Hollow Knight – Charm Tier List
In this guide, I’m going to rank all charms inward Hollow Knight from the worst to the best amongst in-depth explanations of their usefulness, charm notch efficiency too strategies.
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Extremely Situational Useless
Heavy Blow (45/45)
The knockback on it is too so pathetic that it has real piddling interactions amongst melee enemies. This charm tin fifty-fifty brand the game harder for you lot every bit it makes ranged enemies such every bit Aspid Hunters, Primal Aspids Soul Twisters have got an easier fourth dimension kiting you lot from far. Not to lift it houses ii CHARM NOTCHES. Unless Team Cherry eventually buffs it, it’s gonna stay every bit the worst charm inward the game.
Void Heart(44/45)
Has no gameplay benefits except that it unlocks other endings too protects you lot from Void creatures. The argue why it isn’t final on the listing is because it doesn’t identify whatever charm notches.
Kingsoul(43/45)
Houses five charm notches but has real piddling use. The small-scale amounts of somebody you lot larn over fourth dimension is totally non worth it.
Carefree Melody(42/45)
There is absolutely no argue for you lot to utilisation this charm. It houses iii charm notches for a run a jeopardy to protect you lot from damage. It’s definitely non a proficient merchandise off for Grimmchild.
Hiveblood(41/45)
This particular is real proficient for White Palace if you lot run out of soul, but that’s close it. It’s non fifty-fifty that proficient inward Path of Pain considering you’re given interplanetary space amounts of somebody on “checkpoints”. Combat-wise, this is ane of the worst charms you lot tin equip.
Baldur Shell(40/45)
Doesn’t furnish plenty but asks for ii notches. Other defensive charms volition precisely live trend meliorate than Baldur. It tin live useful inward Prince Zote too Radiant bosses every bit it does protect you lot from damage, but its long cooldown makes it non worth it exterior of those instances.
Stalwart Shell(39/45)
Can live useful for exploring novel boss fights inward the early game but it falls curt compared to other charms subsequently on.
Situational Okay-ish
Joni’s Blessing(38/45)
Good against fast paced boss fights such every bit Nightmare King Grimm where you lot won’t have got a lot of fourth dimension to heal. The charm notch penalization is huge though too so it’s non higher on the list.
Sprint Master(37/45)
Not much to state close this one, it’s okay too it does its task until you lot larn Super Dash.
Dash Master(36/45)
As you lot larn this charm before than Sprint Master, you’re gonna have got plenty of fourth dimension to utilisation it before you lot unlock Super Dash.
Dream Wielder(35/45)
Useful inward Trials every bit you’ll live able to dream blast weak enemies too heal to a greater extent than ofttimes inward pauses amongst Quick Focus.
Weaversong(34/45)
Can live used to cheese hard bosses such every bit Watcher Knights paired amongst Glowing Womb. It tin also live proficient for exploration combined amongst Grubsong.
Glowing Womb(33/45)
The entirely argue why it’s higher than Weaversong is because it has a proficient synergy amongst Defender’s Crest.
Sharp Shadow(32/45)
This charm tin live quite useful for fighting enemies that you lot aren’t confident plenty to expression upward ranged or melee. One of the best times to utilisation this charm is piece fighting Traitor Lord every bit his designing is heavily focused on dashing.
Spore Shroom(31/45)
Very charm notch efficient too useful piece exploring the map.
Mediocre Good for builds
Lifeblood Heart(30/45)
It’s proficient if you’re going for a tanky charm construct piece paired amongst Lifeblood Core.
Lifeblood Core(29/45)
Can live used fifty-fifty without Lifeblood Heart every bit it’s extremely notch efficient.
Shape of Unn(28/45)
There are a bunch of meliorate options for ii charm notches, but Shape of Unn is pretty proficient when paired amongst B. Shell.
Grubberfly’s Elegy(27/45)
Useful inward Trials too Godhome. You demand about decent cognition of the game if you lot desire to locomote anywhere amongst this charm though, every bit getting hitting precisely ane time is going to nullify this charm completely. It’s the best to utilisation against tiresome melee enemies too bosses every bit you lot tin zone them away from you lot almost infinitely if used correctly.
Defender’s Crest(26/45)
Would live WAY higher on the listing if Flukenest didn’t have a huge nerf.
Spell Twister(25/45)
Not real useful compared to other options.
Flukenest(24/45)
Sadly, Flukenest has been killed past times Team Cherry after FlukeCrest strategy was discovered. It has trend less uses instantly that the harm got decreased too charm notch count increased. It’s nevertheless real proficient against The Hollow Knight.
Soul Eater(23/45)
Very proficient inward total spell builds but it houses trend every bit good many charm notches. If the somebody total gets increased inward the future, it’ll live higher on the list.
Wayward Compass(22/45)
One of the essential charms on your starting fourth dimension run, after that it becomes obsolete.
Steady Body(21/45)
Criminally underrated charm. It allows for extremely precise platforming too easier combat all for precisely 1 charm notch.
