Hollow Knight: Silksong All Crests Locations & How to Upgrade Them

news McDande Sep 12, 2025

In Hollow Knight: Silksong, Crests are special implements that allow Hornet to equip and use various Tools. Crests and Tools work similarly to Charms and Notches in the original Hollow Knight:

  • Each Crest has color-coded slots for Tools.

  • Equipping Tools gives Hornet new combat abilities, exploration options, and passive effects.

  • Swapping Crests changes not only Hornet’s moveset but also the type and number of slots available.

This guide lists all known Crests, their locations, and how to upgrade them.

List of All Crests

Crest Name

How to Get

Description

Hollow Knight Silksong Hunter Crest

Hunter Crest

Starting Hornet Crest.

Stalk prey and attack with lethal strikes.

Hollow Knight Silksong Reaper Crest

Reaper Crest

  • Location: Greymoor

  • Found in the Chapel of the Reaper, located far west of Halfway Home in Greymoor.

Hollow Knight Silksong Reaper Crest Location

Attack with heavy, arcing slashes and reap additional Silk from enemies.

Hollow Knight Silksong Wanderer Crest

Wanderer Crest

  • Location: Bonegrave

  • Requiring a Simple Key is needed to unlock the area.

Hollow Knight Silksong Wanderer Crest Location

Cut swiftly and numbly with short, precise strikes.

Hollow Knight Silksong Beast Crest

Beast Crest

  • Location: Hunter’s March

  • How to Obtain: Defeat the Savage Beastfly boss inside the Beast Chapel to receive this Crest.

Hollow Knight Silksong Beast Crest Location

Tear foes with savage slashes. Bind to enter a wild fury and steal life from prey.

Hollow Knight Silksong Witch Crest

Witch Crest

  • Location: Greymoor

  • Complete the Rite of Rebirth Wayfarer Quest during Act II.

Whip the needle in sweeping swings. Leech the life of foes through twisted roots.

Hollow Knight Silksong Architect Crest

Architect Crest

  • Location: Chapel of the Architech, Underworks

  • Purchase the Architect’s Key from the Twelfth Architect, then unlock the gate above her room to find the Crest.

Hollow Knight Silksong Architect Crest Location

Spin the needle as a screw, shredding foes. Spend Silk to rapidly craft new tools.

Hollow Knight Silksong Shaman Crest

Shaman Crest

  • Location: Ruined Chapel(Act III)

  • Enter the door left of the Bone Bottom entrance. In the first room, use Silk Soar to reach a hidden chamber behind two breakable walls.

Cast the blade forward and empower Silk Skills with powerful runes.

How to Upgrade Crests

To unlock more slots for your crests, you will need to gather Memory Lockets, which can be obtained through various ways, like picking up a white glowing item you see on the ground or through merchants.


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