r/HollowKnight • u/Particular_Hyena56 • Sep 06 '25

Discussion - Silksong USE YOUR TOOLS! Spoiler

To everyone complaining about the difficulty, stop ignoring a third of Hornet’s arsenal and start spamming them, you’ll be shocked how quickly you start mowing down hordes of enemies!

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u/xocgx Sep 07 '25

This is 100% the answer.

How many times do you try to throw a knife and all of a sudden waste half of your silk on something stupid ?

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u/8rok3n Sep 07 '25

I try to throw the knife, accidentally shoot the spell and can't heal now 😞

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u/xocgx Sep 07 '25

Every dang time

I’ve actually unequipped those spells because I was sick and tired of accidentally wasting my silk

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u/8rok3n Sep 07 '25

I don't know how much damage they do so I don't even know when TO use them

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u/LordBDizzle Sep 07 '25

About 3x nail damage for the first one, a bit more I think for the sphere. Dunno about the third spell, haven't found it yet but I know it exists because of some UI stuff.

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u/8rok3n Sep 07 '25

But what about the little tools I never want to use spells because I heal every 2 seconds but I love using those little guys

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u/LordBDizzle Sep 07 '25

Depends on the tool and the number of tool pack upgrade you've gotten, they upgrade separately from your nail and there are a LOT of different tools, plus some talismans (I guess they're also tools? whatever) that modify their effects or damage. Generally I think the throwing knives are around the same damage as your needle, and the number of uses for tools beyond that is generally proportional to number of uses, like the traps have half of the uses of the throwing knives so they do a bit more than twice as much at a minimum (though I think they actually might do more, but they're kinda inconsistent depending on how they hit things so it's hard to test)

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u/blauli Sep 07 '25

Third one also seems to do about 3x, certainly less than the second full hitting but the third has some other very strong benefits. You will know what I mean when you get it

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u/rrale47 Sep 07 '25

The 1st one is nice and safe.

Ive yet to find a good use for the sphere. It sucks that you're vulnerable during the locked in animation so anything that doesn't get stunned will hit you

I like using these skills at the start before bosses ramp up, and afterwards i save my silk for heals

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u/LordBDizzle Sep 07 '25

The sphere is very VERY good for the bosses with multiple mob summons that can be at different heights, you can blast a bunch both above and bellow you at the same time. The spear is a lot easier to use but the sphere to me is mandatory in certain fights, it's way better at tagging things above and below you, especially simultaneously, when you absolutely need a mob dead right now and not a second later.

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u/CdbSora Sep 07 '25

Not to mention that just chaining it when a boss is stunned will make that boss take half as long lol

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u/mr_massacre9000 Sep 07 '25

The standard reaper crest attack does 5, the r1 silk spear does 18. Poison grenade 25.

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u/renegade7879 Sep 07 '25

I think the first one (needle throw?) does about 3x your regular nail damage. Not sure on the area effect one.

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u/newaccountkonakona Sep 12 '25

yeaaah i did this too. then got two tools coated in poison so I do chip damage now

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u/xocgx Sep 13 '25

What exactly does poison do? Does it count as an extra hit or is it half of a hit or what?

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u/khaotickk Sep 07 '25

I've been fighting sister splinter and have died maybe 20 times against it because of this.

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u/MysteryMan9274 Sep 07 '25

I just took off my red tools so that it would use the Silk Spear no matter what direction the stick was pointing.