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TheLiarParadox posted...

I can't beat Grimm or the Hollow Knight, so I'm just getting skewered and ground up over and over in the white palace like I'm actually ever going to beat this place lol. Every time I get through a section with like two life things and think it's done, there's just more and more.

Yeah, the former is a real PITA. Lots of bullet spam. For the latter charm selection can help a lot. Quick Focus, Grubsong, and Baldur Shell if you want a safe. methodical fight. Quick Slash, Mark Of Pride, and Fragile/Unbreakable Strength if you trust your dodging enough to speedrun it, which is easier than it sounds. You can push The Hollow Knight through phases VERY quickly due to the slow windup and recovery of some attacks. Also, if you can get good at pogo striking you can cheese almost every attack by bouncing off his head (exceptions: ground slam and ground spikes)

There's also a couple of funky mage builds that are pretty fun for fighting most bosses in general. Shaman Stone + Flukenest in particular are pretty devastating vs large/slow moving enemies.