty]

There’s a thing in the game where using a fragile charm in a dream fight cheeses the game because a death in the dream does not count as a real death, so you can use the charm infinitely

[@mono4366]

It’s not cheese you don’t die in actually dreams white palace (path of pain at least) and radiance are exceptions for lore reasons and cause they aren’t dreams but if you want to know that have fun at mossbags, however this is great info for new players

[@vvinterfiower]

@@mono4366 it's not just path of pain, it's the entire palace that counts as a true death

[@WojtekXD-bx7jb]

@@mono4366 Getting the shade in White Palace is pure pain

[@littleprowl]

@@WojtekXD-bx7jb is this a joke

[@WojtekXD-bx7jb]

@@littleprowl I don't even remember this conversation anymore

[@Tubeytime]

First off, loved this video. You have a compelling way of explaining complex/controversial takes. Now then, I think Steady Body is underutilized for how versatile it is. At 1 notch, it's relatively easy to spec around it. The real advantage is the mental bandwidth it saves for having to constantly reposition yourself, which allows you to focus better on timing, hit-count, soul gauge, spells, etc. The more things you have to worry about, the less you're able to perform in all of them. This might manifest itself in very subtle ways like missing an attack here, falling off a platform there, but most people will just chalk those blunders up to happenstance.

[@Tophat-Turtle]

1: steady body isn't much of a DPS increase. 2: they're is just better 1 notch charms. 3: yes you don't get the knockback, but apart from MMC it's literally useless, and stops most common boss strategies.

[@TheOddOrigin]

Or just don’t use it and get the muscle memory to compensate the knockback, so you don’t need steady body as a crutch. It’s nice for when you start the game but it ends up developing a bad habit.

[@charlesn.750]

​@@Tophat-Turtle1. It's a huge DPS increase with quickslash. 2. Which charms? 3. All top pantheon runners use it.

[@suspectlogo9]

First video watched an im already being called an idiot This might be one of my most favorited channel yet

[@WASD_ii]

Personally my first playthrough I was a huge quick heal user because it makes healing mid fights not only way easier but way more possible when you suck

[@rinastar1952]

I'm using it for p5, it makes things much easier. I was previously using shaman stone in my p5 build but as I'm not particularly a spell user I find quick focus to be a better use for those three slots.

[@heckrum]

sammeee

[@tivrusky4]

This also stacks really well with Dream Wielder. I'm personally partial to adding Grubsong, Thorns of Agony, and Spore Shroom to add damage output while using these to stay alive, but will toy around with other builds when I come up against bosses that don't offer a lot of opportunity to use these. (Typically also will add Mark of Pride, or Long Nail/Nailmaster's Glory for basic offensive capabilities.) The first 2 also effectively turn any wave with Shielded Fools in the Colosseum into a checkpoint - by isolating them and killing everything else in the room, you can farm Soul off them until you've both topped that off and fully healed.

[@WASD_ii]

@@rinastar1952 still need to beat P5, it's scary tho

[@WASD_ii]

@Danielle Anderson true

[@adrianmallison9545]

Nailmasters glory is strong. It practically removes the windup of Nailarts (and the deal a lot of damage)

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

Agreed

[@cookiesalad5959]

Yeah that's the charm I use instead of dream wielder lol

[@alexowo8408]

Wait it does? I thought it was only adding some damage

[@Eliza-hb1nc]

@@alexowo8408 yeah it lowers the wind-up for nail arts from 2 seconds to 0.5 seconds. a 4x faster charge for nail arts... and people don't really care about it?

[@kaspiannilsen646]

@@Eliza-hb1nc Shit I'ma use it straight away

[@toastedwires5421]

2:03 what does yoshikage kira, a hand obsessed killer have against the nailsmith?

[@kirayoshikage593]

Hey

[@kirayoshikage593]

Nothing I just saved him in my playthrough and wanted to see pain

[@toastedwires5421]

@@kirayoshikage593 interesting

[@ben_aquatico]

@@kirayoshikage593 man waked up and choose violence

[@kirayoshikage593]

@@ben_aquatico Is that a woman as your pfp

[@dinoscythe6335]

This was a pretty good video, I'll probably start using soul twister and dream weilder, they would probably be really good in the trial of the fools.

[@BaldMcgee]

I cant believe you didnt include wayward compass, the best charm of all.

