Maestro

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Choir commander of the High Halls, able to summon and command cogflies at a flick of their baton.

Once they summoned song from their subjects. Now they rise only to command an end to those unstrung.

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Maestros are enemies in Hollow Knight: Silksong. They are commanders of the Choir, able to summon Cogflies with their batons.[2]

Behaviour and Tactics

Maestros can be found alive and flying, or dormant, reanimated by Silk when Hornet approaches. They attack by commanding their Cogflies, and always try to have three of them nearby. Being flying enemies, Maestros attempt to keep aerial distance from Hornet, preferring to stay diagonally above her. They have three moves:

  • Summon Cogflies: Raises its baton and summons 1–3 Cogflies, depending on how many are missing. This move is always used if the Maestro has 0 Cogflies.
  • Command Swoop: Draws its baton back and then sweeps it outwards, commanding a Cogfly to swoop at Hornet. The Cogfly swoops down diagonally, skims across the ground, and swoops back to the Maestro once it passes behind Hornet.
  • Orbit: Moves a short distance forwards or backwards, commanding its Cogflies to revolve around it.

Maestros' Cogflies do not grant Silk when hit and do not drop organs for the Broodfeast or Runtfeast wishes. Additionally, hitting them does not grant focus for the Hunter Crest or spawn a Silk fragment after a Binding while the Reaper Crest is equipped, but triggers the special healing of the Beast Crest and Witch Crest. Upon a Maestro's death, any surviving Cogflies fly away and disappear.

While the Cogflies summoned by Maestros can be killed, doing so is futile, as the Maestro simply summons more. Maestros have no means of quickly defending the space below them, so attacking from beneath easily deals rapid damage. Silk Skills and Tools can also be useful for attacking them from a distance, as their biggest threat is contact damage.

Act 3

Black-threaded Maestros have their health doubled. They can gain any of the standard void attacks.

Needolin Dialogue

  • Grant us resonance!
  • Great Conductors!
  • Holy masters!
  • Your vision guides us...
  • Your devotion compels us!
  • Highest of the high!

Location

Maestros can be found in the High Halls, and three of them are fought as part of the enemy gauntlet in the Forum.

  • Locations in the High Halls

    Locations in the High Halls

Gallery

  • Dormant

    Dormant

  • Reanimating

    Reanimating

  • Idle

    Idle

  • Summon Cogflies

    Summon Cogflies

  • Command Swoop

    Command Swoop

  • Orbit

    Orbit

  • Reacting to the Needolin

    Reacting to the Needolin

  • Corpse in a pool of water

    Corpse in a pool of water

  • Corpse in the Forum

    Corpse in the Forum

Trivia

  • When singing, Maestro's Cogflies produce the same chirping sounds as Cogworkers and Hornet's Cogflies.
  • Maestros share their Needolin dialogue with Ministers.

Names in Other Languages

Language Name Meaning/Explanation
Image Brazilian Portuguese Maestro —
Image French Maestro —
Image German Maestro —
Image Italian Maestro —
Image Japanese マエストロ
Maesutoro? 		Maestro
Image Korean 지휘자
Jihwija 		Conductor
Image Russian Маэстро
Maèstro 		Maestro
Image Simplified Chinese 圣咏指挥
Shèngyǒng zhǐhuī? 		Psalm Conductor
Image Traditional Chinese 聖詠指揮
Shèngyǒng zhǐhuī?
Image Spanish Maestro Master
The word maestro already exists in Spanish, meaning a master.
Image Internal name SONG_PILGRIM_MAESTRO "Song Pilgrim" internally refers to three different enemies located in the Citadel

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Matt Trobbiani
  2. ↑ Maestro Hunter's Journal entry: "Choir commander of the High Halls, able to summon and command cogflies at a flick of their baton."
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