Steel Soul 100% Completion Guide

Author: Vivictor

This is a full, in-depth, step-by-step guide with a complete speedrun to help you achieve 100% completion in Steel Soul mode in Hollow Knight: Silksong. While I did it on Steel Soul, this guide works for any kind of 100% run.

Introduction

I created this guide using Steel Soul mode as a foundation, but it’s applicable to any 100% completion run. I highly recommend going into your first playthrough completely blind, but if you’re looking for a step-by-step guide to help you get everything needed for the 100% achievement, this guide has you covered.

Permadeath Mode

In Steel Soul mode, you can’t die. This means you’ll need to be more aware of what you’re doing, but it also ensures you won’t waste time replaying sections. You should be able to complete everything in under 30 hours without much trouble.

The main goal of this guide is to offer fast routes that let you complete everything in a streamlined order, minimizing backtracking.

The first section of the guide focuses on a speedrun through the first act until we unlock the double jump. From there, we’ll start backtracking to collect everything in each area (100% sections).

General Tips & Tricks

• Defeat Every Enemy: Make sure to defeat every enemy you come across to complete Nuu’s Wish ASAP and naturally rack up some Shards and Rosaries.
• Fastest Movement: As soon as you get the sprint, the fastest way to move is by spamming jump + sprint repeatedly. This lets you move through areas like a true speedrunner.
• Quick Boss Fights & Fast Travel: Using the challenge button (Garama – Right Stick Button or V on keyboard) instantly starts boss fights by skipping dialogue. It also works as a quick way to summon the Bell Beast in any Bellway Station.

It took me roughly 18 hours to do a full replaythrough of the game, and some of that time was spent just looking at the map and planning what to do next. So, your time could easily be shorter than mine. I’d also like to add that the guide includes suggested routes—some aren’t perfect, and there’s definitely room to tweak them. Feel free to try alternative paths or change the order to suit you!

How Progress Tracking Works

• At the top-right of each 100% Completion section, you’ll see a “Mark as Done” button.
• When you click it, the section will get a green border and show the text “Completed!”.
• Your progression is saved. Even if you close and reopen the page, your progress will still be there.
• You can click again anytime to unmark the section.
• This system only applies to the 100% completion sections, so you can track which areas you’ve already finished on your path to full completion.

Act 1 Speedrun

Part 1: Moss Grotto & Bone Bottom

You’ll mostly ignore everything here, except for the two mossberries you can collect before reaching the Moss Mother boss fight.

Movement Tip

Learn to use pogos (downward strikes on enemies/objects) to move faster; it’s the quickest movement technique we have early on.

1. Find the First Mossberry

   The first mossberry is easy to spot, located above a cliff near the starting area.

2. Collect the Second Mossberry

   The second requires you to pogo off an enemy to reach it.

3. Defeat the Moss Mother

   The Moss Mother boss fight is very easy. The only tip I can offer is to stay on the right side of the arena, as it allows you to land more hits.

4. Proceed to the Next Area

   Progress through Bone Bottom, ignoring all NPCs, and head straight to the next area.

Part 2: The Marrow Speedrun

Right at the beginning of The Marrow, you’re going to do your first skip. Bait the enemy onto this platform and pogo off its head to reach the upper area.

1. Entrance Skip (Pogo)

   Set up the enemy on the small platform and pogo to gain height, skipping the lower arena.

   This can be tricky — if it’s inconsistent, take the normal route (clear the arena, open the gate for Sherma). The skip only saves time.

2. Left Path → Breakable Wall → Relic

   You’ll meet Shakra here for the first time. Ignore map stuff and go left toward your first skill. Break the wall on the way and pick up a relic that helps with rosaries.

3. Moss Druid & Mossberry #3 → First Wish

   In the same area, find the Moss Druid. In the room below, collect Mossberry #3; return to complete your first wish and obtain your first equipment piece.

4. Silk Spear & Bell Beast

   Run straight to grab the Silk Spear and fight the Bell Beast. Play patiently; avoiding contact damage is the key.

   After the fight, fast travel to Bone Bottom and accept all available quests.

5. Return to The Marrow → Right Path → Craftmetal & Prison

   Fast travel back to The Marrow and head right toward the next skill. Defeat pilgrims to advance the Shawl quest. Break the marked wall to grab your first Craftmetal, then make a quick detour to the prison for your First Tool and extra rosaries.

6. Shortcuts & Next Area

   Keep advancing until you reach the next area and hear Shakra singing. Unlock easy shortcuts to make backtracking smoother later on.

Part 3: Deep Docks Speedrun

1. Acquire the Sprint Ability

   In the room where you hear Shakra singing, exit through the top-right to find your next skill—the sprint.

2. Unlock the Shortcut & Fast Travel

   After getting the sprint, go left to exit through the previously locked door. Loop back to the area where you first heard Shakra and unlock the fast travel point at the bottom-left.

