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Kingdom's Edge
Hollow Knight

Kingdom's Edge

Navigate the treacherous Kingdom's Edge in Hollow Knight. This guide details finding charms like Hiveblood and Quick Slash, learning Dash Slash, and defeating the Hive Knight boss.

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Navigate the treacherous Kingdom's Edge in Hollow Knight. This guide details finding charms like Hiveblood and Quick Slash, learning Dash Slash, and defeating the Hive Knight boss.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Bench, leave the Tram and exit top right. Proceed to the top of the area and exit upwards.
  2. 2
    Enter Royal Waterways, exit upwards. Swim left, use double jump to enter an opening above. Rescue the Grub.
  3. 3
    Return to the starting screen via a fake floor. Super Dash left, follow the path down and right, break scaffolding, and proceed to Emilita's Room.
  4. 4
    Check your map and head left towards the Nailsmith for an upgrade.
  5. 5
    Quit to the Main Menu and reload from the Bench at the Tram.
  6. 6
    Exit right and enter The Hive. Break the wall and defeat enemies.
  7. 7
    Proceed right to the next screen, then go to the bottom left and exit.
  8. 8
    Head all the way left to find a Bench near honey.
  9. 9
    Continue right, grab the Geo rock and Essence tree.
  10. 10
    Proceed up and left to exit the screen.
  11. 11
    Exit upwards, hit the Geo rock to your right, then go up and left for more Geo, then right to exit.
  12. 12
    Rescue the Grub in the top-middle of the screen (requires Super Dash and mid-dash double jump).
  13. 13
    In the room with the Mask Shard, lure Hive Guardians to break the left wall.
  14. 14
    Leave from the left of the Mask Shard, break scaffolding, and prepare for a boss fight by filling your Soul meter.
  15. 15
    Return to the bouncing bees room and exit left.
  16. 16
    Hive Knight Boss Fight: The boss attacks immediately. Dodge its spear thrusts by jumping and dashing. It teleports after each attack. Heal after it attacks a few times when it's vulnerable.
  17. 17
    After defeating the Hive Knight, proceed right to collect the Hiveblood Charm. Exit the way you came.
  18. 18
    Return to the Mask Shard location and exit left. Follow the bottom left path, break the wall, and exit left.
  19. 19
    Break scaffolding, use platforms to ascend and exit the screen.
  20. 20
    Use the Soul Totem if needed, then take the path up and right.
  21. 21
    Break scaffolding and dive through a fake floor to find a Grub. Return to the scaffolding and proceed.
  22. 22
    Climb the left wall; you will hear Cornifer humming. Buy a map and exit bottom right.
  23. 23
    Head to the Bench, enter the building, and pay Nailmaster Oro 800 Geo for the Dash Slash skill.
  24. 24
    Near the end of the screen, use a fake floor to reach a room with spikes. Head right to rescue a Grub.
  25. 25
    (Optional) Below the Grub, a fake wall leads to fake floors and a large Geo rock (420 Geo).
  26. 26
    Head left from the spikes, pass them, and exit bottom left. Follow the path up and right to find the Quick Slash Charm.
  27. 27
    Exit top left. Break scaffolding, proceed top left, hit the Geo rock, and ascend.
  28. 28
    Go left to the end, use platforms to ascend, and head towards the top right exit. Dive into the fake floor to the right.
  29. 29
    Jump back from the platform, notice the narrow path right and a glowing object. Inspect it to get a Wanderer's Journal. Exit top.
  30. 30
    Exit right, break the fake wall, and ascend to find another Grub.
  31. 31
    Ascend to the top right, then go left and break the fake ceiling. Pick up another Wanderer's Journal and use the Bench.
  32. 32
    Follow the path to reach a new NPC.
  33. 33
    Talk to Bardoon and exit middle-left.
  34. 34
    Drop to the bottom right of the screen and use the Dream Nail on the Essence tree.
  35. 35
    Exit top left. Head left and ascend.
  36. 36
    Break the scaffolding to the left, then proceed all the way right to the Colosseum of Fools.
Tips
  • Fill your Soul meter before the Hive Knight fight.
  • The Hive Knight's walls can be broken by luring Hive Guardians to smash against them.
  • The Grub in The Hive requires a precise Super Dash and mid-air double jump.
  • A video guide is available for reaching the Grub in The Hive.
  • There are two Wanderer's Journals to collect in this area.
  • A Hot Spring can be found behind a fake wall near the Colosseum of Fools Bench.
  • Hiveblood Charm
  • Quick Slash Charm
  • Dash Slash skill
  • Mask Shard
  • Wanderer's Journal x2
  • Grubs x6
  • Geo rocks
  • Essence trees

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