So... Here's the thing. During pantheons, bosses literally get pulled into Godhome. Most see this as a dream, but Hornet is one of the few who is at least somewhat aware that this is more than a dream, which is shown in her dream nail dialogue. Why are bosses pulled into Godhome? This is currently a spoiler. I hope you will figure this out on your own, otherwise I'll tell you when it's time. Doing bindings for first pantheon clears is honestly very impressive. Though you'd better drop it when you reach... THAT boss... You're just like me on Hall of Gods. Does ascended for most bosses, and only does radiant if the boss is pathetic. Glad to relate to you on that. Fun fact about Traitor Lord: His arena changes depending on 1) whenever you did the flower quest or not and 2) whenever or not you had Cloth by your side when fighting Traitor Lord. Fun fact about Zote: Godseeker looks at bosses during their intros and deaths, and watches you during the actual fight. But because Zote is a false god, Godseeker never looks at him, she always looks at The Knight during that fight. Zote's Curse best enemy Change my mind Zote may be a joke I got tired of, but you all must admit, he has some good singing skills. Good luck seeking the God of Wealth and Power...
Not only hornet but grimm is also fully aware that he has been pulled to godhome.In the start of the fight grimm bows at the godseeker and if you dream nail him he says" A honour seeker to attend your call".As for why the bosses are pulled into godhome.Well godseeker is the one doing it.It's because the godseekers want to stay in the presence of Gods.If that doesn't happen their mind becomes dark and then they become crazy.So the godseeker sees every boss as a god and that's the reason all the bosses are brought to godhome.
I bet you're one of the reasons why when I search for a Merg video the recommendations always says Merge instead... seriously type in Hollow Knight mer in the search bar and it comes up with merge... there is no youtuber called merge who has made videos on Hollow Knight... sorry for the long rant... it just triggers my ocd.
When you are subbed to PewDiePie just so he has more subs but don't watch his vids: Why is this in my recomme- NVM, I remember. When Merg Uploads: ZÕŌØŒÒÓÔÖOM
I don't know why, but something about enraged guardian makes me feel so uncomfortable. How he stomps around and that I know he's freaking crazy plus the music in the background... It creeps me out as much as Hunters question, what does the guardian see, is it light, is that what drives it into frenzy?..
Wow i love how merg always says "nice hit" to the boss when the boss ends up pulling a good hit on him. Hes not evsn pissy about it (most of the time) hes always a good sport
16:15 “Nice geometry right there.” Merg, master of the compliment. 30:10 Godseekers: Haha you’re weak you’ll be killed, Also Godseekers: Oh this guy possessed by infection that is literally your sibling is a god. 37:20 Nice.
@@stskyline8468 As impressive as it is, the next battles are quite the step up in difficulty. With the remaining boss choices from the Hall of Gods (among other things), it'd be really difficult to continue with bindings, especially a shell/soul combination.
Merg just a tip. I believe that if u have encountered a "new boss" it will appear at the hall of gods. so you could practice it there before finishing the pantheon as i could see you did the whole pantheon over and over again so i decided to mention this because the upcoming pantheons........... just get prepared mentally :)
I love the intro to ur hollow knight videos. So amazing with the hollow knight music and you coming in with the "Whats going on guys, welcome back to hollow knight"
My personal op charm setup: Quick focus Deep focus Shape of unn Soul catcher Basicly tank, tank, heal, tank tank heal... Kinda cheap, but i dont care because 5th pantheon was one of the hardest things ive ever done in gaming. The splashing sound of Sheo's paint is way too satisfying 41:00 "With the, with the charms, with the like... charms" -Merg 2019 46:45
Yeah, I actually got a 100% save file, but I'm actually playing the game in steel soul and classic legit. The full game would help me adapt from other games I play like Pirate101, if I could never get used to the controls, I would have wasted some money. (Basically why I got cheats).
merg like challenges, since the very first geometry dash videos from him, were he just wanted to beat the levels without ever going into practice mode, all the hard undertale fangames he beat, and alot of other stuff he did before starting the hollow kight series
Fun Fact for Merg: If you Descending Dark the Dung Defender/White Defender while they're still underground, you will force them out and they will get staggered for a bit.
