Hollow Knight: Silksong News

How to get to Hollow Knight Silksong Bilewater

How do you get to Bilewater in Silksong? This murky swamp signals the shift from the mid to late-game in Team Cherry's Metroidvania. However, like many other areas, just reaching it can be an exercise in patience and ingenuity. We can show you exactly how to get there, with several routes to choose from.

Bilewater is an optional area on the Silksong map, which means you don't strictly need to explore it until you're ready. However, clearing it early rewards you with several Silksong tools, Memory Lockets, and Lost Fleas. While finding a bench should be your top priority, we also recommend picking up Ascendant's Grip from Jubilana in Songclave. While it costs 350 Rosaries, it can make this punishing land a little easier to handle, especially once you face the Silksong boss who calls it home.

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All Hollow Knight Silksong Silver Bells locations

Where are the Silksong Silver Bells? This quest item is in high demand by the residents of Bellhart, and you need eight of them to complete the quest of the same name. While it may appear a simple task, locating Silver Bells can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack thanks to low spawn rates.

You can pick up the Silksong Silver Bells quest from the Bellhart wishwell, which becomes available after you save Bellhart itself. It's just one of many side quests in Hollow Knight Silksong, and while it is entirely optional, it's worth it - especially if you're running low on rosaries. It involves delving deep into the Silksong map around Bellhart, and we can show you exactly where to go.

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How to unlock Hollow Knight Silksong Act 3

How do you unlock Act 3 in Hollow Knight Silksong? With the grandiose final battle of Act 2, it's easy to miss the existence of the game's true final act. And with a convoluted unlock requirement most players only discover by exhausting everything the game has to offer, we're here to run you through the quickest way to unlock Act 3 in Silksong. Beware: there's a long, spoiler-filled road ahead.

Unlocking Act 3 in Hollow Knight Silksong means completing a bunch of tasks you might have seen as optional side quests. And while there are plenty you don't need to complete, like winning the Silksong dice game, it turns out there are lots of cryptic challenges and hidden boss battles gatekeeping you from the true final showdown in one of the best Metroidvania games in recent memory.

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Best Silksong Tools and all locations

What are the best Silksong Tools? It's an understatement to say that Silksong is challenging. While some players are reveling in the undertaking, others are struggling with tough bosses and even tougher runbacks. If you're in the latter camp, we feel your pain, so we've done our research to help you (and ourselves) out.

You may get some way through the Silksong map before even realizing how good Hollow Knight Silksong's Tools are, but these valuable items are essential to your success. There are three tool types, limited slots, and secret locations to get to grips with if you're going to unlock the best tools in the Metroidvania game. Here are all the Silksong Tool locations and which ones you should be using.

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All Hollow Knight Silksong Pale Oil locations

Where is Silksong Pale Oil? Hornet learns of this valuable substance after picking up the Pinmaster's Oil quest from Plinney in Bellhart, and it's well worth going out of your way to find. While this might appear like a regular quest item, it's a crucial upgrade item in the later hours of your playthrough.

Pale Oil is one of only two Silksong Needle upgrades to boost your weapon damage in the Metroidvania game, and finding it early can stand you in good stead when going up against mid-to-late-game Silksong bosses. Given its value, Pale Oil can only be found in the hardest-to-reach areas on the Silksong map, and often lie at the end of a nasty platform challenge gauntlet. Sharpen your Needle and prepare accordingly, as we take you through where to find Pale Oil.

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