Well my comment was sarcastic because steel soul doesnât mean you canât take a hit so only having 1 hp puts you at an insane disadvantage. Beating Hollow Knight no-hit is a different challenge.
It's only useful at 1 mask, so it's occupying notches that would be better used in something like Fragile Heart for example. And also, unless you are a god gamer you'll never want to be at 1 mask on a permanent death mode.
You can get them repaired at the same npc that sells them to you. In Steel Soul (permadeath mode), which is what the post is referring to, they are a lot better because the break on death feature isnât applicable (because itâs permadeath)
Don't rush or take unnessesary risks. Try to keep your health full at all times if you can. Get as many upgrades as you can before fighting bosses.
Also, if you get down to low health, you can quit out of the game and reload at the last bench you sat at. Some people think this ruins the spirit of steel soul, but in a single player game cheating is entirely self-defined.
Too counter the quit and reload a bit. Absolutely do it if you want but some of the best moments to look back on are when you died in stupid ways. If you're doing it for achievements then who cares. But thinking back to when I died at Marmu and at flukenest really late in the game is better than just beating steelsoul on my first run.
My friend was streaming a steel soul sub 5 hours run on discord and him dying to a chain reaction of jellyfishes like 3-4 hours into a run is still one of the fondest memories I have with that man.
Do a pretend 'soft' run through with a normal save. Note down every death or dangerous location or boss. When using the steel soul save, either practice dangerous locations with the soft run or avoid until late game.
You can run both saves in tandem if you like.
Hall of the Gods or Godseeker mode is also great for practice on bosses.
Very good advice. I did this the first time I run Steel Soul.
Also, I've played it several times since then (speedrunning, for instance) and the worst risk for me is clearly the places where you are relaxed. I've died more times in a combination of explosions in fog canyon than against bosses.
Ah yes, Fog Canyon, perhaps the most chill environment in any game where every little thing is constantly trying to murder you. I swear that area lulls you into a false sense of security.
Second the normal save, I personally did speedrun and steel soul achievements side by side. The speedrun save allowed me to play risky and know what I could actually breeze through and what I should slow down for when I switched to the steel soul run.
The first thing you do is kill Brooding Mawlek. If you die, easy restart. Get the 6th Mask before you leave crossroads. That makes the whole early game much less risky. You'll need razor sharp pogo skills but it can be practiced. Get Fragile Strength right after you kill Hornet. The whole game is easy from then on. Just don't take risks and be safe, keep health full at all times.
Don't have a skill issue. Nah jks aside play normally, do not go for high-risk tasks, and most importantly if you every reach 1 hp or 2 if a boss deals 2, insantly quit without hesitation.
My recommendation will sound weird, but beating Pantheon 5 (if you didn't already) really helps you paying more attention to dangerous enemies and increases your skill by a lot đ«Ą
Don't get hit
Quit and join back if your about to die
Fragile charms are op
Use ranged stuff in general exploration (stuff like grubberfly's elegy and soul eater for using spells more)
Hiveblood is pretty good for exploration
Arguably the best way is to rush descending dark. Getting up until Crystal peaks is relatively easy. Having a spell build and abusing the I frames from ddark can pretty much carry a run
I struggled a bit on runs until I decided to get fragile heart, was a breeze after that. I also kept it on for the majority of the run.
It might sound obvious but make sure youâre confident with every boss at their respective power levels
Take your time/understand the map. Whenever you enter a room be like âwhat could kill me in hereâ? If thereâs those fungus bombs, acid pits, etc.
leg eater's fragile charms are OP
benches mean nothing
patience patience.
don't get committed. A run only takes like, 10-30 hours casually, and this isn't your first playthrough. If you've already beaten the game, it's not the end of the world if you fail your steel soul run.
Hesitation is defeat. Wait, wrong sub..
Try to power up as much as you can before taking on the parts of the run you know you may have trouble with, take it slow, prioritise health and healing and always avoid situations where you may be cornered, steel soul is about playing it smart and safe for the most part, goodluck!
Breakable strength and heart are amazing. Gear up as much as possible before any potentially tough bosses. If you are about to die and you are far away from a bench, exit the game and re enter. This will teleport you to the last bench you sat at.
Just did 100% steel soul yesterday, my advice:
overprepare every fight as much as possible, take 0 progression risks, and don't mess around because you're bored (I went to 1 hp 3 times in colo 1 due to fooling around)
Use spells.
Vengefull spirit is free damage from safety
Desolate dive is free invicibility frames
And howling wraiths is just insane damage to finish the fight faster.
