
And then can acquire 8 more Charm Notches during the game. Referring to the Hollow Knight Wiki Page, I see there the Knight starts with 3 Charm Notches. Unbreakable Strength Strengthens the bearer, increasing the damage they deal to enemies with their Nail. Fragile Strength Strengthens the bearer, increasing the damage they deal to enemies with their Nail. Unbreakable Greed Causes the bearer to find more Geo when defeating enemies. Consider: they are pretty well hidden (playing blind as one would) so they should be rewarding accordingly (especially when you already got Fragile Strength, Quickslash, Mark of Pride, and Shaman Stone at 3 notches).OK, so Deep Focus is great for exploring (say, Deepnest), but something like Grubsong + Soul Catcher + Thorns of Agony would work just as well for the same cost (4) and have even more utility. So does Hiveblood make White Palace easier? So what's wrong with these Charms? Nothing, e xcept the cost! I went back and forth a lot with these: at 3 notches they feel a bit too good (except Soul Eater which is kinda off at 4 notches when there's Soul Catcher at 2), but at 4 notches they just never quite make the cut into any build.

Somewhat.- Soul Eater, Deep Focus, Hiveblood. That put the final nail on Joni's coffin! At least now, at 3 notches, it is somewhat more attractive. If it didn't have any combat utility before, it was made practically non-existent after. Early on, when your Masks are low and you're short on notches, a +50% boost doesn't amount to much and you're better off with Lifeblood Heart or (better yet) Fragile Heart at half the cost (2). And mid-to-late game when the +50% bonus could actually have some use you already have way too many better options for Joni's cost.Why did Team Cherry then nerf it to +40% is beyond me. +50% more Lifeblood Masks sounds good on paper, but it takes away your healing. Alas, it doesn't.)- Joni's Blessing is complicated.įirst of all, it was on the low end of mediocre before the Lifeblood patch.


(Heavy Blow is a joke, honestly, wish it did more or combo'd with something else, but.

Figured I'd upload it here (not a fan of Steam) for 'posterity's sake' and anyone who may find it worthwhile.What does it do? Simple, the following Charms had their notches reduced by one: Heavy Blow (2) - (1) Fury of the Fallen (2) - (1) Joni's Blessing (4) - (3) Soul Eater (4) - (3) Deep Focus (4) - (3) Hiveblood (4) - (3) Flukenest (3) - (2) Grubberfly's Elegy (3) - (2) Kingsoul (5) - (4)Additionally, Joni's Blessing was reverted to pre-Lifeblood patch (+50% Masks instead of +40%).And for those interested in reasonings, here ya go:- Heavy Blow and Fury of the Fallen should be obvious/self-explanatory: they are absolutely not worth 2 notches. Made years ago for personal use and updated as DLC/patches came out.
