Hollow Knight- How to Beat Nightmare Grimm
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Nightmare King Grimm is a pretty tough boss but in this tutorial I will break down all of his moved to make this fight as easy as possible. There re only a handful of different moved that grim can throw at you. Once you learn all of his tells, he is actually pretty easy.
Firstoff to unlock Nightmare King Grimm you have to unlock the Grimm Troupe:
• Hollow Knight Grimm Tr...
Once you get to the fight there are only a couple of different attacks.
1. Dash Uppercut: The pause before Nightmare King Grimm launches himself into the air is shorter. NKG will burst six fireballs instead of five. Using the sharp shadow, you will always be in the perfect spot and the fire raining down from above will not hit you.
2. Fire Bats: Nightmare King Grimm will send out 4 Fire Bats instead of 3. They travel in a pattern: first and third bats go high, second and fourth go low, with a wide gap in the middle. If the Knight gets within his arm's length before he ends the attack, NKG will teleport and send 2 more Fire Bats, one high and one low, simultaneously. You want to make sure not to jump too high as to avoid the top bat but then close the gab and get some damage in.
3. Dive Dash: During both dive and dash, Nightmare King Grimm is followed by a flame tail that deals damage. The Flame Trail generated by the dive will disappear after he lands on the ground. You can either jump and get out of the way or dash towards NKG and try to get an extra down spike. It is a high risk high reward move.
4. Cloak Spikes: The spikes will become dangerous in a shorter amount of time. Nightmare King Grimm is not present during the attack. Sadly you are not able to deal damage here.
5. Flame Pillar: Nightmare King Grimm summons 4 large pillars of flame. He remains stationary in the air throughout the attack. The pillars are summoned one after another. Each pillar starts forming where the Knight was and reaches the top of the arena. As a pillar begins to blench away, a wide, shorter flame appears and remains on the ground for 1 second. I suggest you setup to use abyss shriek at the end of the flame pillars
6. Flamespawner: The Fireballs travel at a considerably faster speed as compared to Grimm. Just watch how the flames travel across the ground and only jump when needed
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I’m yet again watching a video about a boss I’ve already beaten just because I love you, your personality and your content :)
I can’t tell you how much the support means. Watching a video wishing the first hour and to the very end is what helps a video do great.
THANK YOU!
HK Lovelove I just showup to give my tips that might help equally as Relyea, but for reckless people like me
Ether way I beat NKG and am watching the best UA-camr of all hollow knight tell us how to beat him and I’m not passing up the opportunity to give my thoughts
That was so sweet!
Same lol.
I don't think you know what love is.
According to the Grimm Troupe's lore, they do this fight everytime the Grimmchild reaches maturation, *so imagine fighting him again in Silksong*
It is possible
@@RelyeaGaming if our lil Grimm appears, do you think hornet might comment about how he looks familiar?
@@morganpriest7726 But Hornets never met Grimm...
@@PrinceGemJ I mean technically you can bring him with you to meet her.
Or imagine having a grimmchild in SS that grows up into grimm
“Exact same fight” doesn’t use Grimm child
That's actually true, in the normal fight you would have 2 notches fewer to work with...
Alright, I messed up the fact you have to use Grimm child charm.
I think the charms are crutches and you can do the fight with charms at all
@@RelyeaGaming so which one should we substitute?
@@vincentcho9990 I would have to say soul-catcher sure it helps some but it's not as vital as the other charms
Yeah, soul catcher
How I beat NKG with the power of love:
Chapter One: The Power of Love
The first step in my journey was realizing that it is impossible to beat NKG with the power of love.
Chapter Two: The Power of Incredible Violence
You selling this on amazon
@@RelyeaGaming Somebody please do this
There's no good love story without at least a lil bit of PAIN!
@@ilaly6391 something like a path that leads to pain
i was lmao wen i red this
relyea: doesn't call it pufferfish attack
the hollow knight community: these are confusing times
I was surprised I didn’t call it the puffer fish attack too when editing but I think I did call it that later
3:49
@@RelyeaGaming bro ı am trying to beat him to get the grimmschild lvl 4 and so ı cant use all of the charms
@@Turtl1938 substitute shaman for grimm and grubsong
When I first beat this boss, it felt as though the Holy Spirit was with me, I felt so good when I beat him
Well played
Makes sense
Step one: bribe him to atleast go easy
If that fails
Step 2: dont
Lol you can always try
Oh I beat him
How can the Nightmare King harm something that cannot think thus not dream? The Knight should be immune to Grimm‘s attacks.
