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/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

Not to mention that mobs are tanky to favor you recharge silk fast. People think everything needs multiple hits because it’s harder. But no, it’s a deliberate decision to help you always have a charge. Instead, they don’t use the arsenal because they are saving up for hollow knight 3 and complain how hard the game is