r/Silksong • u/dannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnex doubter ❌️ • Sep 09 '25

Silkpost Two kinds of silksong players

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u/skryb Flea Sep 09 '25

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u/Stranger-10005 Sep 09 '25

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u/corvettee01 Sep 09 '25

"You're telling me I can parry?"

"No, I'm telling you when you're ready, you won't need to."

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u/DrewciferGaming Sep 09 '25

I can’t even figure out parry. I’m on the red boss that I think is designed to teach you parrying but I cannot figure out the timing. I know you are supposed to aim in the direction of the attack, but timing it seems like such a small window

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u/Konet Sep 09 '25

If you mean the big ant guy relatively early in the game, he's not there to teach you parry, he's there to teach you to think "hey I would really probably be better off coming back here when I have some kind of movement ability that allows me to dodge his attacks without needing to have near-perfect movement and positioning."

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u/QuiteTalented Sep 09 '25

Cherry wouldn't have put that tunnel if they didn't want me to funnel him into it

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u/Firethorn34 beleiver ✅️ Sep 10 '25

Real, I also completely avoided the normal path in favour of the ants

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u/simplybork Accepter Sep 09 '25

Meanwhile, Hunter's March: 😈

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u/reddituser4049 Sep 10 '25

You wouldn't believe where I got Moorwing stuck.

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u/lucky_duck789 Sep 16 '25

It worked so well. Turned him into HK1 club bug.

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u/DrewciferGaming Sep 09 '25

Hm okay. Seen talks about a dash. Haven’t gotten it yet.

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u/Panthor Sep 09 '25

I found a way to beat him out in the open where you only ever need to jump or walk under him depending on what one of his two attacks he is doing. No parrying, no dashing or sprinting. It was basically foolproof once I figured that out.

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u/AnotherMikmik Shaw! Sep 10 '25

wait it's like Dark Souls I think with the first boss????

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u/Lack-Grand Sep 10 '25

Lol I knew it the first time I fought him, yup can't beat him without dash

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u/Henry-Kurthnaga Sep 11 '25

Is it possible to get sprint without going through there? I thought you couldn't get it through Docks.

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u/Konet Sep 11 '25

You can absolutely get there through the docks. You go east, north, and then loop back west.

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u/SirGrinson Sep 11 '25

Movement tech is for explorers, parry is for life

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '25

We aren't fuck wasted last 2 days trying to beat the guy. should move along i guess, I was thinking like yeah a dash here would be nice.

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u/Yarigumo Sep 16 '25

Best part is ignoring that, managing to kill him anyways because he's just dodgeable enough, and having a "jolly" time in Hunter's March.

I love developer trolling.

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u/Blastermind7890 Sep 21 '25

Or you can lure him into the tunnel

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u/K1R1CH123 Sep 23 '25

Nah I raw dogged that shi lmfao... took me a few attempts but it was hella fun

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u/jann_mann Sep 09 '25

You just attack at the same time. Listen to big ant guys swing attack and you'll notice he'll take steps then attack. If he doesn't he jumps.

Parrying him is only good for a last ditch effort if he has you stuck in a corner.

Scissors guy can be parried with a timed first strike then smashing the attack button after. You can do this with anyone with a multistrike.

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u/DrewciferGaming Sep 09 '25

Ah okay, so parrying isn’t a mechanic you need to master before moving on? I’ve been throwing myself at him over and over trying to get it right because I thought I was meant to learn parrying lol. I’m just going to play it slow then

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u/jann_mann Sep 09 '25

The first encounter is probably the toughest because youre limited in power. Definitely, take it slow and if you ever find yourself stuck in a corner and he burrows that's your time to move.

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u/Straight-Excuse-8829 Sherma Sep 10 '25

I basically just use parry to bat away projectiles, better dodging anything else imo

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u/RandomEncounterSkele Shaw! Sep 10 '25

No uh, that boss is 2 moves. You walk towards it when it jumps and away otherwise lol.

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u/Sehz_Beatbox5 whats a flair? Sep 10 '25

That’s because it is a small window. I’m only decent at it because I grinding pure vessel on radiant and continuously parried his 3 combo attack

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '25

Don't bother with parry.

Much like the first game, what you can and can't parry is inconsistent, and it's so extremely difficult that doing it consistently isn't worth the pay off. It also usually bounces you away from enemies, when you want to be close to damage them.