Blackmail him by threatening to banish them
How to beat him: you don't
It's the same fight
Walls: am I a joke to you
Lol
And you don't need a useless Grimmchild in Godhome...
Some of your tips helped me beat this dude, thanks bro. It only took like 50 tries, a few tears, some yelling that probably made my neighbors think I'm a psycho, and 8 glasses of whisky. It was all worth it.
Lol same
One thing I learned when I fought him was that you should never see things as your big chance to get damage and be aggressive. When I just went with the flow and only hit in safe moments and didn't get greedy I beat him pretty easily. Also, once you beat him once you can beat him pretty consistently. Also, ALWAYS STUTTER STEP FLAME PILLARS.
Great tips. It is a fun fight once you figure it out
Good advice. My problem is when I make a mistake, I usually get hit twice. Then I’m trying to do a bunch of damage to try to get to the next stagger so I can heal. It’s a bad habit, I know :P
That was my issue too, Once I stopped thinking about DOING damage and focused more on AVOIDING damage it came a lot easier.
Very true. In my winning attempt I only punished the bats and flame pillar moves while dodging everything else
The boss is so hard for me that I literally have to mute the epic music just to not panic cuz I feel my heart pumping faster than my knight can crystal dash
Especially as you get closer to the end and the fight speeds up just a bit! Ohhh I know that feeling
Relyea atleast I’m not alone :)
Yeah, muting the boss music usually helps a lot - I did it on NKG as well as on Demon of Hatred in Sekiro :)
Update: Defeated NKG on radiant , now I can vibe to his theme instead of being scared to death :D
That adrenaline helps. Your hand eye coordination are better, your brain works faster.... or you panic and just f up :( lol
Most of my fights I've won with 1 health because I'm on edge and dont want to die
You're a fellow sharp shadow user, easily one of my favourite charm
(I have a soft spot for wayward compass though)
Sharp shadow is pretty good but I like using thorns and grubsong except sharp shadow
It's really good
BOTH OF THEM *&*
I am “forced” to use wayward compass a lot to show my location in videos that I make. It’s not so bad.
Harp shadow took me a long time to start using but super helpful
Unpopular opinion: Sharp shadow is bad, it pales in comparison to even steady body
I love steady body, sharp shadow, quick slash, and hive blood for a non boss fight.
Man these wayward compass jokes got old fast. I think we should move on
Me after watching: oh, good, looks easy this way.
Also me: dies within 20s multiple times
There's a strat I like to do that is focused around enduring the fight and outhealing Grimms damage. Very consistent!
Charms: Mark of Pride, Quickslash, Sharp Shadow, Quickfocus
Dash-uppercut: Stand still and dash into him. The second the dash is over you can heal once.
Flame pillars: Attack when possible for the first 3 pillars. Get ready once the third pillar goes up. When the fourth pillar blooms on the floor, dash away and heal once.
Fire spirits: Just jump halfway and dash through. You can hit him 2-3 times with Quickslash netting you plenty of soul.
Floor spikes: Predict it and heal once.
Slide: Dash away and double jump away from him when he lands.
Pufferfish: When a ball comes it can help to not hop ovre it but also move clockwise/anticlockwise around it for some reason. Left side = Clockwise Right side = Anticlockwise
gg
if you read this i love you
I personally don't play quick slash bc he moves so fast its hard to get the extra hits in anyways 😕
This is a whole year ago, but this is the same set I used and won against NKG
Quick slash thoes help i would double jump and dash other the bats poggo of his hand 2 to 4 times and get one before he disappeared. So i would get up 5 hits sometimes
I just defeated NKG after fighting him for ~2h for three days. I wanted to fight him because I was incredibly scared of Radiance (as I'm mediocre when it comes to games, but very determined!) and thought that defeating a boss I don't have to fight will make me feel more confident about the obligatory one.
