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Hollow Knight
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Hornet

Skilled protector of Hallownest’s ruins. Wields a needle and thread.

Hunter’s notes

I have seen this nimble little creature. I thought her prey and pounced at her, but with a flash she stabbed me with her flying stinger and darted away. Could she be... a Hunter?

The notes unlock after 2 kills.

Nail hits to kill

Its 225 HP over the nail's damage per hit at each upgrade, plain and with Fragile or Unbreakable Strength (×1.5, rounded the game's way). Some places give it different HP; the table by area below has each one.

NailDamageHitsWith Strength
Old Nail54529 (8 a hit)
Sharpened Nail92517 (14 a hit)
Channelled Nail131812 (20 a hit)
Coiled Nail17149 (26 a hit)
Pure Nail21118 (32 a hit)

Where it is, its HP and Geo there 2

HP and Geo are read from each scene’s own HealthManager, so they’re exact for that place. Geo with Fragile Greed follows the game’s rule: each coin size gets 20% more coins, rounded up.

AreaFormHPGeoWith GreedPlacedMap
ElsewhereHornet Boss 2700001Show
ElsewhereHornet Boss 1225001Show

Overview

HP
225
Kills for the Hunter’s notes
2
Placed copies
2
Kind
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