Relics in Hollow Knight Silksong are collectible items that can be turned into Rosaries for the Relic Seeker Scrounge, a reward that helps toward 100 percent completion. Collecting the full set is challenging, as Relics are scattered across Pharloom—from early Act 1 zones to late Act 2 and Act 3 areas—and some require sacrificing into late-game paths or specific abilities to reach. This guide consolidates every Relic location and how to reach it, so players can plan efficient runs as they explore.
Across the game’s zones, Relics are organized across Bone Scrolls, Choral Commandments, Psalm Cylinders, Rune Harps, Sacred Cylinder, and Weaver Effigies. Specifically, Bone Scrolls appear in Far Fields, Greymoor, Underworks, and Wisp Thicket; Choral Commandments can be found in Bone Bottom, Songclave, Whitward, and Whiteward; Psalm Cylinders are located in Blasted Steps, High Halls, Underworks, and Whispering Vaults (two variants); Rune Harps reside in High Halls, Weavenest Alta, and Weavenest Cindril; the Sacred Cylinder is in Whispering Vaults; and Weaver Effigies are in Bone Bottom, The Slab, and Shellwood. Some items require special progress or abilities: for instance, Whitward is gated behind Silk Soar (Act 3), Shellwood’s relic needs a specific Rite of Rebirth Wish sequence, and Vaultkeeper’s Melody progress unlocks the Sacred Cylinder. Collecting Relics gradually as zones are visited remains the most practical approach, since most areas are accessible in Acts 1 and 2, with late-game paths opening later.
In Far Fields, the Bone Scroll sits in a small room above the passage east of the Seamstress balloon hut; ascend the shaft about midway through the passage to reach it. In Greymoor, the Bone Scroll is in the rightmost corner of a secret room east of the Halfway Home; access the room by swimming left when you reach water, then follow the passage down and to the right to find the Scroll on a corpse. In Underworks, the Bone Scroll is at the end of a tunnel behind a breakable wall in the westernmost shaft, with the hidden passage positioned higher than the path that leads to the Grand Gate. In Wisp Thicket, the Bone Scroll is at the top of a long, vertical platforming challenge in the eastern part of the area, though not in the farthest east chamber.
Choral Commandments include Bone Bottom, which resides on a high ledge above the elevator shortcut; it can be reached by falling from high above or via the breakable wall at the western edge of Mosshome. Songclave requires a purchase from Jubilana after completing The Lost Merchant Wish. Whitward is located at the eastern end of a hidden passage that requires the Silk Soar ability from Act 3; the passage sits just to the right of the central column leading down from the Choral Chambers. Whiteward is found on a corpse at the end of a long hallway leading west from the central column; take the upper path west to reach the body.
Psalm Cylinders extend across Blasted Steps, High Halls, Underworks, and Whispering Vaults. The Blasted Steps cylinder is purchased from Grindle for 240 rosaries. In High Halls, the cylinder sits behind a breakable wall on the left-hand wall of the western shaft; climb onto the platform at the leftmost side and wall-jump into the tunnels, continuing to the right and climbing up to reach the bottom of a tunnel. In Underworks, the cylinder is at the end of a hallway behind a breakable wall in the small set of passages in the northwest portion of the area; the passages sit above the hallway between the two western shafts. In Whispering Vaults, there are two cylinders: one found while in Vaultkeeper Cardinius's lair, in the northeastern area on the ground; the other requires using the Clawline on a ring at the highest point of the easternmost chamber of the Vaults, then completing the platforming challenge up and to the left to reach a room at the end.
Rune Harps are located in High Halls, Weavenest Alta, and Weavenest Cindril. The High Halls harp sits at the furthest end of the High Halls when coming from the western entrance, requiring movement up, then to the right, down, and finally west to find the harp beside a ruined wagon. Weavenest Alta’s harp is in the northeasternmost section of the area, accessible via wall jumps and a small ascent. Weavenest Cindril’s harp sits at the western end of a long passage beneath the main floor, and its access requires consuming Flea Brew and wearing the Silkspeed Anklets, then sprinting away from a bench to open the path below.
The Sacred Cylinder in Whispering Vaults is earned as part of completing Vaultkeeper’s Melody in the main story quest. Weaver Effigies include Bone Bottom, where one floats down from above the elevator and follows the western wall to a small ledge and then west to find the figure on the ground; The Slab, located at the far eastern portion at the base of The Slab, deeper than the path to the First Sinner and at the end of the upper path on a corpse; and Shellwood, which requires starting the Rite of Rebirth Wish after finishing the Rite of the Polyp wish to access the tunnel beneath Shellwood, placed in the easternmost section beyond some breakable walls and across some water.
Most Relics are obtainable in Acts 1 and 2, but some are best reached only in Act 3 via late-game abilities or specific quest progress. Players are advised to collect as many Relics as they can when first visiting each zone, since the majority of these areas are accessible early, with a handful requiring post-game tools or progression. The journey between zones benefits from locating Shakra’s maps and knowing how to navigate The Mist, which helps in reaching the Citadel of Song without passing through the Grand Gate.
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