3. Defeat Lace

   Now go right and head straight into the Lace fight.

   How to Beat Lace

   Don’t get greedy. Be careful not to hit her when she’s in her parry stance. Always let Lace attack first, and then use the openings to land your own hits. For a detailed breakdown of all attack patterns, see the full Lace Boss Guide.

   

Part 4: Far Fields Speedrun

This section is again focused on running toward the next upgrade.

1. Farm Rosaries & Find the Warding Bell

   As you progress, defeat the ants you encounter to farm a good amount of rosaries. After reaching the tall corridor, look for a pipe to the lower left that leads to the Warding Bell.

   Note

   You can skip the Warding Bell and come back for it later, but it’s a useful tool that helps keep you safer.

   

2. Start the Flexile Spines Quest

   After grabbing the bell, exit through the bottom right to reach the Seamstress area. Sit on the bench and accept her quest, Flexile Spines.

3. Farm Spine Cores

   Access the room on the right to farm Spine Cores. There’s an enemy that respawns every time you re-enter the room, so just keep farming it until you complete the quest.

4. Get the Upgrade

   When you’re done farming, use the “quit to menu and reload” trick. You’ll respawn on the bench right next to the Seamstress. Talk to her to turn in the quest and unlock your next upgrade.

5. Skip or Defeat the Fourth Chorus

   Exit through the left to find the Fourth Chorus. You can skip this fight for now to save a few minutes.

   Fourth Chorus: Strategy & Skip

   To skip the fight: perform a sprint jump + float + heal stall + float + sprint to the left. It’s recommended to watch a speedrun video to see the timing. You can come back later with double jump for an easy kill.

   To fight normally: The fight is very easy. Just attack aggressively as fast as you can.

6. Unlock the Next Shortcut

   You’ll end up back at the tall corridor. Go to one of the top-right rooms to unlock the fast travel point. Then, continue through the top right, open the shortcut to the left, and keep floating until you reach the next area.

Part 5: Greymoor Speedrun

1. Find the Secret Relic

   After reaching Greymoor, keep running left until you find the area with water. Access the hidden spot shown to get another relic.

2. Meet Nuu

   At this point, you’ll likely complete the Garb of the Pilgrims quest. Continue left to meet Nuu and accept the Bugs of Pharloom quest (Hunter’s Journal).

3. Climb the Tower

   Keep going left until you get to the fast travel point—unlock it for later. Then, proceed to the tower and climb it.

4. Meet Garmond & Zaza

   Exiting through one of the right doors will lead you to Garmond and Zaza. Talk to them so they can appear later in the game. After exiting the tower from the left, make sure to unlock the shortcut for later.

5. Get the Reaper Crest

   Before entering the Moorwing area, enter the spot on the left to get the Reaper Crest.

   Tip

   The Reaper Crest is a fan-favorite and is very effective against early-game bosses. Make sure to grab it.

   

6. Defeat Moorwing

   Keep going left to encounter Moorwing.

   Moorwing: Strategy & Tips

   This can be a tough fight. The key is to take it slow and avoid staying too close to the boss. If you don’t feel confident, the community has found many “cheese” strategies for this boss that you can look up.

   

7. Reach Bellhart

   After the fight, you can access Bellhart. Make sure to unlock the fast travel point here—it’s one of the most important ones in the game.

Part 6: Shellwood Speedrun

1. Find the Hidden Tool

   This area will be really quick. One of the first rooms has a hidden tool behind a nest—get it, as it’ll be important for a later quest.

2. Parkour & Fast Travel

   Keep advancing to the left, take the elevator, and you’ll eventually find a spot with some parkour and a flower to pogo on. Climb it. To the left, there’s also another fast travel point you should grab.

3. Perform the “Taunt Skip”

   Going right, you can pull off one of the coolest skips in the game to avoid a boss fight. Keep taunting the enemy at the top right by spamming the taunt button (Garama). On controller, press the right stick (R3); on keyboard, it’s V.

   How to Perform the Taunt Skip

   Keep spamming the command until the enemy is lured to the other side. When it finally gets aggro on you, wait until it flies up and pogo onto it to access the upper area.

   

4. Acquire Wall Climb & Reach the Widow

   Go get the Cling Grip (Wall Jump) skill and start running to the top right of the area. You’ll find the bell place here—enter it and exit from the mid-bottom-left to reach the Widow.

5. Defeat the Widow & Reach Bellhart

   This boss fight isn’t hard if you avoid trying to hit her nonstop—be patient and wait for openings. After the fight, unlock the shortcut to the left and exit through the right to reach Bellhart.

6. Bellhart Upgrades

   Once in Bellhart, accept all new quests, go to the relic bug to get some money, and get your first needle upgrade.

