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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)

In Godhome

HP as the arena's own HealthManagers set it (the Attuned fight), and the nail hits that takes at each upgrade, plain and with Strength (×1.5). Track Godhome.

Hornet Protector · God protector of a fading land

In the Hall of Gods and in Pantheon of the Master, Pantheon of Hallownest.

NailHornet Boss 1 · 900 HP
Old Nail (5 a hit)180 · 113 with Strength
Sharpened Nail (9 a hit)100 · 65 with Strength
Channelled Nail (13 a hit)70 · 45 with Strength
Coiled Nail (17 a hit)53 · 35 with Strength
Pure Nail (21 a hit)43 · 29 with Strength

Hornet Sentinel · God protector of a fading land

In the Hall of Gods and in Pantheon of the Sage, Pantheon of Hallownest.

NailHornet Boss 2 · 800 HP
Old Nail (5 a hit)160 · 100 with Strength
Sharpened Nail (9 a hit)89 · 58 with Strength
Channelled Nail (13 a hit)62 · 40 with Strength
Coiled Nail (17 a hit)48 · 31 with Strength
Pure Nail (21 a hit)39 · 25 with Strength
  1. Lost Kin1,200 #6
  2. Brooding Mawlek1,050 #7
  3. Oro & Mato1,000 #8
  4. Paintmaster Sheo950 #9
  5. Hornet Protector900 #10
  6. Soul Tyrant900 #11
  7. The Collector900 #12
  8. Grimm850 #13
  9. Hive Knight850 #14
The Hall of Gods fights closest in HP to Hornet Protector (#10 of 46 by HP), each by its strongest enemy.

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
Enemy