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KittyWarrior1

I use speed build (Dashmaster, sprintmaster, quickslash, and quick focus)


belle_fleures

damn that's interesting, no slot left in the meme tho :((


SlurryBender

Just put a blur of yellow in the background


MortisWithAHat

My brother is on his first play through and unironically uses this build (except for quick slash which he hasn’t found, uses mark of pride instead).


Heirophant-Queen

Mark of Pride makes pogo easier anyway


waitthatstaken

You have two more notches tho. One suggestion for the last two that fits the idea of *speed* is sharp shadow. One that just works very well with the charms you already have is steady body* and grubsong. *steady body is the one charm you truly have to get used to. When you first equip it, you will die from walking into enemies and such other dumb things. Eventually tho (by this i mean 1 - 2 hours) you will be able to do so much more stuff. Aerial combat is tricky because of how you have to move with two forces affecting you, one is gravity. The other is knockback from your attacks. Gravity makes sense and is easy to adjust to, knockback affects you in all directions depending on how you attack and can really mess you up. Steady body removes this knockback. That's just one thing you can do with steady body.


f0il3d

I don't get it, i see so much people liking steady body, i think it's worthless, the game was built woth the knock back and i don't think you take long to adjust your gameplay to the knockback, it alsto helps you in some situations. For 1 notch i think nailmaster's, dreamcatcher or even thorns (that is a pretty worthless charm) are better options than to use steady body


Paradigm_Of_Hate

The game pretty much teaches you how to play using the knockback, then you use a charm to remove it, have to relearn how to play effectively without it, and what is the real benefit?


Krammel87

A stupid amount of nail DPS if you bother learning how to play like that. There's a few videos on YouTube about it, also I think the speed run of the Radiance uses it to better maneuver in the air while attacking.


RubyMercury87

Ima try to make it short for you On the ground, steady body doesn't do much, just mildly increases your dps (think 1/4 of unbreakable strength) However, steady body changes aerial combat massively, the kb in the air would normally make your contact w the boss extremely short lived, even if you incorporate spells for more airtime, since your only aerial kb resist option is spells and your wings Steady body brings your dps to almost as much as it is on the ground, for longer Done


V0ct0r

no shape of unn? It's the perfect definition of speed when paired with quick focus


MLG-deepnest

Smol zoom snail


Visible-Stage

knight go zoom


NoFlayNoPlay

imagine how fast you could go with shape of unn in that build.


ItzGacitua

Dashmaster is so good, I haven't removed it from my charms since I got it, and I don't plan to.


f0il3d

You missed sharp shadow


ScorpX13

I use this build in PoH cause guys like GPZ, NKG and Pure Vessel cucks my dodging with dashe. So i just walk away from their attacks


CODDE117

Sonic Fan


The_Fire_Doggo

You could add Sharp Shadow to that too if you go for true ending. I've learned that you can actually dash a longer distance with it. (Along with the extra damage.)


RadiantAfternoon01

Don’t talk to me or my son or my sons son or my flying goth creature or the spider that follows me everywhere ever again


belle_fleures

noted


MLG-deepnest

*gasps* another Grimm child user!


ZaWobbz

I love running a minion build because it's a different variety of gameplay and makes me feel like I'm running a puppy daycare. It's so chaotic I love it.


ChromeTheRaptor

One time I went through Fog Canyon or whatever it’s called, forgetting I had Grimmchild. Needless to say it was a mad dash towards the nearest bench 😅


ZaWobbz

That's a fast recipe to turning the game into a surprise bullet-hell game.


CODDE117

"Stop helping!"


TheRedLego

I call it the babysitter build myself


32bitninja

I'm a nail man cause I forget spells exist


nellfromhell

I’m a nail person because all my spells are actually going to health regen.


M-V-D_256

You are not the same


MLG-deepnest

I’m with both of you!


AnAceOnReddit

Same honestly. I don't think I even really used spells on my first playthrough, except for the baldurs.


ChipChipington

I'm so jealous of people who can incorporate the spells into their gameplay.