Part 7: Bone Bottom Fast Revisit

This section involves a quick trip back to Bone Bottom to pick up some key items.

1. Buy Simple Key & Get First Collectibles

   Fast travel to Bone Bottom to buy the Simple Key. Then, fast travel to The Marrow and take a top-left exit to unlock the Bone Bottom elevator. Down this area, you can access one of the first Spool Fragments.

2. Unlock Simple Lock & Find Mask Shard

   In the elevator area, keep dashing left. Go past the large spitting ceiling enemy and use your Simple Key to open the locked door.

   Note

   Below the door, there’s a Mask Shard hidden behind a breakable wall. You can get this now or come back for it later during the 100% completion sections.

   

3. Acquire the Wanderer Crest

   You can now access Wormways, but ignore it for now. Take the first bottom exit to a mossy area and unlock the door on the bottom right. Heading left from here, you can find the Wanderer Crest.

   About the Wanderer Crest

   This crest is essentially the “Quick Slash” of this game and is excellent for pogo sections. However, it starts with no blue slots, which can be frustrating. Feel free to use a Memory Locket to unlock its potential, or stick with other crests if you prefer more survivability early on.

4. Find Final Collectibles in the Weavenest

   Go back to Bone Bottom and go down the moss hole near the town to access the first Weavenest. Explore to the right to find another Mask Shard and to the left for your second Spool Fragment.

Part 8: Sinner’s Road Speedrun

1. Return to Greymoor

   Fast travel back to Greymoor so you can climb the tower next to the inn and unlock the elevator.

2. Find the Creep Flea

   Keep going right from there to access a hidden wall containing the Creep Flea. This will advance The Lost Fleas quest.

3. Enter Sinner’s Road (SR)

   Take the top-right exit to access Sinner’s Road (SR). In the second area, you can pogo off an enemy to access the upper area early. Unlock the shortcut and proceed to the area with a bench.

   Note

   The pogo skip in this area is a bit tricky, so feel free to take the long way around if needed.

   

4. Solve the Broken Bench Puzzle

   Break the wall on the top left to solve the broken bench puzzle and activate the bench. This is a useful checkpoint before the next area.

5. Proceed to the Next Area

   Keep going up towards the left side until you find a spot with another breakable wall. Break it and enter to access the next section of the game.

Part 9: The Mist

1. Navigate The Mist

   This place is annoying and random. Play it safe to protect your Steel Soul save. Play the Needolin to the butterflies, and they will show you the correct path. Avoid the ghosts and be careful with the numerous traps.

   Steel Soul Warning!

   If you get into a bad situation with low HP (less than 4 is dangerous), immediately quit to the menu and reload your save from the Sinner’s Road bench.

   How to Fight Ghosts

   To fight a ghost, find a wide area and stay still until you hear a scream. As soon as it starts moving, jump, turn around, hit it once or twice, and repeat the process.

2. Reach Phantom’s Lair

   After exiting the mist, you’ll find the Phantom’s Lair. Make sure to activate the safety bench here so you can reload if needed. Also, unlock the nearby shortcut to make any potential runbacks to the boss faster.

3. Defeat the Phantom

   Now, go challenge the Phantom. This fight is relatively easy as the attacks are slow and simple to dodge.

   Phantom: Strategy & Tips

   You can abuse this fight with pogos if you’re comfortable doing so. Just make sure to avoid the parry attacks by jumping and dodge the large aerial attack by moving out of the light.

4. Arrive at Citadel Station (End of Act 1)

   After the fight, leave the area through the new exit to reach the Citadel Station. Unlock the map and both fast travel points. This marks the beginning of Act 2.

Act 2 Speedrun

Part 1: Citadel Speedrun - Choral Chambers

1. Climb to the Wheel

   After encountering Lace, you’ll start climbing the first area all the way to the top to reach the wheel.

2. Activate the Shrine & Get the White Key

   Keep climbing until you reach the right exit, then run towards the first shrine. Enter, activate the bell, and unlock another safety bench. You should also get the White Key to the right of the area.

3. Unlock Fast Travel & Shortcuts

   To the left and upwards you can unlock the fast travel for the area. Keep going left from here—you’ll find guys that are a good source of rosaries to farm later. There’s also a hole here that leads to a shortcut. Make sure to unlock this one.

4. Unlock Songclave Quests

   After unlocking the shortcut, quit and reload your save to unlock the Songclave quests.

5. Defeat the Cogwork Dancers

   Now keep going left to fight the Cogwork Dancers. This fight is pretty easy—the attacks are really simple to dodge. Keep attacking the same dancer; the fight will go a lot faster this way.

   After the fight, accept the quest and access the Cogwork area.

Part 2: Citadel Speedrun - Cogwork Core

1. Get the Map

   Access the bench right at the beginning of the area, unlock the map, and enter the room below.