Unfortunately, the nail arts are not buffed with strength. However, Strength is still pretty insane. My Personal loadout for the pantheons is: Strength to kill the others faster. The Strength charm is actually statistically better than Quick Slash in overall damage. Mark of Pride to hit them from far away (especially Marmu) Quick Focus to not die Dream Wielder for the soul Nailmaster’s Glory for the epic stabs You could also exchange Dream Wielder and Nailmaster’s Glory for Shade Cloak Hornet and Grimm seem to be aware (at least partially) that they are in a dream. Hornet seems kind of confused, but Grimm sees it as more of a performance, shown as he even bows to the god seeker. I find it better to first clear a pantheon, then attempt the bindings. Seriously, the Third Pantheon and onwards are hard enough even without bindings. I recommend doing Nail first, as the Strength charm almost negates the Debuff. I recommend doing Soul next, as it isn’t that hard to get your soul back, and quick focus helps also. I recommend doing Shell after, as the Quick focus charm helps reclaim lost health. I recommend doing Charms last, as there isn’t an easy counter to it. If you complete 9 bindings, the blue door to the left of the hall of gods opens, letting you activate a certain thing that makes the pantheons easier, even with bindings (in a fair way) (not that the last pantheon is fair anyways). Most importantly, practice the heck out of all of the bosses. Starting on the third pantheon, you’re going to want to practice each boss a lot. Tips for bosses: Most bosses require you to just be very aggressive and only heal when there’s an opportunity. Crystal Guardian: Shadow dash through him and hit him on his flank. If he’s too far away for that, jump over his laser or descending dark. Obleobbles, Sixth Pantheon Boss and Soul Master/Tyrant: Spam Abyss Shriek. Uumu: Dream nail the heck out of him, then shade soul the Uumas into his face Mantis Lords/Fifth Pantheon Boss: Only attack once or twice each time they attack you. Flukemarm: Abyss shriek Marmu: Play Pong (also Abyss Shriek) Galien: Dash under his scythe when it’s in the air Markoth: Git Gud Brooding Mawlek: Shadow Dash God Tamer: Descending Dark on the Beast Until It isn’t alive Oro/Mato: Chill at the walls Sheo: He’s easy, just avoid his attacks Nosk: The corner of truth Broken Vessel/Lost Kin: Stagger Lock Him Watcher Knights: Kill the Knights and heal Traitor Lord: Hit him a lot and don’t get hit Third Pantheon Boss: Hit him once, then run away. Fourth Pantheon Boss: Be constantly in the air Seventh Pantheon Boss: PRAY Remember to always spam Descending Dark for the insane amount of invincibility. If a boss within the Hall of Gods is not available, you either haven’t found it in the real world or haven’t found it in a pantheon yet. You get a reward for beating EVERY boss in the hall of gods on at least Attuned, Ascended, and a Radiant respectively. However, this means that you must beat even the bosses that can only be unlocked through the pantheons. With all of this, and mass practicing bosses, I’ve managed to make it to the final pantheon. I have achieved a Radiant rank on 25% of the bosses, an ascended rank on 50% of them, and an attuned to 23% of them. The last boss I haven’t unlocked yet, but I almost got to it on my best run through the PoH (Last Pantheon).
My load out is slightly different, quick slash and strength for massive damage, mark of pride for, well, mark of pride and sharp shadow for bonus dash range and extra damage. It's all about preference, though, so it doesn't really matter who uses what. The only objectively bad choice would be charms like wayward compass and unbreakable greed. Also, a few of your strategies could be improved a little bit, or at least I find the bosses easier these ways: Soul Master/Tyrant: I just camp at the left wall and attack whenever there is an opportunity, it makes dodging significantly easier, and with strength and quickslash shouldn't take that long. Uumuu: No reason to waste soul or waste time with dream nail, just mark of pride the enemies into the boss and you should be fine, though either way there isn't much of a difference Flukemarm: It's kind of hard to explain with text, but I basically drop down the side of the boss until I'm fairly low, then I spam downward slashes to pogo back up, rinse and repeat. Galien: Galien is much, much easier with quickslash. Literally just walk under them and spam upward slashes, only dash when necessary because half the time the scythe goes over you anyway Oro and Mato: While staying at the walls is probably a lot safer, they're fairly easy to dodge, so I just rush them to get the fight finished quick, a bit like Sheo, just a little harder. This is all just what I learned from personal experience, I've beaten every boss on ascended par 2 and beaten a good few on radiant.
Also, he shouldn't rush and beat everything ascended or radiant, since there is a special reward for beating each boss each attuned ascended and radiant!
Shreesh Fuup for markoth I just hope he somehow gets stuck somewhere and spam shriek on him. Also if I remember correctly strength does affect cyclone slash, making it much more effective.
I’ll admit Merg, beating the sword masters was impressive, but there’s one last thing. Remember... the developers are sly, they have more up their sleeves. 53:04 Perhaps he knows...
Hardest Enemies In Hollow Night 5. Hollow Night 4. Radiance 3. Marmu 2. Nail*Artist* 1. PRIMAL ASPID Edit: Ok, this is a joke. But, your comments are great. Here is a PC list. Top 1 hardest Enemy 1. Primal Aspid
Here’s a tip for the pantheon bosses: You don’t have to beat them for them to be in the hall of gods, which means you can practice them before you actually beat them in the pantheons.