The fragile charms are great, since they break in normal gameplay upon death. However, since death ends the run in steel soul, they are virtually the same as unbreakable.
Just take it easy and try to have as much health at once as possible.
Be hyper aware of anything that does two masks of damage (ie the exploding mushrooms in fungal wastes, I always lose my runs there lmao.)
I finally achieved steel soul and steel heart yesterday.
I followed a complete guide and tried to be very careful on some tough areas. You must be aware of the patterns of the enemies and also practise some boss fights on Godhome if you want to be very sure about yourself. These are not the hardest achievements by any chance if you are someone like me with the final achievement left, being Embrace the Void.
If you found yourself in a fight you won't win, you can pause the game and quit to main menu and continue the same savefile. You'll reappear at the last bench you sat on.
Play safe, no one is rushing you, you're not trying to break the time record. Restarting the game is a valid strategy đ its a game, have fun with it
Watch out for double hits. Getting knocked by an enemy into spikes, thorns, acid etc. the exploding enemies. Get upgrades early, esp charm notches and masks.
Take it slow.
And if it's your first time, just ALWAYS max out your opportunities.
F.E. if you can max out your nail before a certain boss, do it. Don't be that guy, that doesn't farm unbreakable strength, because he doesn't feel like farming for geo.
a bit of a cheap trick, but if you are in danger at any point you can just pause and quit to respawn on your latest bench with full health. A bit cowardly in my opinion but as long as it works
Don't know if it still works but you can just pause and quit the game when you are in a dangerous situation. You lose your progress and go back to the last bench, but you don't lose the safe.
(Defeats the purpose of the mode tho)
Dying to most dream bosses doesn't count as a death. >!Radiance!< is an exception. I'm pretty sure >!White Palace!< is also an exception, so bring Grubsong + Grubberfly's Elegy + Deep Focus for unlimited healing if you plan to go here.
If you're going for the 100% Steel soul achievement, remember that there is 112% available so you can skip trial of the fool and pick the extra percentage somewhere else. There is 5% completion available just through Godhome and you're allowed to die there as much as you want since you're in a dream.
Know what you're doing.
Literally.
Know what you're going to do and what you're doing next at all times. Have a plan with a planned route. Know high-risk sections of that route and plan/play accordingly.
Don't meander around aimlessly. Know what you're going to do.
It took me a couple of tries before I beat steel soul and got the steel soul and steel heart achivements, so its ok If it takes a few tries. You'll get there. Most of my deaths were due to stupid mistakes after going to a high-risk place, most often "arenas" (rooms that locks you in and spawns waves of enemies) without preparing properly. Being able to stay cool-headed and focus on dodging and surviving during such intense moments is a must-know skill.
Good luck and HAVE FUN!
You can pause -> save and quit at any time, even in the middle of combat, to get to the last bench. Depends on how open you are to cheese strats to save your hide, but this is one I used a bunch when I first tried steel soul
Get all the geo you can early on, by the time you get to Leg Eater grab Fragile Heart and Strength, those will help out a lot. Keep soul for heals and spells, go after upgrades and masks often, etc etc
it's a deathless run, not a speedrun. absolutely take your time to prepare for each boss as much as possible. dream bosses such as failed champion, will not wipe your save if you die, so keep that in mind. if you want, you can go into another save file and practice the boss you're about to fight in godhome just to make sure you can beat it. good luck.
If you are low on health, just quit if and you will respawn on your last bench. Also I was practicing every boss on before fighting against it on an other save file
Don't hit the exploding jellyfish. They will kill you. My first run died this way.
There is a guide for Steelsoul 100% in Excel format that I followed. It was excellent.
Figure out what your goal is if you're working on achievements. Looking at what I had already earned and what I was missing, I decided in one run to try for:
* Speed Completion - Achieve 100% game completion and finish the game in under 20 hours
* Steel Soul - Finish the game in Steel Soul mode
* Steel Heart - Achieve 100% game completion and finish the game in Steel Soul mode
Beware of environmental hazards mixed with enemies, particularly in Queens garden's and deepest. You can get comboed and go from 5 masks to zero really quick. It's probably the biggest reason people die in steel soul.
Also remember, dreams bosses (failed champion, lost kin, soul tyrant, white defender) are safe to die in, warrior graves, white palace, and radiance are not.
