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Skull Tyrant
The Marrow's Largest Predator
Complete guide to Skull Tyrant, the enormous Skull Scuttler boss in Hollow Knight: Silksong's The Marrow. Dual encounters, attack patterns, and environmental destruction.
phase 1 Attacks
Charge Attack
2 Masks
Charges directly at player, stops if player moves out of path
Telegraph:Scuttles backward before charging
Counter:Move perpendicular to charge direction to make it stop
Double Jump
2 Masks
Performs small jump, then large jump at player. Causes rocks to fall from ceiling
Telegraph:Small jump followed by positioning
Counter:Stay mobile and avoid both landing zone and falling rocks
Ceiling Slam
2 Masks
Jumps in place three times, each causing rocks to fall from ceiling
Telegraph:Roars once before jumping sequence
Counter:Find safe zones between rock fall patterns
Rewards
Guaranteed Drops
🎁
Hunter's Journal Entry
lore
100%
Journal completion
Possible Drops
🎁
Unknown reward
unknown
Specific rewards not documented
Skull Tyrant
Difficulty:Hard
Phases:Single Phase
Type:
Importance:
Combat Details
Damage Output:2 masks per attack
Fight Duration:3-5 minutes
Stagger Threshold:11 hits
Location
Primary:The Marrow
Region:The Marrow
Character
Gender:Unknown
Voice Actor:Unknown
Key Rewards
Lore:Hunter's Journal Entry
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Located in The Marrow