Hole Knight: Silksong and the lands of Pharloom could be extraordinarily troublesome to navigate by as you’ll have to platform by new areas with out a map and keep in mind all the areas that require a key merchandise or skill. On high of that, there are formidable bosses and surprisingly jacked mobs impeding your journey.
Silksong is pretty open-ended as you received’t comply with the identical actual path as one other participant. Some gamers will discover your complete map and defeat each boss, whereas others will bee-line straight to the top of the sport. Irrespective of which route you determine, everybody might want to full sure aims as a way to attain the credit.
Under, we’ve given you a short overview of the whole lot you should accomplish as a way to attain the credit in Hole Knight: Silksong. Though this information will notice the required steps to complete the sport, we encourage you to department off and discover different areas as you’ll discover extra instruments, skills, crests, and extra collectibles that’ll elevate your energy and expertise.
[Ed. note: Spoilers follow for Hollow Knight: Silksong.]
Hole Knight: Silksong Act 1 walkthrough overview
Silksong is cut up into acts, so naturally, you’ll begin in Act 1, locked inside a cage. The primary goal you’re given is to achieve the Citadel and discover out why you had been kidnapped within the first place, and when you’re in a position to do this, you’ll find yourself in Act 2. Nonetheless, there are two methods to get there — by Blasted Steps or by Sinner’s Street. On this walkthrough, we can be taking the route by Blasted Steps because it’s the route that’s marked in your map and most traveled.
For the primary act, you’ll begin in Moss Grotto and make your method by Bone Backside, The Marrow, Deep Docks, Far Fields, Greymoor, Bellhart, Shellwood, and at last Blasted Steps. Alongside the way in which, you’ll decide up important motion strategies that may let you attain the subsequent areas and return to beforehand unreachable areas. You’ll dash, sprint, glide, and climb your strategy to the Citadel the place you’ll enter Act 2.
Attain Bone Backside village
After you crash land within the Moss Grotto and escape out of your cage, it’s lastly time to begin Silksong and discover the lands of Pharloom. First issues first, you’ll have to climb your method out of the Moss Grotto and discover the Bone Backside village.
As you’re simply beginning out, we advocate testing out your motion and assaults, particularly the downward aerial assault, as your expertise will quickly be put to the check in opposition to the primary boss, Moss Mom.
When you’ve efficiently defeated her, proceed platforming your method upwards till you ascend out of Moss Grotto, the place you’ll encounter the Chapel Maid. You’ll be taught that you just had been captured by bugs of the Citadel, so that you make it your mission to achieve the Citadel and discover out why you had been trapped within the first place.
Earlier than you are able to do that although, proceed forward to achieve the Bone Backside village, the place you’ll be able to relaxation on a bench and converse with different pilgrims. Naturally, a city ought to have a quick journey location, equally to Stagways from Hole Knight, so let’s unlock it immediately.
Unlocking Bellways
After you’ve familiarized your self with the village, it’s time to unlock the quick journey system in Silksong. Head east to The Marrow and traverse to its northwestern exit the place you’ll hear some lovely singing from Shakra, a fierce warrior who dabbles in cartography. Buy her Mosslands map first, however make certain to return and buy her different map, quill, and compass to make navigating a bit simpler and ease the stress in your mind.
Above Shakra, you’ll discover an exit to your left and a beast ensnared in silk in your proper. In the intervening time, head by the exit in your left to get to Mosshome. Your objective is to platform your strategy to the northern level of Mosshome, the place you’ll discover Silkspear, a way that lets you break by thick silk webs.
Earlier than you come back to the beast, we advocate totally exploring Mosshome by releasing the elevator close to its southwestern level and discovering the exit that results in the bench in The Marrow.
With that carried out, launch the Bell Beast utilizing Silkspear and defeat them in battle to unlock a Silkheart, Bellways and befriend the bestest boy in all of Silksong. Now, you’re free to traverse from Bone Backside to The Marrow and another future Bellways that you just uncover.
The following vacation spot is Deep Docks, however make sure you discover The Marrow as you’ll run right into a caravan of fleas who want your assist discovering their misplaced companions.
Sprint within the Deep Docks
From the Bellway in The Marrow, proceed to the fitting to discover a lever beneath an enormous bell. Hit it to ring the bell and reveal a helpful bench that can be very important to your development in a while. Enterprise to the southeastern nook of The Marrow to enter Deep Docks, a area stuffed with lava and bugs carrying bells as masks.
In Deep Docks, our primary objectives are to unlock Swift Step and ring one other a type of big bells. Swift Step is a way that lets you dash and sprint (even within the air). It’s additionally required to achieve the subsequent space, so right here’s methods to unlock it:
- Go to the fitting into the room with Shakra.
- Soar to the highest of the room and head to the fitting.