Some fun facts about a couple of bosses: When dung defender is digging in the dirt, you can do a descending dark and force him out, stunning him (doesn’t work on white defender). Against nosk you can literally sit at the left corner where the platform rises of the ground. He will run straight past you. You only have to move when he jumps into the ceiling and occasionally when he sprays acid everywhere
Now that you've maxed out about everything, and are getting into Godhome, (really just excuses for me to put off doing this) here are some... *_Useful Damage Numbers!_* (Numbers mostly stolen From the Wiki: hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight_Wiki) *Melee:* Pure Nail: 21 Damage _(32 with Strength, 37 with Fury of the Fallen, 56 with both.)_ Cyclone Slash: 78-182 _(137-319 with Fury of the Fallen.)_ Great Slash: 52 _(91 with Fury of the Fallen.)_ Dash Slash: 52 _(91 with Fury of the Fallen.)_ Grubberfly's Elegy: 10 _(16 with Strength, 15 with Fury of the Fallen, 24 with both, (potential inaccuracy: found two different numbers for the latter).)_ Notes for the Melee Section: -Strength only increases _regular_ melee damage by 50%, not Nail Arts or anything else. -Fury of the Fallen increases _all_ melee damage by 75%; and stacks with Strength up to a 162.5% damage boost. -With Fury of the Fallen equipped, Grubberfly's Elegy reactivates when you have one mask left. -Quick Slash offers a 54% attack speed boost. *Spells:* Shade Soul: 30 _(40 with Shaman Stone, 64 with Flukenest, 80 with both.)_ Descending Dark: 60 _(88 with Shaman Stone.)_ Abyss Shriek: 80 _(120 with Shaman Stone.)_ Notes for the Spells Section: -For some reason, Shaman Stone boosts Shade Soul by 33%, Descending Dark by 47%, and Abyss Shriek by 50%. -The Wiki claims Shaman Stone increases the hitbox size of _all_ spells, most noticeably on Shade Soul. -Wearing Defender's Crest alongside Flukenest gives the spell a large area-denial effect, but significantly cuts total damage potential. _(26, 32 with Shaman Stone.)_ -Shade Soul can go through any armor or wall, only despawning when far enough from the player. -Descending Dark does three separate damage events per cast: the actual dive does 15, with the resulting explosion doing 30 once, then 15 after a short delay. -Abyss Shriek does four pulsing damage events per cast, dealing 20 per pulse. *Charms:* Thorns of Agony: 42 Defender's Crest: 1 per tick _(tickrate unknown to me)_ Glowing Womb: 9 _(9 with Defender's Crest, 14 with Fury of the Fallen, 14 with both.)_ Spore Shroom: 27 _(40 with Defender's Crest.)_ Sharp Shadow: 21 _(32 with Dashmaster.)_ Weaversong: 3 (50% speed increase and a jump height increase with sprintmaster, grubsong gives 3 soul per hit) Grimmchild Lv.4: 11 Notes for the Charms Section: -Defender's Crest's gas clouds last 2.2 seconds and spawn every 0.2 seconds. -According to the math, Defender's Crest risks lowering the potential total damage of Glowing Womb despite feeling like an upgrade. -Deep Focus increases the spore cloud radius by 35%. -Sharp Shadow increases shadow dash's distance by 39%, but doesn't effect the normal dash. -The Weaverlings spawned by Weaversong have their speed increased by 50% and a jump height increase (by an unspecified amount) when Sprintmaster is equipped. *General Notes:* (In case I remember something and want to edit it in later.) -Whenever a decimal comes up in Hollow Knight's damage numbers, it's always rounded up (unless we're talking about Grubberfly's Elegy).
Tips: If you encounter final pantheon boss, he will unlock in hall of gods, so you don't have to defeat them and you can practice them Don't use nail arts that much. It will deal more damage if you just do a regular nail attack I think. And it will take less time. My best charm combo is quick focus, deep focus, shape of unn and have 2 notches free. I just like this combo😂 Hope it will help you, you're best!
Unbreakable strenght doesn't affect nailarts, so if you're gonna keep using nailarts like that, you might aswell save some notches and loose quickslash and unbreakable strenght for some other charms. That being said, q. slash, and strenght is the most broken and overpowered combo... Shaman stone is also a great "meta" charm for damage. You decide. After all, what's the most fun for you is what's the best loadout.
Merg: *Sees Marmu* "I fear no man, but that thing... It scares me"
I am. Cherry weapons guy
Rubi Roman Heavy reference much?
@@tippdude2294 yes
Maggots
hi nice to see you again :^)
so the Eternal Ordeal is basically zote's face on every character
@A chair with no profile picture Oh no.
@A chair with no profile picture what did you just bring upon this cursed land
@Mike Mohler Your comment is so underrated!
Ampherocious 84 reply.
mmmhmm.
Merg: Hasn't even completed the pantheon normally
Also Merg: Activates two bindings
Also other people all bindings
Fireb0rn: 1st pantheon all bindings speedrun
Also merg: complete the pantheon
He even goes in without Wayward Compass equipped, what a *MAD LAD* !
Also merg dies to marmu
Paintmaster Sheo: You dare interrupt me while I'm painting?! Fine, I shall paint you instead!
Like if you want -Nail- Paintmaster Sheo in the next Splatoon game
@@scado5679 Definitely!
@@scado5679 Well COLOR me impressed that's actually a very fking good idea!
After all the knight was faceless ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
painting stars over this happy little accident
After seeing a boss in the pantheon you can practice them in the hall of gods. Dont give yourself too much pressure by practicing in the pantheons.
A part of me wants to see him do it with the Pantheon of Hallownest.
but a part of me isn't that sadistic! xD
@@tnecniw Just like me, you want to see him suffering. (DO NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY)
[Spoiler]
Pure Vessel would be impossible if you couldn't practice it...
So... Here's the thing. During pantheons, bosses literally get pulled into Godhome. Most see this as a dream, but Hornet is one of the few who is at least somewhat aware that this is more than a dream, which is shown in her dream nail dialogue.