[@thinkingwolf2720]

I'm actually more of a casual gamer, so I used fragile/unbreakable heart pretty consistently throughout the entire game. It made me feel more comfortable exploring and fighting because I had a larger margin for error. I don't think grubsong is underrated, but it also helped a ton by giving me back soul whenever I messed up (which was frequent!). Together, those two charms helped me recover from fighting or platforming blunders and eased a lot of frustration for me.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

you're sounding a little like me. Except i add sharp shadow

[@thinkingwolf2720]

@@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789 By the time I found sharp shadow, I had already done most of the game. It was one of the last charms I got, so unfortunately I didn't have much opportunity to use it. I think it helped me in a couple boss fights, though. It's a good charm, for sure.

[@SoməøneXD]

definately agree about heart, even in godhome, my go-to set involves heart. quick + deep focus, shape of unn, and heart is actually like really good grubsong is overall good as well, though i honestly always found it more useful for its combos and not its innate ability.

[@thinkingwolf2720]

@@SoməøneXD Your set sounds like it's really good for staying alive. That's awesome. In my playthrough, I always ended up going with charms that helped me do as much damage as possible. I frequently used fragile/unbreakable strength, heart for health, mark of pride/long nail for reach, and grubsong and wayward compass if I had the space. That was my typical build. I never did learn about the secondary effects of some charm pairings, maybe I'll look into that in a second playthrough.

[@zenu8830]

@@thinkingwolf2720 just add thorns of agony in the mix.When you crash into enemies you get soul plus they receive damage

[@deplizz7859]

cannot believe you didn't include the unused zote charm

[@ddt9292]

what?

[@Halfwit_658]

@@ddt9292 there was supposedly a thing where one of the creators wanted to make a zote charm that made you die in one hit

[@Generic_Gaming_Channel]

Ahh yes,the constant radiant difficulty charm

[@quinn7346]

Unforgivable.

[@ninjiinc.8883]

yea, its probably coming in zoteboat, right?

[@JosepiThe13th]

Steady Body is hugely good. Not getting knocked back when you hit something means you can hit it more often. It’s so good that top Pantheon runners use it in their charm builds.

[@Queen_Avery]

I use steady body to get like 50 percent or so more hits on bosses that get knocked back. Yeah its good

[@Tophat-Turtle]

Yeah no, it's barely any DPS , you can get better charms for the slot, and it can easily throw you off balance and make some boss tactics impossible, so no.

[@group_dm]

@@Tophat-Turtle Have you tried pairing it with quickslash? It literally makes everything feel like marmu. And you actually use quickslash to the fullest instead of wasting 3 notches doing the same exact thing without it equipped.

[@Tophat-Turtle]

@@group_dm and even with quickslash it's an ineffective strategy compared to most builds

[@junxilin8308]

Steady body is useful for bosses like broken vessel, but useless for bosses like false knight

[@ProbablyBacon]

In my opinion, the three best charms are Grubsong, Quick Slash, and Dashmaster, with a close fourth being Carefree Melody and a fifth being Unbreakable Strength. This is because I normally use the nail, and I do so while dashing around a lot, so being able to hit an enemy many times within the span of a short fraction of a second between dashes is really op, and with Grubsong, I barely ever run out of soul to heal with if I ever take damage, which can be avoided in the first place very easily because I have Carefree Melody on, and I deal an insane amount of damage due to Unbreakable Strength. That’s basically the most op nail build I can think of, and since I barely use spells (I know, I should start doing so), those are my go-to charms.

[@starduster5673]

i feel like steady body and hiveblood get slept on a bit, those things are FUCKING GREAT. the amount of times steady body has saved my dumbass from a ciff or something because instead of pogoing vessel decided to hit forward (not my fault) is annoyingly high. also MASK REGENRATION!? HELLO??? that shit is fire and it helps to slow things down and let you keep your head in the game longer

[@victoriacombs4877]

Sharp Shadow my favorite charm. In my first play through I never took it off. Traitor Mantis Lord is my favorite boss because of it. It also helps when the charm looks like it got a case of teenage emo.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

this comment makes me wonder why i like some emo things when i myself am not.

[@noaburr]

Traitor Lord works the same way without Sharp Shadow and it's also my favorite boss after PV+NKG. Get in his face and mash attack. If he tries to dash, dash through and repeat. The only boss I can see SS actually making a fundamental difference is vs NKG to dash through the flame trail, but you could also just pogo him twice instead. Not to shit on anyone who likes the charm though. I'd imagine it's fun to use if you're used to it but I just can't see anywhere it opens up any actual new strats.

