Community Ranks: Hollow Knight Charms 

It's something you don't even think about, since Metroidvania games usually just give you your position on the map without it being tied to a powerup, let alone a limited capacity one.

Counterpoint: If you didn't use compass at all you'd probably memorize the map faster

On my first playthrough I found map orientation very damn easy. Especially with the landmark pins. The only time I felt a bit lost was when I entered deepnest, and that lasted for like, three rooms. How do you even get lost

I beat the game many time and still use the compass XD

mini shade lord go brbr

Honestly. It was the most heartwarming thing ever. Sharp Shadow really saved me so many times. And now it’s actually a part of my build for the Pantheons :D

I'm mobility guy so I wanted sharp shadow gives you longer dash but sad dash master lost I loved that charm I used it allways exept in few bosses

I've never used it, is it good?

@@TrainWreckYT Super useful in world, and even more useful in pantheons, best 2 notches charm for me

HAH! So true! I didn't want it to sound repetitive, but there's only so many variations!

fully agree, his stuff is quality

steady body bein so wholesome

Yeah steady body hella underrated. I never take of steady body and compass. UNLESS I need to face a boss

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@@OrangeStaringCat do you take them both off or just compass, as I find steady body is great especially in boss fights.

Steedy body isn't the best but it can be really good in some situations.

It's effect is a little RNG dependent, but the effect looks so pretty that I can't help but wear it.

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I wish I used mark of pride early on because I just keep messing up by over or underestimating the enemy 😔

Mark of Pride sure, but I just don't get Steady Body.

I used to use steady body all the time, but eventually I got used to using upslash to deal damage up close. But it's a cheap charm so it's pretty useful. Mark of pride is a great charm, but it's too expensive to put into a build most of the time.

Sorry for the wait! Real life got in the way for a while there but it's finally done!

I agree. I use it a lot while fighting some of the quicker bosses that don't give you much time to heal. It's a little expensive though, especially if you go for it's synergy with deep focus.

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Grimmchild is our boy. It's a shame you have to get rid of him to get carefree melody.

Also defender's crest flukenest is funny.

Amen

If it makes you feel better, pair it up with grubsong for a pretty good passive soul generating build

I love weaversong. It's cheap, it works as a soul generator with grubsong so it helps with spell builds, and the spider babies are adorable. 😍

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I use spore shroom in my meme build, where I use all of defender's crest's synergies to fill the screen with farts.

Quick slash has higher dps at optimal performance

@@Sundilio „optimal performance“ when radiance Phase 2 can be hit while standing*

@@Sundilio only applies against Radiance or grounded enemies

Bro, take shamans, use that soul for a shade soul boom ez dmg

Shape of Unn is fun to use, I just wish it was a bit more mobile. Imagine a little slug jump.

IDK about never use again. Mutiple steel soul runs under my belt and yet I use it unless I got a hard boss up What else are you gonna slot in? Only thing I can think of is dreamwielder and in my case I use both.

Nailmaster's glory is a great charm, but I always forget to use nail arts so I never equip it.

I just got it. So far so good but I have no clue what half of these charms are.

@@superbobcat8997 then stop spoiling the game for yourself

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Elegy doesn't help in healing.

@@DoubloonGoblin It helps, it boost the grubsong healing from 15 to 25, look it up.

@@windflier1684 Oh alright my bad been a while since I played.

​@@windflier1684 That effect is cool but I can't help but wish grubsong made the nail beams give soul like it does with weaversong. The current synergy just doesn't make sense.

Even the compass picks I like compass slightly better than Nailmasters glory. No lie, compass is my 16th favorite charm, glory is my 17th. And compass is way better than fury, come on.

I won’t lie, Fury’s kinda crap. Yeah, it gives you a HUUUGE boost on 1 HP. But that’s it’s downside. It ONLY triggers at 1 HP, at literally ANYTHING ELSE it’s just a dead two notches you could easily fill with something like Quick Slash, Longnail or Heart for a few examples of two-notches, or two 1-notches. On the other hand, Wayward Compass…well, it’s only good for one thing, and you’ll probably only need it for your first run, when you’ve no idea how to traverse Hallownest, making it easier to know where you are and how close to an exit you are. But when you start to get the hang of the layout of the game, you have no need for Wayward Compass and can take it off for literally any more useful charm, like Sprintmaster or something.