Why are bosses pulled into Godhome? This is currently a spoiler. I hope you will figure this out on your own, otherwise I'll tell you when it's time.
Doing bindings for first pantheon clears is honestly very impressive. Though you'd better drop it when you reach... THAT boss...
You're just like me on Hall of Gods. Does ascended for most bosses, and only does radiant if the boss is pathetic. Glad to relate to you on that.
Fun fact about Traitor Lord: His arena changes depending on 1) whenever you did the flower quest or not and 2) whenever or not you had Cloth by your side when fighting Traitor Lord.
Fun fact about Zote: Godseeker looks at bosses during their intros and deaths, and watches you during the actual fight. But because Zote is a false god, Godseeker never looks at him, she always looks at The Knight during that fight.
Zote's Curse best enemy
Change my mind
Zote may be a joke I got tired of, but you all must admit, he has some good singing skills.
Good luck seeking the God of Wealth and Power...
Traitor Lord’s arena always has flowers independent of the flower quest.
you can see the grave of the "child" covered with flowers and Cloth's club resting against it
Not only hornet but grimm is also fully aware that he has been pulled to godhome.In the start of the fight grimm bows at the godseeker and if you dream nail him he says" A honour seeker to attend your call".As for why the bosses are pulled into godhome.Well godseeker is the one doing it.It's because the godseekers want to stay in the presence of Gods.If that doesn't happen their mind becomes dark and then they become crazy.So the godseeker sees every boss as a god and that's the reason all the bosses are brought to godhome.
Desticler Zote is a true god. He is the sad god of free meals.
@@KratosMessi48 I mean I said stuff I don't expect Merg to find on his own, and stopped myself when I got to stuff I expect him to find on his own.
1:02:38
"where's zote?"
*he asks in a room filled with 21 different variants of zotes*
Merg: I don’t wanna see ultra nosk
Me: E X A C T L Y R I G H T
S I R
Extra nosk: stonks
FORESADOWING
winged nosk is literally a vengefly king with projectiles
Merg after doing Pantheon of the Artist for too long
“Marmu I have come to bargain”
Merg after finishing the 4th Pantheon:
"I used the Vessel to destroy the Vessel."
yes
Mar-
Marm-
Marmu, I-
Marmu, I've-
Dormarmu
Marmu, I've come to make a deal!
6:49 Gorb shouldnt be a problem.
*loses almost all health*
Gorb truly has ascended.
#ascendedmode
#gorb
You did it-you found the ultimate meme with the ultimate meme build
And I love how much you love it
*fought
@@ninjapotatolorf6237 Okay yes that too
If only he had Wayward Compass equipped.
@@maknirak ALMOST the ultimate meme build
Also take notice: when Soul Master dies, the Goodseeker tracks his teleportations profusely, wich is amusing.
She is like a kitten watching a toy :3
Cabo Pineforest That’s literally what she is.
Marmu. Is the dog and the ghost is a toy doggy want toy so much
Marmu bounces and teleports everywhere so godseeker can't even keep up
@@ethankotori8238 I would disagree, Marmu's tempo is quite lower.
Merge: "It never stops!!"
Me: Its the "Eternal Ordeal" dude
ah yes, my favorite youtuber Merge
Ah yes merge
The only boss as powerful as Radiance and Nightmare King (because of the screen)
I bet you're one of the reasons why when I search for a Merg video the recommendations always says Merge instead... seriously type in Hollow Knight mer in the search bar and it comes up with merge... there is no youtuber called merge who has made videos on Hollow Knight... sorry for the long rant... it just triggers my ocd.
When I search merg:Merge multiple excel sheets into one
When Merg posts a video: *light speed*
When Merg posts a HK video: **God speed**
Other youtubers. Ok
Merg upload, me: just wait till i shift into *maximum* *overdrive*
When you are subbed to PewDiePie just so he has more subs but don't watch his
vids: Why is this in my recomme- NVM, I remember.
When Merg Uploads: ZÕŌØŒÒÓÔÖOM
Merg: Literally surrounded by Zotes
Also Merg: Omg where's Zote?!?!
xD
LOL
Lol
"The mantis lords are easy"
Haha, just wait
ikr lmao dont spoiler
Mantis Lords: we're about to do a 360 no scope on this fool.
He will regret it xd
Mantis Lords in 5th Pantheon: "We bouta end this man's whole career"
@@dylantejada1877 5th*
Quick tip: You can predict Sheo's next attack by looking at the color of his paintbrush.
Also, you got a journal entry and didn't check it out.
Army of Zotes:
Merg: PROTECT ME MY CHILDREN
Imagine seeing this comment with no context
I have seen this comment with no context
same
Same
Same
*that sir, has indeed happened.*
1:02:38 "where's zote"
he is everywhere, merg. zote is our everything
Nı zote is OUR god dumb its not everything OUR G O D
@@cesurerbay7532 ah.
-You can use the fragile heart to increase your health to 6 when fighting with mask binding on!
Yup that's all I had to say for now!
*_Big Brain_*
@@vethenoir 🅱️ig 🅱️rain
Merg: *Mantis Lords is easy*
Me: *Wait till the Mantis Lords says "Welcome to DLC"*
*R O S A*
Merg : Stop running away from me.
