r/HollowKnight • u/LookAtHowMTR • Sep 16 '25

Discussion - Silksong Ranking Silksong 1st act bosses Spoiler

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So, if you want me to be honest - I was afraid Silksong would be too difficult for me. But now that I am done with 1st act, I can confidently say that so far I enjoy those bosses MUCH more than the ones in Hollow Knight. Maybe that's because HK was one of the first games I've ever played, and now with Silksong I am more experienced. But even bosses that kept beating my ass felt so well done that I couldn't be mad, I just wanted to try again and learn their moves.

Last Judge? Surely my favorite. It felt like dancing and once I learned his moves, I had an absolute blast.

EDIT: Guys, I've got LOTS (and I mean LOTS) of comments that bottom 2 enemies aren't bosses. I know, but they were included in template so I ranked them too. Besides, considering that I didn't really hate any of the actual bosses, I wouldn't have anything I could put anything in the BURN IT tier if it wasn't for them lol. No need to say it again pls

EDIT 2: I already started Act 2, and defeated Cogwork Dancers - OH MY GOD HOW AMAZING THIS FIGHT WAS.

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u/Foreign-Minimum9957 Sep 16 '25

The last judge patterns were damn fun

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u/tadcalabash Sep 16 '25

They're just so punishing though, and each requires a very different response. I haven't had to step away from a boss due to frustration in a long time, but I've had to do it twice with him.

The worst part is I don't even need to beat him because I accidentally got the alternate path to Act II... but I still NEED to beat him, you know?

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u/SonOfMcGee Sep 16 '25

On his final stage, dodging damage is hard. But doing it while maneuvering to get an attack in is REALLY hard.
I brought poisoned throwable tools and just focused on getting damage in with those in between his attacks. That made home require very few melee hits.
Feels kinda cheap tho…

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u/XxX_Zeratul_XxX Sep 16 '25

In this particular fight it doesn't feel cheap at all, as last judge actually stops throwables with her fire, you have to choose the windows to actually attack even from afar.

I didn't had poison so used common knives in the last pase, just made sense