Nail Arts (Deathzone)

Nail Arts are a mechanic in Hollow Knight: Deathzone, which are similar to spells from the first game. Nail Arts are and deal regular damage than regular nail swings and combos, but they do require Flame, the replacement for SOUL and Silk. When the Flame bar is ready for use, Nail Arts can be performed. The Flame bar is filled by collecting Metallic scraps, which are earned by performing Nail Combos on enemies.

Unlike Nail combos, which can be done anytime, Nail Arts use 33% of the Flame bar.

Nail Arts
Despite sharing their names with the similar abilities in the first game, they are different from the original Nail Arts. They are not taught by Nailmasters and instead are learned over the course of the game. They also have a much shorter charge-up, allowing them to be used regularly in combat.

Nail Throw
Throws one of the nails in a slow, spinning pattern in front of the player. The nail can be thrown left, right, or up, and while the nail is thrown, only one nail can be used for Wasp to fight. The thrown nail will bounce back to Wasp after it hits an enemy or a wall/ceiling. If it doesn’t hit anything for 5.3 seconds, it returns to Wasp.