Also Merg : *Runs away from Xero*
I don't know why, but something about enraged guardian makes me feel so uncomfortable. How he stomps around and that I know he's freaking crazy plus the music in the background...
It creeps me out as much as Hunters question, what does the guardian see, is it light, is that what drives it into frenzy?..
Wow i love how merg always says "nice hit" to the boss when the boss ends up pulling a good hit on him. Hes not evsn pissy about it (most of the time) hes always a good sport
...you got a journal entry for Oro mato and sheo
16:15 “Nice geometry right there.” Merg, master of the compliment.
30:10 Godseekers: Haha you’re weak you’ll be killed,
Also Godseekers: Oh this guy possessed by infection that is literally your sibling is a god.
37:20 Nice.
The new menu is literally GOD-like
I'll go home now
You should read grub mimic entry in hunter's journal.
he already has
@@Azath0th. he only read the first part. He didnt read the full entry.
@@citroid6825 Yes he did read the whole thing. He knows The Hunter eats grubs. It's the colosseum episode.
@@Desticler When exactly, I cant find it
@@citroid6825 Actually can't find it either but he did read it, I swear I remember it.
Merg: *saying dung defender crazy**
Dung defender: *Sad dung noise**
Merg: Beats the 1st pantheon with 2 bindings
Also Merg: Dies to Marmu twice
Imo, Marmu is a lot easier if you just stand still and bat him away occasionaly
Guess what merg, Celeste Is getting one last chapter soon, its nearly done too!
wait what!!?!!?!?!!?!? ANOTHER CELESTE CHAPTER!!?!?!
WAIT REALLY HOLD UP WHAT?!?!?
W H A T ?
Hold on what ?! O-O
... I'll be honest when I clicked on replies I didn't expect to see nothing but people only now learning about chapter 9.
Me: I'm going to sleep now-
RUclips notifications: X to doubt
Oh yes. Time for the nail masters! Woohoo! Thank you Merg for uploading this video so soon!
Oliver Ozenich they are nothing compared to the eternal ordeal
“I’m definitely envious of the flukemarm.”
Well, she is quite alluring, isn’t she?
1:02:38
Merg: Where's Zote?
EVERYWHERE AND EVERYTHING
1:02:37 I don't know what's happening. Where's Zote?!
*Good Question*
When you see a Merg notification:
Hol' up drop everything
Exactly me.
I know right
More like, "Hol' up write an unoriginal comment that's on basically every video"
@@RedLunatic you must be fun at parties
@@jebx7801 A party where everybody says the same thing at the start?
10:50
Merg: Okay I need to heal
Oro: *no u*
12:34
Merg: and I can heal?
Mato: *n o u*
Sheo: Y E S U
"You just wanna stab me"
That's a very good way of putting it
Merg: *Proceeds to stab and slash all the enemies*
Hey, we both got a hearted comment OwO
Yay
Is it just me or does it sound like the nailmasters are yelling "QUESOOOOOOOOOOOO!"?
**When the the knight steals Sheo's cheese.**
whyyyyyyyyyyyy
You're not gonna be using those bindings for very long, i imagine...
No, this isn't an insult to your abilities.
@@stskyline8468 As impressive as it is, the next battles are quite the step up in difficulty. With the remaining boss choices from the Hall of Gods (among other things), it'd be really difficult to continue with bindings, especially a shell/soul combination.
@@pokechao196 Exactly.
@@stskyline8468 did both of you just underestimet Merg?
@@monicabanita2238 No. Do you know what the final three pantheon's involve?
**merg uploads a video**
Me: *STOP THE GODDAMN WORLD*
GOD
Eyyyyyyy
ZA WARUDO! TOKI YO TOMARE!
@@shreeshfuup7058 *_IS THAT A MOTHERF@CKING JOJO REFERENCE?!_*
Relatable
Shreesh Fuup MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA
51:02
"Is it really invincible?!!"
well, i mean, was the invincible iron man really invincible?
Merg just a tip. I believe that if u have encountered a "new boss" it will appear at the hall of gods. so you could practice it there before finishing the pantheon as i could see you did the whole pantheon over and over again so i decided to mention this because the upcoming pantheons........... just get prepared mentally :)
Hollow Knight : *makes a LEAPING Zoteling, who looks like a FROG in any means*
Merg : Is that a spider ?
I love the intro to ur hollow knight videos. So amazing with the hollow knight music and you coming in with the "Whats going on guys, welcome back to hollow knight"
This episode is absolute GOLD I had so much fun watching this and couldn’t stop laughing at the end
My personal op charm setup:
Quick focus
Deep focus
Shape of unn
Soul catcher
Basicly tank, tank, heal, tank tank heal...
Kinda cheap, but i dont care because 5th pantheon was one of the hardest things ive ever done in gaming.
The splashing sound of Sheo's paint is way too satisfying 41:00
"With the, with the charms, with the like... charms" -Merg 2019 46:45
Omg the eternal ordeal menu sounds like zote taking a bath and humming to himself XD
Nail, shell, charms, and soul. These can be restricted, but not my invincibility from the dev menu.
lol
Yeah, I actually got a 100% save file, but I'm actually playing the game in steel soul and classic legit. The full game would help me adapt from other games I play like Pirate101, if I could never get used to the controls, I would have wasted some money. (Basically why I got cheats).
