Master Part 18 of Shovel Knight Dig with our comprehensive guide. Discover hidden chests, defeat new enemies like the Lance Giant and Red Knight, and find 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 its fireballs, or use the Flare Wand. Smack the left wall for a platter if needed.
- 3Hit the first checkpoint and deposit. Beware of the mole emerging from the deposit and drill fish leaping from gaps.
- 4Carefully navigate gaps, lava drips, and beetles.
- 5Defeat the Red Knight, who performs a double-thrust. Jump the gap and collect the gem deposit.
- 6Reach another checkpoint. Break the first wall and kill flame slimes.
- 7Use the next set of platforms to head up and right to a hidden screen.
- 8Bounce off drill fish to reach platforms. On the big gap, jump over the first fish and bounce off the next three to reach a [_CHEST_] containing a [_MUSIC SHEET_].
- 9Head back. Break the right blocks on the previous screen to reveal a horse foe and a platter.
- 10Do NOT bounce on the left blocks. Break the big grey blocks and land on the smaller blocks to the left. Hold left to reach a hole safely.
- 11Drop down, hit the left block to open the screen, and kill slimes. Break the upper left blocks and jump to safety.
- 12Jump off green goo to break the obvious wall on the left, revealing a hidden room.
- 13In the hidden room, purchase the [_DUST KNUCKLES_] for 3,000 Gold from a [_VENDOR CHEST_].
- 14Use the Dust Knuckles to punch left through earth to a [_CHEST_].
- 15Drop down, kill flame slimes, and destroy dirt to the right to find a second [_CHEST_]. Exit the hidden room.
- 16Continue right, grabbing gems. Use the green blob to bounce upward.
- 17In the next pit, kill flame slimes. Move the green blob to the right to reach the next pillar.
- 18Use green blobs to turn lava into jelly pits. Hit the blob down into the pit, then hit the left wall to find a [_CHEST_].
- 19Hit the blob into the lava again to continue right. Use the next blob to goop up lava to the left or right.
- 20Get the gem below, head back up, and hit the blob to the right. Hit it to the platform so it drops onto the lava. Jump over.
- 21Get on the platform as it heads right and jump to safety. Hit the dirt to make lava safe, then hit the next blob to the right while jumping.
- 22Hit the next blob to the stair-like lava. Hit another blob to the right to reach gems above.
- 23Take the lava up to the upper right ceiling and proceed right to a hidden room.
- 24Jump to the platform and hit the blob to the right lava, then nab the [_MUSIC SHEET_].
- 25Hug the left of the platform. Hit the falling blob to make lava safe, then jump to the next platform.
- 26Hit one more blob to make it safe, then return to the next screen.
- 27Break blocks and land safely. Avoid downward strikes against the Red Knight. Jump over him and break upper left blocks to kill him, or fight for gems.
- 28Hit the blob down and head right. Get the deposit and use the Flare Wand to destroy the Lance Giant.
- 29Reach a checkpoint. Break the destroy-able wall to the left and equip Dust Knuckles.
- 30Use Dust Knuckles to head left for a [_CHEST_].
Tips
- The grey blocks dropped by beetles are a good source of gems.
- Stand to the far left of the Lance Giant to be safe from its fireballs.
- The Dust Knuckles are a powerful new tool for breaking through earth and finding secrets.
- Green blobs can temporarily turn lava into jelly pits, allowing passage.
- Be cautious with downward strikes in the room with the Red Knight.
- Dust Knuckles (3,000 Gold)
- Multiple hidden [_CHEST_]s
- [_MUSIC SHEET_]s
- Gem deposits
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