I thought the Silver Bells quest in Hollow Knight: Silksong would be a cozy little errand. I had just beaten the Widow in Bellhart, freed the town, and felt like a hero who deserved a quiet walk. Then the quest board handed me a note that basically said: find eight silver bells. No map. No choir. Just vibes. Not gonna lie, I laughed. That laugh aged quickly.



? Starting the Quest Without Losing My Mind

To unlock the Silver Bells side quest, I first had to defeat the Widow boss in Bellhart. That fight was the gatekeeper. Once Bellhart was free and the quest board opened, the Silver Bells request appeared among the other jobs. The hint was charmingly vague, the kind of note that points toward a general direction and then lets the wind do the rest. I grabbed it, sharpened my needle, and told myself I would not spend an hour running in circles.

I spent an hour running in circles. Okay, fine, maybe two.

?️ Where the Bells Hide

The actual search begins at the Bellhart bellvein, the fast travel station. From the spot where I summoned the Bell Beast, I headed right and kept going until I passed through a wall into a chamber lined entirely with bells. The bellvein felt like a sleeping creature; its metal ribs hummed when I walked, and every bell seemed to be whispering, nope, not here. The Cling Grip skill is essential here, because this place is a tall square playground of ledges, gaps, and breakable paths.



The structure is simple once you see it: one huge square, with entrances and pathways you break open as you descend, creating shortcuts back to the top. The bells are the tricky part. They do not always spawn each time you pass their location. They may appear in different spots for different players, and they may just refuse to show up because they are little gremlins with a sense of drama. I had to run through the bellvein several times before all eight finally showed themselves. It was not Christmas in the city, but these bells were still playing hide-and-seek.

Here is my bell-spawn cheat sheet, based on what I found and what the marked map helped me confirm:

Bell
Where I Found It

1
Second level from the top, after fighting an enemy. A blockade above it can be broken for a shortcut back to the top.

2
One level down, through the right-side entrance with the large bell bug. On the floor next to a path leading upward.

3
Following the path and breaking barriers, then dropping back into The Marrow and climbing up. Across the gap on that level.

4
Very top of the bellvein, top level, center.

5
Same spawn as bell two.

6
Same spawn as bell four.

7
Same spawn as bell one.

8
From the top level, head left and drop to the level above the spike trap on the left side. Check the alcove.



That marked image saved me from at least one meltdown. Still, I learned not to trust a single clean run. My best method was to sweep each level one by one before taking an exit, then repeat the circuit until the counter filled. The bells are shy, random, and a little theatrical. I respect that. I also threatened them with a very stern look. They were not impressed.

? The Reward Is Small but Sweet

After the eighth bell finally rang its little victory note, I returned to the quest board and collected my reward. The Silver Bells quest does not shower you in legendary gear, but it does give you rosary beads strung together. Those beads cannot be lost, and they contain 120 beads that you can break apart and spend whenever you please. Compared with some of the more brutal side quests in Silksong, that is a pretty fair trade for a bit of bell-hunting.



In 2026, with all the maps and guides floating around, this quest still has a mischievous streak. The bells do not care about your schedule. They do not care that you have already checked that ledge twice. They appear when they want, where they want, and then they act like it was your idea. I walked away with 120 rosary beads, a fresh shortcut or two, and the quiet satisfaction of out-stubborn-ing eight tiny metal menaces.

Would I do it again? Honestly, same. Probably yes. But next time, I am bringing more patience and fewer dramatic sighs. ...

Quests like this one are a good reminder that the best part of a game is often the detour, not the destination. If that detour has left you curious about what else is worth picking up, or you are simply eyeing Silksong and its backlog neighbors while waiting for the next patch, it helps to know where prices are actually reasonable. I have been checking cheapest steam keys on DealNest between bell runs, and it is a low-effort way to see what is discounted before committing.

No grand strategy involved, just a habit of looking before buying. Bell-hunting taught me that much: check the same spot twice, and sometimes you get lucky.

I still measure 2025 by the nights I lost to three very different blades. As a player who keeps a chaotic spreadsheet of releases, I expected the year to be defined by big sequels, but I did not expect a late-summer action-platformer trifecta to hit me quite so hard. Looking back from 2026, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and Hollow Knight: Silksong feel less like three separate launches and more like one perfect season. Each arrived within weeks of the others, each asked for precision and patience, and each cost less than $30. That last detail still feels almost unfair: I bought all three for roughly the price of one full-priced AAA game, and I got months of discussion, frustration, and delight.



The ninja who reopened the door

My summer started with Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound at the very end of July. I had been curious because it came from the studio behind the Blasphemous duology, and I loved how that team handled grim atmosphere and exacting combat. Ragebound traded gothic gloom for vibrant pixel art and a 2D side-scrolling structure, but the discipline was still there. I remember sitting forward on my couch during the first real boss attempt, learning that the game's speed was not an invitation to mash. Its combat was frenetic but thoughtful, and every death felt like a lesson rather than a punishment. The challenge was tough but fair, a phrase I usually distrust, yet here it fit.

