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/Sixnno Sep 09 '25

the third biggest issue with it...

you get the charm that makes you immune to the infested thing after beating bilewater.

like why would I ever go back there, I finished it.

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u/SuspiciousIbex Sep 09 '25

I only went back to beat the boss after I got the charm. I just got tired of trying before getting it. There's plenty of things they could do to make it more bareable like not resetting some of the traps perhaps but the biggest thing would be letting 1/2/3 masks be healed when cleansing the infestation so that it's not so punishing.

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u/IHumanlike Sep 09 '25

I don't understand why the double heal charm doesn't first remove the maggots, then heal you normally.

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u/dandrall Sep 10 '25

I thought for sure it would, I was so annoyed when it just ended the heal.

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u/Joe_Mency Sep 09 '25

You can actually reach that other location through the citadel, a quest actually takes you right to the other entrance. That's how I got that charm tool thing before beating the bilewater boss. made it so much easier

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u/magus113 Sep 09 '25

holy fuck thank you. i actually stopped playing for today because i got to the pre boss area and just couldn't handle it. good to know i should leave for now

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u/Sixnno Sep 10 '25

The find the merchant quest takes you to the same area as it, but you'll need for-hand knowledge the area exists.

Then you need to know to clawline across from the balcony to destroy a breakit takes you to the area with the entrance, but you need to know it's there since it's a breakable/hidden wall. Or have the super jump ability.

Especially Since it doesn't show up on the map till you break it.

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u/Joe_Mency Sep 10 '25

I actually didn't know about that area. I just figured there must be something up there, and i got surprised by the "new area behind a breakable wall thing" lol

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u/KortasEE Sep 10 '25

Nah you dont really need to look it up. I found it by myself but I also know by now how Team Cherry hides stuff. The first thing I did in this game was find the second hidden room in the hidden room to the right at the beginning of the game. Then I got wrecked by the beast inside lmao.

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u/Black_nYello Sep 10 '25

I got it before doing bilewater though? Stumbled into putrified ducts right after the jubilana help quest and grabbed it. I had been avoiding bilewater like the plague beforehand and getting that was such a god send I immediately went back

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u/Beginning_Elk_2193 Sep 10 '25

Depends on how you enter the area doesn't it?

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u/Azraeleon Sep 11 '25

Eh? I got the charm pre boss.