- Hit the explosive orange rock within the high proper hand nook of the room and leap upward.
- Soar to the highest and head to the left the place you’ll have to defeat waves of ants.
- Go down and to the left till you attain Swift Step.
After you unlock it, head to the left aspect of the room and hit the swap to unlock the door close to the bench originally of Deep Docks. Return to the room the place Shakra was situated, and as an alternative of going up, go to the fitting, the place you’ll face off in opposition to Lace. As soon as defeated, proceed to the fitting to seek out the subsequent bell and a path resulting in Far Fields.
Gliding by Far Fields
From the bell bench in Deep Docks, proceed to the fitting to enter Far Fields, a land with quite a few air currents and a few touring pilgrims. Your objective is to make use of the air streams to fly by the highest of Far Fields into Greymoor. To take action, you’ll have to unlock the Drifter’s Cloak, which could be carried out by visiting the Seamstress in her floating house close to the underside proper nook and finishing her quest, “Flexile Spines.”
After you unlock Drifter’s Cloak, head again to the left, solely to seek out that the enormous robotic within the background is definitely Fourth Refrain, a boss that you just’ll have to defeat. When you’ve handled them, return to the vertical chamber with the plumes of air, and glide up till you attain Pilgrim’s Relaxation, a locked home with a bench inside. Platform your strategy to the fitting after which again to the highest left nook of this space to discover a swap that’ll unlock the barrier within the vertical chamber, so you’ll be able to proceed your journey upward.
Journey the plumes, hitting each explosive rock alongside the way in which to launch extra air streams, till you break by the ceiling and attain Greymoor.
Reaching the haunted city of Bellhart
Now that you just’ve landed in Greymoor, you’ll have to ring its bell and head to Bellhart. Nonetheless, that’s easier stated than carried out. Earlier than you begin exploring although, we advocate heading left till you attain a constructing known as Midway Residence, the place you’ll discover a bench and Nuu, a kissy bug who provides you the Hunter’s Journal.
With the bench unlocked, it’s time to ring that bell:
- Head to the fitting aspect of Greymoor to seek out Shakra and Craw Lake.
- Enter the home on Craw Lake and survive the gauntlet of birds.
- Hit the swap inside to launch balloons outdoors.
- Return to the world to the left of Craw Lake and pogo up the balloons into the constructing.
Inside, you’ll discover the bell and a bench. Be sure that to hit the swap outdoors to decrease the block of bells, and now it’s lastly time to go to Bellhart. There are two methods to get there:
- Discover 5 misplaced fleas and journey with the flea caravan
- Defeat Moorwing within the backside left nook of Greymoor
Discovering the misplaced fleas encourages you to discover, whereas Moorwing will check your fight prowess. Select whichever fits your fancy as they’ll each take you to the identical location — simply outdoors of Bellhart.
Releasing the city of Bellhart
Simply east of the caravan’s camp and the Moorwing boss battle is the city of Bellhart. As you enter, you’ll discover that everybody is entangled in a silken curse. Your objective is to free the city because it’ll reveal a bell, however breaking the curse can even launch the townspeople and open up the Bellhart retailers.
To free the city, you’ll have to do the next:
- Head into Shellwood and defeat Sister Splinter.
- Unlock Cling Grip.
- Defeat Widow and full the “The Threadspun City” quest.
After you defeat Widow, you’ll be able to ring the bell above Bellhart and put together to go out to the Blasted Steps. Earlier than you go, make certain to go to Pinmaster Plinney’s retailer to improve your needle to extend your injury. You may also full the “Ceremony of the Pollip” quest to obtain the Pollip Pouch, which can add poison injury to your entire instruments.
Going by Blasted Steps to achieve the Citadel
As you’re exiting Bellhart, make certain to depart by the highest left exit because it’ll take you into Blasted Steps, however, earlier than you permit, discover the bell bench to the fitting of the exit and activate it. That is the final bell bench that you just’ll have to get, and also you’ll be taught very shortly why you wanted to activate all 5.
Again in Blasted Steps, you’re gonna put your motion expertise to the check as you’ll want to make use of your sprint, glide, and wall leap to achieve the highest of this sandworm-infested area. On the high, you’re given the selection to go left or proper. The Citadel is to the fitting, however make certain to go left and activate the Bellway and bench, particularly the bench.
On the finish of the fitting path, you’ll attain the gate to the Citadel, which requires 5 bells to unlock. Fortunately, in case you’ve been following the walkthrough, you’ve already activated all 5 bells! As you play your Needolin, you’ll encounter Final Choose, a difficult boss with a number of phases. Sadly in case you perish, you’ll have to redo the lengthy and troublesome platforming part, so pay shut consideration to her wind up animations to keep away from her assaults.
