Nononononono. The best charm in the game is Wayward Compass. Edit: I will never delete this comment.

Soul eater is also a really good charm, yes it takes alot of notches, but it's way easier to get than unbreakable strength on normal, and it's upgrade is really noticeable.

Dreamshield really helped me against Soul Tyrant. It blocked pretty much every projectile he threw at me.

Weaversong + Grubsong is a really underrated combo for spell builds imo! The little spiders generate soul when then run into enemies, it's really useful in steel soul since it lets you stay at a safe distance and just blast bosses to death

Standard clickbait video. Shows Wayward Compass in the Thumbnail and leaves it out of the list. DESPICABLE!!

That silksong joke in the intro got me for me for a sec💀

Fragile charms don't break in dreams, so still most of the time unbreakable one isn't needed. Godhome and all dream boss (exept for rad) you can use fragile version. Edit: Also Glowing Womb should be the worst charm on this list. It is interupting healing, have knowback, deals pathetic dmg and attacks sometime things that it can't deal dmg to. Also if compared to grimmchild that beat mawlek in 3 min and 35 s, glowing womb needed 7 min and 54 s

Sharp Shadow is very practical to me, one of my favourites, can't take it off ❤

Defenders crest should've been #1 best smh

You made me laugh and seem funny, whatever you make imma watch just to support

I understand where you’re coming from with quickslash, but for me all it did was lead to me being more aggressive leading in failing more fights. Also, you got me with the silksong thing.

In defense of Dreamshield: it is extremely helpful against Primal Aspids, since it also does damage when you swing your nail, allowing you to be farther away from the hellspawn when you attack it. Also it's not terrible against Markoth.

Still trying to beat hollow knight and having a hard time so this vid will be very helpful, thanks!

for what it's worth Dreamshield combos pretty well with Dream Wielder

KingSoul is actually good cause it unlocks the moment of the game that made it my favorite game I've ever played. The Accent up the Abyss with the Pale King's monologue was just PERFECT! But yeah other than that its useless.

Grubsong is great in a soul/cheese build. Even when I’m taking damage I’m nailing the enemy

As fiddly as it can be to use effectively, Dreamshield is pretty great for chip damage and sneaking in hits at otherwise impossible angles; the fact that it also occasionally blocks projectiles is really just a bonus. The notch cost is indeed hard to fit into many normal builds, but if you treat it as a (loosely) controllable familiar mixed with a recharging pseudo Baldur Shell it's actually pretty good value, and definitely worth giving a try.

I started Hollow Knight a couple of weeks ago and, indeed, Mark of Pride and Quick Slash have been permanent charms since finding them.

"just to have silksong release when im editing this video" yeah right

I love dream shield, it's a free hit. Helped with bosses repeatedly. I can just dodge n avoid n let the shield do the damage. Love it.

Not too different we both share 3 charms in both 5 bests and worsts even if they're in a different order: Best: 5. Fury of the Fallen 4. Shaman Stone 3. Steady Body 2. Strength 1. Quick Slash Worst: 5. Dreamshield 4. Glowing Womb 3. Thorns of Agony 2. Grimmchild 1. Joni's Blessing.

the best combo is probably spell twister and soul catcher when you like spell casting also if you have 5 notches you could either get wayward compass or any other one notch charms its the best combo tho

imo dream wielder is better then quick slash just because of the wielder's multipurpose. can be used to heal while exploring better or can be used on bosses for 66 soul AND quicker. all for one notch. also i would also say steady body is 5th best as well cuz... its just good for so many bosses... and the primal aspids everyone hates so damn much

Stalwalt shell is a really underated charm in my opinion With quick focus you can heal immediately during the invincible time With quickslash and steady body you can basically face tank almost all the base game boss easilly Sharp shadow is also a very underated charm to deal with boss that constantly dash toward you With that charm I manage to defeat mantis lord and hollow knight very easilly

I love dreamshield, its somehow always in the right spot for me. Especially (!) In the arena

steady body should be on here tbh, most underrated charm in the game

insane how you got all the hollow knight nerds talking but nobody is saying how funny the video is

Honourable mentions: Sharp shadow, soul eater, steady body

I might be trippin, but I swear you're the second youtuber who said that hollow knight is the best game behind cory in the house.

Honestly, quick focus is easily a top 5 for me. In the harder bosses you'll be able to get 2 heals in instead of 1 during staggers, which is really huge, and there are points in bosses that are run killers in P5 (Markoth, NKG, Abs Rad, etc) where you'll be able to get in a cheeky heal or two without risk of getting hit. Frankly the only time it wouldnt be useful would be against radiant bosses.

For any one damage boss fight weaver song plus grub song plus quick focus will make basically impossible to kill

That is exactly how I found quick slash

Quick focus is an underrated charm

I don’t know why you guys think making a charm unbreakable is hard Just do some trial of fool

noooo grimm child is the best + dreamshield does nail damage, so it should be ranked above glowing womb

i watching cuz i respect the hustle bud.

You should do a ranking of all the voice lines characters have. I say "GIT GUD" is the best

0:28 oh come on you know that silk song will never come out.

Pretty much all the "bad" charms on this list have some use in the game. Grimmchild can be traded for carefree melody, which is actually a top-tier charm, dreamshield is pretty decent against certain boss fights and arenas (looking at you colo 3), and kingsoul is actually required for certain endings. Heavy blow is even useful against some enemies and bosses. Glowing womb is probably the only truely useless charm in hollow knight.