[@decembertdr]

Honestly you put two of some of my most used charms on that list. Aside from the obvious ones like Strength, Quick Slash, and Shaman Stone and their sheer brokenness, I use Spell Twister a *lot*. It's so useful having that one extra spell in fights, especially boss fights and the Colosseum. Dream Weilder is another I use often, for the reasons you already stated in the video. Honestly really cool to see these much underrated charms getting the spotlight (especially since I play this game a lot and love watching this series for the humor and remembering everything I completely borked on my first playthrough).

[@gianttacogod]

I hold myself up with pride knowing I cant function WITHOUT steady body

[@fancyshoes002]

I was just about to mention the Defender's Crest, you must have a Dream Nail.

[@R64GreatDays]

I already have Fragile Heart and Dream Wielder as two of my favorite charms. And that revelation about Soul Catcher is eye opening, I'll switch to Spell Twister now. Fragile Strength and Nailmaster's Glory are also two of my favorites.

[@roberthandle]

3:49 You know, this frame is the perfection.

[@Windette]

Pain

[@silksong37]

Sprint master best charm for exploration. Put that together with dashmaster and you go zoooooom

[@silksong37]

@@vuxovp never :)

[@hollowknightenjoyer]

Love how you put unbreakable charms in the thumbnail and said that they suck, really true /s

[@goatbroazzy9200]

The power of steady body it amazing, as it is available from the beginning of the game if you are good or when you get dash, costing one notch, and making you take no knock back form your nail, make it a huge help. Parts where it really shines are when the boss you’re fighting moves a lot, like Grimm, mantis lords, or bosses that take large kb, like broken vessel or hornet, and before you go crying about hornet being required to get it, there are such things as shade skips, and getting it isn’t hard, just beat gruz mother, kill yourself (in game), go back, and do the simple shade skip that even a new player can understand it

[@kanana3125]

YES FINALLY

[@mono4366]

The main problem with this isn’t the fact you said steady body is good it’s the fact you expect new players to shade skip, they are what you said new and new players aren’t going to know about shade skip I didn’t know about it until after true ending. Also steady body isn’t good it becomes something you can’t take off after you get used to it and I mean I use the knockback from the nail in combat a lot and it would suck not having that knockback

[@goatbroazzy9200]

@@mono4366 I was able to do this shade skip on my second playthrough, after a few attempts, so yes, a new player could do it, but may need a few attempts

[@kidsmipad8324]

Steady body is only good if it's combined with quick slash. It practically has no purpose without quick slash.

[@thegreendorito9515]

Wait, you have to kill yourself ‘IN GAME.’ No wonder I didn’t get steady body early

[@jaidas4484]

i love steady body! especially with quickslash. it helps rio through still bosses like the second phase of soul turant without having so move the knight one inch after every hit

[@WojtekXD-bx7jb]

Steady Body is only hated by absolute idiots who are too dumb to see how OP it actually is, removing the knockback is half of the total freedom you can get in the fight, the second are the cooldowns such as after using a spell or healing

[@Enneamorph]

Me who didn’t think about using Dream Wielder like that: maybe I am a fool

[@peliam6382]

Not just a fool... You are the entire colosseum.

[@zanebates7789]

I would rather use nail masters glory than dream wielder

[@bhpvw7081]

But, why not use both?

[@Laeshen]

I used both, with dreamwielder instead of steady body

[@TheGalaxyWings]

I use both in colo

[@charischess]

both of them are charms that i used against Colosuem theres not much use for them now tho

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I personnally think nmg is kind of trash. In situation where I use nail arts, the normal charging time of the nail is more than enought. If I have one charm notch left, I'll put either grubsong, dream wielder or sprintmaster, most likely the first.

