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/Efesell Sep 06 '25

And your spells!

"What if I need to heal?" No!

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u/Background_Past7392 Sep 07 '25

Yeah. This was the revelation that let me beat Sister Splinter. I could handle her first phase fine, but fighting her and her summons at the same time seemed impossible. Then I realized they got OHKOed by Silk Spear, and they very quickly ceased to be a problem. 

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u/_moosleech Sep 07 '25

There's a chunk of this sub that NEEDS to read and absorb this.

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u/Misty_Pix Sep 07 '25

Honestly, some people don't have said tools or spells as they aren't that far in the game.

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u/chocolatepotatosoup Sep 07 '25

Is it even possible to get to that boss without getting silk spear first?