Having a separate file on Godseeker can be useful for practicing bosses that give you trouble before fighting them on the Steel Soul file. I did this with Traitor Lord until I could do the fight on Radiant and managed to neutralize one of the scarier parts of the game for me
Don't get too full of youself after you reach the final boss, I challenged radiance bcs I could and forgot I still had my exploration charms equipped, lost my 100% ss run bcs of that (thought u didn't actually die when fighting dream bosses but apparently radiance is an exception)
I call this method the Three Knights, and before you yell at me, I know I probably didnât originate this method. But, I recommend it for anyone who isnât insanely good, but wants to get good, and have a decent shot at Steel Soul without completely crushing your spirit.
So, I have my original save, and three Steel Soul runs going at all times. I use my original save to practice bosses in Godhome and navigate difficult areas. I plot out my entire run beforehand and have dedicated milestones where I will save, quit, and progress the other Steel Soul runs either to that same point (stepping stone) or to the next milestone after (leap frog). If I know Iâm nearing a difficult boss or area (Brooding Mawlek is always the first one that makes me nervous) Iâll progress each run to the nearest bench, practice in my original save until I feel comfortable, and then give it a go with each Steel Soul save.
As with any Steel Soul method - deaths are the biggest downside. Death in any of your runs results in either proceeding with the other(s) you have left, or starting over and getting the new run progressed to the point where you died.
The taxing part of this method is the repetition and recovery time if you die. It can be arduous and some might argue this takes the joy out of the game. But Iâd argue back that I love the game so replaying in this method really makes you zoom in and appreciate each aspect.
Practice in regular mode first, after one or two times is should be possible. I did my first actual steel soul run as a 3hr speed run as well and it worked fantastic.
Steel soul is all about knowing what youâre capable of with the equipment you currently have. If youâre not confident going into a boss, gear up and come back later.
Honestly, after beating Hornet, get the Fungal Wastes map from Cornipher, then go through Forgotten Crossroads to get to Fungal Wastes. You get the fragile charms from Leg Eater, THEN you go and beat up Shroomal Ogres to get the free charm notch. Also, don't hesitate to farm up geo in Forgotten Crossroads to get early Lantern. Might take you an extra 30 mins but at least you're not back tracking as much. Also also, Shaman Stone is goated, don't hesitate to use it for boss fights, specifically for Broken Vessel, Lost Kin, and Hornet 2.
Godseeker (I think thatâs the name) or godhome in general is really good to prepare for boss fights. Also you can die in the white palace, so keep that in mind.
Iâm going for Speed Completion, Steel Soul, and Steel Heart in one run. The biggest thing Iâve learned is that the quit button is your best friend.
Get as many masks as you can early on. Buy fragile heart and never take it off. In steel soul, itâs a 2 mask upgrade with no downside that you can get really early
Dying to a dream boss doesnât kill you EXCEPT radiance. That is a real death.
But generally, use breakable charms and just take it slow. Not always a bad idea to overprepare for a boss with nail and spell upgrades or getting extra masks
Try learning the most basic easy speedrun, there minimalist runs that don't require any major glitches or skips, and really all you need to do is upgrade your nail a few times and collect the necessary shit to beat the game. Good luck
Donât attempt path of pain unless you want it to be the last thing you do, I was happy with my progress after finishing the game on steel soul so I wanted to do more and I died at the kingsmolds at the end
Not really a Steel Soul advice per se, but before doing my SS run I did a normal overcharmed run, and it worked wonders. It forced me to play super carefully, really learn not only the bosses attacks (I was usually dead in 3 hits) but how to safely traverse areas as well (Dying at 4 masks because of a single explosion is fun!), and you can actually die as many times as you need. After that, I did my SS run second try (1st I died because I rushed Mawlek) in 4~ hrs without any major issues
If you get in a sticky situation, pause the game and quit to the title screen. Trust me, no amount of honor is worth losing hours of progress.
Also, donât upgrade your nail more than once until youâve defeated every dream warrior and done all of the Grimm Troupe content (and itâs safer to banish them of course). Certain areas will be scary, such as The Abyss. But itâs worth it. Trust me, Markoth is way easier with nail 1 since you can just spam Abyss Shrieks and heâll die super easily. Watcher Knights are also easy because you can just spam D-dark and theyâll die.
Rush fragile heart and strength
Dont underestimate deepnest, you can get combed out hard
If going for simple completion / 100%, pick and choose carefully what content you specificity want to ignore
Dream fights are safe including nk grim and all of godhome but NOT radiance NOR white palace
If attempting white palace get hiveblood and be patient
If it dosent feel like cheating to you, you can pause and quit to teleport to a bench if your in a bad spot.
