With each area you discover, you need to fight that level’s boss to unlock the next area. The Moorwing is one of the hidden bosses that you might accidentally discover after exploring the Greymoor area. This guide will explain how to fight the Moorwing boss in Hollow Knight Silksong.
Moorwing Boss Fight Guide In Hollow Knight Silksong
The Moorwing is found to the left of the Bell Beast travel station in Greymoor. It is found hiding behind a fake wall, which makes it harder to spot the first time around. After jumping down and getting to the far end of the passage, you will encounter the Moorwing boss fight.
As for the attack patterns of the Moorwing, like most bosses in the game, it has three attack patterns. Let’s take a look at them in detail below.
- Spinning Sawblades – The Moorwing shoots a spinning blade to the ground that travels across the platform and sometimes bounces up in the air. It is avoided by jumping over it or dodging. There is a clear verbal cue to this attack; if you pay attention to this, the Spinning Sawblades become easy to dodge. The variation in this case is in the second phase, where the Moorwing releases 2 such Sawblades. The other one will travel along the ground, so you should be able to see that coming as you dodge the second one.
- Claw Swipes – The Moorwing tosses its head back briefly and lunges at you, swiping its claws in your direction. Simply run away to the other side, and you should be safe from this one.
- Sweep Attack – Using its body, the Moorwing sweeps across the platform horizontally, causing a collision with you. Jump over it when it happens. Unless you are too close to the boss to react to this, the Sweep Attack is an easy one to avoid.
Tips to Beat Moorwing
- The heavy slashes that the Reaper’s Crest enables you to unleash, and the additional Silk gain, make it a great option to equip for the fight.
- The best window that I found to deal damage was just after the Claw Sweep. You will soon get a sense of the right distance to maintain till the attack is done, and then quickly move in to deal your own slashes.
- The next best window is obviously when the Moorwing is stunned, but I found the window here a bit tight and less as compared to other bosses, so don’t get too greedy.
- During the second round, the Moorwing will screech loudly and release dual Spinning Blades.
- While one of the blades moves as intended, the other has the tendency to bounce upwards and boomerang to the ground. Avoid floating above and use a regular jump to stop any collision with the blades.
- The Moorwing will also prop itself upside down, releasing the dual spinning blades from its back. These will fall downwards and sweep the platform back and forth. A regular jump or floating overhead helps in avoiding them.
- It is best to focus on jumping and avoiding the blades during the above two attacks. Once these moves are over, go back to dealing damage to the Moorwing.
- When the boss sweeps across the platform, jump above it and land downward slashing attacks. You could also heal during this time to gain extra airtime.
How to Cheese Moorwing
You can cheese the Moorwing fight by taking the updraft on the right side of the boss arena, going up, and walking to the platforms on the left. Once you reach the left corner of the platform, the Moorwing will hover under you. Just downward slash repeatedly to end the fight.
How To Skip The Moorwing Boss Fight
If the boss is too irritating for you, then, good news! This is not a compulsory fight tied to story progression; you can skip this altogether. You will need to have progressed on an NPC quest for that to happen. If you have taken the Lost Fleas quest and completed it, the Flea Caravan displaces the boss in the arena, so there is nothing for you to fight when you then enter this area! Though the boss does drop a trophy on defeat, so if you are gunning for an all trophy run, then you might want to keep this quest open till after Moorwing.
If you are lucky, Garmond and Zaza will also join you in the fight against the Moorwing, giving you an easier time in taking down the boss. There are no rewards for this fight. For more Hollow Knight Silksong guides, check out the ones on the Fourth Chorus boss fight, The Savage Beastfly boss fight, and Moss Mother boss fight.
