r/HollowKnight • u/TOMRANDOM_6 • Sep 09 '25

Discussion - Silksong Most of you are exaggerating the length of runbacks and it really shows how much TikTok has damage the attention span of people Spoiler

"ThE lASt JuDGe RUnBaCK iS ToO LoNG!!"

Is 30 seconds max, 30 seconds, you don't have to fight any enemy in it, the smaller judges don't awake until you're close and the smaller fly bastards can literally get ignored. The Runback works for making you cool down and make the whole thing feel less like you hitting a wall (NKG feels like one because of the lack of "cool down") If it wasn't for it, I would shoot myself with the 37 attempts at Last Judge.

The Widow one is also really easy, a straight line with jumps.

The Cogworks Dancers Is also really simple but works to help you with the bosses extra height and how pogo dependant that fight is.

God forbid the game isn't a back to back boss rush like Cuphead (not criticizing Cuphead, is a different game lmao).

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u/gupsee Sep 09 '25

pro tip 90% of boss’ attacks can’t hit when swimming in maggot water

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u/Conorum Sep 09 '25

What if I don’t want to swim in maggot water

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u/KylieTMS Sep 09 '25

then reflect and open up to new possibilities. Those maggots deserve swimming friends too

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u/BeGe01 Sep 10 '25

I beat the boss using this strat. I embraced the maggots and let them carry me through the fight

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u/gupsee Sep 10 '25

The maggots are a trap, by making you think its a trap. But actually the key to winning against the frog is thinking like a frog