After you’ve defeated Final Choose, you’ve lastly made it to Act 2, the Citadel.
Hole Knight: Silksong Act 2 walkthrough overview
In Act 2, most of your time can be spent within the Citadel. You’ll begin out within the Grand Gate and work your strategy to the Choral Chambers and Cogwork Core, the place you’ll achieve your subsequent primary goal: be taught the Threefold track.
After acquiring your subsequent motion skill, you’ll journey by the Whispering Vaults, Underworks, and Excessive Halls till you lastly attain The Cradle, the place you’ll face off in opposition to the ultimate boss.
Coming into the Choral Chambers
Earlier than you begin your journey, there are some things it is best to know concerning the Citadel. Shakra will not be your go-to map vendor and Bellways are only a few and much between. As a substitute, you’ll discover maps from dispensers and on boards. As for quick journey, you’ll discover Ventricas, that are a little bit like pneumatic mail tubes that you just see in films, however as an alternative of mail, it is for little bugs.
As you enter the Citadel, you’ll begin out within the Grand Gate. All thus far is that you should attain the highest of the Citadel to seek out out why you had been captured and, actually, what’s going on in Pharloom. The following space you should go to is the Choral Chambers, however you’ll be able to both take the fast and simple route or the lengthy route:
- Fast route — Use the size platforms to achieve the best balcony on the fitting aspect and break the wall
- Lengthy route — Take the elevator on the fitting and navigate your method by the Underworks
Each routes will get you to the Choral Chambers they usually each have a spool fragment you could seize, however the lengthy route could have extra supplies and a map of the Underworks alongside the way in which. Though it’s a bit longer, we advocate that you just go the lengthy route simply so you’ll be able to seize the map.
Ascend to the highest center space of Choral Chambers to achieve the Cogwork Core.
Studying the Threefold track
After you make it to the Cogwork Core, you’ll encounter the Cogwork Dancers, two robotic bugs who have interaction in a companion dance battle. When you defeat them, the background will rotate, revealing three statues. The statues inform you to come back again after you’ve discovered their particular person songs, which suggests you’ll want to finish three extra aims earlier than you’ll be able to head to the highest of the Citadel.
Nonetheless, earlier than you set off, we advocate heading to the fitting of the statues to achieve the First Shrine, which can act as considered one of your hubs within the Citadel.
With that carried out, return to the three statues, and drop into any of the holes to enter Cogwork Core.
Discovering the harpoon within the Underworks
Earlier than you’ll be able to be taught the Threefold track, you’ll have to unlock the Clawline skill, which helps you to throw your needle like a harpoon and grapple to partitions and rings. Clawline could be present in The Cauldron in Underworks, however to get there, you’ll have to journey by a number of areas:
- Platform your method by the U-shaped Cogwork Core and out of an exit about half method up the fitting wall. (Be sure that to activate the bench in Cogwork Core and any swap alongside the way in which.)
- Defeat the gauntlet of bugs and enter the Whispering Vaults.
- Discover an exit with an indication that includes three heads, which can result in The Stage, and hit the swap on the finish of its hallway. (Be sure that to exit on the left and drop down to seek out the Grand Bellway.)
- Defeat Trobbio at The Stage and enter the elevator on the fitting aspect of the room, which can take you to Underworks.
Now that you just’ve made it to Underworks, you’ll want to go to the left and enter the vertical chamber with molten rocks and flying robotic bugs. Float to the underside and head by the doorway on the fitting to enter a lava-filled impediment course. When you make it by, climb up and enter the door with a lever on it to lastly enter The Cauldron and unlock the Clawline skill.
Use your harpoon to achieve the highest proper nook of the room, the place you’ll need to face off in opposition to one other gauntlet of enemies. After you defeat them, head out by the exit on the ceiling to finish up again within the Underworks space above.
Proceed to the fitting to return to the elevator, however, earlier than you head out, we advocate utilizing your harpoon on the ring beside the bench to satisfy the Twelfth Architect, a vendor who sells worthwhile instruments.
Vaultkeeper’s Melody
Return to the elevator, however don’t instantly experience the elevator up. As a substitute activate the swap and instantly get out earlier than it takes off. The path to the Vaultkeeper’s Melody is definitely hidden beneath the elevator. You’ll want to make use of your entire motion skills to enterprise to the highest proper nook of the Underworks, the place you’ll discover the Sacred Cylinder beside a fallen Vaultkeeper’s corpse.
When you proceed alongside the trail, you’ll find yourself again within the Whispering Vaults. All you should do is ascend up the chamber till you attain an exit that has an indication that includes a bug carrying a sharp hat. Head inside to satisfy Vaultkeeper Cardinus, a millipede carrying a sharp orange hat. Give them the Sacred Cylinder, play it, and be taught the melody by taking part in your Needolin.
