Rusty's 10... Okay-est Hollow Knight Charms? 

I use wayward compass because I have the memory of a goldfish and the directional sense of a blind gnat

*sees wayward compass* Me: why do I hear boss music

Silksong better come out soon or we might get a nail tier list.

Guys.....I’ve played Hollow Knight for over 80 hours and I still need wayward compass Edit: Up to 170 hours, still never go anywhere without it

Rusty: there’s no use for geo Me trying to get all the money to upgrade my fragile charms to unbreakable

Rusty: Time to talk about charms I have no opinion about. *spouts opinions nonstop*

did you just describe wayward compass as *mediocre*

I actually really like thorns of agony, but that’s probably my relentless aggressive play style talking

*when over 3 of the charms mentioned are your favorites*

"Do you remember being seven and thinking quicksand and T-rexes were going to be much bigger problems in your life than they are now?" Yes, Yes I do. As a matter of fact just recently I walked past a lake that was being dredged and it had sign around it warning me for quicksand. I then, like some kind of fictional PTSD, imagined myself having to be dragged out of said quicksand by grabbing on to a python. Life turned out to be much more boring than that.

The grubsong has other uses, Weversong, for example, generates soul now

I have a weird Love-Hate Relationship with Rusty's Jokes.....

Listen, I've 106%'d the game (still workin' on the Pure Vessel piece o' shite), and I *still* use the Wayward compass for any time I'm doing something that isn't fighting a boss. It's just so convenient.

I learned that lesson with the Sharp Shadow the extra hard way by using it in path of pain

Fun fact if you mix baulder shell and thorns of agony, when your baulder shell gets hit, thorns of agony activates, even if you dont take damage!

'' this shield may be strong BUT NOTHING CAN PRRECT ME FROM C R I P P L I N G _ D E P R E S S I O N '' -Rusty

missed oportunity. should have called it top ten mehst.

I love Sharp Shadow, my first kill on Pure Vessel was just Sharp Shadowing through him and everything else on healing charms. Got me to really learn his timings and now I can normally kill him on Radiant. Also my playstyle became so reliant on Sharp Shadow and other nail enhancers that it was one of the main reason I almost gave up on AR. I just couldnt get to her without my nail build, so I had to beat her with an non-optimal build, which took me way longer than it should have...

14:07 “Okay, yeah Mark of Pride and Quick Slash is probably a better combo” *Equips Mark Of Pride and Unbreakable Strength*

"Just for the bragging rights"? Come on, Shape of Unn makes the Knight even cuter, especially with Baldur's Shell equipped. No seriously, when you use both at the same time you get a small snail shell when using Focus. I mean not great for combat, but if that's not cute I honestly don't know what to say.

Guys I think he’s running out of ideas.

When i first got thorns of agony it was my favorite charm, and from the beginning of the game i still have it equipped. I know its not powerful but i just loved it from the start

My play style, is a weird mix of knowing I'm going to get hit, so Grubsong and Thorns are always there, Soul Catcher because that extra soul is usually the difference between life and death for me, Weaversong and Grimchild, because half the time during boss fights I'm too busy dodging to actually focus on hitting my opponent, Sharp shadow because I have a tendency to doge through enemies and bosses more often than not so I might as well get some extra damage, and the last slot usually rotates between, Defenders Crest, Dream Wielder, and Nail Master's Glory, and possibly spore shroom for some reason, depending on what I think might be more useful. Bosses with adds usually mean spore shroom or defenders crest. Coliseum of Fools, or bosses where I think I might need the extra damage from nail arts, is when I use nail masters glory. And Dream wielder usually finds its way into my exploration/travel set. I know, it's a very generalist play style, but it works for me because I like to focus on survivability. Although I am partial to switching out Grimmchild and weaver song with Spell-twister and/or Shaman stone to make a more spell focussed build.

Baldur Shell is actually used for purpsefully blocking hits that are hard to avoid, and it's amazing at that. Imagine you're fighting NKG and he's going to do the uppercut but for some reason he takes a few steps backwards, leaving you in a position where you can't avoid the hit anymore. If you have Baldur Shell equipped, you can just press B and easily ward off the damage.

shape of unn is really good though, especially in combination with quick focus

0:12 - The confirmation that Rusty is indeed a sociopath... No dark mode.

