Progression

[MartinFTW]

So Im still kinda new to the game (and sucks)
Im now stuck in a situation that Idk what to do, thats why I need the community's help :D
My abilities:
shade soul
descending dark
monarch wings
mantis claw
mantis cloak
crystal heart
Isma's tears
Nail: Channelled
1 pale ore

So the situation is, I want to get shade cloak as its much better for fights and stuff, but I need the king's brand for it. I also heard howling wraiths would be a great idea, eventually linking a great chain from all these skills and wanna get.
However, since I suck too much its basically not possible for me to beat anything right now. Please choose what should I do now, and how exactly would I do it.

1. Beat Hornet 2 and get king's brand, then get shade cloak first
2. Beat Nosk and get the pale ore, upgrade nail and beat hornet
3. Beat dream bosses for essense to get pale ore from Seer
4. Explore and find howling wraiths, then try to beat the bosses
5. Beat colosseum of fools for pale ore (worst)
6. Find every grub for a pale ore (seriosuly?)

If you are going to help and choose one of the choices, can you give me some tips? Like how to beat hornet 2 / nosk? Or what charms to use?
Also dont tell me use the cheese spot in Nosk, Idk why it doesnt work for me...
Well if you tell me how it works then sure, still, thank you for your time reading this.

[Wincent, The Hollow Knight]

Originally posted by MartinFTW:

So Im still kinda new to the game (and sucks)
Im now stuck in a situation that Idk what to do, thats why I need the community's help :D
My abilities:
shade soul
descending dark
monarch wings
mantis claw
mantis cloak
crystal heart
Isma's tears
Nail: Channelled
1 pale ore

So the situation is, I want to get shade cloak as its much better for fights and stuff, but I need the king's brand for it. I also heard howling wraiths would be a great idea, eventually linking a great chain from all these skills and wanna get.
However, since I suck too much its basically not possible for me to beat anything right now. Please choose what should I do now, and how exactly would I do it.

1. Beat Hornet 2 and get king's brand, then get shade cloak first
2. Beat Nosk and get the pale ore, upgrade nail and beat hornet
3. Beat dream bosses for essense to get pale ore from Seer
4. Explore and find howling wraiths, then try to beat the bosses
5. Beat colosseum of fools for pale ore (worst)
6. Find every grub for a pale ore (seriosuly?)

If you are going to help and choose one of the choices, can you give me some tips? Like how to beat hornet 2 / nosk? Or what charms to use?
Also dont tell me use the cheese spot in Nosk, Idk why it doesnt work for me...
Well if you tell me how it works then sure, still, thank you for your time reading this.

Out of all of these I would say Nosk would be the first one.
Nosk (unless his update is horrific) should be the easiest one to do. A good and well timed jump should help with that.

Howling wraith is a good spell (especially for a bossfight much later) so I would say that would be the next one. It is in the queens gardens. Due to your limitations should it be one of the few places you can reach right now, so you shouldn't have too much trouble finding it.

I would say Hornet 2 would be the next step. She is trickier than the old one, but with some proper leg work isn't she technically someone you need an uprgade to beat.
(Fun fact, you can beat every boss in the game without uprgades)

The dream bosses would be after that, if you want the true ending. Besides, the paleore is nice.

Ad the colloseum and grub... honestly those are only if you want the 100% achivement, they don't aid you that much. :)
(unless you want the ultimate nail which is neat, but not a priority)

[Darc Vader]

I would probably agree with Hive Master, though I might get Howling Wraiths first since there's really nothing stopping you from getting it at any time and it might be helpful against Nosk.

[MartinFTW]

Originally posted by Hive master:

Out of all of these I would say Nosk would be the first one.
Nosk (unless his update is horrific) should be the easiest one to do. A good and well timed jump should help with that.

Howling wraith is a good spell (especially for a bossfight much later) so I would say that would be the next one. It is in the queens gardens. Due to your limitations should it be one of the few places you can reach right now, so you shouldn't have too much trouble finding it.

I would say Hornet 2 would be the next step. She is trickier than the old one, but with some proper leg work isn't she technically someone you need an uprgade to beat.
(Fun fact, you can beat every boss in the game without uprgades)

The dream bosses would be after that, if you want the true ending. Besides, the paleore is nice.

Ad the colloseum and grub... honestly those are only if you want the 100% achivement, they don't aid you that much. :)
(unless you want the ultimate nail which is neat, but not a priority)

I wonder how to fight the nosk, I dont know why that spot doesnt work for me but it hits me like 65% of the time if I stay there. I can't really track his movements and stuff so wonder if you can help me
Also what charms should I use, I have the main ones but not the late ones like grubberfly or stuff, so any suggestions?
Thanks anyway for the time spent and helps :D

Ill explore more for now such as the hive or some other unexplored areas

[vintran]

have the dream shield equipped and go straight for hornet 2. Honestly that fight felt exactly like the first one with the spike-web thing added.

[MartinFTW]

charms except dreamshield? cuz I tried it before but didnt even get close

[vintran]

Originally posted by MartinFTW:

charms except dreamshield? cuz I tried it before but didnt even get close

I think I had my normal setup with quick slash, mark of pride and nailmaster glory. You could try different setups to see which one works for you (defensive with quick focus and health charms or spell offensive with flukenest and shaman stone). Since you're only one ore away from the next nail upgrade you might want to do that if you find her too hard. Also you'd only need to beat the 2nd trial in the colosseum for the ore. I'd advise against that with your current nail upgrade level though.

I believe Hornet have the exact same attacks as she had in Greenpath, the difference is that she is faster and that spikes thing (which is why the dreamshield would help a lot). With some practice im sure you'll be able to beat her