Hollow Knight Silksong Crests: Where to Find Them

Want to know where to find all the Crests in Hollow Knight: Silksong? These unique items can be equipped by Hornet, and each one changes her combat style and toolset. They can completely transform the way you fight enemies and explore new areas. In this guide, I’ve gathered all the details you’ll need to secure every reward — including the especially valuable Crest of the Wanderer.

Where to find all Crests in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Before diving into where to find each Crest, it’s important to understand why they matter in the first place. These items directly shape your playstyle: they modify Hornet’s basic strikes and her downward attack, letting you experiment with combos and movement techniques like pogo.

Each Crest also comes with a set number of tool slots, divided by color categories — white for abilities, red for throwables and consumables, blue for wards and defenses, and yellow for devices or tools.

To expand the potential of any Crest, you’ll need to collect special materials called Memory Lockets. These unlock additional slots, giving you even more flexibility when building your setup.

And here’s some good news: every new Crest you discover is automatically equipped. Later, when resting on benches, you’ll be able to freely swap your loadout and test out different combinations.

Hunter Crest

Location: this Crest is unlocked right at the beginning of the game.Description: allows Hornet to track down her prey and strike with quick, lethal attacks.Pogo action: diagonal slash.Tool slots:

• Available: 1 white, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow.
• Unlockable: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow.

The Hunter Crest serves as an ideal starter item — flexible and balanced, it gives you a solid mix of slots. It’s a great way to get familiar with the mechanics and ensures Hornet is fully equipped to take on enemies from the very start.

Reaper Crest

Location: the Reaper Crest is located in Greymoor. Move left from the main area and enter the Chapel of the Reaper. In the chapel’s highest room, after completing the gauntlet challenge, you’ll find the object that grants the Crest.

Description: empowers Hornet with powerful, arcing slashes and increases the amount of Silk gained from enemies.Pogo action: slow downward strike.Tool slots:

• Available: 1 white, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow.
• Unlockable: 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow.

The Reaper Crest promotes a more methodical combat style — your blows land with greater force, while your Silk regenerates faster. It’s a strong option for players who prefer calculated, heavy-hitting engagements rather than constant, fast-paced offense.

Wanderer Crest

Location: the Wanderer Crest is a tricky one to obtain. Head to the Wormways, best reached via the elevator in Mosshome/Bone Bottom. You’ll first need a Simple Key, sold by the Bone Bottom vendor for 500 Rosaries.

Use jumps, dashes, and pogo moves to cross gaps until you reach a ledge. The next room holds an acid-spitting mini-boss; beyond it lies a Mask Shard and a locked door that can also be opened with the Simple Key.

Inside the Wormways, travel left, then descend the shaft to Bonegrave. Keep going down until you reach the Chapel of the Wanderer, where the Crest awaits.

Description: grants swift, precise strikes with short weapons.Pogo action: fast downward slash, similar to the original Hollow Knight.Tool slots:

• Available: 1 white, 1 red, 2 yellow.
• Unlockable: 2 blue, 1 yellow.

The Wanderer Crest is perfect for players who value speed and mobility. It makes combat feel lighter and rewards precision and movement over brute strength — ideal for a hit-and-run playstyle.

Beast Crest

Location: the Beast Crest is found in Hunter’s March, accessible only after defeating the mini-boss Skarrgard at the far right edge of The Marrow. Once he’s down, continue right until you encounter the map vendor Shakra. From there, pogo up the shaft to reach the Chapel of the Beast. Inside, you’ll face the Savage Beastfly boss — defeat it and interact with the body to obtain the Crest.

Description: grants Hornet savage, tearing strikes. When using Bind, she enters a frenzy that allows her to leech life from enemies.Pogo action: diagonal spinning slash.Bind heal: standard healing is replaced with a temporary lifesteal effect.Tool slots:

• Available: 1 white, 2 red.
• Unlockable: 2 yellow.

The Beast Crest pushes you toward a ferocious, high-risk playstyle. It rewards those who dive straight into combat, trading safety for relentless aggression and the ability to regain health in the middle of battle.

Witch Crest

Location: the Witch Crest becomes available late in the game, hidden in the Bilewater zone. To access it, complete the Twisted Bud and Infestation Operation quests, then navigate through secret passages and a breakable wall in the eastern map area, southeast of the Whispering Vaults.

Description: turns the needle into a whip, striking in wide arcs and draining life from enemies through twisted roots.Unique Effect: sweeping swings + lifesteal.Tool slots:

• Available: 1 red, 1 blue.
• Unlockable: +1 red, +1 blue.
• No yellow slots.

The Witch Crest is tailored for players who thrive on aggressive combat. It blends offense with sustain, letting you dish out damage while restoring health in the thick of battle.

Architect Crest

Location: the Architect Crest is unlocked after collecting a set number of tools (see the Twelfth Architect shop key for details). Because of this, it only becomes available once you’ve made considerable progress in the game.

Description: a highly offensive Crest that lets Hornet spin the needle like a drill, tearing through enemies. It also allows her to spend Silk to quickly craft new tools during combat.Unique Effect: needle spin + fast tool crafting with Silk.Tool slots:

• Available: 3 red.
• Unlockable: +2 blue, +2 yellow.

The Architect Crest is built for players who want maximum aggression. With three red slots, it enables strong offensive setups, while its crafting mechanic keeps battles dynamic, letting you adjust your strategy on the fly.

Shaman Crest

Location: the Shaman Crest is located in the Ruined Chapel and becomes available only in Act 3. From Bone Bottom, enter the door to the left of the entrance. At the far end of the first room, use Silk Soar to reach the chamber with the Crest, hidden behind two breakable walls. Alternatively, you can wall jump into a hole at the top to approach it from the other side.

Description: equipping this Crest allows Hornet to project the blade forward and enhance her Silk Skills with runes, greatly boosting their power.Unique Effect: forward blade cast + rune-empowered Silk Skills.Tool slots:

• Available: 3 white.
• Unlockable: +2 blue.
• No red or yellow slots.

The Shaman Crest focuses on a magic-oriented playstyle. Needle swings send energy waves forward to strike enemies, though at a slower speed. Needle Strike also produces a larger shockwave, making this Crest ideal for players who favor strong abilities and ranged combat options.

Why Collect All Crests

That concludes our guide to the Crests currently available in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Each one reshapes Hornet’s combat style — from swift precision to heavy strikes or even lifesteal abilities — and they’re more than just extra gear. Crests form the foundation of your strategy, whether you favor careful planning or relentless aggression, so experiment with slot combinations and playstyles to find what fits you best.