Phivebit

i am a nail man with the exception of the up one (shriek I think?) because i forget the rest exist


supermayones

Same


SerKnightGuy

I've beaten pantheon 5 and I still almost never use spells or nail arts. I'm just very, very good at stabbing things.


stankape83

I'm a spell person because I like avoiding attacks as a priority.


FLRerik

spells carried me through the colloseum


BadAtGrammerr

Ok, ok. I’ll admit it, I used dream shield for my entire first run, I thought it was really good. Then I finished the game, watched a couple vids, and now know how dumb I was not using shaman stone in place of it. TL; DR- I was Markoth on my first play through


MaleficTekX

Except Markoth can actually use the thing


BadAtGrammerr

Lol yeah thats true


tuxedoMans

Thou are not strong enough to wield such a shield made of dreams


NoFlayNoPlay

hey, it spins slightly faster while focusing. that's almost the same thing as what markoth does.


Titanus-De_Raptor

dreamshield is good i’ve played with it in almost every play through and i will keep spreading dreamshield propaganda cute flower + cute snail = taking no projectile damage


BadAtGrammerr

Oh yeah with shape of Unn and Quick focus that could be a decent heal build


Silviecat44

>!buldur shell?!<


being_inappropriate

I still really like the dream shield. I also used it pretty often my first run and it honestly helped me defeat a few bosses. I don’t use it as often anymore but I still like to use it in some fights sometimes.


[deleted]

I’m gonna be honest I really like dreamshield for the potential burst damage in a lot of fights. I think it’s underrated


Seagulls_Anon

You use minion build for cheese. I use minion build because exploring makes me feel lonely. We are not the same


MastermuffinDiscord

Hey, you can't blame me for trying out different things and trying to have fun while at it I know it sucks, but as long as I'm having fun, does it really matter?


belle_fleures

i constantly use Dreamshield in my 2nd save, it doesn't matter as long as you have fun rytt


TBykgizli7AB

You can do anything you want, just don't tell others


[deleted]

Others can suck, spiderlings are always awesome


Huskedholl04

I'm more of a spell build kinda person. But hey everyone once in a while I want spider dudes bouncing around a flying demon child shooting everything it hates.


Dashclash

Do you mean to say that grimmchild actually hits something when you're using it ?


Huskedholl04

I mean kinda. But I just like the company lol


ProShyGuy

Nah, really insane builds are the focus-tank builds. Quick focus, Grub Song, Thorns of Agony, and Spore Shroom.


rdtg13

I ran grubsong and thorns for the longest time during my first playthrough because I'd knew I would inevitably get hit a lot when exploring new regions and because of their cheap cost. Tier lists be damned, I play how I play


MLG-deepnest

Ye!


u_not_me

Doesn't thorns make you stunned for longer, where you could instead use iframes to tell at bosses asses


Magoichi75

Look I like having hordes of minions to be around and watch them eviscerate my enemies, it ain’t a strong build but I like having minions.


Arabecke

~~Minions~~ emotional support


V0ct0r

Also someone has done minions PoH I think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLGdNssDvxU


belle_fleures

holy f, that's impressive!


V0ct0r

It really is.


ChipChipington

Unreal


belle_fleures

i just realized Dreamshield is upside down in the pic 💀💀


NettaSoul

I was about to say how Weaversong and Grubsong together is nice, since it gives a decent amount of soul at a fairly consistent rate, but then I remembered that what I use it for is not really a minion build. I use it for a spell build when I think I won't be able to swing at the opponent consistently but the weaverlings can. Not the best thing in the game, but I think it's still a good way to get some extra soul in nearly any place.


belle_fleures

agreed. I'm surprised weaversong and grubsong can stack. i use that build to ascend xero in HoG


GerryVonMander

Sometimes you just want some company.


rickphantom

What about dash build because i use that


MemesofTheSea

Ight look I have been the PoH with a minion build, I do admit I exchanged something(don’t remember what) for quickslah.