2. Get the Mask Shard

   Here you’ll fight a small arena and get your next Mask Shard as a reward.

3. Return to the Wheel Room

   Keep climbing towards the right side, unlock a shortcut, and enter the next room. Keep going right—you’ll be back in the wheel room. Follow all the way to the right until you reach the Vaults arena.

Part 3: Citadel Speedrun - Whispering Vaults

1. Unlock Songclave Shortcut

   After entering this place, go top right to unlock a shortcut to Songclave—this will be important later.

2. Find the Third Mask Shard

   Keep advancing and unlocking shortcuts. Once you reach the room with the mask sound effect, below it you’ll find a room with a hidden lever that unlocks a wall to climb. This will lead you to the third Mask Shard.

3. Find the Flea and Pale Oil

   You’ll soon find the area that leads you to Trobbio. Unlock the shortcut and enter the room at the top of it. On the top right of this room, you’ll find a flea. Save it now to advance The Lost Fleas quest. In the same room, enter the top left exit, solve the puzzle, and you’ll get your first pale oil.

4. Get the Quill and Defeat Trobbio

   Go back to the Vaults and enter the Trobbio area to get your map quill. Then, fast travel to Bellhart to upgrade your nail again. Return and challenge Trobbio. If you’re using the Wanderer Crest, the tornado attack becomes a joke. You also have the parry skill from the phantom fight now. After winning, take the elevator and go left.

Part 4: Citadel Speedrun - Underworks

1. Navigate the Lava Corridor

   Won’t do much here for now. Just keep going left until you reach the tall lava corridor. Take it slow to avoid losing HP. On the upper area, take the left-down entrance to find one more craftmetal.

2. Get the Harpoon Ability

   Back on track, you’ll find the harpoon ability. After picking it up, climb towards the right side of the room and clear the small arena.

3. Get the Vault Keeper Melody

   Go right and down the hole below the elevator. Climb right to find a breakable wall. Climb the vault pipe to find the dead Vault Keeper and get the first melody for the Vaultkeeper’s Melody quest.

4. Get the Cogwork Heart Piece

   To the left of this area, there’s a Cogwork heart piece you should get. Give this to the vault NPC in the Trobbio room ASAP.

Part 5: Citadel Speedrun - Exiting Citadel

1. Fast Travel and Prepare to Leave

   Now we want to leave the place to get the next upgrade. Exit the Vaults through the stage, then fast travel to Songclave.

2. Get the Taste of Pharloom Wish

   Make a quick stop to get the Great Taste of Pharloom wish—this will be useful for later.

3. Exit to the Next Area

   After reaching the bridge, you can exit from the left and get to the next area.

Part 6: Mount Fay Speedrun

1. Travel to Mount Fay

   After leaving the Citadel, we’ll enter the Slab—but we won’t be here for long. Just keep going down and left until you find the fast travel sign. Follow it, unlock it, and we can skip directly to Mount Fay.

2. Climb the Mountain & Buy Maps

   Speeding through this area is pretty simple. Since we have all the required skills, we can hook our way up the mountain. After getting a quill from Trobbio, it’s time to get maps. If you haven’t yet, buy all the maps available from Shakra—and of course, the compass.

3. Find Hidden Bench, Tool, and Flea

   When you reach the far left, you’ll find a bench locked below a trapdoor. Go outside using the left exit, then get down and break a wall to access the bench. To the right of the bench, you can also find the Memory Crystal tool. From here, climb up to the next cave area. Inside, a crystal wall towards the top left hides a flea for The Lost Fleas quest.

4. Acquire Double Jump

   Mount Fay is basically a platforming challenge. Just climb and grab the safety bench on the way. If you screw up really bad, save and reload; don’t waste your Steel Soul save. After climbing all the way to the top, you can finally unlock Faydown Cloak (double jump), and now you can pretty much clear 90% of the map pretty fast.

5. Collect Final Mask Shard

   After getting the upgrade, you can slide down the mountain to the left. Close to the bench on the far left of the map, you can get one more mask shard.

6. Begin Backtracking

   Now you can go full right until you reach the fast travel—and the backtracking commences…

100% Completion Backtracking

100% Wormways

100% Wormways

Collect a mask shard, acquire the Sharp Dart skill, complete the Plasmium quest, and find a missing courier.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Mask Shard
• Memory Locket
• Plasmium
• Shell Satchel

Quests

• Great Taste of Pharloom
• Plasmium Quest
• My Missing Courier

NPCs

• Moss Druid
• Zango

Connects To

• Bone Bottom

This is the first route we’ll be following:

1. Start in The Marrow

   We’ll start by fast traveling back to The Marrow to meet the moss druid again. This will give us one of the items for the Great Taste of Pharloom wish.

