While everything surrounding Nosk may be a mystery, we can extrapolate that it used to be a very aggressive and intelligent predator, using the faces of its previous victims to lure in more bugs into its den, killing them once they fall for its trap. Having killed other bugs that look just like you, it can use their husks and your memories to shapeshift into an identical copy of you.

Dies to 130 Old Nail Hits (76 Sharpened Nail hits, 52 Channeled Nail hits, 40 Coiled Nail hits, 32 Pure Nail hits)Ī bug that can change form and is infected, we know very little about Nosk other than it has claimed many victims in the past, including some of your brethren.

680 Health (Does not change with nail upgrades).

The Stats of Nosk Image source: Hollow Knight Fandom Wiki

Requirements: Access to Deepnest, Monarch Wings, Lumafly Lantern, Mantis Claw.

Before fighting this boss, you should have nail upgrades and some decent charms. The boss can be highly aggressive and takes good maneuvering, but a decent spot to hang out in if you’re panicking is the left corner next to the raised bit of land.

Nosk is found most easily by heading left from the tram in Deepnest until you hit a wall, then breaking that wall open. Image by Monica Phillips Nosk Hollow Knight Guide: Bottom Line Up Front So if you need help, this guide is for you. I explored aimlessly around Deepnest for a while because, unfortunately, the boss is tricky to find and even trickier to fight.

The mystery of who the strange doppelganger was came to mind while I was doing my endgame mop-up, and I had to find out what it was about. Nosk is an optional boss I didn’t fight it until I was near the end of the game, yet you can also battle it near the very beginning. But, if you’re like me, curiosity takes over, and you find its den. If you’ve ever been casually going around the most intensely horrifying area in the game, Deepnest, you’ve likely seen someone walking around that looks just like you. Of all the creepy critters that roam the land of Hallownest, Nosk is undoubtedly one of the most mysterious.

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