Ikr heart gives you an extra hit for most ascended bosses and double damage ones

Deep focus is limited BECAUSE of it needing it's synergies. The combo you mentioned costs 9 notches. It's really hard to slot into builds because it's so expensive, and the extra focus time makes it not worth it's cost most of the time. If there's enough downtime, a hiveblood heal followed by a normal focus will have about the same effect.

Mark of pride isn't that great in my opinion, but I do prefer both shaman stone and strenght.

@@legrandliseurtri7495 I would agree with you partially when it comes to combat (I still think mark is good, but not on the level of quickslash, strength or shaman stone), but Mark of Pride is also useful for down hitting and platforming, as well as non-boss fighting, where as Quickslash is pretty much only good for bosses, and only particular bosses at that

Quick Slash is one of the better Charms in the game. Though, I’d have to argue that it’s only the case once you’ve sunk, I dunno, 50+ hours into the game and have learned every attack and opportunity. I personally put it in almost every Nail build, along with an increase to Nail length and most recently Strength. Even in Spell builds it has efficiency, you can mostly use it to gather most of the Soul you need to actually cast spells, a little quicker. Combine with Soul Catcher or Soul Eater (I prefer Catcher due to the notch cost) Shaman Stone and Spell Twister and you’ll be flinging spell after spell with barely any need for Nail hits. Overall, Quick Slash’s versatility makes it useful in every case if you’re good enough at the game.

I should probably use Spell Twister, normally I use Strength, Shaman stone, Mark of Pride and heart, but heart probably isn't as useful as twister.

@@originalusername295 yeah heart is useless for me i only go for spell actually and Dream wielder

You don't need compass if you hand draw the entire map of Hallownest and keep it next to you while you play, putting a chess piece on the room you're currently in. 🙃 EDIT: I said that as a joke but now it sounds like a good idea.

shade lord isn’t even a boss lmfao

Shade Lord isn’t a boss. It’s the form the Knight takes to beat the SHIT out of the Radiance, or Abs-Rad, at the end of each fight. Regardless, I mark down Sharp Shadow for it’s extra distance sometimes being…a little too much of a hindrance in platforming sections. The amount of times I’ve shade-dashed into spikes with the charm on is too many to count, I only see it having use in boss battles, and even then I still don’t use it.

@@diamondanvilproductions562 He meant Traitor Lord.

Soul Catcher is practically useless as it only increases your soul input by 3 per hit, while the base is 11, however Soul Eater gives 8 more per hit.

@@DoubloonGoblin Soul Eater also has a notch cost of 4. Soul Catcher is a good early game charm, but after you leave the Soul Sanctum it outlives its usefulness. Soul Eater's steep notch cost makes it not worth it, especially since Dream Wielder exists.

@@a.v.w.6453 If your build is Shaman Stone and Spell Twister it would be possible to get 4 extra notches to fit in Soul Eater, and if you get the last two you can also get Soul Catcher.

​@@DoubloonGoblin Why would I waste six whole notches to get 22 soul per nail hit when I can equip Dream Wielder for one? Soul Catcher is a good early game charm because it's one of the first ones you can find, it's completely in logic and you find it right next to a bench. There is no reason not to equip it when you get it because what else are you gonna do? Equip Fury? Sure, it doesn't net you a whole lot of soul per hit, but it adds up and you have nothing better to equip until later anyway. During a typical play-through I barely deviate from the Any% speedrun path until I get to the room where speedrunners do the explosion pogo near Claw. After getting that I usually make my way into City of Tears using City Crest, unlock the Storerooms stag, free Sly and go to Salubra, stag back from Crossroads to the city and make my way to Soul Sanctum. I clear the Sanctum with Shaman Stone (and Soul Catcher if I even bothered to get a fifth notch at this point) and pick up Spell Twister. Now I have no reason to equip Soul Catcher for the rest of the play-though because, if I have the notches, Spell Twister beats it easily. After this I go to Crystal Peaks, get C-dash and D-Dark, and then I go to Resting Grounds. I'll get Isma's Tear if I get too frustrated attempting the acid skip or just feel like taking my time and once I get lantern I can just beat the game. There is no need to grind for several charm notches unless I really want to.

@@a.v.w.6453 Fair enough, however I play modded a lot and don't get soul catcher or get better charms before.