I still remember the first time I accidentally pressed R3 during my journey through Hollow Knight: Silksong. Hornet spun a quick loop of silk around her head, and then nothing. No damage numbers, no stagger, no obvious change in the world. I was confused. The controller options menu didn’t list the input, and rebinding didn’t explain it. As a player who likes to understand every button, I made it my mission to solve this mystery. After some experimentation and a look at the PC keyboard mapping, I learned that the move is called ‘Challenge,’ and it defaults to the V key on keyboard. In this guide, I’ll share what I discovered about this elusive ability, how it works, and why it might be more useful than it first appears.

What Is Challenge?

Challenge is an input that causes Hornet to throw a quick moving string of silk around her head for just a short second. If you try this on an enemy, it won’t cause damage. So what’s going on? According to the PC keyboard button mapping, this move is called ‘Challenge,’ and it’s the default move set to the V key. That gives us a name, but what does Challenge actually do? The answer is simple: it’s used to aggro or activate enemies. In other words, it draws their attention to you.

Why Would You Challenge an Enemy?

At first, I asked myself the same question. Why would I want to draw attention to myself in a game where enemies already hit hard? But after using it in a few tricky situations, I found a couple of solid reasons.

Isolating members of a crowd. Say you walk up on a group of multiple enemies, but they haven’t seen

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