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Grubberfly's Elegy
Cost:
Geo:	N/A
Location:	Forgotten Crossroads
Effect:	Fires beams of white-hot energy from their nail when The Knight is at full health.

Grubberfly's Elegy in Hollow Knight is one out of the 45 Charms that are found in the game. These charms are special items that provide The Knight buffs that will help with both traversing Hallownest and battling its foes. Charms require Notches and can only be equipped and unequipped while having The Knight sit on a bench.

Hollow Knight Grubberfly's Elegy Information

"Contains the gratitude of grubs who will move to the next stage of their lives. Imbues weapon with a holy strength."

Grubberfly's Elegy is a charm that allows The Knight to shoot projectiles from The Nail. It offers tactical versatility by allowing The Knight to attack enemies while maintaining distance from them.

Combining certain charms like Quick Slash will allow you to execute faster projectiles giving you an advantage in battling difficult foes, however, some charms like Longnail or Mark of Pride will not increase the range of the projectiles. Projectile damage per upgraded Nail:

• Old Nail: 2
• Sharpened Nail: 4
• Channelled Nail: 6
• Coiled Nail: 8
• Pure Nail: 10

Grubberfly's Elegy Acquisition in Hollow Knight

• Location: Forgotten Crossroads
• Acquisition: This charm is obtained as a reward from the Grubfather after rescuing 46 Grubs.

Hollow Knight (HK) Grubberfly's Elegy Notes & Tips

• Charms can only be equipped and unequipped by using a bench.
• Equip the Fragile Strength charm along with Grubberfly's Elegy to increase the projectile damage
  • Old Nail: 4
  • Sharpened Nail: 7
  • Channelled Nail: 10
  • Coiled Nail: 13
  • Pure Nail: 16

• Equip the Fury of the Fallen charm along with Grubberfly's Elegy to execute strong red-colored projectiles that deal with 70% damage. This effect only applies if The Knight is left with 1 Health Mask.
• Equip the Mark of Pride charm along with Grubberfly's Elegy to increase the size of the projectiles.