[@TheLocalDibshit]

“When was the last time you used dream wielded while exploring” Me: earlier today “...well shi-“

[@90z79]

"Twister needs more love" Yeah not like it's a must have in a spell build

[@DeltaPhox]

So many people are saying sharp shadow is underrated that I'm not believing that it's underrated, lol

[@dozer1590]

Quick Focus is one of THE BEST charms in the game because wherever you are, be it the coliseum or the pantheons, you can heal TWICE AS FAST. It also works incredibly well with soul eater/dreamwielder. In a boss fight that offers basically no healing room? Now you can heal. In a situation where you can off 1 or 2 heals like Sisters of Battle? Now you can get off 3 or 4 heals (being you have the soul)

[@DotTheDot20]

I thought spell twister was pretty popular lmao, that thing slaps

[@error5an589]

Teamed with the grub charm is grate

[@randorookie8587]

I’m happy someone is acknowledging how fucking stupid I am

[@stupidbluegoblin77]

I'm useless at platformers and even worse at remembering to heal, but miraculously, my focus and determination skyrocket and my playstyle gets more aggressive as the situation gets riskier. Despite being terrible at games, I always somehow pull through with just one point of health. It's no exaggeration to Fury Of The Fallen is my favorite charm and always gives me just that extra little bit of damage needed to win. I think it's really overlooked in favor of less risk encouraging charms. Mark Of Pride is awesome, too, but I really love Fury Of The Fallen.

[@blobfishmusic6020]

Me: Reads the title Video: Does not explain the function of every charm with an insult Me: Is insulted by this fact

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

_the video still didn't fail to insult ya!_

[@voidrain]

I personally love sharp shadow, because im still in my first playthrough of the game. I don't remember everything about the game that Ive seen, so using this charm is actually pretty helpful.

[@thelemonpresident881]

I think shape of unn is underrated. It allows you to move while healing and shrinks your hit box, you’d be surprised with how much easier NKG is with it on. And combined with quick focus not only do you heal quickly but you move quickly

[@impastabowl2328]

Unfortunately I got it way too late in game

[@ikkihiro8169]

Yeah me too, I'm.completing hollow knight in it's entirety, and let me be honest, shape of unn sounds op, it just takes you getting used to it

[@Senteggo]

now let's do some math, although I doubt your brain can understand it. Without any charms you can use 3 spells per 9 nail hits. With spell twister per 9 hits you can use spells 9*11/24=4.125 times, with soul catcher 9*14/33=3.818. Yes, spell twister is more effective, but soul catcher also boosts your healing when spell twister doesn't. And the difference is not high, only 8%, so I think spell twister should be used instead soul catcher only when soul eater is already equipped, then the difference is really high

[@senatethewinstonchurchill]

Shape of unn. Not only is it the funny slug, (which is already reason enough for it to be on top of any charm tier list) but the sheer amount of extra healing opportunities and dodging abilities shout be talked about a lot more than it is. It also pairs very nicely with the other charms that involve healing, but it doesn't need them to be good. Excellent charm in my opinion.

[@graniteslab3465]

Sharp shadow is one of my favorites, in late game it just gives free damage for something you are already going to do regardless if it is equipped or not.

[@LaggerKnight]

Oh boy, can't wait to see what he says about Dashtermaster. Edit: Oh he's only talking about three.

[@opiret44]

Oh the irony

[@Laeshen]

But with dashmaster and sharp shadow you can use low budget descending dark

[@privpi]

I actually didn't like dashmaster because it kept fucking me over in platforming sections, but I hear that has been fixed?

[@j.a.m.m]

@@privpi Yes, in the recent patch. Now, it's the horizontal dashes that get the priority, not the downward dash.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

I see you've come from the Hollowtale videos =)

[@venificusmalatia4524]

Ok ok hear me out: Unpopular opinion, but sharp shadow is an amazing charm. Its utility is underrated in both path of pain, white palace, and long boss fights. It extends the range of your shade dash, and deals a little damage, and fits in well with pure nail builds. This charm singlehandedly carried me through the NKG, And Lost Kin fights, being ESPECIALLY useful is NKG. But on top of that, its actually great for white palace and path of pain. It lets you skip some of the timing sections, or at least makes them easier, and the only drawback is you have to move backwards a little in some jumps. Its personally in S+ tier for me, alongside Unbreaking strength, Quickslash, and Mark of Pride. (All in my build) I know spells do insane damage, but i personally just dont enjoy playing with them.

[@darkon2233]

Not to mention how useful it is against traitor lord, it's what helped be on my first ever playthrough

[@Halberds8122]

0:52 Noooo I'm bad at maths

[@jem5636]

Video was misleading - not enough insults. (But no, seriously, I love the hollow knight community and every single break down video I've sen yet. This was great.)

[@BeeedUz]

I believe thorns is a must have, it only takes up one charm notch and does everything it needs to. If your in the a situation with multiple enemies surrounding you, if you have thorns, once your hit they'll be taken out and give you a chance to move or heal. It's perfect

[@ilikecarrotz9094]

is this comment serious?