I know this video is old, but you can **never** do anything to make me unequip quick focus. (Unless I'm fighting a Radiant boss)

I personally found mark of pride to be the best charm because its just sooo much easier to hit your enemies And shaman stone saved my life in radiance because i just spammed abyss shriek☠️

honestly dream shield would be fine if it costed 2 charm notches or maybe even have 2 shields and have it cost 3 charm slots so you could fking mimic the stupidly broken boss called markoth

So... We all gonna pretend he didn't steal that 'Cory in the House best game' joke from mossbag?

Quick slash is definitely in the top 5, but also definitely isn't top 1. The reason simply being that in most situations if you only have 3 more notches, taking Strength is much more useful than taking Quick Slash. While quick slash technically has a bit higher DPS than Strenght, Strength will allow you to kill normal enemies much easier, and with bosses it will allow you to deal a ton of damage without having to play risky or aggressive. The only time Quick Slash is better than Strength is if you're using a spell build, since it allows you to charge sprlls faster, but other than that Strength would be better 100% of the time.

A use for every "useless" charm: Glowing Womb - Rando skips (baldur, broken vessel shade skip) Dreamshield - Spellless Greenpath Kingsoul - I honestly can't find a use for Kingsoul lmao just use weaver+grubsong combo if the boss doesn't give soul and grubsong+elegy+deep focus combo for hard platforming, it's way faster Grimmchild - Cute fren :) Heavy blow - literally only useful for clawless beasts den lmao (see fire owls vid for explanation)

I for the life of me don't get why MoP is so loved. It increases your nail range slightly for 3 whole notches? I've never been in a fight where I genuinely thought "hmm I think making my nail a litter longer will be worth three notches"... Even Dreamshield has won me more battles than that trash.

i know king soul is bad. But overcharming with king soul, shamen stone and spell twister is so fun at revisiting old areas. Just obliterate everything that comes in your way with spells. It's still bad thou. （king soul only good at path of pain or flower quest）

If I had a nickel for every time a KZfaqr had Cory in the House as their favorite game with Hollow Knight in second, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice

I don’t see any reason to use Joni’s blessing or dreamshield.

Call me wrong but i think unbreakable strenght is the no.1 best. Its very good with long nail, mark of pride, quick slash, sharp shadow, and fury of the fallen.

Grimmchild or Stormtrooper??

2nd worst charm has to be thorns of agorny even if it was free it still a bad charm it make it so you have less and the damage is not even worth it and sometimes it doesn't even hit the enemy

I will agree that grimmchild has stormtrooper aim but how can you not love him, seriously how can you mentally force yourself to not love him

Counter argument: grimmchild is best boi

Bonus #1 best charm: Wayward Compass makes the game 999X easier

And the best charm is wayward compass.

Okay but flukenest though

grubsong plus weaver song is a better,cherper, and more useful than kingsoul

joni's blessing is the most useless charm ever existed

Dreamshield is not that bad

Theese are my top 5 best charms. (And no this is not arguable) 5. Spell Twister Great placement in the video, fully agree. 4. Steady Body this may be a contrervesial pick, but p5 runners use it and it generally makes every encounter easier. its value is undeniable. 3. Fragile/Unbreakable Strength Great charm, although it is bad when doing challenge runs like no nail upgrades. 2. Quick Slash Good charm all round, it works in a spell build and in a nail build. 1. Shaman Stone This feels obvious, but it is by far the best charm in the game. It alone can make an entire spell build, you don't need things like soul catcher or spell twister. It can be intergrated into a nail build to make a hybrid build, for maximum destruction. Worst charms: Every other charm thats not: Shaman Stone Steady Body Quick Slash Strength Spell Twister Dash Master Soul Eater Grubsong Mark of Pride Nailmasters Glory Soul Catcher Shape of Unn Dream Wielder Heart Carefree Melody I cant rank the worst ones in order because there are so many equally bad ones. If your favorite charm is not on the list, im sorry but you are wrong. Now there are some that have incredibly specific scenarios where they are usefull. Most notably Fury of The Fallen For speedrunning Baldurs Shell and Stalwart Shell For doing radiant 2.0 and 3.0 Hiveblood and Deep Focus For doing white palace, Thats about where their usefullness ends though.

personally, strength is best charm

Bro stole the Cory in the house thing from another youtuber.

Hollow Knight is a game with a charm inbalance that's large enough that certain charms are always going to be top 5 best and worst respectively and it's hard to argue otherwise. A more unique tier list would be making a "Underrated" Charm tier list as there's quite a few Charms people look over.

Bro has rustys voice lol

5:26 what? I mean what?! Kingsoul or this big summoning thin better than Grimm child? Its not the best charm but 2 noches and it can damage enemies of screen like nosk, or when they screaming.

Quick Slash as no. 1? Man, that shiz is situational at best. Half of the bosses and most of the fodder only give you time for one or two slashes at a time. Also useless on any and all flying enemies or enemies you should pogo. It's good for a select few fights where you're given a few seconds to whail on the opponant... which isn't a lot. Failed Knight/Champion, Hive Knight, Mantis Lord's, maybe Oblobbls if you get them from the side, Markoth if you get lucky, Collecter, and a few others. Everything else, you're getting your slashes in when an opening appears, so you give them one or two slashes and then back off. I would have personally put Mark of Pride as no.1 and added in Quick Focus, Grubsong, or Nailmasters Glory because they're all good no matter what.

I agree with all of the worst charms but MARK OF PRIDE TOP 4 ABOVE SPELL TWISTER ARE U OKAY THAT IS THE MOST USLESS CHARM EVER CAN U LIKE NOT AFFORD TO MOVE AN INCH CLOSER TO THE BOSS EVEN HIVEBLOOD IS BETTER THAN THIS GARBAGE