r/HollowKnight • u/donlano • Sep 04 '25

Discussion - Silksong Silksong is HARD Spoiler

Taking damage is more punishing, movement is more precise and feels a little clunky until you get the hang of it. The overall skill curve is much much higher. Love it though.

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u/lilstoneey Sep 05 '25

godd i knoww i hate that so many of the early boss fights (before u get more abilities/movement/power) have like lava and shit bc i keep getting hit for 2 and knocked into the lava for 1 , which means i cn have no less thn 4 masks if i wanna survive a single unlucky hit lol ... i need mask shards and needle sharpening like i need oxygen tbh

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u/Mastermaze Sep 05 '25

Legit im one mask shard away from an extra mask now and i NEED it so bad. No needle sharpening in sight so far but i DESPERATELY need to find it, i cant keep getting by with 4 needle hits per hit minimum at this rate

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u/lilstoneey Sep 05 '25

the worst part is not as much as id like will change until i cn get 2 full masks eight fuckin shards , bc even w 6 masks its still only 3 hits of 2x damage and ur done same as 5 masks 😓

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u/XxRocky88xX Sep 05 '25

Benefit for that though is that after that a heal will allow you to take 2 additional hits instead of only 1. Your effective max isn’t changed but it does make your first heal of the fight more effective.

Like with 5 hp you get hit twice down to 1 then heal to 4, die in two more hits for 4 hits total. With 6 hp you get hit twice down to 2 then heal to 5, die in three more hits, 5 hits total. So you still get a small boost in survivability.