Crystal Hunter

Fires shards of fast-growing crystal at intruders.

Make their homes all the way up at the top of the world. Do they use the crystals willingly as weapons or are they merely hosts and the crystals parasites?

Crystal Hunters are enemies in Hollow Knight. They use their crystalline growths to fire crystals at intruders.^[1]

Behaviour and Tactics

Hovers in the air, usually out of melee range, shooting a crystalline projectile at the Knight that turns into a cluster of crystals when it makes contact with a surface. These clusters dissipate after a short period of time but can otherwise easily be broken with a Nail strike, and can be Nail-bounced on.

Unless the Knight is directly below them, they tend to miss their attacks as they launch them with a short delay. Jump up and slash at them while they are preparing their next attack.

Dream Nail Dialogue

...Light...Danger...
...Safe...Dark...
...Hungry...Hungry...
...Scared...
...Eat...When...
...Kill...Hurt...
...Away. Away...
...Pain...

Location

Crystal Hunters can be found only in Crystal Peak.

Gallery

Trivia

Their crystal shot can be deflected with a Nail strike, but the projectile still passes through enemies.

References

↑ Wanderer's Journal, p. 83.

Compendium
Main Game	Crawlid • Vengefly • Vengefly King • Gruzzer • Gruz Mother • Tiktik • Aspid Hunter • Aspid Mother • Aspid Hatchling • Goam • Wandering Husk • Husk Hornhead • Leaping Husk • Husk Bully • Husk Warrior • Husk Guard • Entombed Husk • False Knight (Failed Champion) • Maggot • Menderbug • Lifeseed • Baldur • Elder Baldur Mosscreep • Mossfly • Mosskin • Volatile Mosskin • Fool Eater • Squit • Obble • Gulka • Maskfly • Moss Charger • Massive Moss Charger • Moss Knight • Mossy Vagabond • Durandoo • Duranda • Aluba Charged Lumafly • Uoma • Ooma • Uumuu Ambloom • Fungling • Fungoon • Sporg • Fungified Husk • Shrumeling • Shrumal Warrior • Shrumal Ogre • Mantis Youth • Mantis Warrior • Mantis Lords Husk Sentry • Heavy Sentry • Winged Sentry • Lance Sentry • Mistake • Folly • Soul Twister • Soul Warrior • Soul Master (Tyrant) • Husk Dandy • Cowardly Husk • Gluttonous Husk • Gorgeous Husk • Great Husk Sentry • Watcher Knight • The Collector Belfly • Pilflip • Hwurmp • Bluggsac • Dung Defender • Flukefey • Flukemon • Flukemarm Shardmite • Glimback • Crystal Hunter • Crystal Crawler • Husk Miner • Crystallised Husk • Crystal Guardian (Enraged) Furious Vengefly • Volatile Gruzzer • Violent Husk • Slobbering Husk Dirtcarver • Carver Hatcher • Garpede • Corpse Creeper • Deepling • Deephunter • Little Weaver • Stalking Devout • Nosk Shadow Creeper • Lesser Mawlek • Mawlurk • Brooding Mawlek • Lightseed • Infected Balloon • Broken Vessel (Lost Kin) Boofly • Primal Aspid • Hopper • Great Hopper • Grub Mimic • Hiveling • Hive Soldier • Hive Guardian • Husk Hive Spiny Husk • Loodle • Mantis Petra • Mantis Traitor • Traitor Lord Sharp Baldur • Armoured Squit • Battle Obble • Oblobbles • Shielded Fool • Sturdy Fool • Winged Fool • Heavy Fool • Death Loodle • Volt Twister • Zote • God Tamer Xero • Gorb • Elder Hu • Marmu • No Eyes • Galien • Markoth Wingmould • Royal Retainer • Kingsmould • Sibling • Void Tendrils Hornet (Protector • Sentinel) • Hollow Knight • Radiance • Shade • Hunter's Mark

Hidden Dreams	Grey Prince Zote • Winged Zoteling • Hopping Zoteling • Volatile Zoteling • White Defender

The Grimm Troupe	Grimmkin Novice • Grimmkin Master • Grimmkin Nightmare • Grimm • Nightmare King • Seal of Binding

Lifeblood	Hive Knight

Godmaster	Flukemunga • Pale Lurker • Sisters of Battle • Winged Nosk • Nailmasters Oro & Mato • Paintmaster Sheo • Great Nailsage Sly • Pure Vessel • Absolute Radiance • Void Idol • Weathered Mask

[1] Wanderer's Journal, p. 83.

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