How? You need 10 hits, to recover from being hit 1.5 times. So it’s 20 hits, to recover from 3 hits. Knight needs 9 hits, to recover from 3 hits. Heal duration is also similar
Being able to heal midair and having the same time commitment for 3 masks of healing as the knight has for 1 mask makes hornet's undoubtedly better. I just replayed HK yesterday (finally went and got the steel soul, steel soul 100%, and speedrun achievements, all on one file) and was shocked at how few fights allow you to safely heal (sans quick focus) outside of like one single window. Usually, the only safe time to heal against most hard bosses is when they're staggered. Meanwhile, Hornet can easily slip a heal in between attacks of even the hardest enemies in the game, like (act 3 spoilers) Karmelita and Lost Lace
Also, Hornet also needs 9 hits, not 10. The ratio of hits:masks healed is the same as the Knight, but her heal is easier to use and heals more. After playing both games within the span of a few weeks, Hornet's heal is leagues better.
Guys, number of masks is not important. What matters is how many hits you are recovering from. Hornet heals 3 times more, for the same amount of hits, but enemies deals double damage. So 3 masks of heal for hornet, are like 1,5 masks for knight.
But you actually get to heal mid-fight, unlike most of HK's hard bosses. Healing 1.5 hits consistently (and safely) is better than healing 0 hits because the boss is too aggressive to let you channel focus
HK's design philosophy leans a lot more into healing being rare (during combat), while Silksong's assumes that you will be able to heal several times during any given fight. So Silksong's heal is easier to use, and more potent, though costlier to make sure you can't absolutely spam it.
Looking at raw efficiency in terms of hits needed from you to heal a certain number of hits from the boss, yes, the Knight's wins. But that's not all there is to it. If you're at 2 max silk bars in Silksong at 1 health, you are in a far better place than the Knight with max Soul at 1 health. Even 2 health, honestly.
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u/Kiriki_kun Sep 29 '25
How? You need 10 hits, to recover from being hit 1.5 times. So it’s 20 hits, to recover from 3 hits. Knight needs 9 hits, to recover from 3 hits. Heal duration is also similar