Now I'm just watching guides an feeling proud whenever someone points out this fight's difficulty level.
i beat absolute radiance before nkg, and tbh i dont find nkg that fun compared to radiance
Normal radiance is easier though
@@arnavbibra4958 i'ma do normal radiance to take a break from this guy
does doing troupe grimm ascended many times help ?
You know radiance is way easier than NKG, right? They’re like not even comparable
@@dragondude7107 Which is what made me feel more confident. I know it's a silly thinking process, fighting a difficult boss to feel better about an easier one. But hey, it worked! Somehow, it did
Good video and amazing explanation. The only thing I hate here is Grimm. He is a real nightmare.
Haha. I hope people find this helpful
I guess that's why he's called "The Nightmare King".
It’s easy just put the compass and you can one hit him works the best 👌
*This explains how Cornifer get to Howling Cliffs*
Alekssito ÿèś
By far the easiest method
Thank you for allowing me to remember
@@RelyeaGaming Feels a bit cheaty to me, but makes 112% - ing the game easy, so i don't mind.
Yesterday I beat nkg finally, here are the charms I used: quick focus, shape of unn, weaversong, grubsong, and defenders crest
Bless this guide so much. I come back to NKG now and again just to have a bash at him, but couldn't get past the first phase. Just beat him after about 15 tries now. Big relief.
Heck yeah! Congrats on the win!
If you’re fighting him for the grimmchild, then the charm build you want will be mark of pride, Strength, Q Focus and Grimmchild. Many people underestimate the nail arts, but they are super helpful. Charge it up before every attack.
Fire bats: Charge up the nail arts, jump and dash slash. You can hit him normally about twice after that, which deals a ton of damage.
Fire pillars: Walk slowly towards Grimm while charging, wait for the first two pillars then great slash him. After you are safe from the fourth pillar, you can heal twice with Q Focus.
Dash uppercut: No nail arts for this one. Shadow dashing through him should put you into the perfect place to heal twice, as long as you’re quick.
Cloak spikes: Very tricky, and easy to get hit. Usually you should be fine where you are, but if you’re not don’t panic and just move a little to either side.
Dive dash: Double jump then dash away from him. Very simple.
Fireballs: Do a short jump when there is a gap, do a long one when two of them are together. Don’t get stuck in a corner, do circle jumps. Circle jumps are when you jump then move back a little.
Remember to use your nail arts, and heal during the times when you can. Good luck.
Thanks for this.
I just beat Grimm today and was so anxious about getting to NKG and this guide calmed me down. I will try my best tommorrow with the help of your guide!
Good luck my friend. You will get it
You’re not fighting NKG, you’re dancing with him. Every move he does is gracefully reflected by yours. Don’t mess up your moves, you only have ~5 chances for error. Also, I (having NKG as one of my 2 fav bosses) highly recommend fragile(or unbreakable) strength, quick slash, shaman stone, and long nail. DO NOT PANIC JUMP, HE WILL PUNISH YOU FOR DOING SO. Good luck.
Edit: with my setup, it takes 10 hits and one abyss shriek for each of the 4 phases
Unbreakble strength, quick slash and shaman stone takes 9 notches and 2 more for grimmchild so we cant use longnail
Thank you!! I couldn't get the same charm build due to the restriction to enter the fight but the tips for dodging and when to attack really helped alot and probably saved me a few hours. Took a little over an hour and my hands were shaking in the last 25% hp lol
An hour is not bad at all! Well done!
I've been fighting him for 5 hours and haven't gotten him past 50% so maybe Im the worst player in the game and I guess I'll never beat him
you are not the worst. It is a really tough boss
I did manage to beat him a little later on thanks for the help👍
The Flip Wizards this gives me hope, i just fought against him a minute ago and now i’ll be taking a break until i feel up for it again😅
@@suga-dn8to good luck ur gonna need it😅
The Flip Wizards thanks, i’m sure i will😁
Dude the creators hiding the true ending behind a pantheon of harder versions of these bosses is a sadist.
Edit: 9 minutes after this comment, I beat him. He definitely seems VERY daunting at first, but once you get a hang of the patterns, it's no problem!
