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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry · 2026
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Silksong Boss Codex — Every Boss in Pharloom, Ranked by Where You Fight Them
A complete index of every named boss fight in Hollow Knight: Silksong, grouped by act and pinned to the crest, tool, and silk-economy decisions that make each one tractable. Every entry links to the dedicated fight guide.
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Verified 2026-05Hollow Knight: Silksong Beginner Guide — Silk, Crests, and Your First Hours
Silksong plays nothing like Hollow Knight 1 even though it looks similar. This beginner guide covers silk healing, the Crest system, what to grab in your first few hours, and the mistakes that will get you killed.
Verified 2026-05Best Crest for Act 1 Silksong — Hunter, Reaper, or Wanderer?
Act 1 has four Crests available but most players default to whatever they unlocked last. This guide ranks every Act 1 Crest by Build flexibility, boss-clear rate, and rosaries-per-hour earning.
Verified 2026-05How to Beat Lace in Silksong — Duelist Boss Pattern Guide
Lace is the first real difficulty wall in Silksong. This guide breaks down every attack pattern she uses, the tells you should watch for, and the loadout that finally lets new players push past her.
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Silksong Boss Codex — Every Boss in Pharloom, Ranked by Where You Fight Them
A complete index of every named boss fight in Hollow Knight: Silksong, grouped by act and pinned to the crest, tool, and silk-economy decisions that make each one tractable. Every entry links to the dedicated fight guide.
Verified 2026-05Best Crest in Silksong Early Game — Hunter vs Reaper vs Wanderer
Hunter, Reaper, and Wanderer are the three Crests Silksong gives you in the first 10 hours. This build guide benchmarks each on early bosses, scores slot economy, and recommends Hunter as the default early pick — with two exception cases where Reaper or Wanderer overtake it.
Downstrike and Pogo Mechanic in Silksong — Frame Data Explained
Downstrike is Silksong's pogo bounce, and chaining it unlocks half the map. This explainer covers the active-frame window, height gain per bounce, the three traversal puzzles that absolutely require it, and the Crests that make pogo chains more forgiving.
Is Silksong Worth Buying in 2026? — Spoiler-Free Buyer FAQ
Silksong launched in 2026 after a 7-year wait. This spoiler-free buyer FAQ covers run length, difficulty curve, accessibility options, performance on each platform, and whether you need to finish Hollow Knight 1 first.
All Mask Shard Locations in Silksong — Full Map Guide (2026)
Mask Shards extend Hornet's max HP and are scattered across all 14 Pharloom regions. This guide orders every shard by accessibility, flags three hidden behind walls in Whiteward, and shows the exact pickup order that reaches max HP before the Last Judge fight.
Needolin in Silksong — How to Get It and Every Resonance Site
The Needolin is Silksong's lyre traversal item. This guide walks the unlock route, pins every resonance site on the Pharloom map with prerequisite tools, and explains how each site contributes to the Wish chain and true ending.
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Silksong Boss Codex — Every Boss in Pharloom, Ranked by Where You Fight Them
A complete index of every named boss fight in Hollow Knight: Silksong, grouped by act and pinned to the crest, tool, and silk-economy decisions that make each one tractable. Every entry links to the dedicated fight guide.
Bellhart Village Guide in Silksong — Wish Wall, NPCs and Shops
Bellhart is Silksong's first Wish hub and the centre of the quest economy. This guide lists every NPC, shop inventory, and Wish Wall entry — plus the order that prevents any expirable Wish from locking out.
Verified 2026-05Best Crest in Silksong Early Game — Hunter vs Reaper vs Wanderer
Hunter, Reaper, and Wanderer are the three Crests Silksong gives you in the first 10 hours. This build guide benchmarks each on early bosses, scores slot economy, and recommends Hunter as the default early pick — with two exception cases where Reaper or Wanderer overtake it.
Verified 2026-05Best Mid-Game Tools in Silksong — Top Loadout After Bell Beast
After Bell Beast and before Last Judge, the Tool meta shifts. This guide ranks every mid-game Tool by silk efficiency, recommends the first three Mister Mosaic upgrades, and pairs Tool loadouts with the Crest that maximizes their value.
Verified 2026-05Blue Tool vs Yellow Tool in Silksong — When to Use Each Slot
Blue Tools are spells and projectiles; yellow Tools are utility and movement. This comparison benchmarks each slot's value-per-Crest, breaks down silk efficiency, and recommends a Witch vs Wanderer slot allocation strategy.
Bone Bottom Village Guide in Silksong — First Town NPCs and Shops
Bone Bottom is Silksong's tutorial-tier village and the first stop after Moss Grotto. This guide pins the bench, the Bonebottom map vendor, the first Tool shop, and the three easy Wishes that most players walk past — plus the bridge route to Bellhart.
About Hollow Knight: Silksong
Silksong released after a six-year wait and immediately broke into the Steam top-played list. Hornet plays nothing like the Knight: silk is a finite resource that fuels both healing (Bind) and special tools, the Crests system replaces Charms with three slottable layouts, and bosses hit harder and faster than anything in the original Hollow Knight. The guide ecosystem is still forming — Game8 and Polygon have launched coverage but boss-specific patterns, silk economy math, and tool/Crest comparisons are wide open. We focus on boss strategy with attack-by-attack pattern breakdowns, Crest decision guides, silk efficiency math, and the act-by-act map progression that the in-game journal deliberately keeps cryptic.
- Genre
- Metroidvania / Action Platformer
- Developer
- Team Cherry
- Released
- 2026
- Published guides
- 55
- Content tier
- Primary