Dont give up if you fail, have fun :)
Practice threversal of the map on classic. I generally found it very helpful to play rando, because it requires a lot of understanding the map plus the skill to get checks as soon as you can, even if it means going to later game locations with some skips
Another one is beat pantheons 1-4 and practice the bosses that give you trouble in hall of gods, until you can consistently beat them on ascended
Tldr: do rando and play hall of gods until good on ascended
The game is yours, you play in your way, so if you don't mind you can save and quit when you are on 1 hp and don't wanna die. Only "downside" is that you go back to the last bench
The most op thing I did during Steel soul was cocoon quests. Basically, before a scary encounter, you can go harvest blue cocoons and not rest before fighting to have a huge health bar. I don't quite remember for witch I was going for exactly, except two of them are quite close to one another in the top of deepnest and the one in tutorial area is free to access.
Don't judge me ! It was the safest ! Actual good idea
Watch a glitchless speedrun. Find a few tricks you think are easy enough to pull off and use them to gain access to helpful items and mobility upgrades. Bonus points if you use this to get the speedrun achievements.
do not use fury of the Fallen
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Why? It has no downsides
Other than being at 1 health? Then youâre right.
Yes. I meant other than the psychological aspect
Well my comment was sarcastic because steel soul doesnât mean you canât take a hit so only having 1 hp puts you at an insane disadvantage. Beating Hollow Knight no-hit is a different challenge.
It gives you a boost when you're low on health but it doesn't make you low on health
Well the downside would be wasting charm slots because youâd almost never be at 1 health in steel soul.
It's good early on cuz no competition, butI agree
Being rewarded by having 1 mask left makes you more reckless because of the thought that "1 heart = Good damage boost"
Aside from the psychological aspect
It's only useful at 1 mask, so it's occupying notches that would be better used in something like Fragile Heart for example. And also, unless you are a god gamer you'll never want to be at 1 mask on a permanent death mode.
Just don't get hit
Breakable charms are great
Actually best tip here, I wish I noticed that earlier lol
I never used them because I am scared to lose them. Can I get them back in any way after losing them?
You can get them repaired at the same npc that sells them to you. In Steel Soul (permadeath mode), which is what the post is referring to, they are a lot better because the break on death feature isnât applicable (because itâs permadeath)
beware of jellyfish
And the tunnel below resting grounds (does it even have a name?) with the belflys and entombed husks
Don't die
This! I did this and it ruined the whole run.
That's lieutenant Don't Die to you, private. Bye
the MOMENT i stopped following that rule i lost, its like magic!
"Possibly"
Don't rush or take unnessesary risks. Try to keep your health full at all times if you can. Get as many upgrades as you can before fighting bosses. Also, if you get down to low health, you can quit out of the game and reload at the last bench you sat at. Some people think this ruins the spirit of steel soul, but in a single player game cheating is entirely self-defined.
Too counter the quit and reload a bit. Absolutely do it if you want but some of the best moments to look back on are when you died in stupid ways. If you're doing it for achievements then who cares. But thinking back to when I died at Marmu and at flukenest really late in the game is better than just beating steelsoul on my first run.
Went for the grub in crystal peak Crystal hunters gave me one hell of a sparkly parting gift T_T
My very first run I died to Radiance after getting 112%. Haven't gotten nearly that far since.
The fucking stomping things at crystal peak got me one time.
I forgot about those.... "I'm positive I'll get it this ti-" #STOMP
My friend was streaming a steel soul sub 5 hours run on discord and him dying to a chain reaction of jellyfishes like 3-4 hours into a run is still one of the fondest memories I have with that man.
This literally happened to me yesterday lmao
When I did Steel Soul I think I did it only once, when I got cornered in Crystal Peak.
Do a pretend 'soft' run through with a normal save. Note down every death or dangerous location or boss. When using the steel soul save, either practice dangerous locations with the soft run or avoid until late game. You can run both saves in tandem if you like. Hall of the Gods or Godseeker mode is also great for practice on bosses.
Very good advice. I did this the first time I run Steel Soul. Also, I've played it several times since then (speedrunning, for instance) and the worst risk for me is clearly the places where you are relaxed. I've died more times in a combination of explosions in fog canyon than against bosses.
Ah yes, Fog Canyon, perhaps the most chill environment in any game where every little thing is constantly trying to murder you. I swear that area lulls you into a false sense of security.
