Rusty's 10 Most Underrated Hollow Knight Charms 

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“I am ACTUALLY recommending Dashmaster for platforming” It’s ok, Rusty. The wait for Silksong has us all delusional right now 😅

This whole video: "Ok, look, it's not good, but it's still underrated"

The fact that he is so open and CHILL and POSITIVE is epic!

The only reason I haven't ever used sprint master is, I know how addictive speed boosts can be.

HE FINALLY RECOGNISED STEADY BODY'S POTENTIAL

The sharp shadow entry was great. Incidentally sharp shadow and dash master are almost always in my build.

"Baldur shell more like a shield instead of a healing insurance" so basically dreamshield but actually useful.

THANK YOU!! You have successfully encapsulated my exact feelings on Spell Twister! *MATH IS MATH!*

love using spell twister in boss fights, being able to blast 4 abyss shrieks in a row can be a huge advantage

Here's a tip for making Shape of Unn effective: Use it with Quicik Focus. Quick Focus will double Unn's speed, making at possible to dodge a lot more attacks.

Grubsong is also good when combined with weaversong, since every hit from a weaverling gives you soul to use, and with the price of only 3 notches, a little extra damage and extra soul is a fair trade in my book

"so what if it makes platforming akward, you're bad anyways!" i friggin died man

Nailmaster's Glory is actually insane. With just a single charm notch, it can basically replace other nail charms. Nail Arts have more range than a nail with Mark of Pride and they don't knock you back. Nail Arts are also very flexible and have a surprisingly large hitbox. You can hit enemies above you with Great Slash, which trivializes flying enemies while Dash Slash can be used to poke enemies from a great distance. Cyclone Slash is useful to deal damage while still maintaining some degree of mobility to step out of some attacks. My preferred build is a high mobility Nail Arts focused build with Nailmaster's Glory, Dashmaster, Sprintmaster, and Sharp Shadow. Being able to immediately dash again after dashing through a charging enemy with Sharp Shadow allows you to retaliate with a Dash Slash in relative safety. The movement speed boost you get from Dashmaster and Sprintmaster helps you position yourself out of danger to save Sharp Shadow to deal damage. This is an incredibly fun and flexible build that only cost 6 notches, giving you 5 notches to use as you see fit. I usually throw in Quick Focus/Shaman Stone and Spell Twister for an extremely potent burst build capable of staggering some bosses quickly.

Finally someone who recognises my baby sharp shadow as a good charm

I find Sprintmaster heavily useful in fights like Pure Vessel and Absrad. The former teleports a bunch, so Steady Body makes it easier to keep up with them; the latter has attacks like the orbs and radial beams from which Sprintmaster gives more leeway for running away.

The most underrated charm is clearly the Hornet DLC, nobody ever even got it.

FINALLY someone who APPRECIATES STEADY BODY

I always liked sharp shadow but this montage made me like it even more

15:07 i think it do the heavy liting by itself, I was using it for panthons, coloseum trail and bosses, it helps me a lot

*HE'S POSITIVE!*

i always loved sharp shadow. it's a must have for my every playthrough

One thing to note: Carefree melody can also save lifeblood masks. So if you have carefree, the number of hits you can expect to take without healing to be approximately (max hp + lifeblood masks )x 1.224. The fact that it can save lifeblood is handy on pantheons, especially p5 where you can have up to 5 lifeblood masks each. That brings the number of hits from 14(9 masks+5lifeblood) to just over 17.

Grubsong is actually a REALLY good charm for platforming if deep focus is equipped as well. When you get hit 2 times, you get enough soul to heal once, BUT deep focus heals you two masks, so you can always stay at full health. So yeah, i recommend grubsong + deep focus.

Sprintmaster also makes your weavers collect a little bit more soul when you have it paired with Grubsong. Granted, it's a 4 notch commitment. But it's a nice little boost. It also makes sharp shadow hit a little harder.

I think the fact that balders she’ll and carefree melody were both necessary to beat any radiance hitless shoes just how good they are. Also I think grubberflys elegy is really good for some radiant bosses, especially pure vessel

“I’ve been getting really intimately involved with Hollow Knight lately..” *looks at Rusty’s channel* Wow really? I hadn’t noticed

Man, Carefree Melody is the only reason I managed to beat Failed Champ. That charm saved me damn near a full 11 masks when I fought the boss

Idk how Spell Twister and Nailmaster's Glory are underrated but maybe I'm just too deep in the community and have listened to and sung their praises enough to understand their OPnes

Combining Grubsong with weaversong makes it so you never run out of soul. Every time a weaver hits an enemy it gives you a little bit of soul.

