Ambloom

Simple-minded crawling fungus. Its cap is covered in a layer of hardened spikes.

Lie on your belly, open your maw and let this tasty morsel stroll straight into your stomach.

Amblooms are enemies in Hollow Knight. They are simple-minded crawling mushrooms who do not attack directly.^[1]^[2]

Behaviour and Tactics

Meanders back and forth passively, but deals contact damage. It crawls about rather quickly, and can often be partially obscured by foreground environments.

Dream Nail Dialogue

...Light...Danger...
...Safe...Dark...
...Hungry...Hungry...
...Scared...
...Eat...When...
...Kill...Hurt...
...Away. Away...
...Pain...

Location

Amblooms are found only in the Fungal Wastes, with four in the Fungal Core.

Locations in Fungal Wastes

Gallery

In a room filled with spores
Near the City of Tears entrance
In the Fungal Core

Trivia

The Ambloom is one of the few enemies that respawns upon leaving and re-entering the room.

References

↑ Ambloom Hunter's Journal entry: "Simple-minded crawling fungus."
↑ Wanderer's Journal, p. 54.

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Infected Crossroads	Furious Vengefly • Volatile Gruzzer • Violent Husk • Slobbering Husk
Deepnest	Dirtcarver • Carver Hatcher • Garpede • Corpse Creeper • Deepling • Deephunter • Little Weaver • Stalking Devout • Nosk
Ancient Basin	Shadow Creeper • Lesser Mawlek • Mawlurk • Brooding Mawlek • Lightseed • Infected Balloon • Broken Vessel (Lost Kin)
Kingdom's Edge	Boofly • Primal Aspid • Hopper • Great Hopper • Grub Mimic • Hiveling • Hive Soldier • Hive Guardian • Husk Hive
Queen's Gardens	Spiny Husk • Loodle • Mantis Petra • Mantis Traitor • Traitor Lord
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The Abyss	Sibling • Void Tendrils
White Palace	Wingmould • Royal Retainer • Kingsmould
Story Bosses	Hornet (Protector • Sentinel) • The Hollow Knight • The Radiance • Shade • Hunter's Mark
Content packs
Hidden Dreams	Grey Prince Zote • Winged Zoteling • Hopping Zoteling • Volatile Zoteling • White Defender
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Lifeblood	Hive Knight
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Ambloom

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Ambloom

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