Pantheons

Pantheons are a mechanic added to Godhome. They feature a select set of bosses to combat before reaching the "Peak" of each Pantheon and facing the unique final boss of each challenge. Most bosses, with the exception of the final bosses, need to be defeated outside Godhome first before the Pantheon can be accessed that contains those bosses.

Completing the first three Pantheons also unlocks Godseeker Mode.

The other exceptions to the general unlocking process there are as follows:

God Tamer is unlocked regardless of whether she has been faced.
Grey Prince Zote is skipped and does not count as an unlock requirement for the third Pantheon if he was not defeated in the base game, including if Zote was left to die.
Lost Kin, Soul Tyrant, Failed Champion and White Defender are all automatically unlocked once their real-world counterpart is defeated.
Nightmare King Grimm appears whether he has been faced or not and does not count as an unlock condition.
Vengefly King is always unlocked regardless of whether it was encountered.

Bindings
Bindings are optional challenges that can be applied to each separate Pantheon. Any combination of them can be applied. If all bindings are selected they glow a radiant yellow. Completing Pantheons with bindings is required to access certain content such as extra Lifeblood Cocoons in each Pantheon's Hot Spring Room and the Land of Storms (see the respective pages for more information).
	NAIL BINDING Reduces Nail damage to 80% or sets it to 13 if the damage is above 13. For Nail levels 1/2/3/4/5 the resulting damage values are 4/7/10/13/13 respectively. This means the Coiled Nail and Pure Nail both provide the maximum amount of damage. Nail Arts damage is calculated based on this damage. (Note: This binding does NOT affect the damage of some Nail damage based charms, like Sharp Shadow, Thorns of Agony and Dreamshield.)
	SHELL BINDING Limits the Knight's maximum available Masks to four, but does not affect Lifeblood Masks or Masks granted by Fragile Heart/ Unbreakable Heart.
	CHARMS BINDING Unequips all Charms and prevents equipping them again.
	SOUL BINDING Allows only 33% SOUL to be gathered and disables SOUL vessels, allowing for one Focus to heal or one Spell cast.

Pantheons
Pantheon of the Master Seek the Gods of Nail and Shell Features bosses that can usually be encountered very early on. The final boss is the Brothers Oro & Mato. For more wave information see here.
Pantheon of the Artist Seek the God Inspired This Pantheon contains bosses that can be fought early to mid game. The final boss is Paintmaster Sheo. For more wave information see here.
Pantheon of the Sage Seek the God of Wealth and Power The bosses here are generally found mid to late game. The final boss is Great Nailsage Sly. For more wave information see here. Note: Grey Prince Zote's lock icon will not appear if Zote was neglected and left to die.
Pantheon of the Knight Seek the Pure God This Pantheon is unlocked after the previous three Pantheons have been completed. It has most of the late game bosses, including several which deal two Masks of damage. The final boss is Pure Vessel, a harder and faster version of the Hollow Knight. For more wave information see here.
Pantheon of Hallownest Seek the Kingdom's Forgotten Light Access to this Pantheon is granted after the previous four Pantheons are completed and the Void Heart Charm has been acquired. This Pantheon contains all the bosses of the other four Pantheons, including their final bosses. Some of the bosses have a different arena or have a different variant, such as Sisters of Battle and Winged Nosk. Nightmare King Grimm can be encountered in this Pantheon as well. Its final boss is Absolute Radiance, a harder version of the Radiance. For more wave information see here.

Pantheon Arenas

The Boss Arenas as they appear in the Pantheons:

Ascended/Radiant Arenas

Changed boss arenas as they appear in the Pantheon of Hallownest and the Hall of Gods on Ascended and Radiant difficulty:

Non combat rooms

Rooms in the Pantheons without any combat:

Achievements

	{S} Brotherhood
	Complete the Pantheon of the Master

	{S} Inspiration
	Complete the Pantheon of the Artist

	{S} Focus
	Complete the Pantheon of the Sage

	{S} Soul & Shade
	Complete the Pantheon of the Knight

	{S} Embrace the Void
	Ascend the Pantheon of Hallownest and take your place at its peak

Trivia

When entering or exiting a Pantheon, Masks are fully restored, and Lifeblood Masks that come from Lifeseeds are removed.
Activating the Dreamgate during any of the Pantheons causes the Knight to leave the arena and wake up in front of the respective entrance.
During the Nintendo Treehouse Live during E3 2018, a Pantheon was shown off by the name of "Pantheon of Stone" with the description of "Seek the Gods of nail and shell". The roster of Bosses included in this Pantheon are, in order:
- Vengefly King
- Dung Defender
- Mega Moss Charger (Massive Moss Charger)
- Hornet
- Paintmaster Sheo

Bindings