[@BeeedUz]

@@ilikecarrotz9094 yeah, i know is seen by much of the community as not great but it does work for me at least up until i have better charms to sub it out for

[@plugshirt1684]

I refuse to explore without wayward compass taking up a spot

[@theonetheonly.7799]

im with you there

[@untitled_2935]

My adventure build is compass, swarm, grubsong, heart, and dreamweilder

[@theonetheonly.7799]

@@untitled_2935 how about unbreakable or fragile greed?

[@ninjiinc.8883]

steady body, staying near an enemy without being knocked back can often get you another hit, and for one charm notch, that's quite good. as well, for bosses that float it can definitely help you stay near and get more nail hits, and once you get used to it you can't really go back (oh yea also half of the people that did p5 hitless used steady body) heavy blow, it staggers enemies more, this is the only good use, so its useful for bosses like lost kin that get staggered easily (9 hits) and decreases that to 8 hits

[@taylormoreira1266]

HELL TO THE FUCKING NO

[@ninjiinc.8883]

@@taylormoreira1266 why?

[@taylormoreira1266]

@@ninjiinc.8883 Any time I equip them I feel like I received a nerf

[@TheFakeMakotoYuki]

@@taylormoreira1266 which one

[@ninjiinc.8883]

@@taylormoreira1266 just get used to them

[@Hkmoron]

Well ofc quick slash is op, hiveblood is good for platforming, abyssal bloom, a charm you get in pale court is definetly the coolest, not only it gives you double damage for each missing mask, it increases your speed and more…

[@prestoncard6721]

Never unequiped spell twister since I obtained it; Actively use Dream wielder for Pantheons. Heart allows you to have 6 masks for shell binding if you wanna sorta cheese it

[@Rocketgames753]

I can definitely say one of my go to charms is lifeblood heart (for the same reason fragile heart is on this list), but one of the other ones I really like is Joni's blessing for the reason that if I'm doing something menial while just goofing off I'll equip it if I know I won't have to heal much (seeing as you can't heal with it equipped). Also I'm really enjoying this series.

[@jimkas3606]

Late replay but lifeblood core gives the se amount of hearts as joni's blessing but it costs one less notch and doesn'ake all your hearts unhealable

[@ilikecarrotz9094]

@@jimkas3606 yeah and lifeblood hearts is fragile heart but objectively worse

[@BLazeWigglytuff]

These were underated? I used fragile heart from the beginning, I used twister to spell spam radiance, and I used dream wielder in the coliseum

[@bandit8891]

im not sure if this is underrated or not but nailmasters glory is a great charm.

[@zzedixx]

Yes it's a very underrated but good charm

[@TheGalaxyWings]

It's not underrated tho

[@DeltaPhox]

@@zzedixx Everyone uses it but ok

[@zzedixx]

@@DeltaPhox Most casual players don't, they just forget about their nail arts

[@DeltaPhox]

@@zzedixx Fair enough Everyone who is serious about the game uses it

[@fiz6256]

The fact that I use soul catcher most of the time. Damn...

[@epicporkapis0959]

@Windette don't forget that dream wielder also combos with dreamshield making it bigger and recharge faster (making dream wielder KINDA of a combat charm too)

[@zucbanana389]

Charms you say? Well Well then let's find out Ok that was cool but You ever go speed with dash and sprint master Edit:and sharp shadow I was an idiot and forgot sharp shadow

[@Sophia-we6yh]

bro yes it fr makes walking around hollownest soooo much faster

[@nazmussakib1833]

Sprint master helps a lot during mantis lord fight

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

My charm build to walk around the map usually includes dashmaster, sprintmaster, dream wielder, grubsong. They all make things so much more convenient.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

*sideways stares in the trio ain't complete without Sharp Shadow*

[@zucbanana389]

@@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789 oh yeah I forgot about that always use that

[@14deadratsinatrenchcoat]

Pls talk about shape of unn. It is literally my 3rd favorite charm of all.

[@Laeshen]

funny I think shape of unn is overrated

[@otdg6787]

Hehe, slug go brrrr

[@joventer5675]

Shape of unn is so useful. I prefer quick focus, though.

[@Windette]

Good point. I like SoU a lot

[@SpaceLobster21]

Yay, a fellow Shape of Unn fan! I pretty much always have it equipped in boss fights (except for radiant, obviously)

[@kajek1229]

I really want to share my thoughts on heavy blow, i agree when everyone mocks this charm, however i found a good use of it. I used it on my challange run (no nail upgrades) to throw enemies out of theirs effective range and into shade soul.

