Nightmare King Grimm |
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| Location | Dirtmouth |
| Health | 1500 |
| Reward/s | Fully upgraded Grimmchild |
Nightmare King Grimm is a Boss in Hollow Knight. Bosses are special Enemies that feature their own arena, a large amount of health, and a variety of unique moves and abilities. You will need to perform multiple attacks such as using The Nail and Nail Arts along with the Spells and Abilities in order to defeat them. Some bosses are capable of entering into a state of stagger after landing a number of attacks on them.
As soon as you encounter a boss, its name will appear on the screen, the music will change into a boss battle theme, and usually, paths connecting the arena will close or will be blocked leaving you no choice but to face these devastating and unique foes.
Nightmare King Grimm is a final dream boss that was added as part of the Grimm Troupe expansion, appearing the dream version of Troupe Master Grimm (Boss). In the back of his tent, Grimm enters a restless nightmare before being reborn by fire. The Knight must strike him with the Dream Nail and enter his dream in order to battle his dream variant, thus completing the ritual of fiery rebirth. Afterward, Troupe Master Grimm will be reborn as Grimmchild (Stage 4, fully upgraded), and will always be a loyal companion to the Knight.
Twisted spectre of scarlet flame.
"The expanse of dream in past was split,
One realm now must stay apart,
Darkest Reaches, beating red,
Terror of sleep. The Nightmare's Heart."
- Seer
Nightmare King Grimm Location
- Location: Large Troupe Tent, Dirtmouth. Troupe Master Grimm (Boss) must first be defeated before players can encounter Nightmare King Grimm. He is encountered after Grimm asks for the second batch of scarlet flames.
Nightmare King Grimm Rewards
- Fully upgraded Grimmchild.
Nightmare King Grimm Strategies
Strategy Writeup
Nightmare King Grimm does more damage than the regular boss. He performs a variety of very fast and graceful moves. Time your attacks in between his attacks, as he make a short pause. Keep an eye on indications for the fire pillars and spike spawns to position yourself in between its area of damage. As he makes his attacks, be prepared to dash towards him in order to make your attack. Try to read his prepping animations to anticipate his next attack.
Attacks & Counters
| Attack | Counter |
| Phase 1 | |
| Teleport, slash | Evade |
| Spawn Spikes | Position between indicators |
| Fireball Rain | |
| Phase 2 | |
| Fire Bat | Dodge |
| Dash | Jump |
| Aimed Dive/ Dash | This attack is aimed at your most recent location, reposition as he deals these attacks |
| Fire spawn | pillars of fire appear like the spawn spikes |
Nightmare King Grimm Notes & Trivia
The Hunter's Journal Description of the Nightmare King Grimm is a poem by the Seer.
AnonymousMy unpopular opinion: Carefree Melody is better then grimmchild.
I think nkg is so hard but he is one of my favorite character along with hornet, cloth, pure vessel and of course the knight. On my first run I killed nailsmith by accident. It’s so sad cloth died. I agree with grimmkinwisp on the radiance.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
So annoying how you can’t get the entry by beating him in godhome, because I banished him and I’m regretting it.
- Anonymous
grimm grimm grimm grimm grimm grimm grimm
GRIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMM yeah he is awsome
The grimmchild charm isn't worth this hard fight,carefree melody is also required for all notches. But the main reward is the perfect bossfight you'll encounter. But remember:
1.close your eyes for 7 seconds when the fight triggers,the visuals will damage your eye. This is serious. Set the effects to low in options.
2. The soundtrack is perfect but it's bad for your focus on the fight,I recommend to mute it.
3. only heal when the 4th pillar's base is going red and you aren't on it.
4.as for charms,quick slash and unbreak STR and mark of pride and steady body. Probaly unbreakable heart or soul catcher or even longnail for the 2 last notches. Listen to me and don't equip quick focus,just go with third tip.
5.don't use nail arts,I said the reason in the troupe master's page.
6.lifeblood doesn't transfer into the dream for some reason,don't bother going to howling cliff for 2 blue masks.
These tips might sound simple,retarded and no-brainer or whatever you call it but they helped me a lot more than any guide.
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