No, the Fury of the Fallen charm does not increase the damage of the Sharp Shadow charm.
Fury of the Fallen is a powerful charm in Hollow Knight that provides a significant damage boost, but its effect is very specific. It is designed to enhance Nail damage only. This means that its benefits apply exclusively to attacks made with the Knight's Nail, including basic swings, Great Slashes, Dash Slashes, and Cyclone Slashes.
What Fury of the Fallen Affects
When equipped, Fury of the Fallen boosts the damage of your Nail attacks by 75% when the Knight has only 1 health mask remaining. This makes it an ideal charm for aggressive, high-risk, high-reward playstyles centered around direct combat.
- Primary Nail Attacks: Basic swings, all Nail Arts (Great Slash, Dash Slash, Cyclone Slash).
- Dream Nail (Soul generation only): Does not affect Dream Nail damage, as it deals no damage.
- Grubberfly's Elegy Projectiles: These projectiles are considered Nail damage.
What Fury of the Fallen Does Not Affect
Many other forms of damage in Hollow Knight, including those from other charms, spells, and environmental hazards, are not affected by Fury of the Fallen. This charm specifically excludes damage from:
- Spells: Vengeful Spirit/Shade Soul, Desolate Dive/Descending Dark, Howling Wraiths/Abyss Shriek.
- Charm Damage:
- Sharp Shadow: The shadow dash damage is independent of Nail damage.
- Dreamshield: The rotating shield's damage is not affected.
- Thorns of Agony: The retaliatory thorns' damage remains unchanged.
- Weaversong, Grimmchild, Glowing Womb, Spore Shroom, Defender's Crest.
- Minion Damage: Damage dealt by summoned allies like Grimmchild or Weavers.
- Environmental Damage: Damage from hazards like spikes or acid.
To maximize the effectiveness of a build utilizing Fury of the Fallen, players should focus on charms and strategies that complement Nail-based combat. While Sharp Shadow is an excellent charm for mobility and adding a small amount of damage during dashes, its damage output won't be amplified by Fury of the Fallen.
For more information on charms and their interactions, you can refer to the Hollow Knight Wiki.
