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Silksong Launch: Early Guides Pinpoint Maps, Rosary Farms, Fast Travel and Needle Upgrades

Fresh guides give players a clear early-game progression path.

Overview

  • Team Cherry’s Hollow Knight: Silksong is available now on all platforms with day-one access on Xbox Game Pass.
  • Shakra’s shop in The Marrow sells key navigation tools — Mosslands map (40), The Marrow map (50), Quill (50), Compass (70), Bench Pins (60), Shell Marker (40) — and the Compass must be equipped at a bench to show your position and death cocoon.
  • Fast travel opens only after defeating the Bell Beast in The Marrow, which then enables the Bellway network; later stations require rosaries to activate.
  • Early rosary income is most efficient at Bone Bottom and Deep Docks farming loops, while rosary strings safeguard currency until you’re ready to spend it.
  • Hornet’s damage can be boosted by upgrading the Needle with Pinmaster Plinney in Bellhart after defeating the Widow boss.