The critical response matched what I felt. Ragebound ended up with an 86 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic, and 93% of reviewers recommended it. What impressed me most was how it set a bar for both 2D action and ninja-themed games without feeling like a nostalgia trip. It was a proper return to 2D for a long-running franchise, and it made the rest of the year feel more competitive.



A rival worth respecting

A month later, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance arrived, and I will admit I expected overlap fatigue. Two high-profile action-platformers with ninja DNA, released so close together? It sounded like a scheduling mistake. Instead, Shinobi carved out a distinct identity with a striking hand-drawn art style and light Metroidvania elements. Where Ragebound felt like a tightly wound combat gauntlet, Shinobi felt like a journey through a living illustration. I loved the way exploration broke up the action, and I loved that the game did not simply copy its closest rival.

The numbers were just as strong: an 87 Top Critic Average and 95% of reviewers recommending it. I found myself in the strange position of defending both games in the same group chat. Ragebound had the sharper pixel-art punch; Shinobi had the more elegant flow. They were not redundant. They were complementary, and together they made August feel like a mini-festival of classic franchises being revitalized with care.



The sequel that stopped the internet

Then came September 4, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. I had been waiting for this sequel for years, like so many others. The two-week sprint between the release date reveal and launch was feverish. On launch day, I opened my storefront of choice the second the clock turned, and I watched the internet buckle. Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and the Xbox marketplace all crashed for around half an hour. I remember laughing at my own refresh button, then realizing that the chaos was a kind of tribute. Reviewers had not been given early codes, so there was no comfortable critical cushion before launch. Players were going in together, discovering the game in real time.

From my 2026 vantage point, the launch chaos has become a fond memory. Silksong improved on its predecessor's formula in significant ways, and it delivered the kind of sequel that makes seven years of development feel justified. I spent my first week with Hornet learning new rhythms, sitting on benches, and getting humbled by enemies that punished lazy movement. The game was a triumph in its own right, and it also completed the trifecta. It was the third and final part of a powerful 2025 trio that I still recommend to anyone who asks what they missed last year.



Why the trio still matters in 2026

Game
2025 release window
What I remember
Critical snapshot

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
End of July
Frenetic but thoughtful combat, vibrant pixel art, tough but fair challenge
86 Top Critic Average; 93% recommended

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
One month later
Hand-drawn style, light Metroidvania exploration, distinct identity
87 Top Critic Average; 95% recommended

Hollow Knight: Silksong
September 4
Seven-year wait, massive launch, refined sequel formula
No early review codes at launch; strong player sentiment

What I find most remarkable, even now, is the value. All three cost less than $30 each. In a year packed with huge releases, this trio offered a concentrated dose of craft without asking for a premium. I have paid more for single games that gave me less to think about. The 2025 action-platformer movement was not just a marketing phrase; it was a real run of quality, and these three headliners exemplify it.

If I could give my past self one piece of advice, it would be simple: clear the calendar from late July through September. Play Ragebound first, let Shinobi surprise you, and save Silksong for last. Then, in 2026, come back and see how well they hold up. Mine still do. ?

That advice comes with one practical footnote from my own experience: availability and pricing for these three have drifted since launch. Ragebound and Shinobi show up in seasonal sales at wildly different discounts depending on the storefront, and Silksong's post-launch pricing has shifted too as bundles and regional storefronts have filled in. If you are hunting down the trio in 2026, it pays to look across several retailers before committing, since the same title can differ by a meaningful margin from one shop to the next.

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If you're stuck in Greymoor staring down Moorwing in Hollow Knight: Silksong, I've got good news: you don't have to fight fair. Look, I get it—Greymoor is a maze, the bench at Halfway Home feels miles away, and Moorwing has a habit of turning a simple boss fight into an airborne tantrum. So let's talk about the cheese. And then let's talk about walking around the problem entirely. No judgment here. ?



The Reaper Crest is your secret weapon

Before you go anywhere, sit at the Halfway Home bench in Greymoor and switch to the Reaper Crest. Hornet gets several Crests in the story, and each one changes her basic attack and downward attack. The Reaper Crest gives you heavy arcing slashes, extra Silk from defeated enemies, and—most importantly—a downward arc swing that can hit Moorwing from a spot where the boss simply cannot reach you. That downward arc is the whole trick. Without it, this cheese doesn't exist.

Once you're back in the arena, approach Moorwing just enough to wake it up. The moment it starts attacking, run to the right and ride the currents upward toward the ledge where you first dropped in. Now face the wall on your left. Moorwing will fly right underneath you, and you can bonk it with downward arc swings until it dies. It takes a few hits. It is also completely, almost comically safe. The boss can't touch you. It just keeps buzzing underneath like an angry ceiling fan.