Wizard101
Why are you doing these first time with the Bindings?
Are you even human?
How are you actually winning?
Are you Human?!
He's not human if he doesn't have any gem apples
He's a cherry, can't you tell?
Like so merg can be a boss in this game
Obviously not.
merg like challenges, since the very first geometry dash videos from him, were he just wanted to beat the levels without ever going into practice mode, all the hard undertale fangames he beat, and alot of other stuff he did before starting the hollow kight series
So nice to be fully caught up with this series.
Wait a second..
"All the godseekers are just gorb"
>similar shaped head
>talks about ascension
Hmmmm
Lol Marmu reminds me of Flygon the pokemon for some reason XD
XD ALL THE ZOTES
AND THE MUSIC **WHEEZE**
B-But it looks nothing like Flygon, how did you make that c-connection?
>~
Midnight: exists
Mergs Hollow Knight video: exists too
Me: I don't need sleep, I need answers.
Who needs sleep anyway.
Hah It’s only 4 in Texas
@@hallowtrash9874 It's only 6 in Brazil
5 in Florida!
I love how when he gets hit the sound in the game is drowned out and you can just hear Merg spamming buttons
I love the music transition from dung defender to soul warrior.
Hey Merg you can Dream nail the False Knight and Failed Champion while they are down to get extra soul
Fun Fact for Merg:
If you Descending Dark the Dung Defender/White Defender while they're still underground, you will force them out and they will get staggered for a bit.
Sans the Skeleton only dung defender not white
Unfortunately, the nail arts are not buffed with strength. However, Strength is still pretty insane.
My Personal loadout for the pantheons is:
Strength to kill the others faster. The Strength charm is actually statistically better than Quick Slash in overall damage.
Mark of Pride to hit them from far away (especially Marmu)
Quick Focus to not die
Dream Wielder for the soul
Nailmaster’s Glory for the epic stabs
You could also exchange Dream Wielder and Nailmaster’s Glory for Shade Cloak
Hornet and Grimm seem to be aware (at least partially) that they are in a dream. Hornet seems kind of confused, but Grimm sees it as more of a performance, shown as he even bows to the god seeker.
I find it better to first clear a pantheon, then attempt the bindings. Seriously, the Third Pantheon and onwards are hard enough even without bindings.
I recommend doing Nail first, as the Strength charm almost negates the Debuff.
I recommend doing Soul next, as it isn’t that hard to get your soul back, and quick focus helps also.
I recommend doing Shell after, as the Quick focus charm helps reclaim lost health.
I recommend doing Charms last, as there isn’t an easy counter to it.
If you complete 9 bindings, the blue door to the left of the hall of gods opens, letting you activate a certain thing that makes the pantheons easier, even with bindings (in a fair way) (not that the last pantheon is fair anyways).
Most importantly, practice the heck out of all of the bosses. Starting on the third pantheon, you’re going to want to practice each boss a lot.
Tips for bosses:
Most bosses require you to just be very aggressive and only heal when there’s an opportunity.
Crystal Guardian: Shadow dash through him and hit him on his flank. If he’s too far away for that, jump over his laser or descending dark.
Obleobbles, Sixth Pantheon Boss and Soul Master/Tyrant: Spam Abyss Shriek.
Uumu: Dream nail the heck out of him, then shade soul the Uumas into his face
Mantis Lords/Fifth Pantheon Boss: Only attack once or twice each time they attack you.
Flukemarm: Abyss shriek
Marmu: Play Pong (also Abyss Shriek)
Galien: Dash under his scythe when it’s in the air
Markoth: Git Gud
Brooding Mawlek: Shadow Dash
God Tamer: Descending Dark on the Beast Until It isn’t alive
Oro/Mato: Chill at the walls
Sheo: He’s easy, just avoid his attacks
Nosk: The corner of truth
Broken Vessel/Lost Kin: Stagger Lock Him
Watcher Knights: Kill the Knights and heal
Traitor Lord: Hit him a lot and don’t get hit
Third Pantheon Boss: Hit him once, then run away.
Fourth Pantheon Boss: Be constantly in the air
Seventh Pantheon Boss: PRAY
Remember to always spam Descending Dark for the insane amount of invincibility.
If a boss within the Hall of Gods is not available, you either haven’t found it in the real world or haven’t found it in a pantheon yet.
You get a reward for beating EVERY boss in the hall of gods on at least Attuned, Ascended, and a Radiant respectively. However, this means that you must beat even the bosses that can only be unlocked through the pantheons.
With all of this, and mass practicing bosses, I’ve managed to make it to the final pantheon. I have achieved a Radiant rank on 25% of the bosses, an ascended rank on 50% of them, and an attuned to 23% of them. The last boss I haven’t unlocked yet, but I almost got to it on my best run through the PoH (Last Pantheon).
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My load out is slightly different, quick slash and strength for massive damage, mark of pride for, well, mark of pride and sharp shadow for bonus dash range and extra damage. It's all about preference, though, so it doesn't really matter who uses what. The only objectively bad choice would be charms like wayward compass and unbreakable greed.
