Hollow Knight: How to Get Every Spell

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As players progress through Hollow Knight, they will be rewarded with numerous abilities to explore Hallownest to its fullest. However, mobility skills are not the only upgrades that the Knight can find. One of the most valuable resources at players’ disposal is their Soul meter. The Knight will generate Soul by striking enemies or Soul Totems with their nail, and some Charms provide a passive boost to how much Soul they can earn.

Soul has two functions: healing and casting spells. In the heat of battle, players will often need to decide if they need to risk leaving the Knight vulnerable to attack while they take a moment to heal or use their Soul to go on the offensive and cast a spell. Here is where players can find all of the spells in Hollow Knight, as well as their upgraded forms.

Hollow Knight: Tips for Beginners

Focus is the first spell that players will discover as they progress through the tutorial along the King’s Pass.

In this area, players will come across a large stone tablet that will glow as the Knight approaches it. By interacting with this tablet, they'll learn how to generate Soul and use it to heal. The Soul meter can be found in the top left corner of the screen and will gradually fill as players hit enemies.

Upon death, players will lose any collected Geo that was on the Knight’s person and a Shade will be left behind at the location of their death. Players will also notice that their Soul meter is broken, limiting how much Soul they can gather. The Soul meter can only be repaired by engaging with the Knight’s Shade and defeating it in combat, which will also restore any lost Geo.

The Vengeful Spirit spell becomes available to players after they defeat the False Knight and gain access to the Ancestral