I haven't beat him yet, but I've gotten him to less than 50% health, and I think I'm getting the hang of it. One strategy I have is to not attempt at healing any time (it's just to risky, I keep gaining one mask only to lose two) except for when he's staggered, or during the flame pillars. The way I can heal during the flame pillars is by using the charm Shape of Unn and just moving forward as I heal during the pillars. They won't hit you, and you don't have to worry about it if you can do two or three consecutive heals. If you only have enough soul to do one heal, then let the flames fire twice before beginning to heal. I don't even bother trying to attack him during that attack unless I have no soul
Also, in case anyone wants to know, the charms I used in addition to Grimmchild were Shape of Unn (which was needed for my strategy), Sharp Shadow (DEFINITELY use sharp shadow. Many of his attacks are easily dodged by dashing through him, so dealing damage at the same time helps a lot), Unbreakable Strength, and Unbreakable Heart
Thank you very much, I finally made it. It always feels like I‘m too bad to beat them until all of a sudden I manage to do it.
But realya u need grimm child for the other nkg making that other one harder
Ahh true, I did neglect that when picking charms.
I honestly don’t think charms will make or break this fight.
Just take of the sharp shadow
just shapes and cookies just use wayward compass
Ever thought about doing a boss ranking? Worst to best bosses? Or easiest to harvest?
ok i just beat nkg with the following charms in abt 40 minutes (i have all the masks and pure nail) and i barely won him with 1 hp remaining and i used (just beat him on ascended rn aswell):
joni's blessing (from howling cliffs) for extra hp and no cheese healing (aka massive distraction that kills me 80% of the time)
long nail(you should have this if you are watching the video) for obvious reasons
and unbreakable(you know where this is from since you are watching the video)/fragile(leg eater) strength to gt through the fight much faster
tips:
don't try to squeeze in as many hits as possible (except for the bat phase).
Also keep calm and don't try to rush the boss. Also try being in the centre of the screen more so you don't get squeezed into the corner (and die)
But most importantly:
have fun the boss is a badass and so are you if you beat it the battle is very fun and challenging but if you are struggling you'll always get over it ;)
Good luck!
(i did this all from before i watched the vid btw. Listen to it)
I did beat the boss in like one and a half hours and at that point that boss was neither fun nor forgiving
I did it! Thank you very much once again for the awesome guidance!
For anyone interested: I used Mark of Pride, Shaman Stone, Sharp Shadow, Grubsong (and Grimmchild).
I personally found using Sharp Shadow and over Unbreakable Strength much better as it helps a lot with dodging the uppercut perfectly and getting further towards him with the bats. The extra dmg is also nice to have, and I preffered not getting hit that much over dealing more dmg.
Good luck to all you others! You can do it!
I clicked faster than zote runs while flailing
*zote noises*
That was super fast!
It’s hard to get a heal off... :(
I ate a lizard once
*”Meeehhhh!!!”*
(My best Zote impression...).
Nice video for those people
My charms that I defeat him is the nail only build
2:24 double jumping is safer but if they want to deal more damage then this tip is perfect for them
I am happy that you did this video cuz I HAD TO watch a 30 minute video just to be able to beat first time you saved a lot of people's time
It's impossible to equip these recommended charms unless you've already beaten nightmare king Grimm before. The first time you fight Grimm it forces you to wear the grimmchild charm, and this videos doesn't address that. The charm takes up a precious two notches.
Take off sharp shadow. My bad
@@RelyeaGaming appreciate the response. Keep working on your channel it's growing :) - Bitplex
Im sure you’ve found a solution to this, but this fight is just about being comfortable with getting in attacks with each movement so just adjust accordingly
Thanks for the tips!
First tries were insanely hard and barley got him 75% then I watched you videos and did much better tries and beat him easily
You know I’m always just happy to help. Hope to see you at the live stream tonight
How do you know he is at 75%? I don’t have any life bars or anything on my enemies
@@christiangasior4244 each time he does the pupperfish attack it means he lost 25% of his health
Haha, I’ve beat him on radiant difficulty :^)
Don’t worry tho. Once you’ve defeated him once he’s easy!
Ascended for me. I have a curse where no matter what boss I have to get hit at least once it twice even if it's something super basic like broken vessel.
Mūn Literally dies WRONG. Grimm is always painful. Especially when I get out of practice.
I beat him aswell on radiant. He's not necessarily easy after one try, he still imposes a nice challenge ever for people who have beat every boss on radiant. (I have so I would know lol)
I agree with this
I also beat him on radiant. He was much easier than I thought.
