Hollow Knight

Hollow Knight

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Ascension

Ascension

Collect 2400 Essence and hear the Seer's final words

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How to unlock the Ascension achievement in Hollow Knight - Definitive Guide

Essence is a collectable energy that can be used to gain certain prizes from Seer in Resting Grounds. You will need it to get the Awakened Dream Nail and access places like the White Palace. There are a few ways to acquire Essence.

- Using Dream Nail on a Ghost (1 per use)
- Defeating a Warrior Dream (Ones floating above their grave or deceased body. Winning gets you Essence)
- Defeating a Dream Boss (Using a Dream Nail on a boss you've defeated will let you fight a stronger version of that boss. Winning gets you Essence)
- Using Dream Nail on Whispering Roots and collecting the red floating orbs (The red trees around Hallownest)
- Every enemy has a 0.5% chance to drop a single unit of Essence but can be increased to 1% with the Dream Wielder Charm equipped.

Visit Seer regularly to get various prizes including Charms and the Awakened Dream Nail. When you have 2400 Essence, return to Seer and he will share some lore about his clan and the trophy will be yours.

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Essences can be obtained by using the Dream Nail on a ghost, collecting essences from the Whispering Root, fighting Dream Wars and Bosses, and with some chance from regular enemies.
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24 Sep 2018 21:41

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Description of what and how much the essences are given, as well as rewards from the Seer
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By Viden on 04 May 2019 21:12
It is worth buying the Whispering Root icon item from Iselda, then some of the places where you can collect this essence will be marked on the map.
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By SySExile on 25 Sep 2018 09:20
You don't have to stress too much. There are plenty of entities in the game. By defeating ghosts and some enhanced bosses in dreams, you can accumulate without any problems
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By Nek-94 on 07 Sep 2021 03:32
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