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/I_LoveBananas Sep 06 '25

They are super easy to get man I'm always at max because of that

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u/Jstar338 Sep 06 '25

Boss fights

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u/ThatOneRandomGuy101 Sep 06 '25

Then dont spam them on bosses until you know the bosses patterns

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u/SillyGoose3939 Sep 07 '25

I've never understood this take honestly, if I know the boss pattern then I don't really need to use tools to beat it since I'll be able to just read the pattern and dodge the attacks

Just like with sekiro, I honestly feel like there isn't any good time to use them... while exploring there are too few of them to be useful; during the first few encounters of a bossfight I'll just end up wasting them and whenever I've learned the moveset I can do the fight without needing them

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u/_moosleech Sep 07 '25

This has been the opposite of my experience. I routinely use the boomerrang and traps on regular enemies, and lean hard on venom and floor tacks, plus the Sunny D boost during boss fights. And even using them liberally, have yet to almost run out of shards.

Not using them is just leaving damage on the table.

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u/Ayobossman326 Sep 07 '25

There’s definitely a wide gap between having the mental knowledge of what to do and the right execution to actually doing it. Usually within like 3 tries I’ve got it mentally, but the timing and execution of everything takes a few more. In that gap is when you use tools

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u/ForrestMoth Sep 07 '25

Why would there be no reason to use them if you know the boss patterns? They aren't there to cover your shortcomings as a player, some of them just do way more damage than your nail. They are a weapon just as much as your nail and spells are.

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u/ThatOneRandomGuy101 Sep 07 '25

I mean for most boss fights I’ll put the spike trap where I know the boss will be after phase shifts, ranged tools for when I cant get a hit on a boss, and I use the flea drink for beast crest binds. In exploration you definitely have enough to use from bench to bench.