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Traverse the kingdom of bugs

Let us go ahead and look at where you can find the Pale Ores along with the Nail Arts that exist in Hollow Knight. Deepnest This Pale Ore can be received by defeating the Nosk boss. The Hollow Knight Defeat the Hollow Knight and complete the game The above trophies will pop in this version no matter the endings you choose. In other versions, the ending would matter and would either trigger one of the achievements above or another one, but here, only the above trophies are present.

Hollow Knight is a vibrant, dark, and cute RPG where you control a mysterious knight that looks like a bug and is in a world full of other bug-like creatures. It's another game that is heavily inspired by the Dark Souls series, only this is features beautiful, drawn/cartoon graphics.

Since it's a Souls-like game, you know what that means. Yup, the game can be quite challenging so be prepared to bring your A-game. It's not insanely difficult, but it can certainly be difficult overall. One familiar element that you'll notice from the Souls games is how you save. Instead of using bonfires though, you simply sit on a bench, and they are scattered throughout the world.

The game is a large one and can be explored freely where you'll never know where a path will lead you to. And although it's a console game, it has the perfect design for Handheld Mode on the Nintendo Switch or Switch Lite platforms. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when diving into the world of the highly acclaimed game.

Be Curious

As we mentioned, Hollow Knight is essentially like an open-world. You can explore freely after you're dropped into the unique world. Danger lurks around most corners, but you still can go in either direction freely for the most part as you uncover new things and areas.

You'll meet several NPCs along the way as you hack and slash your way through enemies. Explore long enough and you'll eventually run into a boss. Boss battles can be pretty tricky so be on your guard and get ready to give it your all.

But all of the things you discover adds to Hollow Knight's mystique. You're dropped into the game without any real explanation, so you immediately become curious. Games like this, that don't walk you through a story are always a treat so be curious and have fun.

Save Often

Saving the game in Hollow Knight is not as easy as just pressing the pause menu and hitting 'save'. You instead need to find a bench, and sit down, as we talked about. Anytime you see one, definitely have a seat and chill out until it's time to hit the road again.

If you've gained a ton of ground and found a bench, then use it. Don't skip it and wait for another one because you might regret it. Now, if you discover a point of interest, then keep your save at the bench that you feel is closest to that location.

If you find a seat, sit on it twice just to make extra sure it's saved because otherwise, you'll start over from however far back you were. Now, it may not be as big of a deal to you found no area that you were curious about before dying.

Try and Have Full Health for Boss Battles

In Hollow Knight, there are plenty of bosses in the game who would like nothing better but take out our cute but tough main character. What's funny is that there's never really any anticipation when approaching a boss room. You kind of just...show up.

Bosses don't trigger right away thankfully, and you can also back away if you aren't ready. With other Souls-likes, once you're in the room, the doorway leading to a boss is blocked off, unless you use a specialty item to return to a bonfire or other starting point.

So, since fights don't trigger right away, feel free to take the time to go back and make sure to snatch up some health. Getting lives can be super easy. You just need to kill some smaller enemies which will build a gauge that's in the shape of the characters. Pressing a button will then allow you to use some of the fuel to gain you a life.

It's good to go into these boss fights totally maxed out because you'll likely lose a couple if you're new to the Hollow Knight experience. Also, make sure you've saved at a bench nearby for easy access to the boss in case you die. Again, there's no straight line when going through bosses as they can pop up in any room you go through in any direction so be on your Ps and Qs.

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In this guide, I’m going to rank all charms in Hollow Knight from the worst to the best with in-depth explanations of their usefulness, charm notch efficiency and strategies.

If you disagree with anything in this guide, feel free to leave a comment. I’m going to be reading all of them.

Extremely Situational & Useless

Heavy Blow (45/45)

The knockback on it is so poor that it has very little interactions with melee enemies. This charm can even make the game harder for you as it makes ranged enemies such as Aspid Hunters, Primal Aspids & Soul Twisters have an easier time kiting you from far. Not to mention it houses 2 CHARM NOTCHES. Unless Team Cherry eventually buffs it, it’s gonna remain as the worst charm in the game.

Void Heart(44/45)

Has no gameplay benefits except that it unlocks other endings and protects you from Void creatures. The reason why it isn’t last on the list is because it doesn’t house any charm notches.

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Kingsoul(43/45)

Houses 5 charm notches but has very little use. The small amounts of soul you get over time is totally not worth it.

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Carefree Melody(42/45)

There is absolutely no reason for you to use this charm. It houses 3 charm notches for a chance to protect you from damage. It’s definitely not a good trade off for Grimmchild.

Hiveblood(41/45)

This item is very good for White Palace if you run out of soul, but that’s about it. It’s not even that good in Path of Pain considering you’re given infinite amounts of soul on “checkpoints”. Combat-wise, this is one of the worst charms you can equip.

Baldur Shell(40/45)

Doesn’t provide enough but asks for 2 notches. Other defensive charms will just be way better than Baldur. It can be useful in Prince Zote and Radiant bosses as it does protect you from damage, but its long cooldown makes it not worth it outside of those instances.

Stalwart Shell(39/45)

Can be useful for exploring new boss fights in the early game but it falls short compared to other charms later on.

Situational & Okay-ish

Joni’s Blessing(38/45)

Good against fast paced boss fights such as Nightmare King Grimm where you won’t have a lot of time to heal. The charm notch penalty is huge though so it’s not higher on the list.

Sprint Master(37/45)

Not much to say about this one, it’s okay and it does its job until you get Super Dash.

Dash Master(36/45)

As you get this charm earlier than Sprint Master, you’re gonna have plenty of time to use it before you unlock Super Dash.

Dream Wielder(35/45)

Useful in Trials as you’ll be able to dream nail weak enemies and heal more often in pauses with Quick Focus.

Weaversong(34/45)

Can be used to cheese difficult bosses such as Watcher Knights paired with Glowing Womb. It can also be good for exploration combined with Grubsong.

Glowing Womb(33/45)

The only reason why it’s higher than Weaversong is because it has a good syne