[@RushWheeler]

Wait that's actually smart.

[@kajek1229]

@@RushWheeler thanks

[@loganburke3266]

Awesome! I’ve used it in tandem with elegy in order to keephiting them and get them away easier

[@voxic3540]

lmao i completed royal waterways before buying the fragile heart because when i first passed it i didnt have enough geo so i left it and never came back

[@Velumbra]

You've sold me on Dream Wielder. It'll be a useful component in a pet & magic focused playstyle. A build of the Weavers, Grub Song, Spell Twister and Glowing Womb sounds fun with the on demand butt ton of Soul Dream Wielder brings to the table. Bonus lore too is always appreciated.

[@onebrickatatime9097]

I think shape of unn is a great charm. it allows you to move and dodge when healing, and combined with quick focus can allow you to move even faster.

[@ttyln439]

0:05 I'm gonna call CAP on that my guy. I'd have to care what you said about me.

[@tinguspingus7017]

Does anyone else realise that while you have steady body equipped when you are in the fungal wastes and you are bouncing on the pinky/red mushrooms it keeps you steadier. Also steady body just seems underrated

[@HarrysTechReviews]

Steady body is a debuff, not a help

[@Naokarma]

Steady body is extremely useful in 2 scenarios: Massive Miserable Cucumber, and Hollow Knight/Pantheon variant, so you can keep hitting without falling into the giant spikes that shot up next to you. Any other time is completely useless.

[@R3n_Gam1ng]

@@Naokarma massive miserable cucumber lmao is that moss charger lol

[@Tophat-Turtle]

​@@Naokarmaeven on pure vessel it's a literal downgrade of dps

[@Tophat-Turtle]

Yeah no the charm is just shit

[@aminikamini8394]

I’m newer to the game and I always thought that what leg eater wanted to show me was like a leg collection or something and I would get scammed of 80 geo. Glad to see he’s useful

[@Ectoplasem]

I use long nail and fragile heart and spell twitter and if I have more space I'll use wayward compass or something

[@SonnyFRST]

I like to make loadouts geared towards the adventure aspect of HK. 2 Compass & Gathering Swarm (convenience) 3 Grub Elegy (my reasons on this one are beyond the comprehension of morons...which means I don't know either) 1 Spore Shroom (for that weird mushroom guy) 1 Nailmaster (cause Sly) 1 DreamWielder (DN is too cumbersome otherwise) 2 Grimmchild (cause Vampire Pain-sugar Daddy) 0 Void Heart (would keep it on even if it could be removed) Total Cost 10 means I can always throw caution to the wind and overcharm. Though most of the time I slap Dung Crest for memes.

[@helios2664]

If you can avoid getting hit most of the time and keep topped up on masks, then I see no problem with running Elegy.

[@SonnyFRST]

@@helios2664 Nah, the reason for Elegy is to remember the fallen... Eldergrub cause when those kids are done morphing he gon' die. XD

[@kalyfriasparquet9009]

3:16 (water lake skip)

[@aleena2121]

What are your thoughts on Soul Eater anyway? It's actually really good in my opinion. Being able to gather soul effortlessly and sling spells like they're absolutely nothing is sometimes even better than Spell Twister. Soul Eater has a spot in my build because of the sheer soul gathering power. Also, I love Dreamwielder. I don't know why it's not so loved, like wtf. That charm deserves far, far more love. It has saved my sorry ass a million times from dying to stupid shit, especially in coliseum 3.

[@KristapsK1]

but, 4 charm slots for a charm that doesn't even double your soul generation from hitting enemies?

[@olixx1213]

@@KristapsK1 its 76% , still insane

[@helios2664]

It's pretty powerful, but due to the notch cost you pretty much have to make your build around it, as opposed to soul twister which can fit in almost any build.

[@mr.wildride1954]

I'll use the blue lake shade skip to get defenders crest before seeing leg eater

[@karenanthony6140]

The charm that beats all of them though is the WAYWARD COMPASS

[@harissolomonides4942]

2:53 WHAT?! I hqve 200 hours in this game and i somehow didnt know that

[@TheInfectedGamerYT]

Wow you're even dumber than Rusty! And he didn't know until much later in the game (Which would mean like 12 hours or so in game) That The hot springs actually refills soul!