Also, a few of your strategies could be improved a little bit, or at least I find the bosses easier these ways:
Soul Master/Tyrant:
I just camp at the left wall and attack whenever there is an opportunity, it makes dodging significantly easier, and with strength and quickslash shouldn't take that long.
Uumuu:
No reason to waste soul or waste time with dream nail, just mark of pride the enemies into the boss and you should be fine, though either way there isn't much of a difference
Flukemarm:
It's kind of hard to explain with text, but I basically drop down the side of the boss until I'm fairly low, then I spam downward slashes to pogo back up, rinse and repeat.
Galien:
Galien is much, much easier with quickslash. Literally just walk under them and spam upward slashes, only dash when necessary because half the time the scythe goes over you anyway
Oro and Mato:
While staying at the walls is probably a lot safer, they're fairly easy to dodge, so I just rush them to get the fight finished quick, a bit like Sheo, just a little harder.
This is all just what I learned from personal experience, I've beaten every boss on ascended par 2 and beaten a good few on radiant.
Also, he shouldn't rush and beat everything ascended or radiant, since there is a special reward for beating each boss each attuned ascended and radiant!
Shreesh Fuup for markoth I just hope he somehow gets stuck somewhere and spam shriek on him.
Also if I remember correctly strength does affect cyclone slash, making it much more effective.
Merg: Only has one soul:
Also Merg: Quick Focus will help me heal multiple hp!
But then you realize he wins anyway. Madness.
I know this video is a year old, but a good combo for the zote arena is hatchlings, defenders crest, weaver spiders and grubsong
thx
I'm way to late but the theme that plays when fighting Broken Vessel is "Haunted Foes".
"Why does it never stop!?"
Because it is the *E T E R N A L* Ordeal. Duh.
Its funny how happy Marmu sounded after killing Merg.
I’ll admit Merg, beating the sword masters was impressive, but there’s one last thing. Remember... the developers are sly, they have more up their sleeves.
53:04 Perhaps he knows...
:)
"50% extra damage with the new charm, that's pretty good"
mERG ITS THE BEST CHARM IN THE ENTIRE GAME WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
❤ Zote has such a beautiful singing voice ❤
You can hear him pressing the buttons on his keyboard when he gets hit
Ah, the Zote main menu theme, Team Cherry's greates creation yet.
There better be a prequel for zote
@@riggidynail7228 And the name would be "Hollow Knight - LifeEnder"
I wonder who the Zote of Silksong will be...
Zote singing the menu theme is the true eternal ordeal 😄
Wayward compass is so powerful that it can be paired with all charms. Very powerful
Merg: the pantheon is so hard
Also merg: bindings are cool
when sheo fight started i can't stop myself from laughing cause it was not nailmaster it was PAINTmaster xd
The menu has the best lyrics I've ever heard:
*Singing in Zotenese*
"Oh thank God" Which one?
Merg: destroys a master of magic that can teleport
Also Merg: was destroyed by two flying balls
Hardest Enemies In Hollow Night
5. Hollow Night
4. Radiance
3. Marmu
2. Nail*Artist*
1. PRIMAL ASPID
Edit: Ok, this is a joke. But, your comments are great.
Here is a PC list.
Top 1 hardest Enemy
1. Primal Aspid
Forgot pure vessel and absolute radiance
@@Zephricfox because spoilers
5. Nightmare King Grimm
4. Watcher Knights
3. Absolute Radiance
2. Pure Vessel
1. Markoth
Not enemies
Zach Amdur And what’s with Radiant Collector? He uses Primal Aspid you remember?
Merg: beats Oro and Mato
Also merg: gets killed by marmu
Here’s a tip for the pantheon bosses:
You don’t have to beat them for them to be in the hall of gods, which means you can practice them before you actually beat them in the pantheons.
Some fun facts about a couple of bosses:
When dung defender is digging in the dirt, you can do a descending dark and force him out, stunning him (doesn’t work on white defender).
Against nosk you can literally sit at the left corner where the platform rises of the ground. He will run straight past you. You only have to move when he jumps into the ceiling and occasionally when he sprays acid everywhere
Merg (with spiderlings): We're gonna represent deepnest!
Nosk: Also represents deepnest
Me: Do was that fight a political debate?
Now that you've maxed out about everything, and are getting into Godhome, (really just excuses for me to put off doing this) here are some...
*_Useful Damage Numbers!_*
(Numbers mostly stolen From the Wiki: hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight_Wiki)
*Melee:*
Pure Nail: 21 Damage _(32 with Strength, 37 with Fury of the Fallen, 56 with both.)_
Cyclone Slash: 78-182 _(137-319 with Fury of the Fallen.)_
Great Slash: 52 _(91 with Fury of the Fallen.)_
Dash Slash: 52 _(91 with Fury of the Fallen.)_
Grubberfly's Elegy: 10 _(16 with Strength, 15 with Fury of the Fallen, 24 with both, (potential inaccuracy: found two different numbers for the latter).)_
Notes for the Melee Section:
-Strength only increases _regular_ melee damage by 50%, not Nail Arts or anything else.