2. Enter Wormways & Get Mask Shard

   Now, head left to access Wormways, right next to where we unlocked the Simple Key door. Here, we can get another Mask Shard (unless you already picked it during the Bone Bottom Fast Revisit).

3. Acquire the Sharp Dart Skill

   Next, go all the way left to find a Weavenest. Play the Needolin and enter it. Inside, we’ll unlock the Sharpdart skill.

4. Collect Plasmium & Memory Locket

   Head right and up to get the Plasmium quest from Zango. Sit on the bench for a hard save point. Leave the room and follow the route towards the blue markers to gather all the Plasmium you need. In the last area, you can also find a Memory Locket.

5. Complete Zango’s Quest

   After getting the final Plasmium, quit and reload to instantly return to the bench and complete Zango’s quest.

6. Second Route: Flea & Shell Satchel

   Now, for the second route (orange). Go right to unlock the shortcut. Right next to it is a breakable wall with a flea inside for The Lost Fleas quest.

   Climbing up, you’ll find the last important item in the area—a Shell Satchel.

7. Find the Missing Courier

   Leave the area towards Bone Bottom, but before jumping all the way down, climb down the left side to find the courier for the My Missing Courier quest. Now you can jump down to Bone Bottom.

100% Bone Bottom + The Marrow

100% Bone Bottom + The Marrow

Buy all shop items and complete all local quests, including donations, Garb of Pilgrims, and defeating the Skull Tyrant.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Mask Shard
• Craftmetal
• Simple Key
• Magnetite Brooch
• Shard Pendant
• Memory Locket
• Tool Pouch upgrade

Bosses

• Skull Tyrant

Quests

• Bone Bottom Repairs
• A Lifesaving Bridge
• An Icon of Hope
• Garb of the Pilgrims
• The Terrible Tyrant
• Volatile Flintbeetles
• The Lost Fleas

NPCs

• Flea Master

Area Checklist

Shop Items to Buy:

• 1 Mask Shard
• 1 Craftmetal
• 1 Simple Key
• 1 Magnetite Brooch

Quests to Complete:

• Shard Donations (Bone Bottom Repairs, A Lifesaving Bridge, An Icon of Hope)
• 15 Garb of the Pilgrims
• The Terrible Tyrant (Skull Tyrant boss)
• 3 Volatile Flintbeetles
• 5 Fleas Saved (The Lost Fleas)

Here is the route to follow starting from Bone Bottom:

1. Find First Collectibles

   We’ll encounter our first Flint Beetle, then get the Shard Pendant.

2. Find Flea & Second Flint Beetle

   Go up to find the next Flint Beetle and a lost flea.

3. Grab the Memory Locket

   Enter the cave on the right in the same room to grab a Memory Locket.

4. Find the Last Flint Beetle

   Next stop: fight the last Flint Beetle to update the Volatile Flintbeetles quest.

5. Target Minigame & Tool Pouch

   Going down, we’ll find the Target Minigame. Sit on the bench and win the game to get a Tool Pouch upgrade.

6. Defeat the Skull Tyrant

   Now go fight the Skull Tyrant on the way to the Flea Master to progress The Terrible Tyrant quest. The fight is pretty basic—just jump to dodge and attack when you get the chance.

7. Talk to the Flea Master

   To finish the route, we’ll talk to the Flea Master and complete the wish for saving 5 fleas. He’ll then move on to the next location (don’t accept going with him).

100% Hunters March

100% Hunters March

Collect a flea, the Fractured Mask, Curveclaw, a Memory Locket, and the Beast Crest.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Flea
• Fractured Mask
• Curveclaw
• Memory Locket
• Beast Crest

Bosses

Quests

• The Lost Fleas

Connects To

• The Docks

This area will be incredibly fast to clear with all the movement upgrades. Here’s the route you will follow:

1. Find the Lost Flea

   In one of the first sections, we’ll find 1 lost flea for The Lost Fleas quest.

2. Get the Fractured Mask

   Next, head up to the left to find the trap bench. Be sure to disable the trap before sitting on it. After that, we’ll go get the Fractured Mask (the NPC will be dead, so you can grab it for free).

   Tip

   Equip the Fractured Mask as soon as you get it; it will make your Steel Soul playthrough much safer.

   

3. Get the Curveclaw

   At the top left of the area, we’ll have a fun fight with the big guy. It should be a piece of cake with all the upgrades we have now. This will reward you with the Curveclaw.

4. Find the Memory Locket

   Next, visit the bottom-right area to find one more Memory Locket.

5. Unlock the Beast Crest

   Now, we can enter the Beast Crest area to unlock our next Crest. You’ll have a little boss fight here, but once again, it should be a breeze with all the upgrades you have. Afterward, we can leave the area and head towards the Docks.