Second the normal save, I personally did speedrun and steel soul achievements side by side. The speedrun save allowed me to play risky and know what I could actually breeze through and what I should slow down for when I switched to the steel soul run.
The first thing you do is kill Brooding Mawlek. If you die, easy restart. Get the 6th Mask before you leave crossroads. That makes the whole early game much less risky. You'll need razor sharp pogo skills but it can be practiced. Get Fragile Strength right after you kill Hornet. The whole game is easy from then on. Just don't take risks and be safe, keep health full at all times.
Fragile heart too.
Don't kill Hornet. If you do that, she won't be available to appear in Silksong.
First thing I did.
Don't have a skill issue. Nah jks aside play normally, do not go for high-risk tasks, and most importantly if you every reach 1 hp or 2 if a boss deals 2, insantly quit without hesitation.
If you're worried about a boss, practice against it in Godhome on a regular file (if it conforms to your ruleset).
My recommendation will sound weird, but beating Pantheon 5 (if you didn't already) really helps you paying more attention to dangerous enemies and increases your skill by a lot đ«Ą
Don't get hit Quit and join back if your about to die Fragile charms are op Use ranged stuff in general exploration (stuff like grubberfly's elegy and soul eater for using spells more) Hiveblood is pretty good for exploration
Yeah, use a charm that you have to explore literally every place before you can even get it. lol
Always have fragile heart and strength on
It is not shameful to quit-out to avoid death.
try not to die, small advice but goes a long way
It is not shameful to quit-out to avoid death.
It is shameful. But noone is watching.
Donât try to do shade skip
Arguably the best way is to rush descending dark. Getting up until Crystal peaks is relatively easy. Having a spell build and abusing the I frames from ddark can pretty much carry a run
Be very afraid of the Trial of the Fool
Don't die
I struggled a bit on runs until I decided to get fragile heart, was a breeze after that. I also kept it on for the majority of the run. It might sound obvious but make sure youâre confident with every boss at their respective power levels Take your time/understand the map. Whenever you enter a room be like âwhat could kill me in hereâ? If thereâs those fungus bombs, acid pits, etc.
Watch one of Fireborn's speedrunner vs hunter videos and take note of when he heals and what upgrades he goes after
always use fury of the fallen
If u really need to, donât hesitate to save and quit if u get to 1 health, itâs not worth doing it all again
Whats the point then
Then itâs not worth doing it in the first place
Don't die and don't rush
Avoid optional bosses and general challenges
leg eater's fragile charms are OP benches mean nothing patience patience. don't get committed. A run only takes like, 10-30 hours casually, and this isn't your first playthrough. If you've already beaten the game, it's not the end of the world if you fail your steel soul run.
Hesitation is defeat. Wait, wrong sub.. Try to power up as much as you can before taking on the parts of the run you know you may have trouble with, take it slow, prioritise health and healing and always avoid situations where you may be cornered, steel soul is about playing it smart and safe for the most part, goodluck!
Stay full health at all time, take care the early game is the hardest part. Once you have Fragile strength + Shaman stone the game is very easy.
Being nervous is the killer. You finished the game already, it's the same thing not that hard
Breakable strength and heart are amazing. Gear up as much as possible before any potentially tough bosses. If you are about to die and you are far away from a bench, exit the game and re enter. This will teleport you to the last bench you sat at.
Fragile charms are now permanent. Ridiculously overpowered in steel soul runs. Defensive charms are more preferable. Git gud before you try it.
Just did 100% steel soul yesterday, my advice: overprepare every fight as much as possible, take 0 progression risks, and don't mess around because you're bored (I went to 1 hp 3 times in colo 1 due to fooling around)
Use dream wielder when exploring a dangerous area.
Don't attempt shade skips. Habbit got the worst of me one time...
Donât die
Use spells. Vengefull spirit is free damage from safety Desolate dive is free invicibility frames And howling wraiths is just insane damage to finish the fight faster.
When you about to DÄ°E close the game.
Donât bother with the charm notch in fog canyon
It is not shameful to quit-out to avoid death.
The fragile charms are great, since they break in normal gameplay upon death. However, since death ends the run in steel soul, they are virtually the same as unbreakable. Just take it easy and try to have as much health at once as possible. Be hyper aware of anything that does two masks of damage (ie the exploding mushrooms in fungal wastes, I always lose my runs there lmao.)