-Fury of the Fallen increases _all_ melee damage by 75%; and stacks with Strength up to a 162.5% damage boost.
-With Fury of the Fallen equipped, Grubberfly's Elegy reactivates when you have one mask left.
-Quick Slash offers a 54% attack speed boost.
*Spells:*
Shade Soul: 30 _(40 with Shaman Stone, 64 with Flukenest, 80 with both.)_
Descending Dark: 60 _(88 with Shaman Stone.)_
Abyss Shriek: 80 _(120 with Shaman Stone.)_
Notes for the Spells Section:
-For some reason, Shaman Stone boosts Shade Soul by 33%, Descending Dark by 47%, and Abyss Shriek by 50%.
-The Wiki claims Shaman Stone increases the hitbox size of _all_ spells, most noticeably on Shade Soul.
-Wearing Defender's Crest alongside Flukenest gives the spell a large area-denial effect, but significantly cuts total damage potential. _(26, 32 with Shaman Stone.)_
-Shade Soul can go through any armor or wall, only despawning when far enough from the player.
-Descending Dark does three separate damage events per cast: the actual dive does 15, with the resulting explosion doing 30 once, then 15 after a short delay.
-Abyss Shriek does four pulsing damage events per cast, dealing 20 per pulse.
*Charms:*
Thorns of Agony: 42
Defender's Crest: 1 per tick _(tickrate unknown to me)_
Glowing Womb: 9 _(9 with Defender's Crest, 14 with Fury of the Fallen, 14 with both.)_
Spore Shroom: 27 _(40 with Defender's Crest.)_
Sharp Shadow: 21 _(32 with Dashmaster.)_
Weaversong: 3 (50% speed increase and a jump height increase with sprintmaster, grubsong gives 3 soul per hit)
Grimmchild Lv.4: 11
Notes for the Charms Section:
-Defender's Crest's gas clouds last 2.2 seconds and spawn every 0.2 seconds.
-According to the math, Defender's Crest risks lowering the potential total damage of Glowing Womb despite feeling like an upgrade.
-Deep Focus increases the spore cloud radius by 35%.
-Sharp Shadow increases shadow dash's distance by 39%, but doesn't effect the normal dash.
-The Weaverlings spawned by Weaversong have their speed increased by 50% and a jump height increase (by an unspecified amount) when Sprintmaster is equipped.
*General Notes:* (In case I remember something and want to edit it in later.)
-Whenever a decimal comes up in Hollow Knight's damage numbers, it's always rounded up (unless we're talking about Grubberfly's Elegy).
Merg is such a *God* at this game, Awesome video was waiting for this!
Marmu gives me drift away, everything stays vibes. (Drift away from Steven universe and everything stays from adventure time)
I was laughing so hard when merg challenged zote the mighty... and got wrecked
F U N N I
1:05:30 i wanted this since the very beginning...
my wish has been fulfilled..
Great video as always, keep on the good work! In my opinion you should already have the 1 million subs. 😁😁😁
of all the bosses on p2 to stuggle on merg really started struggling with marmu
You can't beat the bosses because you dont have the compass
He wants a challenge tho
I’m surprised he even beat the Hollow Knight without the compass
Unfortunally when he does the charm lock he cannot use the compass
why do i still not get this joke help me!
@@jackguelas2408 merg in the normal game always use the compass for the battles even if it was useless
1:02:38: "Where's Zote?"
Like.. everywhere? xdd
merg, when ogrim is "underground" and you have full health and soul, use that descending thing to stun him
31:35
god seeker: welp that's alot of cleaning to do
Tips: If you encounter final pantheon boss, he will unlock in hall of gods, so you don't have to defeat them and you can practice them
Don't use nail arts that much. It will deal more damage if you just do a regular nail attack I think. And it will take less time.
My best charm combo is quick focus, deep focus, shape of unn and have 2 notches free. I just like this combo😂
Hope it will help you, you're best!
"Healing charm combo" is a fun way of saying "crutch"
@@danizk0
You sound like the kinda guy who can't beat a single boss without Wayward Compass or Gathering Swarm...
@@danizk0 you're probably the kind of person who calls the Loch-n-Load a crutch
I use that charm for pantheons, for the 2 notches use baldur shell if u want to
Unbreakable strenght doesn't affect nailarts, so if you're gonna keep using nailarts like that, you might aswell save some notches and loose quickslash and unbreakable strenght for some other charms. That being said, q. slash, and strenght is the most broken and overpowered combo... Shaman stone is also a great "meta" charm for damage. You decide. After all, what's the most fun for you is what's the best loadout.
"MARMU WHAT AH NUU"
Merg 2019
I always love seeing a Merg video every 2-1 days! It's a short time for making pretty good entertaining videos!
Actually, he has an schedule! He uploads on Mondays, Wednesdays and Frydays! Hope it helps.^^
@@pirilon78 Oh heck i didn't even knew that!
Thanks for the hollow Knight video on my birthday
Thanks ^-^
Happy birthday! ^^
@@grievous8118 thanks
@@Aderena thanks
happy burgday
@@Aaxoz thanks I like your PFP
The way he uses the cutie grubby voice for enraged guardian shows the progress he has made in this run! Nice job merg!