100% Deep Docks

100% Deep Docks

Collect all fleas, shards, and fragments, including an optional but challenging boss fight for a Memory Locket.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Flea (x3)
• Mask Shard
• Craftmetal
• Spool Fragment (x2)
• Flintslate
• Memory Locket
• Sting Shard
• Magma Bell
• Crafting Kit Upgrade
• Warding Bell

Bosses

• The Forebrothers

Quests

• The Lost Fleas

NPCs

• Forge Daughter
• Eva

This area is a bit more complex, but we can clear it easily without needing to use a simple key. Here’s the route:

1. Find the First Flea

   First, we’ll find one lost flea near a bench.

2. Get the Mask Shard

   Next, head left toward The Marrow. We can make a zigzag climb to reach a mask shard (you could also try pogoing an enemy right at the start of the path to save time).

3. Find the Second Flea

   Returning to the bench area, we can head down and left to find another lost flea. You can just use Faydown Cloak (double jump) to reach it, without needing to go through the lava platforming.

4. Enter From Far Fields

   Now, we can Fast Travel back to Far Fields, and from there, we’ll be able to access the rest of the Deep Docks area. Enter the pipe where we found the Warding Bell earlier.

5. Find Craftmetal and a Spool Fragment

   Breaking through a wall here gives us access to the next part of Deep Docks. In this area, you’ll find your next Craftmetal inside a chest behind a cobblestone wall. In the room below you can find a hidden passage leading to a Spool Fragment.

6. Find the Third Flea

   As you progress, you’ll find another lost flea in a mossy pipe area for The Lost Fleas quest.

7. Get the Flintslate

   In the next area, just pogo the bell guy marked with a red X to reach the lever faster. This will allow you to access the Flintslate above the newly opened platform.

8. Defeat The Forebrothers

   Continue along the route until you reach the boss arena marked with a white X.

   Boss Strategy

   This fight can be really annoying without the Magma Bell, so feel free to buy it before attempting. Focus on the melee brother and ignore the one throwing spears until he’s the last one standing. If you’re having trouble with the fight, you can skip it for now and come back later. It’s only required to unlock the Diving Bell shortcut and a Memory Locket. However, be warned: you’ll need to complete it before Act 3! The fight becomes harder with Abyssal enemies if you wait until later.

   

9. Collect the Memory Locket

   You don’t need all 20 Memory Lockets for 100%, but you do need 18 to bind Eva during Act 2, so make sure to collect all available lockets, including this one.

10. Find the Final Spool Fragment

    After unlocking the shortcut door, head up to find a room with a Spool Fragment.

11. Visit the Forge Daughter

    Finally, you’ll meet the Forge Daughter and can buy the following:

    • Sting Shard
    • Magma Bell
    • Crafting Kit Upgrade

    Note

    If you skipped the Brothers boss for now, save and quit to reload next to the bell bench at the entrance to Far Fields. Do the Forge Daughter section first, then grab the Spool Fragment.

    

100% Far Fields (Act 2)

100% Far Fields (Act 2)

Collect fleas and mask shards, buy items from Pilgrim's Rest, and defeat the Fourth Chorus boss if previously skipped.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Flea (x2)
• Mask Shard (x2)
• Memory Locket
• Weighted Bell
• Tool Pouch Upgrade
• Magma Bell

Bosses

• Fourth Chorus

Quests

• The Lost Fleas

NPCs

• Seamstress

Connects To

• Greymoor

We can’t access the whole Far Fields before Act 3, but exploring now will help speed up the cleanup later. Here’s the route for this region, starting from the bell bench located at Deep Docks:

1. Find the First Flea

   First, we’ll find a lost flea in a cage.

2. Get the First Mask Shard

   Next, head towards the Fast Travel to access a hidden area. Going left, we can unlock a shortcut to the Seamstress. Make sure to bench here for later. To the left of her, you’ll find a room with another mask shard.

3. Find the Second Flea

   Then, head back to the top area and keep advancing until you reach another lost flea at the top right for The Lost Fleas quest.

4. Visit Pilgrim’s Rest

   Unlock the door and visit the Pilgrim’s Rest. Here, you’ll be able to buy the following:

   • 1 Memory Locket
   • Weighted Bell
   • Tool Pouch Upgrade

5. “Indiana Jones” Section & Second Mask Shard

   Now, save and quit to reload close to the Seamstress, and follow the second route (orange). This will lead you into the “Indiana Jones” section—make sure to bring a Magma Bell if you want to play it safe. After surviving the rising lava, you’ll get another mask shard.

6. Visit the Weavenest

   Leave the area and go right to enter the Weavenest. Here, you’ll find something to make exploration faster. Whether you use it or not is totally up to you.

7. Defeat the Fourth Chorus

   Save and quit again, close to the Seamstress, and now head back towards the Fourth Chorus Way. If you, like me, skipped the fight with the Heal Stall trick, now’s your chance to destroy it (you’ll need to do this to unlock a quest later).