[@TheInfectedGamerYT]

Legit how did you not think "oh! my charm is now broken; what if I talked to the one I bought it from? maybe he can FIX IT!!"!

[@TheInfectedGamerYT]

Also have*

[@open_mind8617]

1/10 not enough insults

[@jimbopkiller3844]

I would never dislike these videos! Just report them

[@soulwingcatshot9547]

why?

[@jimbopkiller3844]

@@soulwingcatshot9547 Because they're vewwy mean to me! >:(

[@SpiralinSpirals]

As someone who has never played Hollow Knight and haven't looked into it until recently, these were the most confusing but entertaining 5 minutes of my life.

[@mh4624]

This video presents unique way of thinking that I don’t often see. Very good and informative video

[@HobbitWithABlunt7079]

Fragile heart exists in the normal game: perfection Fragile heart exists in any radiant boss fight: waste of charm notches That is the only situation you shouldn't use this charm in..that I can think of in about a minute

[@Pihsrosnec]

Idk, fragile heart is great for dream fights and steel soul, but I'm not backtracking to leg eater every time I die

[@Pihsrosnec]

@MirrorYen oh right, forgot that difficulty exists since I'm too trash to reach it

[@Halfwit_658]

I feel like grubsong is underated. It gives 15 soul which is just barely half of one spell. How? Do something you're gonna do anyway

[@DeltaPhox]

I love the charm, it can be a really useful if used right and/or paired with Weaversong (Watcher Knight fight) Grubsong (1 slot) Soul twister (2 slots) Weaversong (2 slots) Shaman's stone (3 slots) 3 slots left (probably a health charm) Mash Desolate Dive/Descending Dark

[@error5an589]

Grub song with spell twister

[@JoeManDude]

As a person who constantly hordes soul, when I first saw dreamnail, I thought “Nice, infinite soul. Guess I’m gonna have to work around the windup though.” And the I got 500 essence, and my life hasn’t been the same since.

[@Scafary1859]

The best charm in my opinion is quick slash, combine it with fragile strenght and pure nail and you can kill all early game bosses really quick, mid game bossed will be a bit slower than early game and in late game you need it to make the bosses easier.

[@Scafary1859]

The oter charms that are really good are soul eater and shamam stone, soul eater would have been the best charm if it didnt cost 4 notches, if it was 3 notches it would work really good in a spell builds (example: soul eater, soul catcher, shaman stone and quick slash)

[@happyface1299]

Steady Blow +Quick Slash + Mark/Longnail in one of my favorite builds for bosses.

[@iggypikminunderly782]

2:17 COUGH COUGH NMKG

[@TheInfectedGamerYT]

Agreed especially with my charm setup!

[@TheInfectedGamerYT]

I am by no means a no-hitter. I always like to keep my health somewhat decent in case I already get unlucky with several consecutive hits! Here is the charm loadout I have when it comes to... well everything! Shape of Unn + Quick focus + Deep focus + One two-notch/two one-notches charms! This setup was helpful for me to take care of literally everything in Hallownest the moment I found it out! These three charms together synergize into the most powerful combo in all of Hallownest!!! With Shape of Unn and Quick focus; in Slug form you will heal quickly and move super fast!(but still use quite a bit of soul) With quick focus and deep focus together you will heal at the normal speed but for the normal amount of soul your healing output will be doubled! Put the charms together and you get: fast mobility from shape of Unn + double healing!(meaning you get maximum evasion as well as maximum healing output)! And if you want an OP snail that protecc more, add baldur shell!🤩😍🤩😍 If you want a slug that absolutely reeks, add Spore Shroom + Defender's Crest!😎👌 These three charms are so powerful together yet are so overwhelmingly unheard-of/unappreciated! I Recommend you try it yourself when healing, the results may surprise you! 😎👌 (Side note: I always get aggravated when I see people synergize Quick focus and Shape of Unn, I'm always just like: "okay now add Deep focus. Add Deep focus! Fricken add Deep focus already!!!")🤣Sure you do get Auto healed when heading to absolute radiance, But I still like to keep my shell at tip top shape during the fight! I will know not to heal during the transition to absolute radiance though! Just expect me to always find an opportunity to heal during the pure vessel fight! 🤣Sure my charm setup is pretty much endgame until you get all the charm notches but when you do; make. use. of. it.The results will blow you away! 🤩

[@person_on_the_internet_]

@@TheInfectedGamerYTare you ok?

[@TheInfectedGamerYT]

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