Hollow Knight Silksong Bell Beast Boss Guide: How to Defeat, Location, Tips and Tricks

Bell Beast is one of the first real tests you’ll face in Hollow Knight Silksong, and underestimating it is a quick way to respawn. Freeing the creature is already a challenge, but the fight begins the moment it’s loose, leaving you little room to recover. As only the second boss, it might look manageable, yet its crushing attacks can cut your health down in just three hits. In this guide, we cover where to find the Bell Beast boss in Hollow Knight Silksong and the best strategies to beat it.

Bell Beast Boss Location in Hollow Knight Silksong

To find the Bell Beast in Hollow Knight Silksong, players must visit The Marrow region. The boss will be on the topmost floor in this region on the right.

To reach The Marrow region, go right of the Moss Grotto. While climbing the platforms, you will locate Shakra’s (map NPC) first location. Simply walk toward the left, jump to get up. When you track down the traveling sign, take passage beside it.

How to Free Bell Beast in Hollow Knight Silksong

Before fighting the Bell Beast, players must free it from the webs. To remove the webs from the Bell Beast boss, you will require the Silk Spear ability in Hollow Knight Silksong. The ability unlocks similarly to how Dash and Sprint skills unlock. Here are the full steps to unlock the Silk Spear in Hollow Knight and how to use it to free the boss:

• Climb the topmost area of the central-northwest Mosshome area.
• Find the Silk Spear idol and press D-pad up or down to inspect.
• After getting the skill, sit on a bench and place Silk Spear in your active equipment.
• Finally, walk back to the Bell Beast, press the skill button (R1 on PS5, RB on Xbox, F on PC), while facing the webs.

How to Defeat Bell Beast Boss in Hollow Knight Silksong

The Bell Beast is not an easy boss in Hollow Knight Silksong, so you’ll need the right approach to take it down. Before starting the fight, here are all the important things you must know to beat the Bell Beast in Hollow Knight Silksong.

1. Keep Healing Ready

Having the Silk Spear equipped might tempt you to use it often, but that can be a costly mistake. I made the same error, spamming the spear instead of saving Silk to heal when I was down to one or two masks. This left me wide open to the Bell Beast’s heavy attacks and led to a quick defeat.

Since Silksong has no other healing mechanic, saving Silk for recovery is crucial. Remember that Hornet is not invulnerable while healing, so you need to time it carefully or risk being wiped out mid-cast.

2. Know Bell Beast’s Attacks

While damage-dealing is important, dodging is always the key to success in 1v1 fights. That said, here is the list of attacks Bell Beast does:

• Charge Attack: The Beast creates a dust cloud, then bursts from the ground and charges across the floor. Jump over it and counter with a down attack for an easy punish.
• Jumping Splash: A larger dust cloud and a battle cry signal this move. The Beast leaps across the arena, and the safest way to dodge is to walk underneath it until you’re about halfway across the room. When it lands, it pauses briefly, giving you a window for up to four hits.
• Double Bell Toss: After using the first two attacks a few times, the Beast erupts in the arena’s center and hurls two bells in opposite directions. Each bell deals heavy damage, so head toward the nearest wall, then jump over the rolling bell as it approaches. The move can chain twice in a row.
• Roaring Bells: When weakened, the Beast roars, and bells begin to fall from the ceiling. Look for dust trails to predict their drop points. Standing near either wall and jumping over the few that roll toward you is usually the safest option.

3. Tips and Tricks to Defeat Bell Beast Boss in Hollow Knight Silksong

The opening phase of the Bell Beast fight focuses on how much poke damage you can inflict. Avoid making any moves before you see its attack, since there is no reliable way to predict what it will do next. The one clue you can depend on is during the roar attack, where the Beast rises with only its front half exposed.

In the later phase, the fight intensifies by adding one more bell to the falling bells count to the mix. You must repeat the counters you learned earlier while also keeping track of bells dropping from above, making precision and positioning far more important. Keeping all the attacks and patterns of the Bell Beast boss in mind, here are a few tips and tricks you can use:

• Stay Passive: Dodging is more valuable than attacking in Silksong. Just keep your movement fingers ready when the vapor comes out.
• Use Downward Needle Attack: This attack will always save your day in Hollow Knight: Silksong. When the Bell Beast is charging forward, simply jump, then click the downward corner D-pad buttons and attack. This will let you charge your attack and give you the window to reposition.

After defeating the Bell Beast, it will end up being your travel companion. This unlocks the quick travel option for you. You can easily purchase the traveling stations across the map and call Bell Beast for a ride. With Silksong’s game length being over 50+ hours, unlocking traveling early will benefit you.

That ends our complete Hollow Knight Silksong Bell Beast Boss guide. Have you defeated this boss yet? Do share your boss progression with us in the comments.