   Tip

   Just Faydown Cloak (double jump) to pogo onto its head, then Faydown Cloak (double jump) again and hit the explosive stones at the top. The fight will end almost instantly.

8. Proceed to Greymoor

   Now, get the Fast Travel and head to Greymoor.

100% Greymoor

100% Greymoor

Complete a full clear of both the left and right sides of the area, finishing quests for Nuu and the Scarecrow, and learning the Thread Storm ability.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Flea Brew
• Memory Locket (x2)
• Mask Shard
• Craftmetal
• Ragpelts
• Flea (x3)
• Threefold Pin
• Spool Fragment
• Crafting Kit upgrade

Bosses

• Whisp Thicket Guardian

Quests

• Bugs of Pharloom
• The Lost Fleas
• Vintage Nectar Quest
• Scarecrow Quest

NPCs

• Nuu

Connects To

• Sinner's Road

Here’s the route for Greymoor. It’s a bit convoluted, but I’ll try to explain it as clearly as I can. The first route is the red one, starting from Bellhart. The second route (orange) covers the right side of the map.

Left Side Route

1. Get the Flea Brew

   After entering Greymoor from Bellhart, you’ll meet the fleas and get the Flea Brew.

2. Find a Memory Locket

   Next, explore the area toward the Bellway Station. You’ll find a Memory Locket along the way (it’s easy to reach with a Faydown Cloak (double jump)).

3. Visit the Halfway Home Inn

   Head toward the inn (Halfway Home) to finish Bugs of Pharloom (Nuu’s Wish), get another hidden Memory Locket, and start the Vintage Nectar section by defeating all the ants.

4. Explore Whisp Thicket

   Climb the tower and head toward the Whisp Thicket (remember to equip the Magma Bell). This is where the route splits. To the right, you’ll find a mask shard. To the left and up, you’ll reach an area with Craftmetal.

5. Rescue a Flea & Defeat the Boss

   Keep climbing until you reach the Underworks area, where you’ll rescue a flea. Next, head toward the “Boss.” Keep your distance and attack in short bursts to win.

6. Final Flea and Return

   Afterward, leave the area to rescue a flea below and head back to the inn.

Right Side Route

1. Farm Ragpelts in Craw Lake

   Follow the second route (orange). You’ll want to visit Craw Lake to get all 25 Ragpelts needed to build the Scarecrow for the Scarecrow quest. To the right, you’ll find another lost flea.

2. Find Threefold Pin & Learn Thread Storm

   Next to the flea, on the upper area, you’ll find the Threefold Pin behind a hidden wall. Keep climbing all the way up to learn Thread Storm.

3. Find the Spool Fragment

   Head to the top left, pass by the Bell Shrine, unlock the door, and return to the Halfway Home. From there, take the upper path back to the top of the Bell Shrine. Activate levers and shortcuts, and then climb up to find a Spool Fragment.

4. Complete the Scarecrow Wish

   Travel all the way back to Halfway Home to finish the Scarecrow Wish, which will reward you with a Crafting Kit upgrade.

5. Proceed to Sinner’s Road

   Finally, use the elevator and climb toward Sinner’s Road.

100% Sinner’s Road

100% Sinner's Road

A complex, multi-area route to complete quests for 'Taste of Pharloom' and 'Roach Guts', and collect numerous items including the Twisted Bud.

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Key Items

• Barbed Bracelet
• Pickled Muckmaggot
• Simple Key
• Flea (x4)
• Roach Guts
• Tacks (Tool)
• Memory Locket (x3)
• Twisted Bud
• Mask Shard
• Ruined Tool
• Spool

Bosses

• Muckmaggot Guardian

Quests

• Great Taste of Pharloom
• Roach Guts
• The Lost Fleas

NPCs

• Crull and Benjin
• Shakra

This will be one of the more complex routes since we’ll be making a number of area swaps, but this will help save time. I’ll be splitting this guide into two parts to keep it clean and easier to follow.

Part 1

We’ll start with this route:

1. Find the Barbed Bracelet

   Starting from the Inn, take the elevator and head towards Sinner’s Road. Make a quick bench visit to create a save spot. Progressing to the right, you’ll find the Barbed Bracelet inside a hole.

2. Defeat the Muckmaggot Guardian

   From here, head straight to the boss fight located at the top-right of this area (marked with an X).

   Boss Strategy

   This fight is much easier if you take it slow. Keep your distance, hitting it only 2 or 3 times before dodging away. When it summons maggots from the water, dash towards it for a safe zone and land a few hits.

   You’ll receive the Pickled Muckmaggot for the Great Taste of Pharloom quest.

3. Start the Roach Guts Quest

   Next, we’ll meet Crull and Benjin to start the Roach Guts quest.