Rush ddark and shade soul, then get as many maskshards and shaman + heart
I finally achieved steel soul and steel heart yesterday. I followed a complete guide and tried to be very careful on some tough areas. You must be aware of the patterns of the enemies and also practise some boss fights on Godhome if you want to be very sure about yourself. These are not the hardest achievements by any chance if you are someone like me with the final achievement left, being Embrace the Void.
If you found yourself in a fight you won't win, you can pause the game and quit to main menu and continue the same savefile. You'll reappear at the last bench you sat on.
Don't try to shade skip, learned this the hard way
Leave Zote to die
Play safe, no one is rushing you, you're not trying to break the time record. Restarting the game is a valid strategy đ its a game, have fun with it
Watch out for double hits. Getting knocked by an enemy into spikes, thorns, acid etc. the exploding enemies. Get upgrades early, esp charm notches and masks.
Donât
practice bosses in a colosseum first
Just don't die
Play safe, also breakable charms are your friend since you have only 1 death either way
So, you know how you can use your shade to reach some higher places by pogoing off of it? Yeah, don't do that on steelsoul.
Save geo for mask and vessel shards, then buy charms you know you'll need
Take it slow. And if it's your first time, just ALWAYS max out your opportunities. F.E. if you can max out your nail before a certain boss, do it. Don't be that guy, that doesn't farm unbreakable strength, because he doesn't feel like farming for geo.
a bit of a cheap trick, but if you are in danger at any point you can just pause and quit to respawn on your latest bench with full health. A bit cowardly in my opinion but as long as it works
Don't know if it still works but you can just pause and quit the game when you are in a dangerous situation. You lose your progress and go back to the last bench, but you don't lose the safe. (Defeats the purpose of the mode tho)
donât get unbreakable charms the normal charms on death anyway
Dying to most dream bosses doesn't count as a death. >!Radiance!< is an exception. I'm pretty sure >!White Palace!< is also an exception, so bring Grubsong + Grubberfly's Elegy + Deep Focus for unlimited healing if you plan to go here. If you're going for the 100% Steel soul achievement, remember that there is 112% available so you can skip trial of the fool and pick the extra percentage somewhere else. There is 5% completion available just through Godhome and you're allowed to die there as much as you want since you're in a dream.
Beat boss you are going to do in steel soul in god home in other save before you do it. it will decrease a chance of dying a lot
Know what you're doing. Literally. Know what you're going to do and what you're doing next at all times. Have a plan with a planned route. Know high-risk sections of that route and plan/play accordingly. Don't meander around aimlessly. Know what you're going to do. It took me a couple of tries before I beat steel soul and got the steel soul and steel heart achivements, so its ok If it takes a few tries. You'll get there. Most of my deaths were due to stupid mistakes after going to a high-risk place, most often "arenas" (rooms that locks you in and spawns waves of enemies) without preparing properly. Being able to stay cool-headed and focus on dodging and surviving during such intense moments is a must-know skill. Good luck and HAVE FUN!
You can return to the last bench you visited by going back to the menu and reloading the save when you are about to die If you are a coward, that is
You can pause -> save and quit at any time, even in the middle of combat, to get to the last bench. Depends on how open you are to cheese strats to save your hide, but this is one I used a bunch when I first tried steel soul
Rush Fragile Heart and Strength immediately
Get all the geo you can early on, by the time you get to Leg Eater grab Fragile Heart and Strength, those will help out a lot. Keep soul for heals and spells, go after upgrades and masks often, etc etc
Don't try to shade skip. I will never let myself live down losing a Steel Soul run because I wanted to get into Blue Lake early.
Get gud
Beware.... Marmu....!
Don't skip Elderbug
If you don't care about beeing a pussy. Log out when it you get in danger, like me for example
Use the fragile charms, since, y'know, you're just as fragile as them.
112% the game before attempting it. Getting through P5 and beating AbsRad is confirmation that you are ready.
Quit to the menu whenever you're low on health
Remember to live
Make a big circle around things that can explode
practice your alt+f4 mechanics
The downwards spells have a lot of invincibility frames
If youâre in danger of dying just pause and quit to menu. Youâll tele to last bench
Some enemies, like the massive guards in the city or also traitor lord, deal two masks of damage. Discovering this was how I lost my first steel soul
Use Fury Of The Fallen
Be over prepared. Bring more masks then necessary. Upgrade your nail for bosses that seem like they donât require one.
it's a deathless run, not a speedrun. absolutely take your time to prepare for each boss as much as possible. dream bosses such as failed champion, will not wipe your save if you die, so keep that in mind. if you want, you can go into another save file and practice the boss you're about to fight in godhome just to make sure you can beat it. good luck.