Simple. Effective. A little rude.

Two ways to skip Moorwing entirely

Word on the street is that you can skip the fight altogether. As of 2026, these two methods are still the ones people bring up, though I'd take the second with a grain of salt.

Method
What you do
Risk level

Simple Key gate
Follow the red route on the map above and use a Simple Key to open a locked gate. You enter the boss area from the left instead of the right.
Low, if you have the key

Flea Caravan
Find the five lost Fleas for Fleamaster Mooshka in The Marrow. The Caravan then appears where Moorwing would normally show up.
Medium—the boss may return once the Caravan moves again

The first method is the cleaner one. You're basically coming into the fight from the wrong side of the theater, and Moorwing doesn't appreciate being ignored. The second method is wilder. You help Mooshka, the Caravan parks itself in the boss spot, and suddenly the arena is a flea market instead of a nightmare. But here's the catch: once that Caravan moves again, Moorwing might show up anyway. Trust me, I'd keep a backup plan.

Why bother?

Because Greymoor is annoying enough without a boss wall. Beating Moorwing opens the way west to Haunted Bellhart, where the Threadspun Town quest happens, and then onward to Shellwood. You're almost to Act 2. If you can save yourself ten deaths and a headache, why not? The cheese spot is safe, the skip routes are tempting, and Moorwing is a flying problem that deserves a little disrespect. ?

So grab the Reaper Crest, pick your method, and get out of Greymoor. Your sanity will thank you.

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The first time I dropped into Hunter’s March in Hollow Knight: Silksong, I thought I was just taking a quick detour. I had already poked around The Marrow and Deep Docks, and this optional area felt like a side room with attitude. Then the Savage Beastfly introduced itself, and I learned that a short fight can still feel like a full-blown siege. When I came back to the game in 2026 for another run, I promised myself I would actually learn the fight instead of panic-jumping through it. This is how that went.

First Things First: Hit the Switch

Before you even think about the boss, look near the exit of the arena. There is a switch there, and you should strike it immediately. Let me tell you, that switch saved me more times than I care to admit. It unlocks a quick way back in, so you do not have to retrace the whole path every time the Beastfly flattens you. That alone makes the fight less frustrating.



The Beastfly does not have a huge move list, but the randomness is the real enemy. Its dash and slam attacks can chain in ugly ways, and the summons in phase two turn a clean duel into a messy brawl. I had to stop treating it like a straight fight and start treating it like a positioning puzzle.

Reading the Dash Attack

The dash is the move I had to respect first. The Beastfly launches from one side of the room to the other, and the obvious answer is to jump over it. The catch is that if you are already in the air when the attack is queued, it will adjust toward your position. That little detail punished me constantly. So when I saw the wind-up, I forced myself to land, plant my feet, and then jump.

After the boss smashes into the wall, you get a gift. I could squeeze in one or two downward aerial attacks before it recovered. That damage adds up, and it also puts me in a better spot for whatever comes next. Later in the fight, I even used that bounce to bait a higher dash while I dealt with the smaller bugs. ⚔️

The Slam Attack Is a Trap and a Tool

The slam looks simple: the Beastfly floats above me, follows my movement, and points its head down. I had a brief moment to step left or right. If I stayed close, it could slam up to three times, and the counterattack window was tiny. But if I positioned well, I could land one hit as it rose for another slam. Enough damage stuns the boss, which buys room to hit it more or heal.

Healing is the scary part. The window is tight, and it gets tighter as the fight goes on. I learned not to heal just because I was nervous. If I picked the wrong moment, I would eat a slam and lose all the progress I had just made. That pause before the screech? It still makes my shoulders tense.

Phase Two and the Summoning Problem

The second phase is where the fight really begins. The Beastfly screeches and calls in help, and from that point on, the arena gets crowded fast. Trust me, the RNG here can hand you a clean run or a nightmare. At first, only one bug joins, but as you damage and stun the boss, it starts summoning two, then three.

Summon
What It Does
My Answer

Beastfly
Rams at you and pushes you into bad positions
Use Silk Spear to remove it fast, or an upward strike to send it over your head

Kilik
Releases back spines when you get close
Jump the spikes and kite it into the boss’s slam

Vicious Caranid
Uses its tail to create a damaging zone
Stay calm, keep distance, and drag it into the slam

The Vicious Caranid is the one that made me sweat. It is the biggest and most aggressive summon, and it can lock down space quickly. The Kilik is less dangerous alone, but its spines can trap you while the boss is charging. The small Beastfly is annoying because it forces you into awkward air positions, so I tried to delete it with Silk Spear whenever I could.

