Tips and Tricks to Master Hollow Knight Silksong
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Hollow Knight Silksong is the sequel to one of the most successful indie games of all time, Hollow Knight. In production for almost 7 years, the game arrived at the beginning of September, breaking sales records (in addition to crashing the servers of the main digital stores). In the style Metroidvania, Silksong It is a challenging game in which some essential tips can help the player overcome the challenges more easily and without much frustration.
Learn and master Hornet's moves
Just like its predecessor, Silksong doesn't "hold the player's hand" with tutorials. Instead, the game invites the player to discover its main mechanics on their own through simple trial and error. However, the first thing you need to learn is how the protagonist Hornet moves.
For example, attacking with the down arrow triggers a diagonal attack in the direction the player indicates. Additionally, when jumping on platforms, Hornet You can grab onto the edge to climb up and do a somersault in the air, making your movements much more acrobatic.
Getting used to downward attacks can be tricky, especially when they are necessary to progress in some sections of the game where Hornet has to bounce off red fruits and white flowers to reach new heights or cross greater distances.
Obtaining rosaries and fragments
Silksong It has two types of currency: rosary beads and carapace fragments. While the latter are dropped by all types of defeated enemies, rosary beads are found only in certain types of enemies. Fragments are useful for crafting special items or even as currency in side quests. Beads, on the other hand, are much more useful, as they can be used to purchase everything from maps to coats of arms and even traps.
When dying, Hornet will leave a cocoon in one place containing the rosary beads that the player had until that moment (the shell fragments are never lost, so it is easy to quickly accumulate a large amount of them). Returning to the place of his death, Hornet can destroy the cocoon and recover your accounts, but be careful: if she dies before reaching the cocoon, the previously lost accounts cannot be recovered!
Getting the maps
Being lost is one of the most common feelings among gamers. Silksong. But if you're in an area and you start hearing someone singing "Ih rae rae rae! Uskarou...", try to find Shakra, a merchant and explorer who has maps of every area in the game. On average, she charges about 60 to 70 rosary beads for each map, so try to approach her with a good amount of money in your pocket.
But just having a map of the region doesn't help you find your way around the game. To do this, you also need to acquire a feather and a compass. While the feather will update the map as you progress through a region and whenever you rest at benches, the compass will indicate precisely where you are. Hornet is every time she opens the map. By the way, don't forget that when you open the map, the game won't pause, so you'll still be vulnerable to possible enemy attacks.
Additionally, invest in markers for banks, travel stations, and markers. This way, whenever you open the map, you'll be able to see where these points are located, making your journey easier.
Fights against enemies and bosses
Every enemy that crosses your path Hornet have an attack pattern, whether they're just simple insects or monstrous bosses. The biggest secret to progressing in the game without unnecessary headaches is to memorize your opponents' attack patterns. No matter how agile Hornet In other words, there is no point in going on the direct offensive in combat, as this is a sure recipe for death.
Instead of going in for an initial attack, choose to let the enemy make the first move. Also, make the most of your fast movement ability. Hornet (once you get it) to dodge attacks and move nimbly around the environment. And don't just consider your enemies' attack types, but also whether they're worth fighting: if an enemy drops few beads or fragments, it might be best to avoid them rather than engage in a needless fight.
Boss fights are usually divided into two or three phases, with the boss potentially changing its attack pattern or intensity in each phase. However, before the phase changes, Hornet can leave the boss stunned (with a white circle spinning above his head). At this point, use your normal or special attacks to hit him as many times as possible before he begins the next phase. You can also use this moment to link up with your silk spool and heal yourself.
Investigating every corner of the map
if you already played Hollow Knight or any other game in the metroidvania genre knows that exploring every corner of the map is essential to get the most out of the game. Silksong is filled with false walls that can be accessed with well-timed jumps or simply by hitting them multiple times. Even in the game's starting area, there's a false wall, as shown in the image below.
And these locations will never be explicitly marked like bank or travel station signs, of course. Locating them requires a bit of perspicacity and the ability to notice the little clues the map layout gives you. For example, if you find yourself on a platform or alley with no exit, it's likely hiding a false wall.