Deep Focus(20/45)
Good for exploring novel areas every bit you’ll have got plenty of fourth dimension to heal. Shares a like employment amongst Wayward Compass. It’s precisely non real useful after your starting fourth dimension run every bit you’ll know the areas trend meliorate than on your starting fourth dimension run.
Good Useful
Dream Shield(19/45)
Skill-based charm. The meliorate you lot are at the game, the meliorate this charm volition become. Blocks loads of projectile types. It’s non charm notch efficient too so it falls off piece of cake game.
Grimmchild(18/45)
Deals decent harm too it doesn’t drain your resources inward club to function. It’s pretty much a meliorate version of Glowing Womb too Weaversong. It’s an essential for spawner charm builds.
Fragile Greed(17/45)
Super useful piece exploring. Gives a lot of geo too it doesn’t identify trend every bit good many charm notches. You have got to live careful piece having it on though every bit you’re gonna have got to pass a hefty total of geo to ready it if you lot buy the farm (The same applies to all Fragile Charms).
Unbreakable Greed(16/45)
The same every bit Fragile Greed except you lot don’t recess it upon expiry (The same applies to all Unbreakable Charms).
Gathering Swarm(15/45)
This charm is almost a must have got piece exploring. You don’t have got to waste matter fourth dimension on collecting geo for the depression cost of entirely 1 charm notch.
Thorns of Agony(14/45)
Useful inward boss fights too when getting swarmed past times enemies (such inward Soul S.). It’s peculiarly proficient inward Hornet’s 2d run across every bit you lot take the spike traps she makes when Thorns collide amongst them.
Fragile Heart(13/45)
Not much to state close it other than real proficient for about decent defence inward combat.
Unbreakable Heart(14/45)
The same every bit higher upward except unbreakable.
Excellent Very Useful
Long Nail(11/45)
One of the starting fourth dimension charms you’ll larn at the start of the game. It’s real useful fifty-fifty inward piece of cake game but gets overshadowed past times Mark of Pride.
Grubsong(10/45)
It’s real useful against encounters where you lot know you’ll accept a lot of damage. Good when paired amongst Quick Focus. Almost a must have got inward the mid-late game on your starting fourth dimension run.
Soul Catcher(9/45)
Useful at all stages of the game. You larn it pretty early too you’ll desire to have got it equipped until the mid-game.
Shaman Stone(8/45)
Increases spell harm past times a proficient total too it’s entirely ii charm notches. Falls off terribly inward piece of cake game though.
Nailmaster’s Glory(7/45)
This is essential inward Pantheons every bit your blast arts bargain crazy damage. You’ll larn to Absolute Radiance 10 minutes before inward Pantheon of Hallownest if you lot utilisation Nailmaster’s Glory all the trend through. Not to lift it’s ONLY 1 charm notch.
Mark of Pride(6/45)
Very proficient for kiting too fifty-fifty meliorate when combined amongst long nail. Not whatever higher because it’s non necessary for the ultimate strategy.
Quick Focus(5/45)
Almost all of the fourth dimension you lot pass playing this game you’ll desire to have got this charm equipped. It’s precisely perfect for almost every situation. Exploring, basic combat, boss fights… While exploring you’ll salve upward a lot of fourth dimension when quick focusing amongst deep focus, inward basic combat you’ll have got a trend bigger window to heal too inward boss fights you’ll live able to heal inward sections where bosses are actively attacking you.
God Tier Optimal
Quick Slash(4/45)
This is ane of the strongest charms inward the game for many reasons. This charms allows you lot to demolish pretty much all bosses inward the game. The assail speed you lot have from it is genuinely hear blowing for a iii notch charm. This charm is too so broken to the betoken that you lot tin block Massive Moss Charger’s path past times precisely attacking it.
You mightiness wonder, why is it non the starting fourth dimension charm on the list? It’s precisely because you lot unlock it inward mid-late game, where you’ve already defeated most bosses. The next side past times side charms are unlocked trend before too thence tin live abused trend earlier.
Fragile Strength(3/45)
The biggest beginning of harm you lot tin larn from a charm. You larn it early-mid game for a depression cost of geo. If you’re proficient plenty to never die, you’ll never have got to worry close repairing it. In Steel Soul, it’s peculiarly useful every bit you lot lose all your progress if you lot buy the farm anyway.
Unbreakable Strength(2/45)
Same every bit Fragile Strenght except it can’t live broken.
Furry of the Fallen(1/45)
By far the best charm inward the game. You tin larn it inward the starting fourth dimension 10 minutes of the game. If you’re a speedrunner or a professional person player, this is the best charm inward the game. Nothing tin outperform it. Its harm stacks amongst Unbreakable/Fragile Strength providing a 162.5% harm increment when at 1 mask too having both equipped.
If Furry of The Fallen was a mid-late/late game charm, it would live trend lower on the list. But every bit you lot larn it inward the starting fourth dimension expanse of the game, its potential for speedruns is trend every bit good meliorate than Strength’s too Quick Slash’s.