The Strategy That Worked for Me

Here’s the kicker: the boss can damage its own summons with the slam. That changed everything for me. Instead of trying to kill every bug immediately, I stayed near the corners, baited the boss, and kited the mobs into the slam. If I moved too far away during the slam, the boss would reset the attack, so I had to stay relatively close while still dodging. It took a few attempts, and I definitely got hit by bugs I forgot were behind me.

My loop looked like this:

Stay near the arena corners when possible.

Jump the dash and punish with one or two downward aerial hits.

Dodge the slam, then land quick normal attacks when it hits the ground.

When a summon appears, adjust based on the bug type.

Use the boss’s slam to clear Kiliks and Caranids whenever I could.

Keep composure when two or three bugs show up. Panic is what gets you hit.

It is not a fast fight. It is a patience fight. The Beastfly wants you to rush, overextend, and heal at the wrong time. Once I slowed down, the fight became readable.

The Reward Is Worth It

After the fight, the reward sits in a room to the left of the boss arena. The Crest of the Beast changes Hornet’s moveset in a big way. It alters the downward aerial attack, healing, and attack patterns. The range is shorter, but you can spend silk to heal by striking enemies, which pushes a much more aggressive playstyle.



I walked away from Hunter’s March with sore thumbs and a new favorite toy. The Savage Beastfly is optional, but if you want a crest that rewires how you play, it is absolutely worth the trouble. Just hit that switch first, keep your feet on the ground, and let the boss do some of the dirty work for you. ?

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The Marrow is the first area players will traverse after leaving Bone Bottom and Mosshome in Hollow Knight: Silksong. It is a mixture of underground tunnels and lava pools, and it marks the first steps toward the Citadel in Pharloom. The place is basically a cave that looked at a tutorial and said, 'Let's add lava.' As of 2026, guides are still being updated as new details emerge, but here is what is known so far.



Benches, Fleas, and a Very Loud Beast

There are four benches in The Marrow for resting and healing. The flea caravan sits at the second top bench and right below in the small square to the left down the middle shaft. The Bell Beast, at the top-most portion of The Marrow map marked by the silver disk, is the only main boss fight in the area and unlocks fast transport stations across Pharloom. Nothing says 'welcome to the neighborhood' like a giant bell-themed creature that wants to flatten Hornet.

Sharka can be found immediately after the bone gate is opened and at the start of The Marrow. Players should speak to them to gain new map pieces and map markers. When players enter new areas like the Deep Docks or Hunter's March, Sharka will also move to that same area. The top right path adjacent to Mosshome leads to a dead-end room filled with bells. The path right below the top right path leads into Hunter's March; players will need Swift Step and the Glide ability to traverse there properly. A mini-boss also blocks the path, because of course it does.

Important NPCs (and One Locked-Up Thief)



Flick The Fixer is a pilgrim bug who creates a wishing board for players to accept wishes and commissions regularly, though he will leave after his quest is finished. The wishes update as players explore Pharloom and different regions. Sherma appears in the guide's image gallery, but details remain scarce—perfect for lore hunters who enjoy a good mystery.



Sharka is one of the most important merchants players will meet. They are a warrior and cartographer who provides maps and map accessories for easier navigation in Pharloom. Players will find them in The Marrow first, surrounded by dead mad pilgrim bugs. Each time players unlock a new map area, Sharka moves to a new location within the new map, leaving players to find them again. They will have maps for Mosshome and The Marrow available for purchase when first met, along with map markers and extras that flesh out the map and track Hornet with the compass accessory Sharka provides. Later, Sharka leaves a bell device in Bone Bottom village where players can summon them to purchase items.



The Moss Druid is found in an alcove within The Marrow. This mad druid requests three mossberries from Mosshome. In return, they give the Moss Bell and will accept more mossberries in exchange for rosary beads later on. It is a fair trade: berries for bells, and a little bit of madness for everyone.



Grindle is a thief of sorts and can be found locked up near the bench in The Marrow. He is on the far right of The Marrow map, right beneath the bench icon. Players should whack the gate to free him and hop upwards to the cell above to obtain the straight pin tool at the same time. Leave the room and return to talk to Grindle. For the fee of a few rosary beads, he will tell different secrets about the sectors of Pharloom. Some secrets cannot be acted on yet, but his hints are worth keeping in mind.



The Traveling Flea Caravan is a group of fleas traversing Pharloom. They are involved in a lengthy quest to retrieve all the lost fleas in each map location before they can move on. Located beside their flag markers in the shape of a flea on a leaf, Mooska, their leader, rewards players when half of the missing fleas are found and once more when all are found. After finding the main fleas of the area, they offer to transport players to Greymoor and give a fast pathway to newer areas. Players will still need to locate the other fleas, but these will not be tracked, unlike the quest fleas.

