Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Boss rush mod: thunderstore.io/c/hollow-knight-silksong/p/momochi003/Pantheon_Of_Pharloom
Bindings: Needle: -40% damage, roughly equivalent to shining needle
Mask: 5 HP, heal reduced to 2
Silk: default 9 pips of silk
Tool: No tools
Skill: No Silk Skills
Holy crap this took WAY longer than I thought. 5 masks and 2 recovered per heal makes for an insanely tight run where any slipup can result in mortal peril, and it alone transforms a relatively easy run into a total nightmare. It took upwards of 45 attempts to win this run, making it probably the single roughest Hollow Knight related challenge I've done so far, at least in terms of time invested until victory.
When/if Team Cherry makes an official boss rush, it'll be interesting to see how it differs from this. No silk skills as a binding is... a choice, to say the least, and surely there will be a Lifeblood or equivalent system that this mod lacks. Whatever the case, only thing to do to one-up this would be to repeat it without faydown and without hunterlvl3, but that's a later venture, for sure.
Boss rush mod: thunderstore.io/c/hollow-knight-silksong/p/momochi003/Pantheon_Of_Pharloom
Bindings: Needle: -40% damage, roughly equivalent to shining needle
Mask: 5 HP, heal reduced to 2
Silk: default 9 pips of silk
Tool: No tools
Skill: No Silk Skills
Holy crap this took WAY longer than I thought. 5 masks and 2 recovered per heal makes for an insanely tight run where any slipup can result in mortal peril, and it alone transforms a relatively easy run into a total nightmare. It took upwards of 45 attempts to win this run, making it probably the single roughest Hollow Knight related challenge I've done so far, at least in terms of time invested until victory.
When/if Team Cherry makes an official boss rush, it'll be interesting to see how it differs from this. No silk skills as a binding is... a choice, to say the least, and surely there will be a Lifeblood or equivalent system that this mod lacks. Whatever the case, only thing to do to one-up this would be to repeat it without faydown and without hunterlvl3, but that's a later venture, for sure.
![Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Cogwork Dancers]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z1VIoo9buJg/mqdefault.jpg "Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Cogwork Dancers]
Silksong is here! Training for Steel Soul, I decided to record relatively clean battles vs every boss. Rules for each are simple; no tools, crests, or skills besides the default Hunter and Silkspear, no healing, and my attacks deal half damage (via mod)
I love this boss a lot, but its kinda easy. Its mostly about the spectacle and music really, which they match very well. Phase 3 is a lot harder, but it also doesnt last tooo long, especially with standard damage.")
![Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Lace]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_wRSkPxzPuI/mqdefault.jpg "Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Lace]
Silksong is here! Training for Steel Soul, I decided to record relatively clean battles vs every boss. Rules for each are simple; no tools, crests, or skills besides the default Hunter and Silkspear, no healing, and my attacks deal half damage (via mod)
Lace is probably my favorite fight in act 1, with only 2 others competing. She has 3 main attacks plus a counter; a double slash, a lunge, and a leap that then comes back down with a thrust. At 50% HP, she also gains a move that hits a wide area. Worth noting that she sometimes does a little fencers flourish at the end of a move, and that can block your strikes or even hit you if you arent careful.
Its cliche to call fights like this a dance but this is a dance you can also kick your partner off into the lava for extra damage (roughly 40 or so, of her 250 HP) so I dont even mind doing it this one time.")
![Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Fourth Chorus]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cbf22t0vFO4/mqdefault.jpg "Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Fourth Chorus]
Silksong is here! Training for Steel Soul, I decided to record relatively clean battles vs every boss. Rules for each are simple; no tools, crests, or skills besides the default Hunter and Silkspear, no healing, and my attacks deal half damage (via mod)
Very easy boss, but quite the spectacle. His hand swipes are easy enough to dodge and all can be punished with a silkspear if you happen to be far away. Finishing him off with the explosive rock isnt explicitly necessary, but hes got quite a bit of health to take off the old fashioned way with no real change in pattern so may as well do the cool scripted thing.")
![Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Lost Garmond]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cpjVsJYFhoo/mqdefault.jpg "Hollow Knight: Silksong Boss [Lost Garmond]
Silksong is here! Training for Steel Soul, I decided to record relatively clean battles vs every boss. Rules for each are simple; no tools, crests, or skills besides the default Hunter and Silkspear, no healing, and my attacks deal half damage (via mod)
Not a super complex boss, really. He doesnt do a whole lot if youre very far away, and has trouble tracking you if you keep jumping over his head. I got this in like the second try or such.")