You ever think that Grimm just likes dancing? But its so nigmareish-ly bad he kills everybody in the room. And anybody worse then him at dancing are the only people that can kill him. And that's why the knight can kill him, because he can't even dance?
This fight is totally a dance
2:30 if he spawns in the air dash ether back or towards him, I can’t tell u what to do, and pogo his very familiar head, just don’t get greedy, one hit, flap and you’re good, also better idea then what Relyea says even tho he is the master and we should praise him for all eternity, what u should do is pull a mantis lords and when he dashes at u bap his head once and flap to avoid the fire
Thanks Relyea, I finally got it! Your shadow dash tip really helped, probably saved me about an hour of grinding. So thanks.
3:05 After the dash I jumped and used the monarch Wings short then he couldn't hit me with his head but, I could. After some training, it was easy extra damage.
got to love that extra damage
4:22 this is his most vulnerable so pay attention if u want 4 hits, each pillar takes a bit to spawn, so summon the first and second ones before u attack, do 2 attacks at hit bumb, and on the third, move away, and 4 and u have to make sure this isn’t where u r, hit Grimm twice with a jumping nail hit in front of u, Relyeas way works 2 but I have my preference on use only nail hits
Great call
I legit had a mental crying breakdown trying do do Troupe master Grimm, so this one will be fun
@@jistbye1499 yup
I got through the first fight using weaversong grubsong glowing womb defenders crest but that build won't work for me on the second fight
I only managed to cheese it I could tell you if you want
Thank you for this, I've been trying to beat NKG for about five hours now, I finally can do this!
I’m on the last part of the true ending, thank you for all the help Relyea. See ya when Silksong comes out
Sounds good. Glad I could help you along the way!
this didnt age well
@@alexmid5262still hasnt
This boss might seem diffucult
that is until you try all the pantheons in the godhome
He is not so bad. Just intimidating with the double damage and increased speed.
@@RelyeaGaming hi, for platinum the game, i must complete all the Pantheon? the last Pantheon its so difficoult 😩
@@ducciofusi9338 Yeah it's tough to say the least. I read that there's an invincibility glitch if you really want the Platinum, not sure if it's still in the game though
@@BlazeStorm what can i do for have this Glitch??? Please
@@ducciofusi9338 Just search "hollow knight invincibility ps4" on UA-cam and voila
I'm watching this after beating the boss, it's satisfying
Sharp shadow was definitely my friend here. Your tips helped a lot! Thanks!
Remember folks (happy reminder) juicing up your health with Joni’s Blessing is a great way to learn boss patterns and sharpen technique, or even win outright if you get in the zone!
2019... For many players to late
But for a few players still relevant
It might be four years old, but I am very grateful for the help! Took me around 30 tries but I finally got him with one mask remaining.
I finally beat NKG today, thank you so much for your help. I love this channel, congratulations on 100k, I'm glad to be apart of the community!
I've been stuck on NKG for about two weeks playing on and off (died to him more times than I want to admit) and this video finally gave me the knowledge I needed! It was one of the most rewarding bosses ever. I started this game with 0 platforming/combat skills and now that I can beat one of the game's hardest bosses, it gave me so much confidence! I used Sharp Shadow, Unbreakable Strength, Grubsong, and Lifeblood Core. Thanks for the great video!
THANK YOU! I was shocked how much the difficulty of this guy went down just from watching someone else do it. Before I was dying very rapidly, being very spastic because of the increased speed. The very first attempt I made after watching this video I went from dying in like 20 seconds to making it to the first phase of his pufferfish attack. It took like 10 more attempts, but I took him DOWN! It feels nice. Thanks for the help.
After 2 weeks of daily going back, I finally beat Grimm Child. Isn't it wonderful that this makes me so proud, and at the same time, Nightmare King coming up, I am terrified of my Knights little future.
Who knows what the little knight is capable of
Thank you SO much!! I’ve been stuck on him for so long but thanks to you, I was able to beat him!
Finally beat this guy after days of trying. I’d choke between the 2nd and 3rd pufferfish due to sheer nerves.
The load out and the sharp shadow/flame pillar strategy really helped. Thanks.