Granting Wishes (Side Quests)



After obtaining Hornet's first upgrade after opening the bone gate, players should return to Mosshome and see the bug pilgrim finishing their wishing well project. The pilgrim urges players to complete some tasks for rich rewards. Completing any wish unlocks the Granted achievement. Here is a handy table:

Wish
Requirement
Notes

Bone Bottom Repairs
Donate 200 shell shards from non-bug enemies
Aids repairs to Bone Bottom

Garb of the Pilgrims
Hunt haunted pilgrims and collect Pilgrim Shawls
Fashionable and slightly haunted

The Lost Fleas
Seek fleas across Pharloom and guide them to the caravan
Mooska is grateful

A Lifesaving Bridge
Donate 300 shell shards
Mid-game wish

Volatile Flintbeetles
Locate three beetles in The Marrow
Rewards a crest expansion slot

Boss Fight: The Bell Beast



The Bell Beast is found first tangled in thick silk that players cannot cut at first. They need the Silkspear upgrade to cut through and free the creature. The Silkspear is found in Mosshome to the left of The Marrow and across a quick platforming section, resting in the stump of a tree. Upon freeing the beast, it goes hostile and attacks with three main moves: a straight-on charge, a leap charge, and a bell toss. Gratitude, apparently, is not a bell beast's strong suit.



In Phase 1, if the Beast bellows, a jump is coming. Players should run the opposite way and follow the tail. Once it lands, they can land two good hits before it hides back underground. If the beast appears flat on the ground, it is a normal charge; players should jump and hit it from below as they pass over it. The beast will stick its head out of the ground and toss up two bells. Stay clear and do not go for a quick hit, as the bells have one bounce that can knock the player away and into the Beast's next attack. The key to this fight is patience. Do not rush movements and avoid using the Silkspear. Though it is tempting for extra damage, use the Straight Pin instead for extra chip damage.



In Phase 2, the Bell Beast shrieks from the ground and adds a new attack to its lineup. Players should watch the ceiling as bells fall, each one having one bounce. Dodge as best as possible while watching for the beast, which will still attack with other moves regardless of whether the bells finish dropping. Only attack after a leap charge or a straight charge, as attacking during the bell attack will only get Hornet injured. Once the beast is injured enough, it stops in place and explodes in a flash of light. This starts a new cutscene with minor parkour for Hornet to complete before returning to the Bell room.

Defeating the Bell Beast unlocks fast travel for all across Pharloom once players return from the Silk cutscene with Hornet. The Beast will be awaiting the next order at the bell stop. For now, it can only traverse between The Marrow and Bone Bottom until players unlock the other stations in the other areas of Pharloom. Players will also unlock the Liberated achievement as recognition of freeing and calming the Bell Beast. In 2026, that is still a pretty good deal for one very loud rescue mission.

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In 2026, Hollow Knight: Silksong remains a demanding tour through Pharloom’s hostile biomes, and the boss encounter with Trobbio stands out as a strange theatrical detour rather than a full-scale difficulty spike. Found deep in the game’s progression, Trobbio is teased long before the actual fight begins, then delivers a single-phase battle built around movement restriction, floor-reading, and careful positioning. For players who have already survived Widow, Cogwork Dancers, and the Last Judge, the encounter can feel unusually direct—but it still punishes careless footwork.

Trobbio’s single-phase design is less a rising crescendo than a carousel whose calliope keeps the same tune while the horses accelerate. The boss does get stunned multiple times after taking a certain number of hits, and it gains one new spawn animation after a roar later in the fight, but its core move set does not change across phases. That consistency makes the fight readable. It also means the real challenge lies in dodging, not in memorizing a shifting sequence of phase transitions.

Where To Find Trobbio

Trobbio is first hinted at during the return to Choral Chambers after the Underworks area. Players climbing the right side toward the Cogwork Dancers boss can spot a small stage area to the right, but it is blocked at that point. The actual route opens later. After defeating Cogwork Dancers, players must enter Cogwork Core and from there reach Whispering Vaults. In Whispering Vaults, the stage sits on the bottom left side. Entering the stage immediately starts the Trobbio fight.



How To Beat Trobbio

Given how far into Silksong the encounter appears, the lack of multiple phases is almost surprising. Trobbio’s main gimmick is its ability to travel beneath the floor. Following Trobbio under the floor is like reading a seismograph behind a theater curtain: the popping tiles are the only honest witnesses to the hidden route. Players can track the boss by watching which floor sections rise, and Trobbio resurfaces where the floor stops moving or launches the Smoke Attack described below.



Attack
Wind-Up Tells And Description
Suggested Counters

? Smoke Attack
One of Trobbio’s most common moves. The boss throws three bombs that release smoke either horizontally or vertically after a short delay. Contact with the bombs or smoke deals damage. Trobbio can also perform this attack while underground.
Keep moving, since the bombs often miss a mobile target. If a bomb drifts close, hit it to redirect it in the opposite direction. This is also one of the best windows for safe damage.