You can take my wayward compass and gathering swarm out of my cold dead hands. Not a dislike, just a comment

Shape of unn, Quick Focus and Deep focus literally makes you almost invincible. If a boss deals one mask you can almost beat it with your eyes closed. Trial of the Fool becomes a joke (except the part with no floor- swap deep focus to hiveblood and that bit becomes a joke too. Add on grubsong and you can almost always heal up to full in a few seconds, in any situation really. Panic heals are a lot less risky too- you have more that enough soul and you can correct it pretty quickly. It got me through all of godhome (including the pantheon of Hallownest) and takes away some of the luck from AbsRad, as if you get in a situation where attacks overlap and there is no real option to dodge, taking the two masks isn’t that big of a deal as with shape of unn you can heal at almost any point in the fight. Phase 4 can be a little tricky and bad luck can be very fucking annoying, but it’s still a lot easier to heal than normal. It makes the last 2 phases the hardest by far- you can’t heal so you’re basically doing it charmless. They’re short and doable though so it’s all good. Shape of unn is by far my favourite charm :)

"Thorns of Agony is for beginners." Me: I know but hey.

Wayward Compass is good from the beginning to end, whenever I take it off I feel like an old man with dementia

Wayward compass is not ok. It’s great to know your location in the terrain of the game

Wayward compass is my most used charm. I've never been in a situation where it wasn't useful unless I was in a boss fight.

"There's someone out there just as deranged as I am..." Pffffffffft noooooo.....there's no one like that- *sh°t that's me*

Imagine if the dream shield always faced the way you were moving...

I have never, I repeat NEVER, beat NKG without Sharp Shadow. However, I can beat him 4 times out of 5 with it.

The mixed messages I'm getting between watching these tier list videos and his most recent playthrough are ridiculous.

Last time I was this early you weren’t screaming onTGN

I'm gonna piss because I forgot I was awake and alive

These charms are perfectly balanced as all things should be

you know i dont think i have ever heard Rusty laugh. He only laughed in that bloodborne list. Not saying he should do it more, just something that haunts me at night. It was so funny it gave me nightmares

I don't really equip thorns of agony because i necessarily *plan* on taking damage, but giving value to your mistakes can be huge during boss fights.

Top 10 times rusty went out of ideas top 1 this

Already saw this 11 min into uploading. Thought the vid was great!

I feel like you vastly underestimate my and others skill at the game in these videos, acting like whether to take damage is a choice. A lot of the charms you don't like are actually quite strong for worse players, lol. :p

I have a idea: Top 10 best charms synergies

I mean, I can't use Twitter to save my ass. And I'm not even 20 yet.

God I love your videos. They're so funny and I'm just heaving at the end of them

Your input on dream shield was spot on! NOT ONCE did I ever use it! ...until absolute radiance and the extra hit it supplies went a long way. So yeah it’s decent I suppose haha

The swarm and wayward compass are STILL my favorite charms It’s just because you don’t need them anymore that you are calling them mediocre

Thanks for the bit about Baldur Shell. I'd been using it for about 40 hours of gameplay, basically exactly the way you described, as a crutch for panic-healing when I got nervous. This video convinced me to stop being a noob and actually learn how to time my healing properly.

Video itself endlessly entertaining and something I gladly rewatch because it has rewatch value? Check Sincerity at the start priming us for what is to come and letting us know how Rusty is? Check Hype for any and all videos Rusty may come out with? Check Oh yeah, it's time for a good time.

Charms: The Trilogy

The pain I feel when 6/10 of the charms are my favourites are on this list is too much.

"quick slash and mark of pride" *equips unbreakeble strenth and mark of pride*

grubsong is great for me because i'm a dumbass who can't stop getting hit

I have literally never used Baldur Shell

I use sharp shadow in my exploration build, and I'm used to the extra distance. Normal dash throws me off.

I subbed because this Channel is so relatable to players like me in Hollow knight haha-

Dreamshield is one of my favorite charms because I suck at dodging projectiles and I'm usually pretty bad at actually hitting enemies (particularly the ones that teleport or back away when you get too close). Dreamshield helps me out in those situations a lot. My normal build usually consists of Dreamshield, Mark of Pride and Quickslash.

I've had no reason to have the Twitter app and now I do Attempt number 4, Rusty please review Dante's Inferno

"Okay, yeah Quick Slash and Mark of Pride is a pretty good duo." *Shows Mark of Pride and Unbreakable Strength.*

“Poor man’s version of quick focus” clearly you’ve never put the two together against pure vessel when he does his focus explosion

I'll die on the hill that Sharp Shadow and Shape of Unn are amazing Charms

Dream shield is superior, you dare oppose me, mortal?

This game is amazing -est

nice touch that the part about the "5 second convo with your neighbour" had the flukemarm fight as the footage; Fight shouldn't take longer than 5 seconds

I could just imagine you doing "which charms should NOT be in the same charm slots"

A bunch if my favorites were on this list. Oof.

