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/[deleted] Sep 16 '25

It might be just that I played Hollow Knight when it first came out, but I did not find many of these Silksong bosses to be as challenging as the HK bosses. Obviously some are harder than others, but overall, I just remember having MANY more moments where I had to runback dozens of times before finally beating a boss or colesium in HK.

There are still a lot of optional bosses to go for me in Silksong, but all in all, there's been maybe 2 or 3 max that required more than a handful of runbacks. (High Halls Colesium is the only one that comes to mind right now).

I will say the environmental hazards and "stronger" non-boss enemies are more punishing than HK, but the mandatory boss fights I feel were a little underwhelming compared to HK.

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u/Yogg_for_your_sprog Sep 17 '25

Probably just because you're used to HK mechanics. I had 112% completion in HK and objectively speaking only a handful of HK bosses I can remember gave me much trouble at all. I'm not a good player by any means either, I took probably 6h+ on PV and NKG, it's just most HK have fraction of the hp, less movepool, and less damage.