Steady body Grubsong 3:58 Shape of Unn 5:59 Dashmaster 8:10 5 sharp shadow 10:00 Baldur shell 10:55 Spelltwister 12:10 8 carefree melody 13:56 15:56 17:15

Yo, dude! Happy to see another helpful charm vid! Say, if you need an idea for content, I think it'd be cool to have an explanation of what charms are useless and what charms are better when doing Radiant fights. Just a thought. X)

Oh cool! I thought u were done with these videos till silksong comes out. Love these videos

Honestly I can't live without Steady Body, so I'm glad that Rusty finally covered it

I think it'd be neat to have a charm that when attacking, a smaller, less powerful slash executes behind the knight.

Sharp Shadow + Dash Master + Sprint Master was one of my favorite combos. I even defeated some bosses just by dashing into them and it was so much fun tbh

I love Sharp Shadow. I remember the first time I put it on after I got it and I've never taken it off since then. It's just, such a good charm. It doesn't even really muck with platforming segments that much, I can think of exactly one place, right before Traitor Lord, but that's it. It, Soul Catcher and Shaman Stone are probably the charms that I get the most use out of.

I'm currently getting terrorized by the "Pantheon of the Knight". Any Tipps how I can beat it? Charms, Technics or something? Edit: Thanks for the Comments, the are very helpful for me.🤗 I'll try to beat the Pantheon again today. Wish me Luck!😆

SHARP SHADOW BAYBEEEE I always have it on me (except in fog canyon....) Also I find it weird that some people look down on charms because they provide some cheap protection. I’ll take cheap protection, lol. Grubsong is part of my usual charm set, despite the fact that I can dodge attacks in a lot of fights, including NKG, whom I enjoy fighting for fun. When I do get hit, I get some soul! I won’t say no to that. It’s just part of my playstyle, I usually don’t like tanking bosses. I like playing it safe and being on as close to full health as possible at all times. (Silksong is gonna make me so anxious with its healing mechanics e_e) Weird that some people look down on that. Sounds kind of elitist.

grubsong is soooo underrated ...like u can literally go with that hive charm and grubsong and be unkillable in situations such as the white palace because it has actually helped me a lot there

I started playing Hollow Knight 3 days ago for the first time and the 2 first charms you mentioned are actually staples for me already, funny to think they are not very much utilised by others! Nice video btw😆

Ive honestly just used the same charm layout since my 3rd playthrough, so I mostly watch this kind of video to see what other charms can do in the right hands knowing damn well I won’t change

Just realized that elegy and grubsong are perfect opposites rewarded by the same guy. One activates when hit, the other when no hits are taken. Grubsong is useful in all fights, elegy is useful in radiant ones (specifically markoth)

I'm not sure how much of these videos rusty will make, I dont even remember how much videos like this

Honestly it's nice to see more and more people recognizing carefree is actually really good, considering I was at one point literally screamed at for even *considering* using it over grimmchild. good times

I've been using sharp shadow ever since I found the charm on my first game. That's never changed. It's my absolute favorite charm and it's good to see someone else appreciates how fun and useful it can be.

Sharp Shadow will always be one of my favorites

Been using sharp shadow forever glad to see it’s been recognized (I don’t use it in the base game I use it in the pantheon) It makes bosses easier than pie, for example, Malik, both Crystal guardens, both false knights, traitor lord, and a couple more become not even a thought

As someone who started the game and used pretty much only one charms and used steady charm constantly, it’s amazing and I legitimately can’t play without it now, same for Grubsong, and Longnail. Trust me Longnail + Steady Body has made me and Ariel threat and Grub Song is just OP because comboing it with firing spirits by purposely getting hit can end a boss fight quickly. Once I got used to the map I removed Compass and Thorns of Agony and added Soul Twister.

