Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight

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List of bosses and benches in EACH pantheon (spoiler free!)
By Cookie_Tree
All bosses featured in each pantheon, in order.
Benches included. Spoiler free, all spoilers are found at the end of the guide.
   
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Charm loadout
Ok so let me start with saying that this loadout may not work as well on bindings, but for normal playthrough this setup works the best for me:
Quick slash, Mark of Pride, Hiveblood, Steady Body

If I intend to switch, I will put a note in the guide
Pantheon of the Master
- Vengefly king
- Gruz mother
- False knight
- Massive moss charger
- Hornet (1)

Bench

- Gorb
- Dung defender
- Soul warrior
- Brooding malwek
- NEW BOSS 1 (look at spoiler section to reveal the boss. All new bosses are listed there, so watch out)
Pantheon of the Artist
- Xero
- Crystal guardian
- Soul master
- Oblobbles
- Mantis lords

Bench

- Marmu
- Nosk
- Flukemarm
- Broken vessel
- NEW BOSS 2
Pantheon of the Sage
- Hive knight
- Elder Hu
- The Collector
- God tamer
- Troupemaster Grimm

Bench

- Galien
- Grey prince Zote
- Uumuu
- Hornet (2)
- NEW BOSS 3
Pantheon of the Knight
- Enraged guardian
- Lost Kin
- No eyes
- Traitor Lord
- White Defender

Bench

- Failed Champion
- Markoth
- Watcher knight
- Soul Tyrant
- NEW BOSS 4
Disclaimer
If you read past this part, you will get spoiled. You have been warned.






















Here we go:
Boss name spoilers
New boss 1: Brothers Oro & Mato

New boss 2: Paintmaster Shio

New boss 3: Great nailsage Sly

New boss 4: Pure Vessel
Tips for the final challenge (spoiler obviously)
Sooo if you got to this section you know the final challenge:
The pantheon of Hallownest!
My usual charm combination is used for the start:
Quick slash, Mark of Pride, Hiveblood, Steady Body

If you're like me and want to roflstomp through the first bosses, switch hiveblood for fragile/unbreakable strength + nailmaster's glory.

- Vengefly king
- Gruz mother
- False knight
- Massive moss charger
- Hornet (1)
Godseeker sequence
- Gorb
- Dung defender
- Soul warrior
- Tiso / Brooding mawlek
- Brothers Oro & Mato (no use hiding the names anymore right?)

Bench (equip hiveblood again)

- Xero
- Crystal Guardian
- Soul master
- Oblobbles
- Mantis lords

Bench

- Marmu
- Flukemarm
- Broken vessel
- Galien
- Paintmaster Shio

Bench (I swap mark of Pride -> Shaman stone for Collector fight)

- Hive knight
- Elder Hu
- The collector
- God tamer
- Troupe master Grimm

Bench (swap: Shaman stone -> Longnail + Dreamwielder for Uumuu fight. Easy soul)

(godseeker sequence, Unn)
- Watcher knight
- Uumuu
- Nosk
- Nailsage Sly
- Hornet (2) (apparently the order is shuffled here)

Bench (swap back: Longnail + Dreamwielder -> Mark of Pride)

- Enraged guardian
- Lost Kin
- No eyes
- Traitor Lord
- White Defender

Bench

- Failed Champion
- Markoth
- Watcher knight
- Soul Tyrant
- Nightmare King Grimm

EDIT:
Apparently this last section features a pool of bosses where each boss is chosen randomly.
My next run was as follows:
- Soul Tyrant
- Markoth
- Grey prince Zote
- Failed champion
- Nightmare King Grimm

Bench

- Pure Vessel
- Final boss. Take a guess. Don't forget to have fun!
17 Comments
The_Running_King_Of_Sami Apr 6, 2024 @ 10:18pm 
The last section is fixed as in the edited version. The first version that you wrote (before edit) is of the Pantheon of the Knight. The watchers should appear a lot earlier in the Pantheon of Hallownest.
Aeolian the Composer Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:28am 
I completed P5 just a few days ago, and Grey prince Zote was harder than a fuскin NKG.
Aeolian the Composer Oct 26, 2021 @ 8:27am 
Yeah, fuck Zote.
DustyTheOrange Dec 30, 2020 @ 4:28pm 
the trick i use is DONT SAVE ZOTE
ScalyChunk28313 Oct 26, 2020 @ 9:31am 
I suck ass at Failed Champion, and Markoth is the worst boss in the game(in my opinion) and the game always puts them one after the other.
musicalSilence Sep 4, 2020 @ 2:47pm 
I got Markoth and then Zote. Needless to say, I pretty much died when they ended my run so close to the finish.
Undercover Terminid Stalker Jul 21, 2019 @ 3:05am 
im trying to unlock absolute but i dont know how
||| Fancy Owl ||| Oct 13, 2018 @ 7:43am 
Absolute Radiance
尺玉霄飞练 Sep 11, 2018 @ 6:40am 
....:zote::zote:
cornball02 Sep 3, 2018 @ 9:04pm 
classic critique tho i dont have the game