Having the Sharp Shadow charm will increase the length of your Dash and it will damage the Traitor Lord if you dash through him. Dashing towards the Traitor Lord is the best strategy you can use against many of his attacks. One of the best things you can do when fighting against this boss is to equip the Sharp Shadow charm. It also doesn’t help you much that the Traitor Lord’s movements can be swift considering his bulky figure. Most of the Traitor Lord’s attacks deal two masks worth of damage. He also happens to hit like a speeding truck. The Traitor Lord is an interesting character lore-wise. You can then use the latter spells to damage him while Nosk is on the ceiling or when it stands in the middle of the arena to spew its blobs of infection and you’re at the bottom corner of the middle platform. You can use the former spells for when it is charging at you because it activates your invisibility frames, disabling it from damaging you for a short period of time. Your best spells to employ against Nosk are Desolate Dive or Descending Dark and Howling Wraiths or Abyss Shriek. How (and Where) to Farm Geo in Hollow Knight If it is charging from the right, hide on the bottom left side of the middle platform, and the other way around. Both corners at the bottom of the middle platform are good places to hide when Nosk is charging around the arena. He is quick and unpredictable, and some of his attacks are very difficult to dodge. Nosk is definitely a challenging boss and arguably has the best introduction as a boss in the game. You’ll need Monarch Wings to reach this area. Nosk is a hidden boss you can encounter by destroying a breakable wall in Deepnest, located in the western area of the room left of the Hot Spring.
To make things easier for you, linger in the middle of the arena until you can find an opening to hit No Eyes with your Nail or with a spell. No Eyes won’t directly attack you, but the arena will be littered with spirits that will glide across the room. No EyesĪ peculiar boss fight, No Eyes herself isn’t necessarily tough, it’s the circumstances of the boss fight itself that makes this encounter somewhat of a drag. The second ones are only stronger, faster, and add in just one or two new attacks.
This is so we can explore the other bosses who are also challenging in their own right, and because boss variations remain somewhat similar. Note: A boss is only mentioned once, regardless of how many variations it has–even if its two variations are arguably some of the toughest encounters in the game. We’ve ranked the 15 hardest bosses in ascending order, and covered a few strategies you can employ to slay them in battle. These bosses can be terribly challenging. Hollow Knight is a well-loved Metroidvania game for many reasons–its level design, the challenge, and how incredible the bosses in the game are.