This Points of Interest list for Hollow Knight: Silksong offers a concise overview of all map markers placed on interactive maps designed specifically for the game. It acts as a central hub, enabling players to navigate the game world efficiently and effectively.
Abilities, also known as Ancestral Arts are Hornet's permanent upgrades that enhance movement, traversal, and exploration possibilities. As you acquire new ones, you'll unlock access to some previously unreachable areas.
Ambush RoomsAmbush Rooms (also called Ambush Sites or Lockdown Rooms) in Hollow Knight: Silksong are special multi-enemy encounter areas where the doors temporarily lock, trapping Hornet inside to fight waves or groups of enemies that spawn in sets. These fights emphasize crowd control, positioning, and quick reflexes, often feeling like mini-bosses or skill checks.
BenchesIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, benches are checkpoints where Hornet can rest, fully restore health, refill equipped Tools with Shell Shards, and swap Tools or Crests. They serve as spawn points after death or quitting, with some requiring Rosary tolls to access.
Boss FightsBoss Fights in Hollow Knight: Silksong are intense, multi-phase confrontations that test your agile combat prowess against massive, thematic foes in expansive arenas blending precise platforming, pattern memorization, and opportunistic aggression. These encounters evolve from introductory skirmishes teaching core mechanics to grueling endgame trials incorporating environmental hazards, summoned allies, and arena transformations.
CraftmetalCraftmetal in Hollow Knight: Silksong is a rare upgrade material harvested from deposits. Its main purpose is to forge and purchase powerful new tools from the Forge Daughter or Twelfth Architect, which enhance Hornet's stats, combat options, and traversal abilities.
CrestsCrests are a key collectible system in Hollow Knight: Silksong, functioning as modular loadouts that shape Hornet's combat and movement abilities. Each crest provides a distinct base moveset that modifies your needle attacks, silk techniques, and mobility options.
EntrancesEntrances leading to off-map sub-areas or rooms, as well as transitions between different sections of the map.
Fast TravelIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, the primary fast travel system is the Pharloom Bellways, a network of stations identified by signposts bearing three right-pointing arrows. These stations allow players to travel instantly between previously discovered Bellway locations by riding the Bell Beast.
Hidden PassagesHidden or obscure passages to secret areas, hidden rooms, etc.
Hunter's Journal EntriesIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, the Hunter's Journal is your in-game bestiary / encounter-tracker. It's a quest item you obtain early on,given by the NPC Nuu (Greymoor) in the Halfway Home in the Greymoor region. Once acquired, you can open it via menu under a "Journal" tab.
KeysIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, "keys" refer to four simple keys used to open certain locked doors. They also include a few other specialized keys that allow players to pick locks and access new regions - for example, unique keys used in an area known as The Slab.
LoreIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, lore tablets are stone monuments, plaques, or inscribed structures found throughout the world of Pharloom. When interacted with, they display short pieces of text that reveal parts of the world’s history, culture, religion, or past events.
Lost FleasIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Lost Fleas are small, collectible creatures scattered throughout the kingdom of Pharloom, often trapped in environmental hazards like cages, vines, crystals, or hidden behind obstacles. Notable variants include unique fleas like Kratt and Vog.
Main TasksHollow Knight: Silksong's main story is divided into three acts, focusing on Hornet's journey through the kingdom of Pharloom. The game world can be explored freely, but core tasks must be completed in order to progress through the story.
MapsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Maps are region-specific items that reveal the layout of individual areas in Pharloom. Most maps are sold by Shakra, the traveling cartographer, who appears in each new region and offers the local map in exchange for rosaries. Additionally, some maps can be found in machines displaying a model of the Citadel, where they can also be purchased for the required amount of rosaries. A few maps, however, can be discovered and collected freely without any cost.
Mask ShardsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mask Shards are collectible items that increase Hornet’s maximum health, with four shards combining to form one additional health mask. Gathering all 20 shards scattered throughout Pharloom allows Hornet to reach a maximum of 10 health masks. Some shards can be found early, while others require progression, new abilities, or access to later areas of the game.
MementosIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mementos are rare collectibles that serve as trophies for completing challenging endgame tasks, primarily unlocked in Act 3. They are displayed as decorative keepsakes in the player's Bellhome.
