Navigate the treacherous depths of Deepnest in Hollow Knight with our comprehensive walkthrough. Find Cornifer, defeat Nosk, rescue Grubs, and discover hidden paths.
Walkthrough
- 1From the entrance, go left until you find an opening that goes up. Collect the Geo box to the right. Find Cornifer in the top left corner and buy a map.
- 2Continue left, avoiding spikes. Go up when you reach the other side.
- 3In the next screen, find a Geo chest in an opening to the left and another to the right.
- 4Go up and leave the screen. To the right, worms pass by; this path leads to two Geo boxes.
- 5Follow the path left and up. You will encounter Dirtcarvers. Collect the Geo box below you and continue left.
- 6Avoid worms and spikes. You will encounter a new enemy and a fake floor leading to another Geo box.
- 7Take the path up to circle around and go left to the bottom-left exit. Leave the current screen from the bottom exit.
- 8The path to the right is a dead end. Go left and down all the way to a fake floor.
- 9Follow the worm to the right and take this path to the end. A fake floor will cause you to fall to a hot spring with a Bench.
- 10Use the Bench and leave from the left. Jump on the platform, then to the left. Use Super Dash to the right.
- 11This leads to a fake wall; break it and leave from the left. Rescue the Grub.
- 12Climb the wall to the small opening on the left. There is another fake wall here. Follow it to the end and break the fake wall.
- 13Follow your clone. Leave the area from the bottom right.
- 14Go right; blockades will appear behind you. Prepare for the boss fight against Nosk.
- 15After defeating Nosk, continue right and pick up the Pale Ore. Leave the screen from the left.
- 16Leave the current screen from the top right. Super Dash to the right side and follow the way up.
- 17Reach the top left side of this screen. You will see a Grub slightly to the left, with spikes on the floor and walls. Super Dash to the left and climb up to rescue the Grub.
- 18Slide down and Super Dash back. Follow the way right, collect the Geo box to the right, and leave the screen up.
- 19Ignore Zote (for now) and take the path up. Take the top left path to find the NPC Cloth and a Bench.
- 20Drop down and follow the way right to a fake floor. Return to the Bench room.
- 21Take the hidden path to the left. This leads to the Failed Tramway. Encounter the Carver Hatcher, which spawns Dirtcarvers.
- 22Follow this path left to an abandoned building. Enter from the top left by dropping down. Backtrack to where you saw Zote to save him.
- 23Return to the first Bench (bottom of the map). You will see Quirrel again. Leave the screen from the right.
- 24Follow the worm's path to the bottom right side and leave the screen.
- 25Inspect the element and insert the Tram Pass. Enter the building, use the Bench, and take the Tram to Ancient Basin.
Boss Fight: Nosk
- Attacks: Charges forward and back. Shoots orange blobs from its core that stick to the ground. Jumps and rains blobs.
- Strategy: Jump and dash over Nosk during its charge. Avoid blobs by dashing away. Healing is difficult due to Nosk's speed and area coverage. The blob rain attack offers a brief window to heal by running to the end of the screen. Focus on dodging its most common attack, the charge.
Tips
- Deepnest contains two Grubs.
- Key items found in Deepnest include the Pale Ore and the Tram Pass.
- NPCs encountered include Cornifer, Cloth, Zote, and Quirrel.
- Be cautious of fake floors and fake walls throughout the area.
- The area contains multiple Geo boxes and a hot spring.
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