The player's curiosity will always be rewarded, as these locations often hide collectibles, trapped fleas, or even several rosary beads to collect. If you're lucky, you might even stumble upon a hidden shortcut that will save you a lot of time when backtracking through the map to discover other secrets.
Talk to all NPCs
In metroidvania games, dialogue is the least important thing and talking to NPCs (Non-Playable Characters) is considered a waste of time. However, in Silksong, talking to the other inhabitants of Fiarlongo is essential to enjoy everything the game has to offer in terms of both story and gameplay.
shakra, the map seller, for example, can give you important tips about the layout of a region or the enemies you'll encounter along the way. Now flick, in the Valley of Bones, takes care of a mural with wishes from other insects (which function as secondary missions), and can tell very interesting details about the world and its characters.
Use rosary strings
Losing rosary beads is perhaps a worse feeling than losing a fight in SilksongThis is because they are an essential currency for progressing in the game, being necessary to acquire everything from maps to activating special mechanisms. Fortunately, there is a way to avoid losing all your accounts when Hornet is defeated in combat.
Players can purchase rosary strings from some stores to help them lose fewer beads when they die, but the important thing is to always preserve and recover as many beads as possible. However, there's a catch: rosary strings cost beads to acquire. For example, to buy a string that holds up to 120 beads, you'll spend 40. Trading is always beneficial to the player, but be aware of the prices merchants charge.
Additionally, while your beads are trapped in the rosary, you won't be able to use them in transactions. To do so, the player will have to break the rosary to release the beads. The downside is that doing so will result in you losing the rosary you acquired and risk losing all your beads again if you do. Hornet die. Therefore, buy and use rosaries with caution.
Equipping tools and exchanging coats of arms
Tools and coats of arms are the main elements that allow the player to make the gameplay more flexible. Hornet em SilksongKnowing how to use these resources is the difference between defeating very difficult bosses or suffering defeats against hordes of lesser enemies.
While tools give special abilities to Hornet, the crests change their attack pattern. Not used to the downward diagonal attack? No problem, just find the Traveler's Crest and equip it to give the protagonist a similar moveset to the Hollow Knight. However, remember that each crest has a different number of tool slots, so you'll need to manage your resources carefully.
To equip tools or exchange crests, you'll need to use resting benches. These items can't be used elsewhere in Fiarlongo, so keep in mind that once you perform this procedure at the bench, you'll be locked into a fixed skill set until you find another resting spot.
Know when to use the healing ability
Another big difference in relation to the mechanics of Hornet with the protagonist of the previous game is that she can use her silk spool to heal herself while in mid-air, without needing a firm surface to do so.
The problem is that to activate the cure, your spool needs to be full, and it will always only cure 3 masks (regardless of how many you have). So, know the best time to use the cure and avoid wasting silk.
Additionally, some skills of Hornet consume silk from the spool, forcing the player to know when it's best to use a special power or just save the silk to heal.
Beware of traps
Fiarlongo is a place full of mysteries. But do you know what else lies there? Lots of traps. And the worst part is that many of them aren't as obvious as the player would like. From enemies lurking in dark corners of the environment to spikes that spring up from the ground without warning, danger lurks everywhere.
Experienced players of the Hollow Knight original will know how to cross the dark corridors of Fiarlongo always being careful, but the problem in Silksong is that many of the traps cause damage that consumes up to two life masks Hornet. In other words, when you least expect it, a row of thorns can cause your death without you even knowing where it hit you.
The tip here is to always pay attention to the map and any visual cues the environment gives you. See a group of insect corpses in front of you or a wire suspended between the walls? Stay alert! Traps can be where you least expect them: even sitting on a bench could send a spiked wooden log flying right over your head.
Hollow Knight Silksong is available for PC (Steam) By R$59,99, Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 by R$59,99 and also to Xbox by R$74,95 or to PS4 / PS5 by R$114,90.
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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 10 / 09 / 2025.
Sources: Game Rant, Game8 e Rock Paper Shotgun.
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