? Fireworks Attack
Trobbio jumps up, and a clear fireworks sound plays. Circular spots then appear across the field. When the gaps inside those spots fill, they explode and deal damage.
Treat it as a movement-restriction check. Stand in areas without fireworks, and prefer going into the air to dodge so another attack does not catch the player grounded.

?️ Tornado Attack
Trobbio usually moves to a corner to begin. The boss first travels horizontally across the battlefield with a tornado around it, then throws a tornado in each direction. The tornadoes sweep horizontally first and then diagonally.
This is likely the hardest attack to dodge. Jump over the first sweep and learn the tornado’s trajectory for the second. A downward strike can also hit Trobbio as it passes through the player.

The Tornado Attack turns the arena into a clockwork windmill of bad intentions, with blades that first sweep horizontally and then cut diagonally. It is the move most likely to end an otherwise controlled attempt, so players should keep their eyes on Trobbio’s corner movement and wind-up. The Fireworks Attack is more about spatial discipline than reflex; standing in the wrong circular gap can turn a safe patch into a trap. The Smoke Attack is the opposite: it looks chaotic, but it offers breathing room and easy hits if players stay calm and redirect stray bombs.

After beating bosses such as Widow, Cogwork Dancers, and the Last Judge, Trobbio will feel straightforward by comparison. The main focus should remain on dodging, because many of the boss’s attacks restrict movement rather than demand complex counterplay. Players can get easy hits during the Smoke Attack, and they can downward strike Trobbio during the Tornado Attack as it passes through them. Because Trobbio randomly moves around the battlefield, it is recommended not to use the dash too often to chase it; overcommitting to a dash can leave the player exposed to a hit. Patience, floor awareness, and clean aerial dodges remain the most reliable tools for finishing the stage fight and continuing through Whispering Vaults.

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By 2026, the quest board in Bone Bottom had become a familiar sight to the hunter who moved through Hollow Knight: Silksong’s caverns with a needle in hand and a map in mind. The board was a patient spider, spinning new tasks onto its web as each region fell quiet. One task, Volatile Flintbeetles, asked for three shelled nuisances in The Marrow to be found and defeated. The request looked simple. The hunt was not.

A Board Full of Whispers

The hunter had cleared enough of the world for Bone Bottom to offer more work, and the Volatile Flintbeetles request sat among the newer notices. It demanded three Flintbeetles, each hidden in The Marrow. The game offered hints, but the hints were shy things—placed in likely rooms, half-swallowed by shadow, easy to pass without noticing. Tracking the beetles through the trail of clues made the work smoother. Ignoring the clues turned the hunt into a slow combing of stone and silk.

The trail of hints unspooled like a lantern-fish’s lure through black water—bright enough to follow, strange enough to make the hunter doubt the dark. Each beetle had its own pocket of The Marrow, and each demanded a different approach.

First Flintbeetle: The Ceiling Above the Bone Bottom Exit

The first hint waited by the resting bench near the Bone Bottom exit from The Marrow. From that bench, the path ran west and then upward toward the Mosshome exit. The hunter stopped before the path ended, on the top of the larger area just outside Bone Bottom and below Mosshome. A platform crowned that space, and the Flintbeetle clung to the ceiling above it. A jump and a strike woke the creature. The fight was brief but sharp, and the first Flintgem dropped once the shell cracked.

Second Flintbeetle: The Vertical Shaft

The second hint sat in the next area to the right of that starting bench. Again the path climbed. The vertical shaft in the middle of The Marrow breathed like a sleeping lung, its enemies rising and falling with each step. The beetle waited at the very top. The climb was the real trial: the final stretch held six or seven enemies, many of them flying bugs that tried to pin the hunter against the shaft walls. Patience and clean needle-work carried the hunter through. The second Flintbeetle fell, and the second Flintgem was claimed.

Third Flintbeetle: The Eastern Bench

The final hint was the easiest of the batch to find quickly. It waited at the furthest bench to the east, right under the Hunter’s March exit. The hunter took the path straight up and then turned into the upper room to the left. There, the last Flintbeetle waited. The Flintbeetles were small, hot embers wrapped in shell—not towering monsters, but dangerous when cornered. The third and final Flintgem was collected after a short, explosive scuffle.

How to Fight the Flintbeetles

The shelled bugs were not the biggest threat in The Marrow, but they could catch an unprepared hunter off guard. Their moveset was small, yet each move left fire in the air.

Attack
Tell
Counter

Charge Forward
The beetle balls up and charges, leaving an explosive trail
High-jump over the beetle or use a downward aerial attack, then glide away from the residual blast

Bounce
The beetle rolls into a ball and leaps in an arc, leaving a trail
Stand to the left or right of the landing point; if near the trail, stand in the middle of the arc to avoid the explosion

Explosive Flint
The beetle launches explosive stones
Hit the stones back at the beetle or dodge them outright

Explosive Death
The beetle stands still, flashes, and emits an explosive aura
Back away, dodge the incoming projectiles, then move in to collect the Flintgem

? The Charge Forward and Bounce attacks rewarded calm feet. The Explosive Flint attack rewarded a steady needle. The Explosive Death rewarded restraint—the hunter who rushed in too early met a face full of stones.

