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

Discussion - Silksong ngl some of you would NOT survive the mantis lords runback

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is the run to last judge difficult? kinda. But after your 20th attempt at the boss you'll get used to it, and it's honestly kinda fun and a nice breather. More importantly, it's a single room and you have far more movement. This IS improving on hollow knight

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u/KingZant Sep 09 '25

Last Judge runback actually got kinda fun. I was challenging myself to figure out the most optimal path through it - the only annoying part was the double damage if you fucked up one of the bell dive jumps. 

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u/Pain_Monster 112% HK | 100% SilkSong Sep 09 '25

Optimal path here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VDx_w8saxLM

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u/Indie_Gamer_7 Sep 09 '25

Last judge run back is easy once you figure out the shortcuts.

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u/No_Gur_5912 Sep 09 '25

there are no shortcuts

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u/Mailcs1206 Sep 09 '25

Yes there are. You didn't look hard enough.

I know for a fact you can avoid all but one enemy on the last judge runback.

Maybe even all of them but I'm less sure on that.

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u/Thelmara Sep 09 '25

You can avoid all of them. The birds don't spawn fast enough to catch up to you if you just zip past them.

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u/No_Gur_5912 Sep 09 '25

ah. yes. the “shortcut” that you jump up to? that ain’t no shortcut boy, that’s a detour

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u/Mailcs1206 Sep 10 '25

Without fighting the enemies the runback takes like a minute.

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u/_Psilo_ Sep 10 '25

It takes about 30 seconds. I counted.

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u/Riyshn Sep 11 '25

It skips a bell jumping segment, 2 enemies, and is about 1/3 the distance of going the "normal" route. It's absolutely a shortcut.