With one out of three melodies full, it’s time to maneuver onto the subsequent: the Architect’s Melody on the high of Cogwork Core.
Earlier than you go, it is best to seize the Pale Oil by heading into the highest left room and shifting the containers round to create a path main in direction of the Choral Chambers. Within the subsequent room, you’ll discover a Pale Oil, which could be returned to Pinmaster Plinney in Bellhart to improve your needle.
Architect’s Melody
The Architect’s Melody could be present in Cogwork Core, so that you’ll have to return to the world with the three statues. Equally to the way you platformed your method by Cogwork Core to get to the Whispering Vaults, you’ll have to do it once more, however this time, you’ll want to achieve the highest proper nook of the world.
Within the high proper nook, you’ll discover a doorway with an arrow pointing upward that may take you to the higher area of Cogwork Core. This space is likely one of the hardest platforming sections in all of Silksong, so make certain to relaxation on the Cogwork Core bench in case you don’t full it in a single go. Some common suggestions for this platforming part:
- Defeat the robotic bugs alongside the way in which to scale back the variety of obstacles you should fear about
- Use Clawline to traverse lengthy horizontal distances
- Take a breather on the vertical partitions and horizontal platforms
After you make it to the highest, you’ll discover 4 pillars with music notes on them. Every pillar is made up of 4 sections and every part has its personal lever that may rotate it. Your objective is to rotate every display screen till all 4 panels create one coherent picture.
To unravel the puzzle:
- Hit two adjoining levers on one pillar till the notes line up.
- Hit the third lever to line it up with the remaining, however save the fourth lever in the meanwhile.
- Clear up three sections on every of the opposite pillars.
- Full every pillar.
Finishing a pillar will take away its related platforms, so moderately than having to leap off of the aspect partitions, depart the pillars up till you clear up three sections on every pillar.
As soon as that’s carried out, end all the pillars to unlock the Architect’s Melody. Now, there’s just one melody left, which could be discovered within the Excessive Halls.
Constructor’s Melody
To achieve the Excessive Halls, you’ll want to go to the highest left part of Choral Chambers. You’ll discover a bench and a few rings that’ll take you to the highest of the chamber. As you enter Excessive Halls, proceed to the fitting and upwards. After you go by the second water portion, glide down and use your Clawline to open up a path under you. Slowly glide down, keep away from the spikes, and use Clawline when obligatory till you attain the underside, the place you’ll discover the Excessive Halls Ventrica station.
On the reverse aspect of the room, you’ll discover The Discussion board, which is the place you’ll encounter one of many hardest fights through the Silksong story. You’ll face wave after wave of enemies till you face off in opposition to a Choir Clapper, a large beetle holding a mallet. However wait, that’s not all! You would possibly’ve thought that was the top of the gauntlet, however you’ll face much more waves of enemies solely to seek out out you should defeat two Choir Clappers!
It’s a brutal battle, however there’s a strategy to make it barely simpler. Within the high proper nook of the fitting most space within the Whispering Vaults, there’s a hidden wall you could break. Head inside and activate the fan on the backside of the pit. This fan will take you to the Songclave, the place yow will discover Garmond and Zaza in your second entry. After you work together with them, discover the Choral Chambers the place you’ll run into them two extra occasions, after which lastly head again to The Discussion board. Garmond and Zaza can be ready for you outdoors of The Discussion board, they usually’ll provide that can assist you in battle.
With the gauntlet full, work together with the Conductor inside to unlock the ultimate melody.
Reaching the credit of Hole Knight: Silksong
Return again to the three statues on the Cogwork Core and play the Threefold track to unlock the elevator. We advocate resting on the Cogwork Core bench as Lace is ready for you on the high of the elevator. Lace has undoubtedly been coaching as her moveset is completely different out of your battle in Deep Docks, however in case you pay shut consideration to how Lace holds her needle, you’ll be able to predict which transfer she’ll throw out subsequent.
After you defeat Lace, proceed to the fitting to enter The Cradle, the place you’ll discover a big silk cocoon that’s holding the ultimate boss, Grandmother Silk. There can be quite a lot of needles, silk, rocks, and spikes in your display screen for this battle, so we advocate that you just give attention to dodging whereas there are quite a lot of animations taking place. As you get used to Grandmother Silk’s moveset, begin weaving in a number of hits right here and there to defeat her.
After you defeat her, you’ve efficiently crushed Hole Knight: Silksong and reached the credit.
Nonetheless, it wouldn’t be Hole Knight if there weren’t alternate endings and extra to find. Is Act 2 actually the top?
Now that you just’ve seen the credit, you’ll be able to enterprise on into Act 3, however to take action, you’ll want to finish almost each sidequest and discover a majority of the fleas — so you may have to get again to exploring Pharloom.
