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Hollow Knight: Silksong — Builds

Class and character builds for early, mid, and late game.

Best Act 1 Crest in Silksong — comparing Hunter, Reaper, Wanderer, WitchVerified 2026-05
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Best 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.

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Best early game Crest Silksong — comparison loadout screen showing Hunter, Reaper, and Wanderer side-by-sideVerified 2026-05
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Best 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.

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Best mid-game Tools Silksong — Hornet equipped with Threaded Sword and Pebble Drop loadoutVerified 2026-05
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Best 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.

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Hornet wielding the Reaper Crest scythe sweep against multiple enemies in SilksongVerified 2026-05
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Best Reaper Crest Build in Silksong (2026) — Wide Sweep DPS Setup

Reaper Crest trades attack speed for arc width, and the right Tools make it the best AoE setup in Silksong. This build maximises sweep damage on Last Judge phase two and crushes crowd-control encounters.

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Best Shaman Crest build in Silksong — Hornet applying Witherspit poison stacks while staying at safe rangeVerified 2026-05
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Best Shaman Crest Build in Silksong — Poison Attrition Loadout

Shaman Crest builds a status-DPS loop that attrition-kills tough bosses without entering melee range. This guide stacks Witherspit, Mossberry Salve, and the herbal Charm chain into the cleanest poison build in Silksong — perfect for the Crust King and Carmelita wall fights.

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Hornet wearing the Wanderer Crest grappling through Pharloom with Clawline in SilksongVerified 2026-05
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Best Wanderer Crest Build in Silksong (2026) — Exploration & Silk Regen Setup

Wanderer is the under-rated exploration Crest. The right Tool loadout turns Pharloom into a movement playground and saves approximately 30% travel time through Deep Docks. This build prioritises silk regen, traversal, and survivability over raw DPS.

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Best Witch Crest build in Silksong — Hornet spamming projectiles from a safe perimeter against a bossVerified 2026-05
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Best Witch Crest Build in Silksong — Ranged Caster Loadout

Witch Crest stacks blue-slot Tools into a ranged caster build. This loadout uses Pebble Drop, Volt Filament, and Silkshot to dismantle Widow and Skarrgard without ever entering melee — the cleanest projectile-spam build in Silksong.

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