Follow this detailed guide for Part 18 of Shovel Knight, covering the Lance Giant, Red Knight, hidden areas, and the Dust Knuckles.
Walkthrough
- 1Continue right, hitting the lower right wall to find a hidden [_CHEST_].
- 2Encounter the Lance Giant; stand to the far left to avoid fireballs, or use the Flare Wand. Defeat it and continue right.
- 3Hit the first checkpoint and deposit. Be wary of gaps with drill fish and lava drips.
- 4Defeat the RED KNIGHT, jump the gap, and get the gem deposit.
- 5Reach another checkpoint. Break the first wall and kill flame slimes. Use the next platforms to head up and right to a hidden screen.
- 6Bounce off drill fish to reach a platform, then continue bouncing off fish to moving platforms. On the big gap, jump over the first fish and bounce on the next three to reach a [_CHEST_] containing a [_MUSIC SHEET_].
- 7Head back. Break the right blocks on the previous screen to find a horse foe and a platter. Continue down.
- 8Do NOT bounce on the left blocks. Break the big grey blocks, landing on smaller blocks to the left. This starts a chain reaction; hold left to reach safety.
- 9Drop down and hit the left block to open the screen and kill slimes. Break the upper left blocks and jump to safety.
- 10Use the green goo to jump off. Break the obvious wall on the left to reach a hidden room.
- 11In the hidden room, purchase the [_DUST KNUCKLES_] for 3,000 Gold from a [_VENDOR CHEST_]. Use them to punch through earth to the left, reaching a [_CHEST_].
- 12Drop down, kill flame slimes, and destroy dirt to the right to find a second [_CHEST_]. Exit the hidden room.
- 13Hit the checkpoint and gems. Grab the gem under the platform. Use the green blob to bounce upward.
- 14In the next pit, kill flame slimes. Move the green blob to the right to reach the next pillar.
- 15In the next screen with lava and green blobs, hit the blob down into the pit to turn lava into jelly. Jump down and hit the left wall to find a [_CHEST_].
- 16Hit the blob into the lava again to continue right. Move the next blob to the left to goop up nearby lava, or to the far right. Get the gem below, head back up, and hit the blob right to reach the platform.
- 17Jump onto the platform as it heads right, then jump to safety. Hit the dirt to make lava safe, then hit the next blob to the right.
- 18Hit the next blob towards the stair-like lava. To get gems above, hit another blob to the right and use it to reach them.
- 19Take the lava up to the upper right ceiling and proceed right to a hidden room. Hit the blob to the right lava, then nab the [_MUSIC SHEET_].
- 20Hug the left of the platform. Hit the falling blob to make lava safe, then jump to the next platform. Hit one more blob to make it safe, then go back to the next screen.
- 21Break the blocks and land safely. Avoid downward strikes against the Red Knight. Jump over him and break the upper left blocks to kill him, or fight for gems.
- 22Further down, encounter another Lance Giant. Hit the blob down and head right. Get the deposit and use the Flare Wand to destroy the giant, then head down.
- 23Reach a checkpoint. Break the destroy-able wall to the left and equip Dust Knuckles to head left for a [_CHEST_].
Tips
- The grey blocks are a good source of gems.
- Stand to the far left of the Lance Giant to be safe from fireballs.
- The Dust Knuckles allow you to punch through earth.
- Green blobs can temporarily turn lava into jelly pits.
- Be careful with downward strikes in the room with the Red Knight.
- Dust Knuckles (3,000 Gold)
- Music Sheet (x2)
- Chests containing gems and money
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