Hollow Knight All Charm Slots – Where to Place Each Charm
Hollow Knight offers 45 unique charms that occupy slots on the charm panel. Knowing how many notches each charm requires helps players plan their loadout before entering tough boss fights.
Most charms take between one and three notches. Overcharmed mode allows extra charms at the cost of double damage, which suits speed-runners but increases difficulty for casual players.
One-Notch Charms
- ✓Fragile Strength, Sprintmaster and Baldur Shell
- ✓each occupy a single slot. These charms
- ✓One-Notch Charms
Fragile Strength, Sprintmaster and Baldur Shell each occupy a single slot. These charms are ideal when you need to save notches for larger, more powerful abilities later in the game.
Two-Notch Charms
Shaman Stone, Quick Slash and Spell Twister require two notches. Combining two of these with a one-notch charm creates a balanced build for both spell and nail combat.
Three-Notch Charms
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- Unbreakable Strength, Kingsoul and Grubberfly’s Elegy
- occupy three notches. They provide significant power
Unbreakable Strength, Kingsoul and Grubberfly’s Elegy occupy three notches. They provide significant power but leave little room for additional charms unless you enter overcharmed mode.
Optimal Charm Combos
- ✓Speed-runners often pair Sprintmaster with Dashmaster
- ✓and Sharp Shadow for maximum mobility. Explorers
- ✓Optimal Charm Combos
Speed-runners often pair Sprintmaster with Dashmaster and Sharp Shadow for maximum mobility. Explorers prefer Wayward Compass, Gathering Swarm and Grubsong to locate every secret.