As a New Player WTF IS THIS ♥♥♥♥

[Micnasr]

MY SECOND BOSS IS THE HARDEST boss IVE EVER tried to beat! I keep stabbing her but she just dosent die like omg. I dont know what else to do

[Desticler]

Just don't give up. Hornet took me 2 hours to beat but look at me, I have 109% completion and Hollow Knight is my favorite game of all time.

[Jdr_]

Hornet says: this isn't even my final form

[Bono my tyres are gone]

keep stabbing then..

[anaphylactic god]

try finding blue bulb somewhere to the right from boss arena, it will give 2 blue masks and make fight much easier (not much)

[Desticler]

Originally posted by anaphylactic god:

much easier (not much)

what

[KingSlendy]

Don't worry, I was a complete noob playing the bosses of Hollow Knight too

[CeliriaRose]

You just gradually learn how to play through practice. Believe it or not it will get to the point where she isn't even a challenge once you get more of a feel for the game and what you are doing.

[Micnasr]

Yeah I beat it but what's next? I went to his area with a lake but nothing so should i go back to the first village and try and solve it from there? I don't know where to go and im confused lol

[CeliriaRose]

Originally posted by Micnasr:

Yeah I beat it but what's next? I went to his area with a lake but nothing so should i go back to the first village and try and solve it from there? I don't know where to go and im confused lol

You should have gotten the dash ability from beating Hornet, so the next step is to figure out what new areas that opens up for you. That's how the game (and metroidvanias in general tend to work). You gain a new ability or item and that opens up new paths and directions you can travel. From there you mostly have to figure out where those paths are for yourself. The game doesn't tell you specifically where to go a lot of the time instead leaving it to the player to explore and find their way on their own.

[Boa]

i died 20 times to hornet 1 but look at me now i did pantheon of hallownest

[Onni]

Originally posted by Lemm:

i died 20 times to hornet 1 but look at me now i did pantheon of hallownest

I don't think saying that means much to a new player. They don't know what it is

[Micnasr]

Originally posted by Onnisaurus:

Originally posted by Lemm:

i died 20 times to hornet 1 but look at me now i did pantheon of hallownest

I don't think saying that means much to a new player. They don't know what it is

lol true. Thanks everyone for the comments but one thing, any good tips for noobs like me?

[inappropriately_gendered_fungus]

Originally posted by Micnasr:

Originally posted by Onnisaurus:

I don't think saying that means much to a new player. They don't know what it is

lol true. Thanks everyone for the comments but one thing, any good tips for noobs like me?

Always be on the lookout for a map when you enter a new major area.

[LardMaker]

The general tip of the game is keep on fighting and dying on a boss til you memorize its attack pattern. Then fight it without getting hit til you stab it enough to die.

[Roast Goose]

Don't try to chase Hornet all the time (this applies to a lot of bosses actually). She will come to you with most of her attacks. React to what she does; trying to overwhelm her won't work at this point.
When you fight her first form in Godhome, bully her into a corner with the cyclone slash