Sharp shadow is similar to shape of unn in the way that you can use it in so many subtle ways in boss fights, like you don't even need to pogo some of them anymore, just dash through and you'll have more time left than normal to cast another spell or even heal

I always use sharp shadow during pantheons and fighting bosses, makes hive knight more fun to play against, gives a safe option for attacking and allows you to go through slighty bigger bossed because of the dash length. I wouldn't recommend it for plat forming though, the platforming was not made for sharp shadow's dash length and can lead to unnecessary damage

This was incredibly informative and entertaining!

Well, choosing between Carefree melody and Grimmchild you quickly realise, that there's actually no choice. You choose CM every damn time because it's just that good. It's an insurance from mistake. Not once or twice it saved my butt in pantheons when I was playing like crap and just when I thought that I was done, it took me out of the jaws of defeat, giving me much needed chance. And if boss does double damage, CM usefulness doubles just as well. I don't really wear it for regular travel across the map, but for pantheons it's the first charm that gets equiped.

I have not really thought about or played HK in along time I really loved this vid now I might about going back to the game

The Sharp Shadow bit makes me think you'd be an amazing monster truck rallet announcer.

I'm on my first playthrough right now and I found and really like steady body, I took it off briefly for the compass charm to make navigating the mushroom area a little easier and immediately missed having it when I fell off a ledge from the backwards momentum.

I found a lot of use from charms most people didn't look at when I was doing pantheons on my first playthrough specifically because my gave myself a rule to not use Quick Slash, Unbreakable Strength, Longnail and Mark of Pride because they were to strong and mindless. The build that I use for basically everything now is: Steady Body Dashmaster Sprintmaster Sharp Shadow Nailmaster's Glory Dream Wielder Dreamshield

i actually used sprint master and grub song with my weaverlings to get soul and escape quickly while sniping the enemies with spells with the help of spell twister

i actually never went through the phase of getting used to the lack of knockback from steady body, considering the fact the description intrigued me and it was one of the first charms i had ever used. now it's weird not having it on, the knockback confuses me so much lol also sharp shadow is one of my absolute favorites the damage is so convenient especially during the traitor lord fight

I think what people really sleep on with Nailmaster's Glory and in general with the nail arts is how much soul you can rack up with Mato's spinny cyclone slash. It hits way faster than the regular nail and in certain situations can be a great tool (I remember really feeling this when I first noticed it on how effective it is for oblobbles)

Steady Body is the king of op charms that are criminally underrated

Using carefree melody while doing the mask binding was helpful

That bit with the Sharp Shadow just earned you a like, sir.

I'm not that good at boss fights i always end up dashing face first into the enemy. I turned my weakness into my main strategy with sharp shadow. So my play style revolves around smashing the enemies with my face, its more effective than i first expected it to be.

Yessss grubsong is my fav two. I like that one with the spider pals. They kill stuff so quickly that it’s insane. I would have lost so many fights without them

For Hollow Knight being my first metroidvania game I appreciate a charm like Grubsong. I am very much a skiddish player who gets hit more times than I'd like to admit and it's nice to get something that can heal me or help me get off a spell because of my clumsiness. I also like having the Weaversong charm on a lot and having those two paired together has definitely gotten me the heals I needed. I can understand why it's preferred as training wheels as opposed to other charms, but sometimes players who aren't going to be as good as other players can appreciate keeping those training wheels on. ^^ But it is nice to see you broadening your opinion and seeing what the charms can offer, even if you're not the biggest fan of them or don't think they are as good as others. As well as whenever I watch you you are always there to give me a good laugh so that's always a bonus! Another amazing list video, even we don't always agree on charms haha

I think carefree melody is underrated if you think of it more of it as insurance then u see its potential since it's one of my charms put on a must for steel soul mode

Thanks rusty this will really help

my first NKG clear was such a nightmare, and funnily enough it felt like the tipping point was when I deliberately changed my controller bindings to make using nail master easy

Rusty voice is very soothing when he isn’t wishing death on everything

Hey Rusty, were you aware of Dashmaster's use in combat? It allows you to dash downwards in place and benefit from shade cloak, effectively letting you through attacks without having to reposition. If you get accustomed to it it's a really powerful option and I was surprised to see you didn't mention it. Definitely worth giving it a try!

Holy moly you remind me so much of lazypurple... Excellent video!