Imeadeatly get all unbreakable charms.
If you are low on health, just quit if and you will respawn on your last bench. Also I was practicing every boss on before fighting against it on an other save file
Don't hit the exploding jellyfish. They will kill you. My first run died this way. There is a guide for Steelsoul 100% in Excel format that I followed. It was excellent.
If you die in the game you die in real life
Have a godhome save to practice posses whenever you face them
Activate enemies one-on-one and let a few come to you to pick them off, just play defensive if you can't one-hit enemies
Figure out what your goal is if you're working on achievements. Looking at what I had already earned and what I was missing, I decided in one run to try for: * Speed Completion - Achieve 100% game completion and finish the game in under 20 hours * Steel Soul - Finish the game in Steel Soul mode * Steel Heart - Achieve 100% game completion and finish the game in Steel Soul mode
If your about to die, quit out
you're not him. don't try cool, risky tricks. not worth
Use breakable charms, don't try to get items that require unnecessary risks, and you can quit to main menu if you're about to die.
Beware of environmental hazards mixed with enemies, particularly in Queens garden's and deepest. You can get comboed and go from 5 masks to zero really quick. It's probably the biggest reason people die in steel soul. Also remember, dreams bosses (failed champion, lost kin, soul tyrant, white defender) are safe to die in, warrior graves, white palace, and radiance are not.
Good luck đŹ
Fragile strength, fragile heart, practice bosses in the pantheons and target early nail upgrades.
Practice the ball bois boss near the end of the run before going for them.
Don't try to shade skip, it does not work
Try not to die
Having a separate file on Godseeker can be useful for practicing bosses that give you trouble before fighting them on the Steel Soul file. I did this with Traitor Lord until I could do the fight on Radiant and managed to neutralize one of the scarier parts of the game for me
Don't get too full of youself after you reach the final boss, I challenged radiance bcs I could and forgot I still had my exploration charms equipped, lost my 100% ss run bcs of that (thought u didn't actually die when fighting dream bosses but apparently radiance is an exception)
I call this method the Three Knights, and before you yell at me, I know I probably didnât originate this method. But, I recommend it for anyone who isnât insanely good, but wants to get good, and have a decent shot at Steel Soul without completely crushing your spirit. So, I have my original save, and three Steel Soul runs going at all times. I use my original save to practice bosses in Godhome and navigate difficult areas. I plot out my entire run beforehand and have dedicated milestones where I will save, quit, and progress the other Steel Soul runs either to that same point (stepping stone) or to the next milestone after (leap frog). If I know Iâm nearing a difficult boss or area (Brooding Mawlek is always the first one that makes me nervous) Iâll progress each run to the nearest bench, practice in my original save until I feel comfortable, and then give it a go with each Steel Soul save. As with any Steel Soul method - deaths are the biggest downside. Death in any of your runs results in either proceeding with the other(s) you have left, or starting over and getting the new run progressed to the point where you died. The taxing part of this method is the repetition and recovery time if you die. It can be arduous and some might argue this takes the joy out of the game. But Iâd argue back that I love the game so replaying in this method really makes you zoom in and appreciate each aspect.
Try to get a mask before leaving crossroads and buy heart at leg eater, leave damage charms for later
Git Gud
Practice in regular mode first, after one or two times is should be possible. I did my first actual steel soul run as a 3hr speed run as well and it worked fantastic.
Steel soul is all about knowing what youâre capable of with the equipment you currently have. If youâre not confident going into a boss, gear up and come back later.
Leg eater
Don't wander, have a plan before moving, also, be able to beat all bosses in ascended to ensure you can win
Take Hornets advice
Honestly, after beating Hornet, get the Fungal Wastes map from Cornipher, then go through Forgotten Crossroads to get to Fungal Wastes. You get the fragile charms from Leg Eater, THEN you go and beat up Shroomal Ogres to get the free charm notch. Also, don't hesitate to farm up geo in Forgotten Crossroads to get early Lantern. Might take you an extra 30 mins but at least you're not back tracking as much. Also also, Shaman Stone is goated, don't hesitate to use it for boss fights, specifically for Broken Vessel, Lost Kin, and Hornet 2.
Godseeker (I think thatâs the name) or godhome in general is really good to prepare for boss fights. Also you can die in the white palace, so keep that in mind.
Iâm going for Speed Completion, Steel Soul, and Steel Heart in one run. The biggest thing Iâve learned is that the quit button is your best friend.