The Reward and the Return

With all three Flintgems in hand, the hunter returned to Bone Bottom. Interacting with the quest board completed the Volatile Flintbeetles task and granted the Memory Locket, an item used to unlock portions of Crests for combat. The board’s web had given up its prize. The hunter moved on, needle ready, with three fewer embers burning in The Marrow.

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In Hollow Knight: Silksong, a player who ignores red tools is essentially bringing a butter knife to a clockwork siege. The tools are there, they are angry, and they would very much like to be thrown at bosses. Yet many wanderers treat their red tool slots like a decorative spice rack — nice to look at, rarely used, and occasionally dusted with regret. That is a mistake. Crafting Kits are the remedy, and Pharloom hides exactly four of them. Each kit makes tools hit harder, and each one asks for a wallet that has been fed a steady diet of Rosaries. As of 2026, the arithmetic remains stubbornly the same: four kits, four price tags, one very sore purse.

A quick overview helps before the shopping spree begins:

Kit
Location
Source
Cost
Prerequisite

#1
Deep Docks
Forge daughter
180 Rosaries
None worth mentioning

#2
Greymoor
Creige
Free (quest reward)
Restore Bellhart, then take Crawbug Clearing

#3
The Underworks
The Architect
450 Rosaries
Act 2 and Clawline

#4
Blasted Steps
Grindle
700 Rosaries
Faydown Cloak

Crafting Kit #1: Deep Docks and the Forge Daughter’s Reasonable Robbery



The first kit is sold by the forge daughter in Deep Docks, and it is the closest thing to a bargain in this entire enterprise. At 180 Rosaries, it is cheap enough that a prudent player should grab it early, before the local wildlife develops opinions about their health bar. This purchase is the gateway drug to actual tool usage: Straight Pins fly straighter, Sting Shards sting harder, and bosses begin to wonder why the floor is suddenly full of unpleasant surprises. A player who skips this kit is like a gardener who owns a shed full of seeds and plants only regret.

Crafting Kit #2: Greymoor, Creige, and the Crawbug Census



The second kit is not purchased at all, which makes it the sentimental favorite. Once Bellhart has been restored to something resembling normal by defeating The Widow, a fresh wishboard appears with requests. One of them, Crawbug Clearing, sends the player to Creige in Greymoor’s Halfway House. Creige wants 25 flying nuisances removed from the sky. Small Crawbugs drop 1 quest item; the bigger ones drop 3. Collect every piece, return to Creige, and the next Crafting Kit is handed over with the quiet satisfaction of a job well done. This quest is less a chore and more a pest-control subscription with a damage upgrade attached.

Crafting Kit #3: The Underworks and the Architect’s Audacity



The third kit requires Act 2 and the Clawline ability. After surviving The Cauldron — a place that treats safety regulations as a rumor — the Architect becomes available as a shopkeeper. This is the same bug responsible for all those clockwork creations that have been hunting the player with unreasonable enthusiasm. Awkward? Yes. Convenient? Also yes. The Architect sells a Crafting Kit for 450 Rosaries, which is the sort of price that makes a wallet curl up like a dried leaf. Still, the damage boost is real, and the player can comfort themselves by imagining the Architect spending the money on a tiny clockwork retirement fund.

Crafting Kit #4: Blasted Steps and Grindle’s Premium Piracy



The fourth and final kit waits in the Blasted Steps map, up and left from the Bell Beast Station. Reaching Grindle’s shop is not a casual stroll: the cave walls slope in a way that demands the Faydown Cloak. That means completing Mount Fay first, a challenge that has reduced many confident players to a puddle of muttered apologies. Once the cloak is earned, Grindle will sell the final kit for 700 Rosaries. Yes, 700. Grindle is not so much a shopkeeper as a toll booth with a personality disorder. But this purchase pushes tools to maximum power, and a fully upgraded Cogfly swarm can turn a crowded arena into a very loud, very satisfying mess.

The Verdict: Buy the Kits, Use the Tools, Stop Suffering Politely

A player who collects all four Crafting Kits will notice a sharp difference in tool damage. The early kit is cheap, the second is free with effort, and the last two are expensive enough to require actual Rosary farming. Still, the payoff is difficult to argue with. Tools are not decorative trinkets; they are extra damage, crowd control, and the difference between a graceful victory and a frantic apology to the nearest bench. In 2026, the advice remains gloriously simple: find the kits, pay the outrageous prices, and let the red tools do the talking. The bosses will not like it, but they were never asked.

