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Where to find Last Judge<\/p>\n
Last Judge is located at the Citadel Gate. From the Citadel approach, you need to scale the area in a sort of snaking left-to-right sweep, using the Silksong Wall Climb<\/a> ability to scale the area and the pogo attack to hop off the dangling chains onto nearby ledges.<\/p>\n You’ll encounter a few enemies on the larger platforms on route to this boss. Do your best to avoid combat. It’s entirely possible to run the route without taking damage, but you can mitigate things by seeking out Silksong Mask Shards<\/a> to gain some extra health before the battle.<\/p>\n How to beat Last Judge<\/p>\n Like most Hollow Knight Silksong bosses, beating Last Judge requires recognizing its attack patterns and tells and striking between them. She gives you a brief period to learn these attack patterns before speeding up and adding an extra hot element to each, turning it into a test of patience, focus, and endurance.<\/p>\n After a couple of chants, Last Judge begins her assault. Armed with a flail, her close-range attacks are fast, while her ranged strikes are a little slower.<\/p>\n If she backs up a little, she’s about to jump up and slam down where you stood. A little shift to the left or right is enough to avoid this, giving you a window of attack. She can also perform a faster close-range jump and slam attack without backing up. The same rule applies.<\/p>\n When she spins the flail close to her body, quickly dash away before it becomes a melee-range spin. If you’re too close, she’ll perform a quick strike before transitioning to the wider attack.<\/p>\n Once she’s taken enough damage (usually after the second stun) Last Judge lets out another chant and ignites her mace, signalling a slight shift in the battle. Each of the aforementioned attacks now has a fiery follow-up effect, which generally equates to additional range. She’s also considerably faster.<\/p>\n The mace spin now creates additional circles of smoke that quickly ignite, meaning you’ll need to stand in the area between each ring. If she chants before unleashing this move, which should only happen a little later in the battle, prepare to slide in and out of the extra smoke rings to avoid the additional heat.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the jumping slam creates a slow-moving wave of fire either side of Last Judge after the initial impact. This is easy enough to jump and gives you a window to strike her head and body. The long-range mage toss explodes shortly after touchdown, giving a little extra space that might trick you into thinking you’re safe.<\/p>\n Last Judge can now hold her flail behind her. This signals a fast dash you’ll have to jump over. Watch the billowing smoke she leaves in her path to avoid the resulting fire plumes.<\/p>\n Given the extra-hot attacks come into play at around the 25% mark, you’ll have to endure the extra heat for a good long while. Thankfully, the solution to surviving each attack doesn’t really change: you just have to move further or a tad sooner. Manage to keep your composure and you should be able to dispatch her after a couple of tries, ushering Silksong into its second act.<\/p>\n If you’re struggling to find an opening with your current playstyle, seek out the Hollow Knight Silksong crests<\/a> to switch up Hornet’s arsenal and try again.<\/p>\n Wondering how much more you’re still to see now that you’ve ended the reign of the Last Judge? Check out our Silksong length<\/a> guide. It’s a spoiler-free way to see your progress. 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