This means grubs are not a priority, which means that we won’t be going out of our way to collect it on our first run through a region unless it’s on our path, but we will if we visit the region later on. Other than that they give geo, which is nice, but since we know what to spend we don’t need that much geo anyway. I also delay specific parts or bosses, mostly the entirety of Deepnest or the Watcher Knights, until we are more powerful, because I don’t think I could consistently beat those without upgrades.Īlso grubs, while nice, don’t usually give significant upgrades, other than a mask shard at grub 5 and a pale ore at grub 31, though the charm Grubsong might be nice. If an item does not make you stronger immediately (like an amount of geo or items that unlock specific late-game locations like King’s Brand) and require significant detour and if we will return to this general area later, I will delay it.
This route assumes you are decently good at Hollow Knight, since you’ve probably beaten the game before attempting a Steel Soul run. This route prioritises speed over difficulty, aka if something is hard but easy this route will probably take it with some exceptions. This guide describes a specific route through the game intended for Steel Soul mode that tries to pick up every upgrade along the way.
