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Part 18
Shovel Knight

Part 18

Follow this detailed guide for Part 18 of Shovel Knight, covering the Lance Giant, Red Knight, hidden areas, and the Dust Knuckles.

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Follow this detailed guide for Part 18 of Shovel Knight, covering the Lance Giant, Red Knight, hidden areas, and the Dust Knuckles.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Continue right, hitting the lower right wall to find a hidden [_CHEST_].
  2. 2
    Encounter the Lance Giant; stand to the far left to avoid fireballs, or use the Flare Wand. Defeat it and continue right.
  3. 3
    Hit the first checkpoint and deposit. Be wary of gaps with drill fish and lava drips.
  4. 4
    Defeat the RED KNIGHT, jump the gap, and get the gem deposit.
  5. 5
    Reach another checkpoint. Break the first wall and kill flame slimes. Use the next platforms to head up and right to a hidden screen.
  6. 6
    Bounce 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_].
  7. 7
    Head back. Break the right blocks on the previous screen to find a horse foe and a platter. Continue down.
  8. 8
    Do 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.
  9. 9
    Drop down and hit the left block to open the screen and kill slimes. Break the upper left blocks and jump to safety.
  10. 10
    Use the green goo to jump off. Break the obvious wall on the left to reach a hidden room.
  11. 11
    In 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_].
  12. 12
    Drop down, kill flame slimes, and destroy dirt to the right to find a second [_CHEST_]. Exit the hidden room.
  13. 13
    Hit the checkpoint and gems. Grab the gem under the platform. Use the green blob to bounce upward.
  14. 14
    In the next pit, kill flame slimes. Move the green blob to the right to reach the next pillar.
  15. 15
    In 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_].
  16. 16
    Hit 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.
  17. 17
    Jump 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.
  18. 18
    Hit the next blob towards the stair-like lava. To get gems above, hit another blob to the right and use it to reach them.
  19. 19
    Take 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_].
  20. 20
    Hug 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.
  21. 21
    Break 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.
  22. 22
    Further 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.
  23. 23
    Reach 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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