2:56 Actually, sloths mate incredibly quickly...

I relied on shape of unn + baldur shell a lot when I played the game. I had a very hard time figuring out where in the arena I could safely heal at any given moment, so I used shape of unn to give myself the opportunity to move if I was in the wrong spot, and baldur shell to save me a hit if I was too far off to move or if there was no right spot at all. I never actually noticed the difference in hitbox.

Wayward compass is in every build I've had throughout the game because it brings me comfort to know I have one less thing to worry about

HOLLOW KNIGHT SHOULD HAVE MULTIPLAYER There I said it

What’s that? Rusty is dusty on ideas? Hmm... how about your top 10 favorite Hollow Knight characters?

When I was doing pantheons i used quick focus and shape of unn. The combo is legendary

when you laugh so hard and long that by the time youre done he makes another joke and you start laughing even harder

Me: Everywhere I go. I see you face *looks at twitter* Context: I got banned

If you're bored you could always rank some more Dark Souls Bosses.

The thorns of agony,the baldur shield and the spore shroom(this final 2 gets too good without the thorns of agony too)make a really good combo for me

Thorns is one of my favourites, because it is most useful when things are going tits up. I don't need charms to help with the 95% of the time things are going well. Especially paired with grub you can mostly ignore enemies relatively safely, as if you mess up the thorns will clean up for you and the grub will let you heal.

Grubsong, Thorns of Agony and Sharp Shadow are my absolute favourites😂 i'm so reliant on these charms, i struggle to play without them Since ur running out of video ideas, how 'bout you rank your fave hollow knight characters / npc's

dam im fast

I used dreamshield throughout the whole game on my original playthrough, it was my favourite charm. I like having it to help deal with primal aspids (especially in columsseum)

You should make a tier list vid called "ranking the charms i haven't listed yet"

Just a quick reminder that God doesn't love you. He loves me.

wayward compass bad, shaman stone good

When you've beaten pantheon of hallownest but still use wayward compass

Sharp shadow has a distance boost? Well that explains why I can’t take it off anymore.

I personally found the baldur shell and sharp shadows put in some good work during the NKG fight. It can be hard to find a good time to heal during that fight, and I found that if I tried to heal and misjudged the timing, not only would the shell keep me from taking _more_ damage from my screw-up, but I could then deal some damage to grimm in return with the 'ol dash-through.

7:18 *Paper moon starts blasting in the back ground*

Guy did anyone else laugh hearing the phrase "at the neck breaking speed of sloths fucking" or is it just me?

Shape of unn is so good. I used it in the Maris lord boss fight and it litterally allows you to just sit under all the mantis lords attacks

I like to get fragile greed and gathering swarm as close to the beginning as possible since it slowly racks up the cash while filling out the map, and I like to get the unbreakable strength charm. It's nice to obsolete it asap so you don't even need to think about collecting money. On my second playthrough, and it feels nice to just drop enemies and completely ignore the money without taking 2 seconds to pick it up every 2 seconds.

I weirdly love the sharp shadows extra distance, combined with Mark of pride (and quickslash and Unb Strength) I can keep my distance but still dash through extra long attacks, particularly with Bosses like Pure Vessel

Sharp shadow is my favourite charm, especially pairing it with defender's crest :)

I am what one would call a "hyper aggressive coward" Not my usual build, but I use Baldur Shell and Dreamshield out of cowardice, but Thorns of Agony is equipped out of sheer spite and Grubsong is just there so I can face tank (and not get spooked) when I'm feeling bold.

I don’t use wayward compass because I’m bad with directions. I use because I don’t feel like keeping track of my player. Like if I’m going into a boss fight I’ll gladly swap it out and plan my route ahead of time and keep track of it.

spinach actually tastes more like damp notebook paper. I know from experience.

Hey I love Sharp Shadow, it's my favorite charm because I love the fact that I can do damage while being invincible, and with the extended range of the dash doesn't hinder me in the slightest since I've never taken it off so I account for the extra dash length when platforming but I just love it in battle since I dash constantly through the boss especially when they dash towards me so that extra damage is great, it has helped me in battle a lot so I can't not love it.

As long as I'm exploring, I have the wayward compass always on, as well as the gathering swarm. If I'm going against a boss I always have at least: Grubsong, Quick Focus, Mark if Pride.

I learned the hard way not to use sharp shadows while platforming during the queens gardens, and then again during the path of pain. I also forgot to unequip dashmaster during path of pain 😬