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All Hollow Knight Silksong bosses listed

Challenging adversaries dominate the landscape of Hollow Knight: Silksong, with essential encounters shaping your journey through Pharloom. While certain fights can be bypassed, progressing through the narrative demands confronting many formidable foes.

Strategic preparation proves vital for success, making knowledge of enemy placements invaluable. Our guide includes an interactive map to help chart your course through these pivotal battles.

Comprehensive Boss Roster

Explore our continuously updated catalog of Silksong’s formidable opponents, complete with encounter requirements and strategic insights. The following index organizes adversaries by encounter phase and combat necessity.

Boss Location Mandatory or Optional
Voltvyrm Voltnest (Sands of Karak) Optional
(Act Three)
Watcher at the Edge Sands of Karak Optional
(Act Three)
Skarrsinger Karmelita Far Fields Mandatory
(Act Three)
Bell Eater Summon Bell Beast Mandatory
(Act Three)
First Sinner The Slab Secret
Optional
(Act Two)
Unravelled Whiteward Secret
Optional
(Act Two)
Father of the Flame Wisp Thicket (far west) Optional
(Act Two)
Broodmother The Slab Optional
(Act Two)
Disgraced Chef Lugoli Sinner’s Road Optional
(Act Two)
Groal the Great Bilewater Optional
(Act Two)
Forebrothers Signis and Gron Deep Docks Optional
(Act Two)
Raging Conchfly Coral Tower Optional
(Act Two)
Grand Mother Silk The Cradle Mandatory
(Act Two)
Lace The Cradle Mandatory
(Act Two)
Trobbio The Stage Mandatory
(Act Two)
Cogwork Dancers Cogwork Core Mandatory
(Act Two)
Phantom Exhaust Organ
Requires completing Bilewater Mist Puzzle
Secret
Optional
(Act One)
Great Conchflies Blasted Steps Optional
Moss Mother (x2) Weavenest Atla Optional
(Act One)
Moorwing Greymoor Optional
(Act One)
Skull Tyrant (2) Moss Grotto Optional
Rematch
(Act One)
Skull Tyrant (1) The Marrow Optional
(Act One)
Savage Beastfly Hunter’s Marsh Optional
(Act One)
The Last Judge Blasted Steps Mandatory
(Act One)
Widow Shellwood Mandatory
(Act One)
Sister Splinter Shellwood Mandatory
(Act One)
Fourth Chorus Far Fields Mandatory
(Act One)
Lace Deep Docks Mandatory
(Act One)
Bell Beast The Marrow Mandatory
(Act One)
Moss Mother Moss Grotto Mandatory
(Act One)

Strategic Battle Map

Explore this interactive schematic detailing enemy positions across Pharloom’s regions. Spatial awareness proves crucial for optimizing combat preparation and resource management.

Moss Mother Encounter

Combat Zone: Moss Grotto (Ruined Chapel sector)

This introductory battle emphasizes evasion tactics and precision strikes. Observe particulate showers to anticipate falling debris and summoned minions. Prioritize aerial mobility to counter her sweeping lunge maneuvers.

silksong moss grotto moss mother mosslings attack

Bell Beast Strategy

Battlefield: The Marrow (northeastern quadrant)

Time your strikes during descent phases following aerial assaults. Utilize terrain elevation to avoid projectile barrages while maintaining offensive pressure during vulnerability windows.

Hornet fights the Bell Beast as he throws bells at her in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Lace Combat Analysis (Deep Docks)

Conflict Site: Deep Docks transit area

Maintain defensive spacing to neutralize rapid thrust attacks. During circular assault patterns, prioritize perimeter movement and capitalize on post-attack recovery frames for counterstrikes.

Fourth Chorus Tactics

Engagement Arena: Far Fields western approach

Monitor environmental collapse patterns while maintaining elevated positioning. Focus attacks on cephalic weak points during platform rearrangement sequences.

Hornet avoids falling lava dispensed by Fourth Chorus in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Moorwing Combat Approach

Confrontation Site: Greymoor southern expanse

Leverage projectile weapons to maintain safe engagement distances. Bait collision errors with environmental structures to create attack opportunities against this aerial adversary.

Moorwing dive attacks Hornet in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Sister Splinter Engagement

Battle Ground: Shellwood central sector

Implement crowd control tactics during minion swarm phases while destroying terrain obstacles. Prioritize vertical mobility to avoid ground-based area attacks.

Hornet stands beside some thorn barriers summoned by Shellwood's Sister Splinter in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Widow Combat Mechanics

Conflict Zone: Bellhart northern reaches

Adapt to evolving attack patterns during phase transitions. Maintain constant lateral movement to evade projectile patterns while exploiting brief counterattack windows.

Hornet dashes from The Last Judge's Bell Spin attack in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Great Conchflies Strategy

Combat Area: Blasted Steps eastern plateau

Implement divide-and-conquer tactics against paired opponents. Monitor subsurface vibrations to anticipate emergence patterns while focusing damage on a single target.

Hornet dashes over the Great Conchflies as they charge horizontally across the arena in Hollow Knight: Silksong

The Last Judge Ultimate Challenge

Final Arena: Blasted Steps summit

Prepare for complete combat pattern overhaul during phase transitions. Prioritize defensive positioning against pyrotechnic assaults while exploiting brief melee opportunities after complex attack sequences.

Hornet dashes from The Last Judge's Bell Spin attack in Hollow Knight: Silksong