Category: Hollow Knight Boss Guides
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Nosk Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight

Nosk tips Attacks – Jump 0:16, Recommend going under on the jump using Shadow Dash. – Charge 0:18, Pogo (downstrike) over Nosk, you can monarch wing over but pogo-ing over will do damage and get soul. – Projectiles 0:29, Jump, I-frame through the projectiles and then use monarch wings in order to position between the…
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False Knight Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
False Knight tips Cheese – Phase 1, he has very limited moveset so avoid and spam nail. You don’t get any soul when striking the armour. ‘ – Rest of fight, after the first stagger you can get him in a infinite loop where he remains on the ground by pogo-ing on his armour, (not…
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The Collector Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
The Collector tips – First point to note is that the main boss of this fight is the mobs, you have to get rid of them as soon as possible. – Soul usage, in this fight you only get soul from striking the mobs so soul is limited. This means you should only use the…
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Failed Champion Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Failed Champion tips – Opening 0:11, As he drops down you can get some extra hits in. – Pattern 0:14, You want to be going to the opposing wall from FC dodging the shockwaves and falling rocks, and dashing under him when he goes for the jump slam, getting some hits in before again going…
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Crystal Guardian Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Crystal Guardian tips Attacks – ‘I’m a firin my laser’ 0:19, this one he will fire at you current/last location so I recommend trying to stay on the ground as much as possible as then it’s easy to just jump and dodge. – Scream & 4 lasers 0:25, here I’d recommend desolate dive it gives…
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Elder Hu Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Elder Hu tips Attacks – Pillar Assortment 0:28, Random arrangement of pillars dropping, they appear, raise slightly then drop. Shadow dash on the raise/drop and you will i-frame the attack each time. – Closing Pillars 0:49, Pillars appearing on both sides closing in on the middle, Shadow dash towards out on either side i-framing the…
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Traitor Lord Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Traitor Lord tips – Main Tip: Stay close to him, it keeps him in a consistent pattern and limits his attack variation. Attacks – Dash attack: Use shadow dash to I-frame through the attack, don’t spam. There’s time to recharge to dash each time. – Jump slam: Walk under the attaack. – Dual-sided shockwave: Use…
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Hive Knight Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Hive Knight tips Attacks – Normal Dash Attack: Jump over this attack pogo-ing at the same time. – Teleport Attack: Use Monarch wings to get above this attack and pogo. – Spike balls: Focus on dodging the spike projectiles, hive knight will jump around but not directly attack. If he jumps towards may be worth…
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Paintmaster Sheo Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Paintmaster Sheo tips Attacks Blue (3 Droplets): 00:24 Jump between first and second droplets, good time to get some nail hits in but careful of follow up attack. Red (Jump, dropping droplets, slam): 00:56 When either on the left or right jump between the first and second droplets, careful not to get too close as…
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Great Nailsage Sly Guide (Radiant) – Hollow Knight
Great Nailsage Sly tips First Phase – Two slam, spin attack: So Sly will do either, this attack in the middle of the arena in which case you have the space to walk under the spin and get two hits in when he lands 0:24 , or If you are trapped against the wall then…