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All Silksong Crest locations

Where to find all Crests in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Hornet is shown during the start of Act 2 cutscene in Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Guide by Kelsey Raynor Senior Guides Writer
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Finding and equipping new Crests in Hollow Knight: Silksong is something you should definitely spend some time doing. Silksong’s Crests can change Hornet’s moveset dramatically and you might find something that caters to your playstyle a lot more than her starting Hunter Crest.

You can also bid farewell to diagonal pogoing if you fancy, as various Crests allow for just that. To help you track all of them down, here are all Crest locations in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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All Silksong Crests at a glance

Here are all Crest locations in Silksong at a glance, thank you to our friends at MapGenie for letting us use this map:

All Silksong Crest locations

At the time of writing, there are eight known Crests in Silksong including the default Hunter Crest that you start the game with. That said, some Crests do have upgrades available that you may want to spend some time seeking.

All known Crests are listed below. You can select their names to be taken to detailed instructions on exactly how and where to get them:

Crest Function Location Found
Hunter Crest Stalk prey and attack with lethal strikes Hornet’s default Crest that you will start the game with
Wanderer Crest Cut swiftly and nimbly with short, precise strikes Beat the Chapel of the Wanderer in Bonegrave, accessible via Wormways using Pebb’s Simple Key
Reaper Crest Attack with heavy, arcing slashes and reap additional Silk from enemies Beat the Chapel of the Reaper in the left-hand section of Greymoor
Beast Crest Tear foes with savage slashes, Bind to enter a wild fury and steal life from prey Beat Savage Beastfly in Hunter’s March
Witch Crest Whip the needle in sweeping swings, leech the life of foes through twisted roots Complete the Rite of Rebirth Wish and Infestation Operation Wish, and give the Twisted Bud to Greyroot in Greymoor
Architect Crest Spin the needle as a screw, shredding foes, and spend Silk to rapidly craft new tools Beat the Chapel of the Architect in the Underworks
Shaman Crest Cast the blade forward and empower silk Skills with powerful runes In a tunnel above the Lore Tablet in Moss Grotto, accessible using Silk Soar
Vesticrest Equip additional Tools, independent of one’s Crest Unlock four Crests and talk to Eva in Weavenest Atla (Needolin required to access)
Vesticrest Upgrade 1 N/A Collect 12 Memory Lockets and talk to Eva
Hunter Crest Upgrade 1 Strike enemies repeatedly to build focus and once focused, needle attacks will become deadlier Speak to Eva in Weavenest Atla and allow the Insight
Hunter Crest Upgrade 2 N/A Use 15-20 Memory Lockets and speak to Eva in Weavenest Atla

If you're looking for more help tracking things down in Silksong, check out all Mask Shard locations, all Tool locations, and our Silksong walkthrough.

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