Sharp Shadow

Sharp Shadow
Contains a forbidden spell that transforms shadows into deadly weapons. When using Shadow Dash, the bearer's body will sharpen and damage enemies.
Effect	Damages enemies for 1 x Nail damage when dashing through them When using Shade Cloak, increases dash length by 39% (Only for the single Shade Cloak dash and not regular Mothwing Cloak "cooldown" dashes)
Notch Cost

Sharp Shadow is a Charm in Hollow Knight. It damages enemies when dashing through them and increases dash length when using the Shade Cloak.

Usefulness

Sharp Shadow is not affected by Fragile Strength/ Unbreakable Strength or Fury of the Fallen. It is, however, affected by Dashmaster, providing a 50% damage increase. Enemies struck by the Sharp Shadow will not generate SOUL.

Sharp Shadow can also harm enemies that are immune to nail attacks.

Be warned that while the 39% increase to dash length can be useful against certain bosses, making it easier to dash through them and their attacks, it can also make some platforming sections more difficult.

How to Acquire

Located in Deepnest, Southeast of the Hot Spring behind a Shade Gate. Requires Shade Cloak.

Charm Interactions and Combo Tips

Dashmaster Increases the damage dealt by the shadow to 1.5 x Nail damage. Does not affect charge or cooldown time.

Trivia

• When using the Shade Cloak with Sharp Shadow the Knight will turn into a six-eyed void creature for a split second before reverting back to normal.
  • This creature somewhat resembles the Void Entity in the Embrace the Void ending cutscene.
• The pedestal in which the Sharp Shadow Charm is found on resembles an empty Soul Totem covered with twisted black vines of what is possibly Void.

  

• Shadow Dashing through an Ooma while using Sharp Shadow will cause its explosive core to go always to the right, independently of the direction the Knight dashes. This effect is also present in the bodies of enemies killed by the Shadow Dash (though its much easier to see in flying enemies). Whether this is intentional or a bug in the in-game physics is unknown.