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Bell Eater Boss Guide

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Silksong - Bell Eater

Bell Eater is a boss that can be fought at any Bell Beast station in Act 3 in Hollow Knight: Silksong. See a loadout you can use to beat Bell Eater, its attack patterns, and rewards in this guide!

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Bell Eater Recommended Loadout

Silk Skill ・Cross Stitch
・Thread Storm
Tools
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Cogwork Wheel Cogwork Wheel
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Voltvessels Voltvessels
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Fractured Mask Fractured Mask
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Warding Bell Warding Bell
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Pollip Pouch Pollip Pouch
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Magnetite Dice Magnetite Dice
Crests
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Witch Crest Witch Crest

✎ Press on either Silk Skills, Tools, or Crests to see a full list of each!

Since the Bell Eater exposes its head and/or tail during the fight, AOE skills, tools, and attacks allow you to hit easily hit both of them and deal a lot of damage.

Cross Stitch or Thread Storm are effective skills against the Bell Eater due to their damage and area of effect.

For damage tools, Cogwork Wheel and Voltvessels allow you to deal damage to both the Bell Eater's head and tail. Pollip Pouch applies venom to Cogwork and Voltvessels to add more damage.

For defensive tools, Fractured Mask essentially gives you more health masks while Warding Bell grants you a shield when you're healing/binding and also allows you to perform a counter attack when you're hit while the shield is active. Magnetite Dice can negate an attack at random, which can be useful at times.

Witch Crest's attacks work great against Bell Eater, particularly its Silk Bind attack.

Bell Eater Location

Summon the Bell Beast to Fight the Bell Eater

Call Bell Beast.png

The Bell Eater can be fought at any bell beast station in Act 3. Summon the Bell Beast to trigger the fight with the Bell Eater.

Bell Beast Boss Guide

How to Beat Bell Eater

Bell Eater Boss Fight Tips
Checkmark Jump and Attack to Hit Its Head or Tail
Checkmark Use AOE to Hit Both Its Head and Tail

Jump and Attack to Hit Its Head or Tail

The Bell Eater will expose its head or tail above or below the arena throughout the fight, which is the only way you can deal damage to it. Whenever it exposes either part, make sure to hit the actual part (not its scales) by doing a jump attack.

You'll only get to hit it a few times before it burrows again, so attack as many times as possible.

Use AOE to Hit Both Its Head and Tail

The Bell Eater will occassionally expose both its head and tail with one spawning above and the other below. When this happens, use AOE skills, tools, and/or attacks to hit both parts simultaneously.

The simplest way to do this is by using the Silk Bind attack of the Witch Crest.

Bell Eater Attack Patterns

Head Attacks

Rapid Leg Sweeps

The Bell Eater will rapidly sweep its four (4) legs back and forth, covering a wide area. All you need to do is step back from its head for a while until the attack stops before attacking again. It will do this attack whenever its head is exposed.

Additionally, don't bother attacking while its doing this attack since it will just deflect it, and you're also risking taking damage.

Red Slime

When the Bell Eater exposes both its head and tail at the same time, its head will rapidly shoot multiple balls of red slime from above. The projectiles are fast, so you need to quickly get away from its head to dodge the attack.

Tail Attacks

Egg Attack

Whenever the Bell Eater exposes its tail, it will shoot eggs that explodes upon contact or after a few seconds. Although projectiles are slow, the exposion can be devasting, so it's best to stay away from them until they explode.

Special Attacks

Burrow Attack

One of the Bell Eater's special attacks is burrowing below and across the arena. The only way to dodge this attack is by using Double Jump and Glide.

Bell Attack

Another one of the Bell Eater's special attacks is when it slithers through the ceiling of the arena, then drop multiple bells that bounce one time. All you need to do is to dodge the bells when they're falling and bouncing.

Bell Eater Rewards

No Rewards

There are no rewards given when defeating the Bell Eater.

Can Use Bell Beast/Fast Travel Again

Silksong - Bell Beast.png

Although it's not exactly a reward, you can use the Bell Beast or fast travel again after defeating the Bell Eater since it seems like the Bell Eater prevents you from using it if it's active.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Related Guides

Hollow Knight Silksong Bosses

List of All Boss Guides

Act 1 Bosses

Main Story Bosses
Moss Mother Moss Mother Bell BeastBell Beast Lace Hollow Knight SilksongLace
Fourth ChorusFourth Chorus Moorwing IconMoorwing Sister Splinter IconSister Splinter
WidowWidow Last Judge IconLast Judge -
Optional Bosses
Savage BeastflySavage Beastfly Skull TyrantSkull Tyrant Silksong - Great ConchfliesGreat Conchflies
Summoned Saviour IconSummoned Saviour - -
Secret Bosses
Phantom Phantom - -

Act 2 Bosses

Main Story Bosses
Cogwork Dancers iconCogwork Dancers Hollow Knight Silksong - Trobbio Boss Icon Trobbio Lace Act 2Lace (Act 2)
Grand Mother SilkGrand Mother Silk - -
Optional Bosses
Forebrothers Signis and GronForebrothers Signis and Gron Raging Conchfly Raging Conchfly Groal the GreatGroal the Great
Disgraced Chef Lugoli Disgraced Chef Lugoli The BroodmotherBroodmother Father of the FlameFather of the Flame
Voltvyrm - Hollow Knight SilksongVoltvyrm - -
Secret Bosses
First Sinner First Sinner UnravelledUnravelled -

Act 3 Bosses

Main Bosses
Silksong - Bell EaterBell Eater Silksong - Skarrsinger KarmelitaSkarrsinger Karmelita Silksong - Nyleth IconNyleth
Silksong - Seth IconSeth Silksong - Crust King Khann IconCrust King Khann Lost Lace IconLost Lace
Optional Bosses
Watcher at the EdgeWatcher at the Edge Silksong - Gurr the Outcast IconGurr the Outcast Silksong - Second Sentinel IconSecond Sentinel
Silksong - Gurr the Outcast IconLost Garmond Silksong - Crawfather IconCrawfather Silksong - Plasmified Zango IconPlasmified Zango
Silksong - Tormented Trobbio IconTormented Trobbio Clover Dancers icon Clover Dancers Pinstress IconPinstress
Silksong - Palestag IconPalestag - -

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3 Anonymous Anonymous 2 months

'No reward' Beastling call?

2 Quinten Oongs Quinten Oongs 2 months

SPOILER!! couldnt the beastling call be conciderd the reward for the belleater?

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