Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hollow Knight: Silksong complete guide for how to unlock tons of various tools, abilities, mask shards, memory fragments, Eva Upgrades, Crests, Needle Upgrades, and more, all in an order that reduces frustration and makes Silksong feel easy. We will also cover common mistakes that players make, so that we can avoid making them ourselves. By the end of Act 2, we will have 9 Masks of health, double Silk Capacity, All possible crests fully upgraded, and all Eva Upgrades including Sylphsong.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Overview
00:23 - Early Upgrades (Mossberry/Druid's Eye, Map Stuff, Rosaries, Silkspear)
02:25 - Shard Pendant, Craftmetal, Straight Pin, DON'T GO TO HUNTER'S MARCH (yet)
03:08 - Forge Daughter (Stingshard and Crafting Kit 1)
03:58 - Swift Step (Flea 1/5), Defeating Lace
04:40 - Far Fields Stuff (Rosaries, Drifter's Cloak, Mask Shard 1, Memory Locket 1)
06:18 - DON'T USE MEMORY LOCKETS ON HUNTER CREST (yet)
07:00 - Greymoor Stuff (Best Act 1 Rosary Farm, Hunter's Journal)
07:46 - Memory Locket 2, Reaper Crest
08:33 - Two ways to deal with Moorwing
09:00 - 5 Flea Locations BEFORE Moorwing (How to skip Moorwing Fight)
10:42 - 4 Mask Shard Locations (Far Fields, Pebb, Wormways, Shellwood)
11:55 - Cling Grip, Pollip Pouch
12:37 - DON'T DEFEAT THE WARDENFLY IN TOP EAST DEEP DOCKS
12:54 - Shellwood & Blasted Steps Bellways (Memory Locket 3)
13:31 - How to get Magnetite Dice Tool in Act 1 (OP Yellow Tool)
14:23 - Needle Strike / Charged Attack (The Pinstress)
15:06 - Crest of the Wanderer with NO Simple Key
15:48 - 6 Act 1 Memory Lockets (Pilgrim's Rest, Greymoor Bellway, Blasted Steps, The Marrow x2, Hunter's March)
16:30 - Hunter's March Stuff (Memory Locket, Curveclaw, Fractured Mask)
AVOID CHAPEL OF THE BEAST (for now)
17:42 - Needolin (Widow Boss), First Needle Upgrade
18:30 - Multibinder, Memory Locket 7, Crafting Kit 2
19:13 - Eva Upgrades (Hunter Crest Evolution & First Vesticrest, Yellow Tool Slot)
19:58 - Mask Shard 5 (Weavenest Atla)
20:31 - Two Ways to reach Act 2 (Phantom/The Mists is preffered)
22:13 - Memory Locket 8 (Grand Bellway)
22:57 - Act 2, Establishing Songclave, White Key
23:52 - OPTIONAL, Defeat Cogwork Dancers now for Mask Shard 6 (Cogwork Core)
24:31 - Wandering Merchant Quest, Whiteward (Injector Band)
25:21 - Craftmetal 2, Clawline Ability
26:14 - Crafting Kit 3, Cogwork Wheel Tool (Architect), Underworks Ventrica
26:38 - Easy way to reach The Slab Bellway (From Grand Bellway)
27:40 - Faydown Cloak / Double Jump, Mount Fay Flea,
28:54 - Mask Shard 7 (Mount Fay), Memory Crystal Tool
29:38 - Other Mask Shards (Cogwork Core, Jubilana/Songclave, Weavenest Atla, Deep Docks)
30:19 - Path to Cogfly Tool (OP Red Tool), and other tools to get for Architect Crest
31:20 - Upgrading Druid's Eye tool to Druid's EYES (4 Remaining Mossberries), OP Blue Tool
32:00 - Best Act 2 Rosaries Farm (Thief's Mark and Cogfly make it work), Crafting Kit 4
33:13 - 2nd Vesticrest Upgrade (Blue Tool Slot)
33:49 - Stuff to get in Whispering Vaults (Memory Locket, Mask Shard, Pale Oil), 2nd & 3rd Needle Upgrades
35:01 - Remaining things to do (All Mask Shards, Spool Fragments, Memory Lockets, Beast Crest, Witch Crest, Sylphsong)
36:19 - Remaining Tasks (All Tools, Tool Pouch Upgrades, Fleas, etc.)
LINKS:
Marshmallow Merch Store: itsshatter.myspreadshop.com
Twitter: twitter.com/its_shatter
Donations (Paypal): paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3DNTWFS29CN7U
GREAT GUIDES TO FOLLOW:
All Eva Upgrades Explained: youtu.be/PiUS833FpTQ
How to unlock ALL Act 1 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/YUAI7Q8y23U
How to unlock ALL Act 2 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/MJicXPrRDU0
Rite of the Pollip Quest: youtu.be/ONDjussvHAw
Secret path to Act 2: youtu.be/8t_tVxkmWj8
All Act 1 Crests in Order: youtu.be/L3ut2UH_o10
Cogfly Tool: youtu.be/esgsisLHqhU
All Act 1 & Act 2 Memory Lockets: youtu.be/E9WPjJYF0f0
How to Unlock Crest of the Architect: youtu.be/_tFq9Z6ZpCU
All Craftmetal Locations: youtu.be/CyzgvQr9v0M
How to Unlock Crest of the Witch & Twisted Child Secret Achievement: youtu.be/BViM0ygeotQ
All Spool Fragments: youtu.be/HwH03zGey-A
All Act 1 & 2 Needle Upgrades: youtu.be/oQO3dvznKms
Have a great day, and as always, thanks for watching!