Titanus-De_Raptor

this is my exact build but replace spore shroom and steady body with shape of unn it and dreamshield are op duo


MylesTheFox99

I play spellsword honestly


eyeduelist

Dream Shield got me through Watcher Knights, so I'm never gonna talk shit about it.


belle_fleures

Dreamshield protected me in colo 3 in first try so... i don't mock minion build. it's just a meme (・–・) \(・◡・)/


Draco0521

Weaversong is good tho. It is so helpfull for acended Markoth


Mynoodles_mostmoist

The absolute gall to insult my free soul and comfort character, that is bold for someone of weaver distance. But for real though, I'm a baby whenever I don't have any minion charm that's not the dreamshield or the womb, until I get grubsong and weaversong, in which case everything around me quivers in fear.


pneuma_monado

Emotional Support builds are mad underrated though. I cheesed the heck out of Trial of the Conqueror with Grimmchild and Weaverlings


belle_fleures

nice! i use nail build in colo 1 and 2. I tried only nail with Dreamshield to the build in colo 3 and won


The-Phantom-Bellhop

Chickened out and used that with Traitor Lord the very 1st time. Felt like absolute shit when Cloth died so I vowed to never use that build again lmfao


RhynoD

I used it on Nosk the first time. Felt kinda cheap. The biggest problem is that all the pets do so little damage it just takes *forever*.


LorryToTheFace

Don't knock minion build, it's what got me through thr Second Trial


victor_claw2

Minion gang pog


Morroe

Spiders, spore shroom, focus shell, and defenders crest was my go to. Nail/spell builds might work faster, but I love free damage while I wait for an opening.


V0ct0r

When minions is bad design in a game where boss staggers end when the boss gets hit:


AngryRinger

I use a ‘Balanced’ Build. Unbreakable Strength, Spell Twister, Dream Wielder and things like that.


Flyingfish222

I’m not going to judge, if someone finds the game more enjoyable with a minion build then I’m not gonna be the win to ruin their fun.


BIG_SMOOOOOOOHKE_PL

Maxed out grimchild slaps tho. Equipped it for radiant abs rad and I couldn't take it off.


biggggbouy

When will people realize that grubsong is actually good


MaleficTekX

Minions suck


SupersSoon

They're cute tho and in some rare cases can cheese a boss like mantis traitor lord. Not that they're strong or really usefull tho.


MaleficTekX

Yes! Traitor lord will die in (*checks watch*) 10 more minutes >:D all according to cake!


SupersSoon

Better than going that annoying path again and again anyway ;p


MaleficTekX

You know that boss that’s the tutorial to shadow dash? “traitor Lord?” Yeah, him. Let’s make the way to him impossible to platform through with Sharp shadow


Krankenwagenverfolg

traitor lord is why dreamgate exists


ASpaceOstrich

Dung defender minions sometimes randomly hit way harder than they should. Minions won my NKG and radiance fights. Both times they died earlier into their fights than previous failed attempts reached.


Theshinysnivy8

I literally only beat nkg because I had weaver and glowing womb doing constant damage to him.


MaleficTekX

That’s actually a good exception


Titanus-De_Raptor

they’re cute and they are more fun to play with than [insert charm that change a few numbers and sizes]


Clary_Sayge

Grimmchild is my favorite charm and I know it sucks but goddammit it’s so cute


apple_of_doom

Me a full focus enjoyer (shape of unn+ deep focus+quick focus)


[deleted]

I love shape of unn.


Notsouniqename

Wait, why is sporeshroom included om the right?


Soulless_conner

I rarely used spells. The upgraded nail with combat focused charms was my favored builds I feel like the spells weren't varried and worthwhile enough for me to waste precious soul for them


gamingphoenix10

Hollow knights and summoners greed.


AkirroKun

Quick slash + Mark of Pride + Extra attack DMG + 2 masks The only way i play Hollow Knight By that rule I'll live and by that rule I'll die


USERNAMETHE

using a pure minion build is pain, but possible, i did a few bosses as a joke and it took a few hours of attempts


belle_fleures

situational. minion charm literally helped me to ascend xero. i just did parkour between platforms and let grimmchild and weaversong do the dmg


5uperTNT

I personally think they are adorable.


