Where To Find Silksong Ability on The Map
In Hollow Knight: Silksong, Abilities are permanent upgrades that expand Hornet’s movement, traversal, and combat skills. Key powerups include Dash, Glide, Wall Jump, Needolin, Charge Attack, Grappling Hook, Double Jump, and Super Jump. Each Ability opens new routes through Pharloom, making them essential for progression. Unlike Silk Skills, which consume resources, Abilities are lasting upgrades tied to exploration and quest rewards. Finding all of them is the backbone of Silksong’s progression system.
To keep track of Abilities, visit Shakra in The Marrow, the local map merchant. She sells maps for Rosaries, including Mosslands (40 Rosaries) and Marrow (50 Rosaries). Along with tools like the Compass, Quill, and Bench Pins, these maps make locating Abilities and navigating Pharloom much easier.

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Here’s the key Silksong Abilities location and how to get the tip:
No | Ability | Location | Feature | How to Get |
1 | Swift Step | Deep Docks | Dash, run, combo movement | Found at altar in Deep Docks |
2 | Drifter’s Cloak | Far Fields (Seamstress) | Glide, float in midair | Complete Flexile Spines wish |
3 | Cling Grip | Shellwood | Wall cling and jump | Defeat Sister Splinter, inspect altar |
4 | Needolin | Bellhart | Unlocks sealed circular doors | Defeat Widow boss |
5 | Needle Strike | N/A (Pinstress) | Charge attack | Taught by Pinstress |
6 | Clawline | Cauldron, Underworks | Grappling hook traversal and combat | Obtain Clawline Ancestral Art |
7 | Faydown Cloak | Mount Fay | Double Jump | Acquire Faydown Cloak Ancestral Art |
8 | Silk Soar | Abyss (Act 3) | Super Jump using Silk | Progress Silk and Song quest |
Silksong’s launch drew massive attention on PC. Despite a Steam crash at release, the game reached 100,000 players within 30 minutes and peaked at 535,213 concurrent players just hours later. Considering Xbox Game Pass availability and initial downtime, total numbers could have been even higher.
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