Hollow Knight Silksong: How to do the Last Judge boss runback
How to easily get from the Blasted Steps Bench to the Last Judge
Looking for the quickest way to do the Last Judge boss runback in the Blasted Steps? The boss at the end of the Blasted Steps, the Last Judge, is guaranteed to destroy you at least a few times with a massive ball and chain. But this boss battle is made all the worse by the excruciating runback from the last Bench every time you die. Prepare to drift over spikes, enemies coming at you from unusual angles, and all manner of obstacles designed to torment Hornet's existence.
Practice does make perfect, and once you get used to it, the boss runback is doable, albeit still likely to waste 30 or so seconds every time you attempt it. But until Team Cherry patches more Benches into Silksong, we're stuck with it! Thus we've prepared this guide, which outlines how to quickly do the Last Judge boss runback in Hollow Knight: Silksong, ensuring that you don't get stuck in a loop of infinite frustration as you learn the Last Judge's tactics.
Hollow Knight Silksong: How to do the Blasted Steps runback
The above map shows the location of the closest Bench relative to the Last Judge fight. As you can see, it's a fair distance away. The key to doing this runback efficiently is to avoid fighting anything in the intervening rooms - just run as fast as possible and avoid wasting time.
If you haven't unlocked the Bench yet, refer to our walkthrough, which has the full details. In brief, you need to push a lever to manipulate the hanging cages in the area and pay 60 Rosaries.
Once the Bench room is at your disposal, to reach the Last Judge with a minimum of fuss, exit two rooms right until you reach the main stretch of the Blasted Steps with sand flying everywhere. Take the bottom route, progressing rightwards from ledge to ledge until you reach the first hanging platform. Use the Drifter's Cloak and wall jump to the platform on your left, which has a Judge on it. Then hop over to the next platform on your right.
Now, jump over to the narrow passageway in the cliff on your left. Wall jump to the top, then use the Drifter's Cloak and a well-timed Pogo on the hanging orb to make it to the next platform on your right. Keep running forward and then drift down past the red enemy, Pogo on the hanging orbs you come across, and use your momentum to wall jump up to the next platform with a Judge.
You're going to do another zig-zag to reach the platform above you. Jump and Pogo leftwards and then rightwards on the hanging orbs until you reach the right exit, which leads to the Last Judge's room. Whew!
That finishes our quick look at how to do the Blasted Steps runback quickly without tearing your hair out. For more tips on Silksong, why not check out our guides on how to get the Crest of Wanderer, how to get through the Mist, or how to unlock act 3? We've also got a list of all of Shakra's map locations in case you're trying to form a complete picture of Pharloom. Last but certainly not least, our Silksong walkthrough and bosses list are also key resources to refer to as you proceed to explore every inch of Pharloom.
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