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Hollow Knight: Silksong: Tips for Beating Harder Bosses
Short answer
No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: The best serious advice that comes to mind is to change your crest.
What you need to know
Tackling the toughest bosses in Silksong requires flexibility and careful observation. If your current strategy repeatedly fails, stop and try a completely different approach rather than forcing the same tactics. Taking breaks and analyzing boss patterns will help you overcome endurance tests like Lost Lace.
Step by step
- Identify every unique attack and its corresponding telegraph as early as possible during the fight.
- If frustration sets in, step away from the game and watch a slower-speed video of the boss to study their attacks and telegraphs by taking notes.
- Switch your crest. Match different crests to specific bosses, as synergy plays a major role; for example, using the Architect's crest and spamming tools can quickly defeat difficult foes like Groal the Great.
- Practice in-game to properly time your responses after learning the attack patterns.
Tips
- Take microbreaks during long endurance fights like Lost Lace to avoid becoming impatient and rushing later phases.
- Watch out for background-colored area-of-effect attacks and telegraphs that strain your eyes during extended battles.
- Give up on failed strategies immediately and experiment with alternative setups.
What players reported
I'll get straight to the point: which bosses do you consider the hardest in the game and what tips/advice can you offer for anyone struggling with them? EDIT: I'd like to thank everyone who has taken the time to share their insights here so far. You've given solid advice, and I really appreciate it. By the way, if you have any tips to share for a specific boss, along with any broader general…
What players suggest
The best serious advice that comes to mind is to change your crest. Certain crests make mincemeat out of certain bosses. Certain bosses highly resist certain crests (in a synergy way and not a damage multiplier way). For example, Struggling with Groal the Great? Switch to Architect's crest. I finished the fight in under a minute (not including the arena portion) by spamming tools. But trying to…
If what you are trying randomly fails, it means it fails. Give it up and try something else. Make sure you identify the different attacks and the corresponding telegraphs as soon as possible. If you are too frustrated to learn in-game, watch a video with that boss on slower speed, take notes, and learn the attacks and telegraphs there. You will still need some in-game training to properly…
Lost Lace is a good example of why breaks are important. It's a longer fight, a test of consistency and endurance. It's also taxing on the eyes, because there is a lot of attacks that have AOE/TELEGRAPHS in the color of the background. On top of this, if you don't take microbrakes you will become impatient and will try to rush to the later phases, which can provoke many mistakes on your part and…
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