Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hollow Knight: Silksong guide for how to get the Architect's Key and Crest of the Architect. Doing so requires getting 25 tools total, and so this guide will mainly focus on where and how to get over 30 tools, as well as 6 Craftmetal to make some of these tools.
This includes the following:
1. Compass
2. Magnetite Brooch
3. Shard Pendant
4. Straight Pin
5. Curveclaw
6. Fractured Mask
7. Sting Shard
8. Magma Bell
9. Warding Bell
10. Weighted Belt
11. Silkspeed Anklets
12. Longpin
13. Pollip Pouch (Rite of the Pollip Quest)
14. Multibinder (My Missing Courier Quest)
15. Thief's Mark
16. Snitch Pick
17. Magnetite Dice
18. Cogfly
19. Ascendant's Grip (The Wandering Merchant Quest)
20. Spool Extender (The Wandering Merchant Quest)
21. Injector Band
22. Barbed Bracelet
23. Tacks (Roach Guts Quest)
24. Silkshot (Ruined Tool)
25. Memory Crystal
26. Snare Setter
27. Weavelight
28. Druid's Eye (Berry Picking Quest)
29. Cogwork Wheel
30. Sawtooth Circlet
31. Scuttlebrace
Timestamps:
00:00 - Architect's Key & Crest of the Architect Explained (All Act 1 & Act 2 Traversals Required)
00:41 - Compass Tool (1/25)
01:03 - Magnetite Brooch, Shard Pendant, Craftmetal 1 & 2
02:39 - Straight Pin
03:14 - Curveclaw, Fractured Mask Tools (6/25)
05:01 - Sting Shard, Magma Bell (8/25)
05:43 - Warding Bell, Craftmetal 3 (Far Fields / Deep Docks)
06:48 - Weighted Belt (10/25)
07:36 - Silkspeed Anklets (11/25)
08:55 - Multibinder / My Missing Courier Quest Start, Longpin
10:11 - Starting Rite of the Pollip Quest
10:53 - Pollip 1/6
11:16 - Pollip 2/6
11:59 - Pollip 3/6
13:04 - Pollip 4/6
14:13 - Pollip 5/6
14:35 - Pollip 6/6 & Finishing Quest, Pollip Pouch Tool (13/25)
15:40 - Path to UNLOCK Shellwood Bellway Shortcut
16:48 - Completing My Missing Courier Quest, Multibinder Tool (14/25)
17:30 - Path to UNLOCK Blasted Steps Bellway Station
19:58 - Thief's Mark, Snitch Pick, Magnetite Dice Tools (17/25)
20:58 - Craftmetal 4 (Blasted Steps)
21:50 - The Wandering Merchant Quest (Ascendant's Grip, Spool Extender)
23:45 - Cogfly Tool (18/25)
26:38 - High Halls Map & Ventrica Station, Ascendant's Grip, Spool Extender Tools (20/25)
27:45 - Injector Band Tool (21/25)
28:20 - Unlocking Shortcut Lift to Halfway Home
29:14 - Starting Roach Guts Quest & Unlocking Sinner's Road Bench / Map
32:05 - Barbed Bracelet, Tacks Tools (23/25), Roach Guts Quest
34:33 - Ruined Tool Key Item, Weavenest Murglin (needed for Silkshot Tool)
37:53 - Craftmetal 5 (Wisp Thicket)
39:55 - Alternate Path into The Slab (Choral Chambers) & The Slab Map Location
40:25 - How to make Railgun variant of Silkshot Tool (24/25)
42:56 - Memory Crystal Tool (25/25) & Mask Shard
44:32 - Snare Setter Tool (26/25), Mossberry 1, Weavenest Atla
46:05 - Weavelight Tool (27/25), Mossberry 2
47:33 - Mossberry 3, Berry Picking Quest, Druid's Eye Tool (28/25)
48:21 - Craftmetal 6 (Underworks)
50:09 - Cogwork Wheel, Sawtooth Circlet, Scuttle Brace Tools (31/25)
50:41 - Architect's Key, How to Unlock Crest of the Architect & Gameplay
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:
How to unlock ALL Act 1 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/YUAI7Q8y23U
How to unlock ALL Act 2 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/MJicXPrRDU0
Have a great day, and as always, thanks for watching!