Glad to hear you were able to get it. Well done
I try it every day 1 hour and im by 21 days... Yeah I guess I never beat Grimm lol
Nice vid btw
Good luck. I’m still trying myself ^_^
You will get it! It took me a good 4-5 hours straight. Not taking a break may have helped me out
You will get it
Finally got it!! Charms were: Grimm, Strength, Heart, Sharp Shadow, and Dashmaster. My problem was I was moving around too much. Except in the puff attack where I wasn’t adjusting enough after each jump to dodge the next fireball. Never used magic. All damage nail and sharp shadow. Just ran away from the flaming dash.
Good luck on yours! Now I’m going to try Radiance again, help us all ^_^
I hope you got it. You really just need to focus on defense rather than offense. Watching this video showed me that. I was too focused on trying to get hits rather than keeping my life up. Once you get used to his attacks and the increased speed it becomes fairly simple as long as you keep your head.
I love this channel
the videos are very good and the Feedback is fastest than me dying for grimm LOL
lol, I do my best. We have a great community here
Nice vid dude, also good luck on absolute radiance, u got this!!
My mind: what if there is Absolute Nightmare King Grimm?
Alekssito you can fight him on radiance in the pantheon, however Relyea is trying to defeat a boss in his live streams called Absolute Radience which is a different boss
Thank you. I want to beat AR sooooo bad!
You know, I stopped playing Hollow Knight after beating the Hollow knight a few years back, thinking I simply wasn’t good enough to experience everything. Then I started watching your videos, got back into it thinking maybe I can actually get better. Yesterday I beat True Radiance for the first time! Crazy! Next quest is this boss.
So a big, big thank you for your videos! :) All the best,
Good tips and charm load out, though I’d like to make the case for dropping mark of pride for dash master. I found I was most consistently getting sharp shadow hits, and dash master boosts it’s damage significantly. Also, the increased dash distance allows you to close the distance when Grimm teleports a little too far away with his fire bats.
Mark of pride is ironically a defensive charm as it allows you to stay a bit further away from Grimm. However, I find the shorter nail is better training for learning what is and isn’t a safe hit box. I’ll echo your assessment of the flame dive being the hardest to nail, but you learn it a lot faster when there’s less margin for error. And if you choose not to hit him during this move, dash master will give you more clearance to jump/dash over the flame trail.
And while I’d never recommend this for a first time Grimm fight, in the hall of gods you’re doing yourself a disservice if you’re not over charming. Best training there is for radiant NKG!
I'm new in hollow night I can't stand 5 sec against him this will help a lot
Ok guys hear me out, to kill NK Grimm you only need 12 abyss shriek and a couple of nail hits (with shaman stone)
When are you going to have time to freeze in the air for half a second TWELVE times?!? I could barely use shade soul without dying
@@EaterOfGeese given that I beat it 2 and something years ago I don't remember the pattern but I think you can do it when he's shooting the fireballs
This video was a lifesaver. I was beginning to think I’d never make it through pantheon of hallownest
Just beat him on the 50th attempt!! That was kinda exhausting...
Thanks man you helped me all tho I didn't use your build I used my own but you did helped a lot with the patterns and his attacks the man
During the dive attack you can also pogo as he moves or when he lands on the ground,again it's super risky.
Btw nice video,hope this helps people
Man, the calmness, the swiftness, the patient, it's like if the real Hollow Knight created life and started playing
Listen, there's one simple way to beat NKG.
RUN AWAY!!!
that works too. I was 100% expecting you to say git gud
@@RelyeaGaming same lol
Walls.
Nigerundayoooo smokeeeeey
@@thomasthebigbrainengine OH MY GOD
BRO literally the first try against NKG after watching this video I finally beat him! You rly helped show me how to be a bit more aggressive and where I can get some more hits in, thank you!
that was an awesome fight, not my favorite but awesome. Took me around 15 tries to finally beat him at Dirtmouth. The thing about this boss is if you die it’s on you, NKG is always fair.
Agreed
I was stuck on this boss to get 112%, this guide helped me finally get there in 5 tries. Thank you!
I already beat him
But its a relyea video so...
Yeah
Thank you for checking it out
Yeah same
But I used a different strategy on 90% of the attacks
...how the hell
I'm glad i found this guide. NKG is the only 5th pantheon boss i'm struggling with right now. I'm currently practicing against him in the hall of gods, which is a good way to prepare you for the pantheons. In case anyone's wondering, some bosses have a gold circle next to their HOG statues, you dream nail them to fight their dream forms.
