Although there is no in-game visual representation, enemies in Hollow Knight take different amounts of damage from different attacks. Unlike damage to the Knight (which is represented by Masks), enemy damage is calculated as plain numerical values.
Damage Values
Nail • Nail Arts • Spells and Abilities • Charms
Health Values
Standard Enemies • Bosses and Minibosses
Damage Values
The following is a list of all damage-dealing Nail attacks, Spells, Abilities and Charms, along with their damage values.
- The word "Nail" in the Damage column represents the current damage value of the Knight's Nail.
- A forward slash / or an x represents a division of damage due to the attack dealing several hits.
- Where 5 values are shown, it is the health value for each Nail upgrade.
Nail
| Source | Damage | Source | Damage |
| Old Nail | 5 | Great Slash | 2.5 x Nail (12/22/32/42/52) |
| Sharpened Nail | 9 | Great Slash + | 4.375 x Nail (22/39/57/74/92) |
| Channelled Nail | 13 | Dash Slash | 2.5 x Nail (12/22/32/42/52) |
| Coiled Nail | 17 | Dash Slash +
Fury of the Fallen |
4.375 x Nail (22/39/57/74/92) |
| Pure Nail | 21 | Cyclone Slash | 1.25 x Nail x 3–6 hits |
| Cyclone Slash + Fury of the Fallen | 2.1875 x Nail x 3-6 hits | ||
Spells and Abilities
| Source | Damage | with Shaman Stone | Source | Damage | with Shaman Stone |
| Vengeful Spirit | 15 | 20 | Shade Soul | 30 | 40 |
| Vengeful Spirit + | 36 total:
4 x 9 Flukes |
45 total:
5 x 9 Flukes |
Shade Soul +
Flukenest |
64 total:
4 x 16 Flukes |
80 total:
5 x 16 Flukes |
| Vengeful Spirit +
Flukenest |
26 total:
3 impact + 23 ticks |
32 total:
3 impact + 29 ticks |
Shade Soul +
Defender's Crest + Flukenest |
26 total:
3 impact + 23 ticks |
32 total:
3 impact + 29 ticks |
| Desolate Dive | 35 total:
15 dive 20 shockwave |
53 total:
23 dive 30 shockwave |
Descending Dark | 60 total:
15 dive 30 hit 1 15 hit 2 |
88 total:
23 dive 50 hit 1 15 hit 2 |
| Howling Wraiths | 39 total:
13×3 |
60 total:
20×3 |
Abyss Shriek | 80 total:
20×4 |
120 total:
30×4 |
| Crystal Heart | 10 | - | |||
Charms
| Source | Damage | Source | Damage |
| Fury of the Fallen | 1.75 x Nail (9/16/23/30/37) |
Fragile Strength | 1.5 x Nail (8/14/20/26/32) |
| Thorns of Agony | 2 x Nail (10/18/26/34/42) |
Sharp Shadow | 1 x Nail (5/9/13/17/21) |
| Defender's Crest | 1 per tick | Spore Shroom | 28 total:
1/tick（28ticks） |
| Fury of the Fallen +
Fragile Strength |
2.625 x Nail (14/24/35/46/56) |
Grubberfly's Elegy | 0.5 x Nail (2/4/6/8/10) |
| Grubberfly's Elegy +
Fury of the Fallen |
0.70 x Nail (3/6/9/12/15) |
Grubberfly's Elegy +
Fragile Strength |
0.76 x Nail (4/7/10/13/16) |
| Grubberfly's Elegy +
Fury of the Fallen + Fragile Strength |
1.14 x Nail (6/10/15/20/24) |
Sharp Shadow + | 1.5 x Nail (8/14/20/26/32) |
| Spore Shroom +
Defender's Crest |
40 total:
2/tick（20ticks） |
Glowing Womb | 9 per fly |
| Glowing Womb +
Defender's Crest |
8-9 per fly total:
4+1/tick（4-5ticks） |
Glowing Womb +
Fury of the Fallen |
14 per fly |
| Glowing Womb +
Fury of the Fallen + Defender's Crest |
13-14 per fly total:
9+1/tick（4-5ticks） |
 Weaversong
|
3 per spider |
| Grimmchild Lv2
|
5 per shot | Grimmchild Lv3
|
8 per shot |
| Grimmchild Lv4
|
11 per shot | Dreamshield
|
1 x Nail (5/9/13/17/21) |
Health Values
The following is a list of all enemies in the game and their health values.