Hollow Knight: Silksong guide for how to get the Architect's Key and Crest of the Architect. Doing so requires getting 25 tools total, and so this guide will mainly focus on where and how to get over 30 tools, as well as 6 Craftmetal to make some of these tools.
This includes the following:
1. Compass
2. Magnetite Brooch
3. Shard Pendant
4. Straight Pin
5. Curveclaw
6. Fractured Mask
7. Sting Shard
8. Magma Bell
9. Warding Bell
10. Weighted Belt
11. Silkspeed Anklets
12. Longpin
13. Pollip Pouch (Rite of the Pollip Quest)
14. Multibinder (My Missing Courier Quest)
15. Thief's Mark
16. Snitch Pick
17. Magnetite Dice
18. Cogfly
19. Ascendant's Grip (The Wandering Merchant Quest)
20. Spool Extender (The Wandering Merchant Quest)
21. Injector Band
22. Barbed Bracelet
23. Tacks (Roach Guts Quest)
24. Silkshot (Ruined Tool)
25. Memory Crystal
26. Snare Setter
27. Weavelight
28. Druid's Eye (Berry Picking Quest)
29. Cogwork Wheel
30. Sawtooth Circlet
31. Scuttlebrace
Timestamps:
00:00 - Architect's Key & Crest of the Architect Explained (All Act 1 & Act 2 Traversals Required)
00:41 - Compass Tool (1/25)
01:03 - Magnetite Brooch, Shard Pendant, Craftmetal 1 & 2
02:39 - Straight Pin
03:14 - Curveclaw, Fractured Mask Tools (6/25)
05:01 - Sting Shard, Magma Bell (8/25)
05:43 - Warding Bell, Craftmetal 3 (Far Fields / Deep Docks)
06:48 - Weighted Belt (10/25)
07:36 - Silkspeed Anklets (11/25)
08:55 - Multibinder / My Missing Courier Quest Start, Longpin
10:11 - Starting Rite of the Pollip Quest
10:53 - Pollip 1/6
11:16 - Pollip 2/6
11:59 - Pollip 3/6
13:04 - Pollip 4/6
14:13 - Pollip 5/6
14:35 - Pollip 6/6 & Finishing Quest, Pollip Pouch Tool (13/25)
15:40 - Path to UNLOCK Shellwood Bellway Shortcut
16:48 - Completing My Missing Courier Quest, Multibinder Tool (14/25)
17:30 - Path to UNLOCK Blasted Steps Bellway Station
19:58 - Thief's Mark, Snitch Pick, Magnetite Dice Tools (17/25)
20:58 - Craftmetal 4 (Blasted Steps)
21:50 - The Wandering Merchant Quest (Ascendant's Grip, Spool Extender)
23:45 - Cogfly Tool (18/25)
26:38 - High Halls Map & Ventrica Station, Ascendant's Grip, Spool Extender Tools (20/25)
27:45 - Injector Band Tool (21/25)
28:20 - Unlocking Shortcut Lift to Halfway Home
29:14 - Starting Roach Guts Quest & Unlocking Sinner's Road Bench / Map
32:05 - Barbed Bracelet, Tacks Tools (23/25), Roach Guts Quest
34:33 - Ruined Tool Key Item, Weavenest Murglin (needed for Silkshot Tool)
37:53 - Craftmetal 5 (Wisp Thicket)
39:55 - Alternate Path into The Slab (Choral Chambers) & The Slab Map Location
40:25 - How to make Railgun variant of Silkshot Tool (24/25)
42:56 - Memory Crystal Tool (25/25) & Mask Shard
44:32 - Snare Setter Tool (26/25), Mossberry 1, Weavenest Atla
46:05 - Weavelight Tool (27/25), Mossberry 2
47:33 - Mossberry 3, Berry Picking Quest, Druid's Eye Tool (28/25)
48:21 - Craftmetal 6 (Underworks)
50:09 - Cogwork Wheel, Sawtooth Circlet, Scuttle Brace Tools (31/25)
50:41 - Architect's Key, How to Unlock Crest of the Architect & Gameplay
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:
How to unlock ALL Act 1 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/YUAI7Q8y23U
How to unlock ALL Act 2 Traversal Abilities: youtu.be/MJicXPrRDU0
Have a great day, and as always, thanks for watching!