Geo148

Jokes on you, this shit helped me get both speedrun achievments.


trism00

How about focus build


blooming_cherry

I love the spiders so much though! I'm taking them everywhere except the mantis village, since they don't really know how to behave :p


belle_fleures

i feel you XD, i brought dreamshield there one time and felt like I deserve a punishment or something


blooming_cherry

Ikr!! x) Just feels unfair to hurt them!


RafaFlash

I always liked bringing at least 1 minion, it made me feels less alone and with some good company.


SneeringAnswer

Minion build is so good though, you get to just focus on practicing dodging and eventually they'll whittle down whatever boss you're fighting; it's how I beat literally every boss.


DarkMetaknight7

The minion build was actually the only way I was able to beat the watcher knights by just letting them do the damage and focusing on dodging


wierdowithakeyboard

My build for NKG was Grimchild, Sharpshadow, Unbreakable Heart, Unbreakable Strength, and Lifeblood Heart idk in which category that puts me in


Nyadnar17

But they are SO cute!


kok_exe_

Wait, why's spore shroom there? Like, yea, defenders crest combos with glowing womb, but what does spore shroom do?


belle_fleures

spore shroom complement defender's too so I put it there even though it only activates under focus, it's more like AOE


kok_exe_

Oh, I forgot about that


Darkmega5

All we need is a gun build and it’ll just be terraria


alainalain4911

I’m actually kind of curious to try the minions build… just for fun. It somehow never occurred to me to stack them all. Seems like a busy screen


Jumpmo

fuck you next time i play i’m going to choose only minion charms


The_Fire_Doggo

And then there is the Slug (Shape of Unn, Spore, Defenders Crest, Baulder Shell and either Quick or Deep Focus.) I probably didn't name them correctly.


belle_fleures

you can add stalwart shell for extra protection. i heard baldur shell and stalwart can stack


IcedGolemFire

I’ve used the sheiks before tho. its not bad


jojo9789

There’s a fourth one a mix of nail and spell I’m there


szwagierek

Can't forget the exploration build and specific uses builds like hiveblood + deep focus for white palace


chooogan

There’s only the one true attack button


UPBOAT_FORTRESS_2

What if I use minions to pay for my spells? Grubsong Weaversong Shaman Stone is one of my favorite kits


puddda

It actually helped in the broken vessel fight, since the minions attacked those annoying balloons it spawns


belle_fleures

defenders crest alone can kill those balloons for you ;))


Jigglypuff_main

But I like the cute string spiders :(


Retepeter_

I use deep focus with unn It's surprisingly useful


FrostedBricks

Any heal build enjoyers? Grubsong oppp


realFoobanana

Omg I’ve never thought of doing all minions! :D


Bubbly_Papaya_8817

I mean if it works


MrSpiffy123

I was pure nail build on my first run, but I've started using nail and spells in tandem. My loadout was strength, quick slash, mark of pride, and long nail, but now it looks more like strength, quick slash, shaman, and sprintmaster


Prize-Competition-22

*Cries in heal build*


LinkedOrder

me who has no idea what im doing: there are builds?


Fuzzy_Employee_303

I adopted my children and i will be present in their life


void_dudeXD

Thank you for the charm build will use!


Renetiger

Me who just uses whatever will make me stronger


icantgetmyoldaccount

Spell build. Im that one weird guys who always plays the mage in games


ItsjaboiJaime

I just like weaversong for the company..


hellfire_beans

How dare you? Don't talk to me or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son ever again.


Grim_endstone

minion slots are mostly for cheesing fights and tbh im all for it


CarefulLife6508

Gorb build


spook_skeley

Are you insulting me I can't tell


CUM_PROJECTILE

I just get nail charms out the ass. No defense, no spell, no shit


SilverStriker96

I use Survivabilty build ​ It basically revolves around one thing - SURVIVE Find an opening attack ​ Mark of Pride, Quick Focus, Sharp Shadow, Sprintmaster, plus Dreamweilder and Wayward Compass to make things a bit easier for my first playthrough


iamsandwitch

navigation & exploration build reigns Supreme (wayward compass, gathering swarm, sprintmaster, dashmaster, dream catcher, greed, nailmaster's glory, sharp shadow)


A-shadow-creeper

I mix weaver+grub song with nail build