Sprint master, Sharp shadow and dash master are all great for bosses actually, at least I thought so. With both it became so easy to dodge attack, heal if needed, position yourself, and continually dealing damage

Nailmaster's Glory was my STAR during my hollow knight playthrough even through most of the pantheons so I was always SO shocked whenever people would call it or the nail arts trash or just completely forget about them. I think it's primarily because when you get it and when you get the nail arts, you're already STEEPED in spell builds and soul and quick slash so you see this extra form of burst and you go "I could do that, or shoot 3 spells off instantly." But I really loved the 'attack between attacks' playstyle that the charm provided and it felt SO satisfying to hit bosses like NKGrimm and Zote while they weren't even in any of their 'official' openings

I actually make pretty regular use of both sprint master and grub song because I'm also almost always using weaver song. Basically means I get free soul while at range which is surprisingly helpful on a spell build

I found a cool thing with dash master and dash slash where if you use it it moves you slightly forward which may be useful

Sharp Shadow is one of my favorite charms! I use it all the time! I have used nailmaster's Glory, but I don't use nail arts very much. Most of the time I forget about them. Heh heh...😅

Ngl I never realized how beneficial steady body was until I started seeing pro charm builds. It's such a cool hidden gem!

Charm Videos: _You could not live with your own failure... and where did that bring you? Back to me._

The first time I played this game I found brooding mawlek by accident, and I have to say that baldur shell really carried the fight. When you dont have shadow dash or desolate dive its the only thing that can avoid the damage from its charged attack, either that or being lucky af

The Sharp Shadow section was very Big Bill Hell's and I loved it.

Another charm list video...I love it!!!

Sprintmaster is a must for me too, lol! I noticed I can evade lots of bosses' attacks without needing to sacrifice my dark shadow. Also, I was a huge fan of the combo Grubsong + soul catcher for sustainability until I discovered that for bosses quickslash had the same effect and got me a huge increase in damage, so I changed it. I just can't make my peace with dash master

that sharp shadow commercial is the greatest thing ever and it makes me feel validated as a sharp shadow user.

8:08 I honestly loved dashmaster when I got it, I always use it when in the overworld

I play quite a few games with similar battle systems to Hollow Knight, and they don't have self-knockback damage, so when I got Steady Body, I adjusted to it really fast

Grubsong also has synergy with weaverlings and will give soul every time your spideys damage an enemy, providing some interesting cheese strats

sharp shadow and dashmaster are some of my favorite charms when put together

that sharp shadow ad is so good tho best ads of hollow knight

I’m surprised there was never a charm that decreases shade cloak cooldown. I mean it seems a little op but I feel it could be very useful

Sharp shadow and nail master glory are my favorites charms , it is so good to dash trough enemy's and give a lot of damage

grubsong and quick focus is what got me through pretty much hornet sentinel and every boss after her

Rusty can make a video about the top 10 plants in the background and I'd be enthralled

I recommend sharp shadow for nightmare king grim because there attacks where you basically just shadow dash through and he's off and you can't hit him anymore (mainly the one he rushes at you then splits a bunch of fire) and In general of you have to dash through any of his attacks try it the damage adds up a lot on a boss like NKG

i've used several underrated charms in my favorite build. a passive-agressively weaponized fart joke. defender's crest, spore shroom, and shape of unn, augmented with deep focus, grobsong and stalwart shell. with stalwart shell, the i-frames after a hit (1.75s) last longer than it takes to heal 2 masks and gas almost the whole screen (1.47s). with good timing, you're almost untouchable, and two blasts plus a bitchslap are enough to bring down a great sentri.

I think grubberfly’s elegy is pretty underrated. It’s either a straight up range or damage buff in radiant fights. If you’re focusing on staying at range, you might be dealing less damage and gaining less soul, but it’s undeniable that you’re safer. Meanwhile, staying up close lets you do massive damage. In addition, lifeblood heart and core let you take a few hits without losing it.

Personally Grubsong is one of my favorite charms that I have always used it for fights, though I haven't done pantheon yet but I've done things like taking damage intentionally during boss fights.

sprint master is one of the first charm I recovered. and it carry me all the way to the radiance I can't unequip it even for the sake of a build. the speed is just SO good.

Sharp Shadow carried me through the one time I have ever beat NKG and for that it’s mvp

I remember when I used to play this game I had an OP Chambord with the shape of ongoing at light speed along with spore Shroom and Boulder shell I’m pretty sure - maths or sprint master wasn’t it it was Opie