| Vengeful Spirit | Shade Soul |
Shade Soul is a Spell in Hollow Knight. It is the upgrade to Vengeful Spirit. Using it conjures a shadow that flies forward and damages enemies.
Function
Press FOCUS/CAST or QUICK CAST without holding UP or DOWN to launch a projectile that passes through enemies and deals damage. The projectile now penetrates all objects in its path including walls and invulnerable parts of enemies, such as a shield or shell, but will not damage a fully protected enemy.
Modifiers
- Flukenest turns the Shade Soul into a horde of black baby flukes that bounce around dealing damage.
- When Flukenest is combined with Defender's Crest, it launches a single large fluke that explodes into a damage-dealing cloud of gas.
- Shaman Stone increases the width of the projectile and increases the damage dealt by 33%.
- Spell Twister lowers the SOUL cost to cast Shade Soul to 24 SOUL.
Damage Values
| Charm | Damage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | ||
| Shaman Stone | 40 | ||
| Charm | Damage Per Hit | Total Damage | |
| Flukenest | 4 | 64 | |
| Flukenest + Shaman Stone | 5 | 80 | |
| Charm | Impact Damage | Cloud Damage | Total Damage |
| Flukenest + Defender's Crest | 3 | 1 | 26 |
| Flukenest + Defender's Crest + Shaman Stone | 3 | 1 | 32 |
How to Acquire
Requires purchasing the Elegant Key from Sly in Dirtmouth after obtaining the Shopkeeper's Key.
The Spell is located behind a locked door in Soul Sanctum within the City of Tears. Requires defeating a Soul Warrior that continuously spawns Follies.
Location in the City of Tears
Trivia
- There is an unused version of Shade Soul that consists of a mixture between a black Shade Soul and a white Vengeful Spirit much like how Abyss Shriek combines black souls with white Howling Wraiths.
- Shade Soul is obtained from a snail shaman linked to some kind of machine.
