Hollow Knight Silksong Hardest Bosses | Top 10 Fights Ranked

Hollow Knight: Silksong’s toughest battles lie in its boss encounters. Some demand blazing reflexes, while others wear players down with escalating phases or environmental threats. From arena hazards to relentless attack patterns, these foes push combat mastery to its limits—and beyond.

1. Lost Lace

**Lost Lace** stands as the game’s ultimate challenge. Corrupted by void energy, she amplifies Lace’s original moveset with **double-damage attacks**, deceptive parry timings, and a crumbling arena in phase two. With **healing opportunities few** and every mistake potentially fatal, this mandatory true-ending boss redefines perseverance.

2. First Sinner

This blade-wielding specter tests reaction speed with **teleport combos** and healing mechanics. Her attacks create **claustrophobic patterns** that demand pixel-perfect dodges. Many players report entering a *flow state* after mastering her rhythm—though dozens of failures often precede that breakthrough.

3. Skarrsinger Karmelita

A ballet of bladed silk, Karmelita mixes **wide sweeps** with **trap-laying abilities** that punish passivity. Comparisons to Hollow Knight’s Pure Vessel abound, though her **predictable patterns** make the fight feel fair—if brutally intense. One mistimed dodge often cascades into rapid defeat.

4. Grandmother of Silk

This multi-phase finale bombards players with **falling debris**, **laser grids**, and **sweeping blade storms**. Survival hinges on **reading overlapping hazards** and striking her vulnerable core during brief openings. The climactic phase combines all previous threats into a desperate scramble for safety.

5. Savage Beastfly (Lava Room Version)

An already vicious fight turns nightmarish with **collapsing platforms** over lava and **fire-spitting adds**. Positioning errors prove catastrophic here, as mid-air dodges risk plunging into instant death. Cool-headed navigation matters more than attack memorization.

6. Nyleth

This wall-clinging battle turns the environment against you. After destroying the central platform, Nyleth **spikes every surface she touches**, forcing constant repositioning. Her **projectile storms** and **delayed spike bursts** leave little room for recovery or error.

7. Groal the Great

Reviled for his **sewer gauntlet runback** and **leech-filled arena**, Groal compounds frustration with **summons** and a vacuum-like attack. His second phase adds projectile spam that tests both skill and patience. Many resort to cheese strategies to bypass this endurance test.

8. Trobbio

A sensory assault of **explosive projectiles**, **fire jets**, and **screen-filling effects** defines this chaotic fight. Trobbio’s erratic movement patterns force players to process multiple threats simultaneously, making visual clarity as vital as combat skill.

9. Widow

An early skill check, Widow uses **silk barriers** and **area-denial bells** to control space. Her phase two combo chains eliminate healing windows, requiring flawless aggression. Many players hit their first major wall against her breakneck pace.

10. Raging Conchfly

The **brutal runback**—a trap-laden corridor—compounds this fight’s difficulty. Once inside the cramped arena, **ricocheting drills** and **limited mobility** create constant pressure. Mental fatigue from repeated attempts often proves more dangerous than the boss itself.