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By 2026, Hollow Knight: Silksong has settled into a peculiar reputation: a sequel that expands nearly every dimension of its predecessor while preserving the sharp, unforgiving edge that made the original memorable. Its map is larger, its base game content more expansive, and its nonlinear structure ensures that two players can spend the same handful of hours moving in opposite directions—one stumbling into a hidden boss, another grinding through a platforming gauntlet, and a third simply trying to remember which Bellway leads back to safety. That divergence is part of the appeal.

Yet certain facets of Silksong have produced something close to consensus. Most players do not loudly celebrate taking two masks of damage from common enemies. Many complain about the same wearisome platforming sequences and tedious boss encounters, including Hunter’s March and Savage Beastfly. The most resonant shared grievance, however, is the rosary bead economy. In Pharloom, rosaries are fleeting, and the feeling of being grossly indebted is nearly constant.

The scarcity is not for lack of effort. Rosary beads appear in the environment—sometimes on strings that must be cut, sometimes in sparse chests—but they are few and far between. Retrieving them often requires long traversal, and the reward can be disappointing: a Shard Bundle for players who do not prioritize tools, or a Memory Locket that becomes superfluous once all Crest slots for a preferred Crest have been expanded. During the early-game hours, rosaries are absurdly difficult to earn and even harder to keep, because so much of the sequel demands that players either inadvertently jeopardize them or deliberately spend them.

Death is the great eraser. Silksong embraces the same loose Soulslike inspirations as its predecessor, having players lose Silk and rosaries upon defeat. For anyone prone to being baited by miscreant flying enemies such as Driznits, Reeds, Skarrwings, Squatcraws, or Winged Pilgrim Bellbearers, death becomes a close acquaintance. The loss is not merely a number on a counter; it is an hour of careful exploration and several tough biomes erased in a moment. This is where Silkeaters enter the conversation.

A helpful NPC in the treacherous Sinner’s Road produces Silkeaters, consumable items that retrieve a cocoon after falling in battle. Players who hoard them do so with a specific dread in mind: the possibility of carrying 500 or more rosaries and being unable to afford the run back to break a cocoon. In practice, many expect to gorge on Silkeaters sooner rather than later, especially when luck turns sour between Bellways and Ventricas and the route to progression is unclear. Some players deliberately avoid guides in hopes of an earnest, blind playthrough; the rosary economy punishes that choice with particular cruelty.

Vendors make the pressure worse. Nearly every item sold by NPCs is egregiously expensive, and two of the game’s ridiculously rare simple keys cost 500 rosaries in Bone Bottom and 650 rosaries in Songclave. That is before considering the exorbitant number of rosaries required to experiment with various tools. A wishwall donation can also drain a purse in one generous gesture. The result is a loop that feels inescapable: a player amasses roughly 200 rosaries with ambitions to buy something special in Bellhart, then watches the currency vanish through vital Bellways, benches, and other necessities. Backtracking becomes a risk rather than a convenience.

Expense
Location
Cost

Simple Key
Bone Bottom
500 rosaries

Simple Key
Songclave
650 rosaries

Bench
Underworks
15 rosaries

The Underworks deserve special mention. It is a nightmarish region, and entering it without a single bead to one’s name—thanks to Blasted Steps and other obligatory purchases—can leave a player unable to afford even a bench costing a mere 15 rosaries. That tiny price becomes a wall. The scene captures Silksong’s economy in miniature: the numbers are small, the consequences are large, and the player’s options narrow with every mistake.

There is, of course, a practical counterargument. A half-decent farming section exists. The stretch of Silksong’s Choral Chambers between the Cogwork Dancers and Songclave, featuring a few Grand Reeds, would do nicely. But farming requires patience, and not every player wants to trade exploration for repetition. Without that patience, the harsh reality remains: not many rosaries accumulate leisurely. The game’s environmental beads are sparse, its chests are stingy, and its vendors are hungry.

The deeper issue is how the economy shapes exploration. In a Metroidvania, curiosity is the engine. Players are supposed to wander, test routes, and take risks. When death strips away both Silk and rosaries, wandering becomes a calculated gamble. The Blasphemous games offer a useful comparison: they are plentifully formidable on their own without also making players lose money that may have taken an hour and several tough biomes to acquire. Silksong’s decision to retain that punitive loop can feel misguided, because it discourages the very behavior the genre rewards. Players may avoid exploring unless they have no rosaries to lose—a deeply upsetting dynamic in a game built around discovery.

By 2026, the conversation has not disappeared. Community members still trade farming routes, debate whether the rosary economy is intentionally oppressive, and warn newcomers about the simple keys. Some praise the tension; others argue that the sequel’s larger map makes the loss of currency more painful than ever. Either way, the rosary bead economy has become one of Silksong’s defining features. It is not merely a currency. It is a measure of how much risk a player is willing to accept, how much exploration they can afford, and how long they can remain in debt to Pharloom.

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