The most important thing to remember is that this is a 'Dance.' Just stay calm, read your opponents movements and react accordingly. I find that panic moving ends up getting me hit more often than just staying still and watching for his ques.
Miss me With That dance analogy, the only dance i had when i BEAT nkg was my heart dancing from adrenaline and anger
Did you know , if you let the Grimm king bow down first , instead of attacking him instantly, he will show you respect and won’t start with that fireball moveset.
My tactic: stalwart shell, shaman stone
Hit him at the beginning and with full soul span abyss shriek
whatever works!
How many hits did it take you, im stuck and cheesing him seems like the only way... just can u give me a simple explination of what u did/what u had
I’m just realizing that some of hornets moves in Silksong are inspired by Grimm. In the trailer we see her sprout spider legs for dodging backwards, just like Grimm does if you’re too close to him when he spawns the flame bats, her downward attacks are at 45 degree angles, and she can do a kind of dash strike!
I’m sure you are correct but likely hornet inspired Grimm
Hornets mom was a spider.
The hardest boss I've faced so far, but definitely one of my favorite. Dodging and weaving in between his attacks feels so satisfying!
Agreed
Hats off for your gaming skills. After going crazy for about one week I finally beat him. My charms: lifeblood, unbreakable heart, quickfocus, grubs song and sprintmaster.
you forgot something
when you want to enter the fight you need a charm!(that flying thing)
II-weso - good point, cuz I still need to beat him in the main game.
Yeah, the Grimm child charm.
My bad. Just replace one of the charms for that one
You will do great
Relyea keep up the good work, I love your videos, can’t wait to see you beat Absolute Radiance.
This wasn't as bad as Trial of the Fool, but still took me longer than I'd like to admit. Thank you again for the great tutorial! You made this game more fun than misery.
Also note that if you dash into him too early before he is going to do the uppercut attack, he will back up and redo the attack.
Thank you I kept dying because of that attack
Brooo this killed so many times
I feel like these videos are exceedingly helpful to those who are looking to beat the boss alone. They are filled with great advice and I can’t imagine that anyone doesn’t find a new tactic that they never considered; especially since everyone has such different play styles.
I play with health bar mods and when he is staggered in bat form he does not take damage no matter what you do. So I would recommend just hitting for soul or healing
Thanks
That is great to know. My understanding was that he took damage in that mode. I appreciate it
From what I heard he does but only a tiny amount, like less than one nail attack
@@bintavi7034 every time I use abbysel sheik or a pure nail strike the health bar stays the same. It's just for grimm and nightmare king Grimm
@@steampunkhulk453 your welcome
By far my favorite boss in HK, the music is LIT and it’s so satisfying once you actually defeat NKG
For bosses I can't defeat easily I use:
Glowing Womb * (spawns hatchlings that damage enemies for you, but it uses some soul),
Grimm Child * (for the extra damage, spawns another minion who is ranged),
Weaver Song * (spawns in weaverlings which damage the enemy),
Sprint Master * (it speeds up your character making some attacks easier to dodge, it also speeds up your weaverlings so they can attack quicker),
Defender's Crest * (gives you a stinky aura, meaning whenever you focus it creates a cloud that deals damage, it also turns your hatchlings into dung hatchlings meaning they explode on impact so they do more damage, I don't think it damages you),
Grub Song * (this gives you soul whenever you are damaged, it also means your weaverlings give you soul when the hit an enemy),
You have 2 spare charm notches if you have them all, you can use this for:
Sharp Shadow (makes it so your shadow dash does damage, it is good for when you dodge, so you can get a cheeky hit in),
Fragile/Unbreakable Heart (it gives you 2 extra masks, meaning you can last longer),
Fragile/Unbreakable Strength (it makes your nail do more damage, if you have the fully upgraded nail (pure nail) then you can do a lot of damage every hit),
Steady Body + Nailmaster's Glory (it makes your nail arts charge quicker, so you can use more on the bosses and therefore deal more damage, Steady Body means you don't recoil upon hitting something with your nail, you can still pogo),
Soul Catcher (it makes you gather more soul upon every hit, it means you can summon your hatchlings faster, you can also use the spare soul to heal),
Longnail (this increases your nail range, so you don't have to be as close to the boss to hit it),
Wayward Compass (this is an amazing charm to use, it shows your location on the map, but allows you to have the fighting spirit of Zote the Mighty, therefore you win every time, I don't use it though as I think it is too OP).
