Howling Wraiths is a powerful Spell which consumes a small amount of Soul to deal damage in a large cone above the Knight. Attack and shatter the crystal prison and the Void will erupt in the area, suffusing the Knight will dark energy and empowering the Desolate Dive Spell, turning it into Descending Dark. It can be obtained once the player has access to the Crystal Heart.Įnter the Crystallized Mound and proceed through the various spiked switch platforms and you’ll find a crystallized Snail Shaman. The Desolate Dive upgrade, Descending Dark, can be obtained in the Crystallized Mound sub-area, located in the eastern region of Crystal Peak. After defeating the Soul Master’s second phase, the Desolate Dive Spell will appear in the air at the center of the arena. The Desolate Dive Spell can be obtained by defeating Soul Master in the upper left region of the City of Tears, at the top of the Soul Sanctum sub-area. Desolate Dive grants the Knight a small window of invincibility during the attack, so it can be used to avoid skyward strikes while dashing, to deal significant damage to strong grounded enemies, or to land safely amidst a swarm of weaker enemies. It can be used on the ground or while in the air, and is able to break shaking sections of ground, or various shaky items (such as the casket in Resting Grounds, etc.). Head inside and talk to the Snail Shaman to obtain the Vengeful Spirit spell.ĭesolate Dive is a powerful Spell which consumes a small amount of Soul to initiate a dive attack. Head left from the boss arena and climb up through the tunnels to arrive at the Ancestral Mound sub-area. The Vengeful Spirit Spell can be obtained after completing the False Knight boss encounter in the Forgotten Crossroads. It can be used on the ground or while in the air. Vengeful Spirit is a powerful Spell which consumes a small amount of Soul to conjure a large, fast-moving ball of energy which moves in a straight line away from the Knight, damaging any enemies in its path. While the various attributes of the Spells will be augmented by obtaining their upgrade, the cost always stays the same, so there is no downside to upgrading them.

Spells will always be available once obtained, and cannot be unequipped. One Spell can even grant access to new areas, and every Spell has an upgrade which can be obtained to increase the power, duration, or area of effect of the Spell. Each one consumes a small amount of Soul to deal damage in a specific direction. There are three different Spells to obtain in Hollow Knight.

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