Memory LocketsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Memory Lockets are upgrade items used to unlock additional tool slots on Crests, allowing Hornet to equip more offensive, defensive, or exploration Tools. Each Crest begins with a limited number of open slots, and spending a Memory Locket permanently opens one of its locked circles, though the item is consumed in the process. In total, you can collect 20 Memory Lockets.
NPCsVarious NPCs, excluding Vendors, with whom you can interact during your journey through Pharloom. You can talk to them, receive side quests from them, etc.
One-way BlockersOne-way Blockers are different types of passages that can be passed the first time only by approaching them from a particular side. These can be, for example, gates or trapdoors that can be opened by pulling a lever located on one side of them, weak walls or wooden blockades that can be destroyed but only by hitting them from a particular side, etc.
OtherThe remaining locations marked on the Hollow Knight: Silksong map, not classified in other categories.
Psalm CylindersIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Psalm Cylinders are collectible metallic cylinders etched with ancient sound-recordings. There are six of them scattered throughout the game world - including the special, quest related, Sacred Cylinder. You can deliver them to the Vaultkeeper Cardinius in the Whispering Vaults to advance a side quest, earning rosaries, and unlocking playable Melodies.
Quest RelatedMiscellaneous items that must be obtained to start or complete wishes or tasks, as well as locations or objects related to wishes or tasks.
RelicsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Relics are special collectible items scattered throughout the world of Pharloom. They are tradable items and you can bring them to Relic Seeker Scrounge to sell them in exchange for the in-game currency Rosaries. After Widow is defeated, Relic Seeker Scrounge can be found in his bell in the Bellhart area.
RosariesRosaries are the primary currency in Hollow Knight: Silksong, used throughout the kingdom of Pharloom to purchase items from merchants, pay tolls to unlock benches, fast travel stations, as well as for various other interactions.
Shell ShardsShell Shard Deposits are destructible environmental objects found throughout the kingdom of Pharloom in Hollow Knight: Silksong. These deposits are a key source of Shell Shards, a vital collectible and secondary currency used primarily for repairing Hornet's Tools and completing certain side quests.
Silk HeartsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silk Hearts provide a permanent, passive regeneration of Silk, the resource used for healing and abilities. Each Silk Heart you collect allows one notch of Silk to regenerate automatically over time after you have used it all.
Silk SkillsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silk Skills are active combat abilities and there are six of them in total. Silk Skills must be manually triggered and consume Silk. They provide a range of powerful attacks, evasive maneuvers, and other effects to help you in combat. They must be equipped at a bench using a white Crest slot before they can be used.
SilkeatersIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silkeaters are special consumable items. Consuming one remotely bursts your silk cocoon, instantly recovering all lost Rosaries without the need to return to your death site, making it an absolute life/time-saver in the game's most grueling areas.
Spool FragmentsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Spool Fragments are collectible upgrade items that increase Hornet's maximum Silk capacity, letting her store more of the resource used for abilities and healing through binding. Two fragments combine to form one full Spool, and each completed Spool permanently raises the amount of Silk Hornet can hold.
SwitchesOther switches, levers, movable objects, and other interactive environmental elements or mechanics. They allow you to manipulate the game world by toggling states such as opening or activating passages, triggering puzzles, etc.
ToolsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, tools are equippable items that grant a wide range of offensive, defensive, and utility abilities, allowing you to customize your playstyle to suit your preferences. Tools are equipped in crest slots, which determine both the number and color of tools you can use at once.
UpgradesOther items or upgrades of various kinds that improve your overall capabilities or make the game easier.
VendorsIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, vendors are key NPCs that players interact with to buy items and progress. The main currency is Rosaries. These merchants are spread out across the map, and each one focuses on specific types of goods, like maps for navigation, tools for gameplay mechanics, or upgrades for Hornet's abilities. Some vendors only show up after completing certain quests or unlocking new areas. Others are mobile and change locations as the game progresses, or their stock updates based on your advancements.
Void MassesIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, Void Masses are immobile, dense knots of husks bound tight by void soaked Silk, that can be found in Act 3. Void Mass corrupts nearby enemies, strengthening them, and attacks with void tentacles and projectiles. Destroying a Void Mass removes corruption from the area, and it does not respawn. Void Masses play a key role in the Dark Hearts wish, which requires destroying twelve of them to receive the reward, a Mask Shard.
WishesIn Hollow Knight: Silksong, "Wishes" are the game's formal side-quest system - offered by NPCs or posted on special boards. They are optional quests but many of them tie into progression.