Hollow Knight Silksong: How To Beat Lace in Deep Docks (Boss Guide)

Lace is an aggressive early-game boss in Hollow Knight Silksong, and this guide explains how you can beat her in Deep Docks encounter.

Lace is one of the few returning characters from the original Hollow Knight title who reappears in Silksong. According to the trailers, you will encounter her more than once, although the first one will be fairly early on in the game. Chronologically, Lace is the third main boss that you will face, and she greatly amps up the fight compared to the previous Moss Mother and Bell Beast encounters.

To beat Lace in Deep Docks of Hollow Knight Silksong, you will need to master your mobility. Lace is aggressive, and has quite a few moves up her arsenal. Once you manage to see through her patterns, it is only a matter of perseverance and proper counter-movement from your end. This Hollow Knight Silksong boss guide will explain how you can easily beat Lace in the Deep Docks encounter.

Where To Find Lace in Deep Docks of Hollow Knight Silksong?

Lace is at the far right end of the Deep Docks in Hollow Knight Silksong. You will have to navigate the entire area and come to the right-most section, only to find your path blocked by a gate. When you approach the gate, you will be able to hear a voice singing from the other side. This singer is Lace, and you will first need to open the gate to reach her.

The switch to this gate is on a cavern directly above the gate itself. However, to reach it, you will need to unlock the Swift Step ability first. This is found at the top-most section of Deep Docks, and you will need to fight off some tough enemies to reach it.

Once you have found the Swift Step ability, navigate to the Resting Bench just outside Lace’s gate. Now, go left, and jump on the first platform that you see. Reach its right-most edge, and then do a jump + dash to reach the cavern entrance. Move a little to your right and you will find the lever to open the gate to the Lace boss fight.

Hollow Knight Silksong: Lace Boss Fight Overview (Deep Docks)

Lace is an aggressive fighter, and offers a decent skill-check in Hollow Knight Silksong. For her Deep Docks encounter, here are all the attacks that she uses:

• Dash: Lace dashes towards you with her Needle and strikes you.
• Needle Volley: Sometimes after a dash, Lace will strike you with a volley of attacks with her needle in very quick succession. If you are caught in it, you won’t be able to escape it till the attack is over. It consumes two masks if you are hit.
• Double Jump Dash: Lace will do an upward diagonal jump on the air towards you, and then do another downward diagonal jump towards you. She combines the downward jump with a needle thrust.
• Block: Lace can block your attacks from time to time. Denoted by a defensive posture and a slight glow on her.
• Aerial Volley: During the latter stages of the fight, a spot will glow bright white, with a translucent circular perimeter. Lace unleashes a lethal combo of aerial volleys here. You need to avoid this by going out of the entire circle’s perimeter.

How To Beat Lace in Deep Docks Encounter in Hollow Knight Silksong: Tips and Tricks

To beat Lace, you need to master your movement. Out-maneuvering her is the ideal way, and you can do it fairly easily once you get the hang of it. That said, here are the tips and tricks to defeat Lace in Hollow Knight Silksong during the Deep Docks encounter:

• If you see Lace dashing towards you, jump and use Swift Step to get behind her. Hit her with a singular attack of your needle. This should push her to the edge of the platform.
• When Lace does her diagonal upward jump, use a grounded Swift Step to avoid her downward jump. Once again, follow this up with a singular strike, and she should once again be at the edge of the platform.
• Once Lace is at the edge of the platform, use Silkspear once or twice, depending on your distance and the situation. Do not use Silkspear when Lace has performed the jump, as she will avoid it completely.
• Maintain a distance from Lace whenever she is facing you. The goal is to stay on her hindsight and use quick backstab attacks. This will also avoid her thrusting volley attacks.
• Hornet’s diagonal jump attacks are less effective against Lace, since she can counter attack you.
• When you see the bright glowing sphere, immediately use Swift Step to move out of its radius. This attack does devastating damage, and avoiding it is the only counter.
• If you are down to two or three masks, Focus and regain Masks instead of going for the Silkspear attack.

Lace has an invisible stun meter, akin to all other bosses. You will manage to stun her twice during the entire fight. The third stun will cause her to flee, and you will win the boss fight against her in Hollow Knight Silksong.

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