Sorry there's a lot of writing, I just wanted to explain everything fully. With this set up (main one, the charms you need will have a * next to their name, the rest are optional, you can really add any charm/charms you want to customise it to your liking) you will still dodge and slash the boss with your nail, this build just speeds up the fight making it easier to some degree, it allowed me to defeat The Lost Kin (dream version of The Broken Vessel) which I believe staggers 6-8 times, in about 3-5 minutes, I would personally try other charm builds before this one, as you may find others easier to use.
I hope this helps anyone who reads this!
CryptidGamer 627 wow, this meme build will do great! Thanks!
Great tips. Always appreciated. I’m sure it will help others
AchievedChair 17 I hope it helps!
Your sharp shadow suggestion helped a lot!! I finally beat this boss !! Damn is satisfying. I managed to learn his moves and barely get hit as well :D
You can downstrike the dive dash when he initially lands too, and helps you avoid the flame trail but you can still double jump over
Also when he splits you can get 3 hitpoints healed pretty comfortably most of the time, though sometimes he decides to drop spikes right under where you're standing
Good call
I think it’s important to stay patient and not get greedy but it’s especially important to stay cool and not to let the boss mentally break you and you should be fine
Omg I came here to find out how far I was and I WAS SO CLOSE I was in his last phase twice :((
you will be able to get it
Thank you so much for helping me with this. I was finally able to beat him, then I went straight on to beat radiance in two tries, with the help of your other video. I don't know what I would do without your videos.
Spelling error you wrote grimm as grim
My bad
Oh no!!!
Ahmed Bleibel ok
God you make it sound so easy but I know its not
I literally just banished him. Oh wow.
That’s ok, you just need to start from the beginning.... or play him on the pantheons
@@RelyeaGaming or go to save folder, rename a BKP file and do not banish him
Thanks for the tutorial, I know how to avoid and counter all of his moves, now I just need better reaction times.
Best boss ever :3
I love him that much that I finished him 20 times on Radiant (Am I obssesed?)
Sooooo edgy OwO
That is some real love. Well done by the way
Awwww thanks relyea (why I always forget how to write your name 😅)
Yeah, although I've beat him hitless, it wasnt on radiant :(
I love him as a boss because there's literally no luck involved, it's all skill. Plus, he's just a cool boss
Speaking of luck, frick the failed champion, i always either get sniped by one of the fireballs as I'm jumping over his shockwave attack, or he does it three times in a row and then jumps directly on top of me before i can hit the ground...
@@arcu965 music
Music is perfect, NKG looks is awsome and attack are hard
Thank you SO much for the tips; they made the fight kinda easy in the end. I'll still need to practice to be as consistent as possible for the Pantheons, but he doesn't seem that tough anymore. Also, normal Grimm attacks feel so much slower and simpler after fighting NKG hehe
He's easy here's how:
Unbreakable Strength and quick Slash
that's it no joke I did with only those two charms!
Heck yeah! That’s what I’m talking about
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Easy... sure mate
Tried that 20 times, didn't work for me. :(
i just started playing hollow knight for the first time about two weeks ago, and I’m already 60 hours in and i LOVE it. ive been watching ur videos for fun and for helpful tips as ive been making my way through the game, and i just wanna tell u ur content is so great and u seem like such a cool guy !!!!!!! thank u so much !!!!!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I just beat the boss! I can’t believe I did it! The key to beating this boss is practice and patience. I first put the charms that gave you a lot of the blue masks to practice dodging his moves. Then it was a matter of doing the boss over and over again. There was good and bad runs. Still shocked that I beat the boss since I’m not really that good at hollow knight. I wish everyone else the best of luck
Noice guide exactly what I did when I radianted him down :) good job
Good now imagine same NKG but after 50% it lags so much that you can barely move And you can't dodge pufferfish and spiken1% chance to dodge
@@Alekssito Well that sux
Glad to hear you use the same techniques