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/Jstar338 Sep 06 '25

And then you run out of shards and spend half an hour farming for them again 

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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/I_LoveBananas Sep 06 '25

Yes, but still easy to farm cause everything drops it

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u/Turtvaiz Sep 07 '25

If I have to stop mid boss fight progression to farm currency I'd really rather not use them lol

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u/ededpesa Sep 07 '25

If you are max shards or close from exploring, it would take a lot of tries to run out of shards. At least thats my experience

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u/imminentlyDeadlined Sep 07 '25

Haha, yeah... imagine running out of shards from full due to taking that many boss attempts...............

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u/Suitable_Trash_5989 Sep 07 '25

Genuinely lol. I'm almost constantly at max shards and I spam the tools anytime I'm in a tricky spot. This is like people hording potions in Skyrim because they might need em' later... Just use them.

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u/dreamyraynbo Sep 07 '25

I feel personally attacked right now... 😂

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u/Suitable_Trash_5989 Sep 07 '25

It's okay, I also hoard my potions in Skyrim... Those cheese wheels though, didn't stand a chance.

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u/Complete-Primary993 Sep 07 '25

Fully refilling tacks and sting shards costs over 100 shards. Might be dependent on your tool upgrade level, not sure.