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 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.