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One of the key aspects of progress in any Metroidvania is the boss battles.
Here are their locations.
Updated February 7, 2024, by Sean Murray:There are a lot ofbosses in Hollow Knight.
If you’re looking for the best order to approach them, this guide has you covered.
We’ve also given this guide more links to other helpful Hollow Knight topics.
Beating The False Knightrewards the City Crest, which isrequired to get into the City of Tears.
Thefight is not over until you also kill the swarm of Gruzzersthat she spawns upon death.
You canchooseto returnto face him until you obtain theMantis Claw.
Hornet Protector
Greenpath
The first fight against Hornet takes placeshortly after you enter Greenpathfor the first time.
The best strategy is tojump over and under her lunge attacksandgain SOUL from nail hits.
Here’s how to find this rare item.
Wealso recommend upgrading your Nailat least once, which requiresPale Ore.
Both battles will alwaysbegin with the Soul Warrior teleporting above the Knight and doing a downward slash.
Thesecond Soul Warrior also summons up to 24 Folly enemiesto assist it.
Additionally, the homing attack is easier to dodge since it is on the ground.
The main difficulty with this boss lies in thesubtle differences in how the Soul Master telegraphs attacks.
He alsoteleports around the arenafrequently.
The best strategy is tonot move around too muchandpay attention to the Soul Master at all times.
Defeating the Soul Masterrewards you with Desolate Dive.
He’ll let out a roar at half-health to signal a chain of burst attacks.
The best way to defeat him is touse Desolate Dive to damage him while he is underground.
Keep tabs on where he is underground as well as where the balls fly to.
This boss must be defeated in order toreceive theMonarch Wingsability.
Inside this room, you might find the Brooding Mawlek.
Another is found in the Colosseum of Fools.
Her only attack involves spawning Flukes from any of the openings in her body.
They appear at regular intervals and there can only be up to six on the screen at a time.
How exactly you approach her depends on your current arsenal.
The door can be opened by obtaining theLove Keyfrom the Queen’s Gardens.
Where the jars fall is telegraphed, and you musttake care of the enemies as soon as possible.
Watch out for his occasional grab attack as well.
The King’s Brand is necessary for accessing The Abyss, a late-game area central to the story.
She ismuch faster than beforeand hastwo new skills in her arsenal: Parry and Spike.
Defeating them rewards you with Pale Ore, up to 2,024 Geo, and the Conquerer achievement.
Spells are also incredibly helpful, especially if you’re free to damage two at once.
TheShade Cloakand theuse of spellscan also be greatly effective against Nosk.
Uumuu primarily attacks with one oftwo lightning-based attacks.
Quirrel helps you during the battle, making your job much easier than it otherwise would be.
In Hollow Knight, every area of Hallownest is a visual delight and different from the last.
How well do they hold up in comparison with each other?
Defeating himallows you to obtain the Hiveblood Charm.
Hislunge attack covers over half the arena, and heconstantly does a leaping somersault into the air.
God Tamer
The God Tamer is thefinal boss of theTrial of the Foolin the Colosseum of Fools.
Defeating them allows you to get up to 3,024 Geo as well as the Fool achievement.
The God Tamer will only leap into the air and swing her nail down at you.
Again,focus on the Beast most of the time.
Defeating them rewards you with different endings, depending on the outcome.
The battle itself is split intothree phases.
At 750 health, the Hollow Knight will start attacking withrising pillars of Infectionand abarrage of Infection blobs.
She does not appear at allif you never obtain the Void Heart.
The Radiance
Thetrue final bossof Hollow Knight isthe Radiance.
She canonly be fought if you Dream Nail the Hollow Knight when Hornet gives you an opening.
Defeating her is definitely not easy, but there are many ways to go about it.
This isa long and difficult fight, so we recommend checking out ourguide to defeating the Radiance.
Here’s how to complete every entry.
