Hollow Knight: Silksong’s second major update came with official notes—but players have surfaced a slate of unlisted tweaks that meaningfully shift Hornet’s combat economy and tool viability. The headline change: charge attacks now generate silk. That single adjustment helps sustain aerial control without emptying your resource bar, and it scales further with Hunter’s Crest, which produces two silk pips per charge. There’s a catch, though: under Architect Crest, charge attacks are notably weaker, with community testing pointing to roughly a 29% damage reduction.
Tool tuning is equally consequential. Flintslate lands harder on charge when paired with Hunter, Reaper, or Beast Crests—about a 50% increase—while other loadouts see a nerf, pushing players to commit to specific crest synergies if they want Flintslate to shine. Meanwhile, Clawline loses a bit of bite when the Hunter focus buff is active, tempering its burst window.
Volt Filament finally behaves like a true Silk Skill amplifier rather than a short multi-hit gimmick: activating it now delivers a significant damage boost to silk-based abilities, encouraging proactive meter management and ability-centric builds. On the resource side, Cogwork Wheel’s carry cap drops from 16 to 10, tightening inventory planning and reducing the tactic of stockpiling wheels for brute-force encounters.
Taken together, these stealth changes appear aimed at smoothing resource generation in the air, rewarding deliberate crest-tool synergies, and curbing outlier burst or hoarding strategies. Architect Crest remains strong, but it’s no longer a set-it-and-forget-it crutch. If you’ve been running an Architect-heavy setup, this patch makes a compelling case to re-evaluate your crest mix and lean into Flintslate or Volt Filament builds that better leverage silk flow and charged openings.
Bottom line: Silksong’s meta didn’t flip overnight, but the patch subtly nudges players toward more intentional kit cohesion—especially for those who live in the air, rely on Silk Skills, or want charge attacks to do more than just trade damage for positioning. Expect loadout diversity to tick up as players test crest pairings and rediscover value in tools that now have clearer roles.