- Enemies with 1 health may not necessarily have 1 HP, but are immune to tick damage (such as Spore Shroom) and have low enough health that the starting Nail kills them in 1 hit.
- Enemies with "—" health cannot be damaged.
- A forward slash / represents a division of health from that enemy's multiple health pools.
- Parentheses () clarify the nature of that enemy's health.
- Certain enemies and bosses gain HP after the Knight upgrades the Old Nail. Enemies with this change are noted in parentheses.
Standard Enemies
Bosses and Minibosses
For a set of 
Godmaster HP values see Hall of Gods.
| Name | Health | Name | Health |
| Brooding Mawlek | 300 | Crystal Guardian | 280 (Crystal)
450 / 450 / 500 / 550 / 600 (Enraged) |
| Dung Defender | 700 / 750 / 800 / 850 / 900 | Elder Hu | 250 / 420 / 550 / 600 / 650 |
| False Knight | 255 total:
65×3 (Armour) 40×4 (Head) |
Failed Champion | 1260 total:
360×3 (Armour) 60 + 40×3 (Head) |
| Flukemarm | 350 | Galien | 230 / 368 / 479 / 570 / 640 |
| God Tamer | 1050 total:
600 (Tamer) 450 (Beast) |
Gorb | 200 / 320 / 479 / 570 / 640 |
| Gorgeous Husk | 220 | Hornet | 225 (Protector)
700 (Sentinel) |
| Gruz Mother | 90 (Crossroads)
140 (Colosseum) |
Traitor Lord | 800 |
| Soul Master | 385 total:
275 (Phase 1) 110 (Phase 2) |
Soul Tyrant | 1250 total:
900 (Phase 1) 350 (Phase 2) |
| Massive Moss Charger | 100 | The Radiance |
Stages 1-4 respectively: 350 / 400 / 250 / 700 Total: 1700 |
| Uumuu | 300 | The Hollow Knight | 1000
+250 (If Phase 4 is reached) |
| Soul Warrior | 180 (Soul Sanctum)
300 (Elegant Key Room & Colosseum) |
The Collector | 750 / 750 / 750 / 800 / 850 |
| Broken Vessel | 525 | Lost Kin | 1200 |
| Watcher Knight | 1320 total:
220×6 |
Vengefly King | 55 (Greenpath)
100 (Colosseum) |
| Mantis Lords | 210 (Phase 1)
160 + 160 (Phase 2) |
Markoth | 250 / 400 / 520 / 624 / 705 |
| Xero | 200 / 320 / 416 / 500 / 570 | Marmu | 200 / 320 / 416 / 500 / 570 |
| No Eyes | 200 / 320 / 416 / 500 / 570 | Nosk | 680 |
| Zote The Mighty | 200 | Oblobbles | 2 x 260, +40 after 1 killed |
 HIDDEN DREAMS | |||
| Grey Prince Zote | 1200–1500
(+100 per fight for 4 fights) |
White Defender | 1600 |
| GRIMM TROUPE | |||
| Grimm | 800 / 800 / 800 / 930 / 1000 | Nightmare King Grimm | 1500 |
 LIFEBLOOD | |||
| Hive Knight | 800 / 800 / 800 / 850 / 920 | ||
| GODMASTER | |||
| Brothers Oro & Mato |
500 (Oro, Phase 1) 600 + 1000 (Oro + Mato, Phase 2) |
Paintmaster Sheo | 950 |
| Great Nailsage Sly | 1050 | Pure Vessel | 1600 |
| Sisters of Battle | 500 (Phase 1)
750 + 750 + 750 (Phase 2) |
Winged Nosk | 750 |
| Absolute Radiance | Stages 1-6 respectively: 400 / 450 / 300 / 750 / 300
Total: 2200 | ||
