The Charm Collection section is split into five parts – due to Steam guide limitations – but sorted accordingly to the four rows shown in the Charm Collection menu within the game.īy popular demand, I also created a version of this guide completely free of any spoiler tags. Since many people regard gameplay functionalities and character progression as a story of itself and vital to certain games, I included spoiler tags and numbered Charms from top left ( #01) to bottom right ( #40), so it's safe and easy to browse the guide searching only for specific Charms or combinations. This is a detailed guide (that's still work in progress for some exact values) about Charms in Hollow Knight: Where and how to acquire them all, what they do exactly, listing strong and secret combinations and explaining what 'overcharming' is. If you’re one of those people, then it might be in your best interest to unequip the extra charm.įor more helpful content about Hollow Knight, check out our guide on how to get Pale Ore, what you have to do to beat the Mantis Lords, and how to achieve all the endings.Hollow Knight Complete Charm Collection Guide On the contrary, you’ll be able to reap the benefits of the additional charm with a clear conscious.īeing in an overcharmed state is only worrisome when you know that you’re one to take lots of damage during enemy encounters in Hollow Knight. If you’re the type of player who has mastered the art of combat and is great at avoiding enemy blows, then taking double damage won’t affect you nearly as badly as the player who is less skilled in their battles. This can be both a good thing or a bad thing. It’s worth noting that you will still receive the benefits of the charm, and no matter how many notches over that minimum you go, you’ll still only take twice the damage. When you’ve reached this status, you are susceptible to taking double the amount of damage from enemies. This will exceed the number of notches you have available and render you overcharmed. If you don’t have the required amount of notches free to equip a particular charm, you’ll be able to add it by clicking on it at least 5 times. In Hollow Knight, you can purchase up to 7 notches which are not that many considering how many awesome charms there are in this game. Note the purple overcharmed notches.Īs you know, each charm you find requires a certain amount of notches to equip.
Whether you’ve managed to do it in a haste or out of sheer curiosity, you might be wondering why you’ve been marked as overcharmed. During a visit Salubra in Hollow Knight, she’ll warn you that there are consequences to equipping too many charms at the same time.