Hollow Knight: Silksong complete guide for how to unlock tons of various tools, abilities, mask shards, memory fragments, Eva Upgrades, Crests, Needle Upgrades, and more, all in an order that reduces frustration and makes Silksong feel easy. We will also cover common mistakes that players make, so that we can avoid making them ourselves. By the end of Act 2, we will have 9 Masks of health, double Silk Capacity, All possible crests fully upgraded, and all Eva Upgrades including Sylphsong.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Overview
00:23 - Early Upgrades (Mossberry/Druid's Eye, Map Stuff, Rosaries, Silkspear)
02:25 - Shard Pendant, Craftmetal, Straight Pin, DON'T GO TO HUNTER'S MARCH (yet)
03:08 - Forge Daughter (Stingshard and Crafting Kit 1)
03:58 - Swift Step (Flea 1/5), Defeating Lace
04:40 - Far Fields Stuff (Rosaries, Drifter's Cloak, Mask Shard 1, Memory Locket 1)
06:18 - DON'T USE MEMORY LOCKETS ON HUNTER CREST (yet)
07:00 - Greymoor Stuff (Best Act 1 Rosary Farm, Hunter's Journal)
07:46 - Memory Locket 2, Reaper Crest
08:33 - Two ways to deal with Moorwing
09:00 - 5 Flea Locations BEFORE Moorwing (How to skip Moorwing Fight)
10:42 - 4 Mask Shard Locations (Far Fields, Pebb, Wormways, Shellwood)
11:55 - Cling Grip, Pollip Pouch
12:37 - DON'T DEFEAT THE WARDENFLY IN TOP EAST DEEP DOCKS
12:54 - Shellwood & Blasted Steps Bellways (Memory Locket 3)
13:31 - How to get Magnetite Dice Tool in Act 1 (OP Yellow Tool)
14:23 - Needle Strike / Charged Attack (The Pinstress)
15:06 - Crest of the Wanderer with NO Simple Key
15:48 - 6 Act 1 Memory Lockets (Pilgrim's Rest, Greymoor Bellway, Blasted Steps, The Marrow x2, Hunter's March)
16:30 - Hunter's March Stuff (Memory Locket, Curveclaw, Fractured Mask)
AVOID CHAPEL OF THE BEAST (for now)
17:42 - Needolin (Widow Boss), First Needle Upgrade
18:30 - Multibinder, Memory Locket 7, Crafting Kit 2
19:13 - Eva Upgrades (Hunter Crest Evolution & First Vesticrest, Yellow Tool Slot)
19:58 - Mask Shard 5 (Weavenest Atla)
20:31 - Two Ways to reach Act 2 (Phantom/The Mists is preffered)
22:13 - Memory Locket 8 (Grand Bellway)
22:57 - Act 2, Establishing Songclave, White Key
23:52 - OPTIONAL, Defeat Cogwork Dancers now for Mask Shard 6 (Cogwork Core)
24:31 - Wandering Merchant Quest, Whiteward (Injector Band)
25:21 - Craftmetal 2, Clawline Ability
26:14 - Crafting Kit 3, Cogwork Wheel Tool (Architect), Underworks Ventrica
26:38 - Easy way to reach The Slab Bellway (From Grand Bellway)
27:40 - Faydown Cloak / Double Jump, Mount Fay Flea,
28:54 - Mask Shard 7 (Mount Fay), Memory Crystal Tool
29:38 - Other Mask Shards (Cogwork Core, Jubilana/Songclave, Weavenest Atla, Deep Docks)
30:19 - Path to Cogfly Tool (OP Red Tool), and other tools to get for Architect Crest
31:20 - Upgrading Druid's Eye tool to Druid's EYES (4 Remaining Mossberries), OP Blue Tool
32:00 - Best Act 2 Rosaries Farm (Thief's Mark and Cogfly make it work), Crafting Kit 4
33:13 - 2nd Vesticrest Upgrade (Blue Tool Slot)
33:49 - Stuff to get in Whispering Vaults (Memory Locket, Mask Shard, Pale Oil), 2nd & 3rd Needle Upgrades
35:01 - Remaining things to do (All Mask Shards, Spool Fragments, Memory Lockets, Beast Crest, Witch Crest, Sylphsong)
36:19 - Remaining Tasks (All Tools, Tool Pouch Upgrades, Fleas, etc.)
LINKS:
Marshmallow Merch Store: itsshatter.myspreadshop.com
Twitter: twitter.com/its_shatter
Donations (Paypal): paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=3DNTWFS29CN7U
GREAT GUIDES TO FOLLOW:
All Eva Upgrades Explained: youtu.be/PiUS833FpTQ
How to unlock ALL Act 1 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/YUAI7Q8y23U
How to unlock ALL Act 2 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/MJicXPrRDU0
Rite of the Pollip Quest: youtu.be/ONDjussvHAw
Secret path to Act 2: youtu.be/8t_tVxkmWj8
All Act 1 Crests in Order: youtu.be/L3ut2UH_o10
Cogfly Tool: youtu.be/esgsisLHqhU
All Act 1 & Act 2 Memory Lockets: youtu.be/E9WPjJYF0f0
How to Unlock Crest of the Architect: youtu.be/_tFq9Z6ZpCU
All Craftmetal Locations: youtu.be/CyzgvQr9v0M
How to Unlock Crest of the Witch & Twisted Child Secret Achievement: youtu.be/BViM0ygeotQ
All Spool Fragments: youtu.be/HwH03zGey-A
All Act 1 & 2 Needle Upgrades: youtu.be/oQO3dvznKms
Have a great day, and as always, thanks for watching!