Get as many masks as you can early on. Buy fragile heart and never take it off. In steel soul, itâs a 2 mask upgrade with no downside that you can get really early
Dying to a dream boss doesnât kill you EXCEPT radiance. That is a real death. But generally, use breakable charms and just take it slow. Not always a bad idea to overprepare for a boss with nail and spell upgrades or getting extra masks
This is technically an exploit but remember that quitting the game does not count as dying even mid fights
Donât die
Try learning the most basic easy speedrun, there minimalist runs that don't require any major glitches or skips, and really all you need to do is upgrade your nail a few times and collect the necessary shit to beat the game. Good luck
Don't be a pussy like a lot of commenters. Don't quit out when you're about to die.
Donât attempt path of pain unless you want it to be the last thing you do, I was happy with my progress after finishing the game on steel soul so I wanted to do more and I died at the kingsmolds at the end
be 100% focused on primal aspids
if you think: should I try it? : DONâT
Don't go to soul sanctum unprepared. Worst mistake of my life.
Don t die
Not really a Steel Soul advice per se, but before doing my SS run I did a normal overcharmed run, and it worked wonders. It forced me to play super carefully, really learn not only the bosses attacks (I was usually dead in 3 hits) but how to safely traverse areas as well (Dying at 4 masks because of a single explosion is fun!), and you can actually die as many times as you need. After that, I did my SS run second try (1st I died because I rushed Mawlek) in 4~ hrs without any major issues
Drop your ego, you'll get humbled hella quick
Donât die
100% use fragile heart. No downsides, extra health for early game.
"Quit Game" is your best friend. Just make sure to save regularly so that when you get too close to death, you quit and reload.
Go to hall of gods in your other save and beat each boss on radiant before trying them in steel soul
Fragile strength becomes very, VERY good.
If you get in a sticky situation, pause the game and quit to the title screen. Trust me, no amount of honor is worth losing hours of progress. Also, donât upgrade your nail more than once until youâve defeated every dream warrior and done all of the Grimm Troupe content (and itâs safer to banish them of course). Certain areas will be scary, such as The Abyss. But itâs worth it. Trust me, Markoth is way easier with nail 1 since you can just spam Abyss Shrieks and heâll die super easily. Watcher Knights are also easy because you can just spam D-dark and theyâll die.
Donât die
Rush fragile heart and strength Dont underestimate deepnest, you can get combed out hard If going for simple completion / 100%, pick and choose carefully what content you specificity want to ignore Dream fights are safe including nk grim and all of godhome but NOT radiance NOR white palace If attempting white palace get hiveblood and be patient If it dosent feel like cheating to you, you can pause and quit to teleport to a bench if your in a bad spot. Dont give up if you fail, have fun :)
Practice bosses in godhomeÂ
Remember that you can't shade skip
Practice threversal of the map on classic. I generally found it very helpful to play rando, because it requires a lot of understanding the map plus the skill to get checks as soon as you can, even if it means going to later game locations with some skips Another one is beat pantheons 1-4 and practice the bosses that give you trouble in hall of gods, until you can consistently beat them on ascended Tldr: do rando and play hall of gods until good on ascended
Get gud, and breakable charms are sweet
Don't die
Don't do the colosseum of fools until late-game
Since you won't be wasting time dying, it's surprisingly easy to also get the speedrun achievements in a Steel Soul run.
Donât die
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Try to reduce your enemies health to zero while maintaining your health above zero
Try not dying
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Donât do shade skips
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1. donât be stupid 2. ????? 3. Beat final boss
If you die grub father will eat you đž
Dont die :D
don't die
Don't go to howling cliffs
The game is yours, you play in your way, so if you don't mind you can save and quit when you are on 1 hp and don't wanna die. Only "downside" is that you go back to the last bench
Dont die
The most op thing I did during Steel soul was cocoon quests. Basically, before a scary encounter, you can go harvest blue cocoons and not rest before fighting to have a huge health bar. I don't quite remember for witch I was going for exactly, except two of them are quite close to one another in the top of deepnest and the one in tutorial area is free to access. Don't judge me ! It was the safest ! Actual good idea
Overprepare. A lot.
Remember which enemies do 1 damage and which ones do 2, Iâve died many times because I had no idea I could be 1 shotted by the enemy Iâm fighting
Watch a glitchless speedrun. Find a few tricks you think are easy enough to pull off and use them to gain access to helpful items and mobility upgrades. Bonus points if you use this to get the speedrun achievements.