One of the first main bosses players will face in the Mushrooms Mines of Shovel Knight Dig is the Spore Knight, a bubbly and bouncy knight sporting a giant pink mushroom cap atop her helm. This boss battle will take place in a U-shaped room with two elevated outcroppings on both sides of the chamber. At the center sits a crate that matches the elevation of these two shelves, but a dangerous set of spikes in this Shovel Knight boss room aims downward from above. This environmental trap dissuades combatants from staying in the center of the enclosure, forcing them to move around in the left or right half.

The Spore Knight boss fight in Shovel Knight Dig will begin with the pink-headed knight skipping toward the player character, with very high hops between skips. Attempting to avoid this attack might cause players to get crushed under her bounding steps. Instead, stand still and wait for her to get close enough to Shovel Knight. When she lands in front of the protagonist, strike her and immediately jump back to dodge her final leap.

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If players struggle to get the timing right for Spore Knight's first revealing attack in Shovel Knight Dig, then it might be better to play safe and await her following ability. According to the YouTube channel Fistinair, Spore Knight's second move will always be planting a line of small pink mushrooms along the ground. These shrooms will break the gray boxes on both sides of the central crate. To avoid damage, use Shovel Knight's Shovel Drop to bounce safely atop these pink caps.

How To Defeat The Spore Knight In Shovel Knight Dig

Shovel Knight Defeats Spore Knight in Shovel Knight Dig

Next, Spore Knight will fling her pink mushroom cap at players, leaving her head exposed. Use Dig Slash or Shovel Drop to deal damage, but be wary of the spikes above when using the diving attack. After losing enough HP, Spore Knight will begin her second phase in Shovel Knight Dig, during which she will hurl a handful of fungal spores into the air, causing small projectiles to float down from above. She will also throw her large hat in a horizontal boomerang-like fashion, leaving her head and knight costume vulnerable in Shovel Knight Dig.

Spore Knight will repeat the scripted abilities mentioned above for the remainder of the boss fight in Shovel Knight Dig. Players should always try to stay in the lowest sections of the room while avoiding the middle or sides, as the shelves are the boss's teleporting spots. The safest approach would be only to attack her when she is transitioning between attacks.

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Source: YouTube/Fistinair

  • Shovel Knight Dig Poster
    Shovel Knight Dig
    Franchise:
    Shovel Knight
    Platform:
    Nintendo Switch, Steam, PC, Apple Arcade
    Released:
    2022-09-23
    Developer:
    Yacht Club Games, Nitrome
    Publisher:
    Yacht Club Games
    Genre:
    Roguelite, Action
    ESRB:
    E
    How Long To Beat:
    5hours