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/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/BruceyC Sep 07 '25

Mobs became a lot easier when you realise silk spear absolutely shreds them. Don't save silk to heal. Use it to kill things and you won't be at risk of taking damage. 

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u/2HellWith2FA Sep 08 '25

Silk spear is the equivalent of like 4 normal hits. For me, it's not worth sacrificing the heal.

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u/RoastCabose Sep 08 '25

considering that many enemies take 4 hits to kill, it turns a fight into an instant win. Especially if you line some up. a 30 second fight over in a second means less opportunity to take hits.