4. Collect a Simple Key and a Flea

   Continuing along the route, we’ll fight for a Simple Key at the top of this area. From here, head down and enter a room on the right to find a Flea.

5. (Optional) Sell Silk Grubs

   The next area is completely optional on Steel Soul. Here, you’ll meet an exclusive character who buys Silk Grubs in exchange for rosaries.

6. Farm Roach Guts & Get Tacks

   Save and quit to reload close to the Sinner’s Road entrance. We’ll farm Roach Guts here. Collect 3 in the first area, then quit and reload. Repeat until you have all the Guts. Afterward, return to Crull and Benjin to complete the wish and receive the Tacks tool.

Part 2

Now we’re leaving Sinner’s Road behind for a big detour to save time later.

Here’s the route for the detour:

1. Get First Memory Locket

   Save and quit, leave Sinner’s Road entirely, and head back to the Greymoor Bell station. Fast travel to Grand Bellway. At the top-right, climb the wall, and going left will lead you to a Memory Locket.

2. Descend the Vaults

   Fast travel to Songclave. Use the shortcut we unlocked for the Vaults earlier. Our objective is the Twisted Bud. As you descend, follow the path to the right where we previously found a Mask Shard. In the next room, you’ll find a hidden passage at the top.

3. Get Second Memory Locket & Platforming

   After entering the next room, climb up to the left to find another Memory Locket. Next, tackle a platforming puzzle. Use the hook to activate a lever, continue until you reach the bottom, and go left to the lever bridge area where you can unlock an airflow.

4. Rescue a Flea & Visit Bilewater

   Climb the wall on the right to rescue a Flea. Next, drop down to the bottom into Bilewater. First, grab the Twisted Bud behind the vines. Continue down and head to the far left to find another Memory Locket.

5. Navigate to the Weavenest

   Keep going down until you reach the fast travel point; activate it for later. Head up and right, following the signs to find Shakra and get her map. Take the lower-right path into a tall corridor. A breakable wall on the left has a Flea inside. Head all the way down to the right to access the Weavenest where you’ll find the Ruined Tool.

6. Final Flea in Phantom’s Lair

   Save and quit, then reload at the fast travel point. Head left, break a wall, and enter the Exhaust Organ (old Mist). Re-enter the Phantom’s Lair, but this time, exit through the middle-left. In the room with a spool, go left to find a secret exit and rescue another Flea for The Lost Fleas quest.

100% Shellwood

100% Shellwood

A multi-part cleanup involving quest turn-ins, farming Silver Bells, collecting Pollip Hearts, and completing the extensive Witch Crest questline.

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Key Items

• Memory Locket (x2)
• Silver Bells (x8)
• Pollip Heart (x5)
• Flea (x2)
• Mask Shard
• Twisted Bud
• Pimpillo Bomb
• Witch Crest
• Multibinder
• Spool Fragment

Quests

• The Lost Fleas
• Rite of the Pollip
• Silver Bells
• Witch Crest Quest
• My Missing Courier

NPCs

• Greyroot
• Yarnaby
• Crull and Benjin

Initial Quest Cleanup

First, let’s go back to Bone Bottom to deliver all the items we’ve collected (Crown Fragment, Flintbeetles, and Shard Donations). This will grant us some money and a Memory Locket. From here, we will go to Bellhart and start any new quests available.

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Shellwood Main Route

This is the route we will follow for the main Shellwood cleanup:

1. Farm Silver Bells

   The first thing we need to do is farm Silver Bells for the Silver Bells quest. Go down to the Bell Station and explore to find 4 Bells (random spawn). Then, head to the Bell area at the top to find the other 4. If you can’t find them all, reload at a bench to reset their spawns.

2. Collect First Pollip Heart & Flea

   From the Bell area, head towards Shellwood to get our first Pollip Heart. Go back inside the Bells Cave and look for the lost Flea located at the top left.

3. Hunt More Pollip Hearts & Find Second Flea

   Exit through the top-left towards Shellwood to hunt more Pollip Hearts. You’ll find one at the top, one in the center, and one near where we learned Cling Grip (Wall Jump). Then, exit through the top-left and go down to find another lost Flea.

4. Find the Mask Shard

   Climb up and enter the first room to the right to find the next Mask Shard.

5. Complete Pollip Heart Quest & Start Witch Crest Quest

   Quit to the menu and reload at the Bellhart bench. Now, follow the second route (marked in orange) and head left from Bellhart to get the next 2 Pollip Hearts. Meet Greyroot to complete the Rite of the Pollip quest and deliver the Twisted Bud to start the Witch Crest quest.

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Witch Crest Questline

Here’s the route to follow for the Witch Crest quest:

1. Find Yarnaby & the Pimpillo Bomb

   We will be sent to the bottom of Shellwood. Climb to the top and head right until you reach Bellhart again. Go back to Greymoor and get the bench at the Halfway Home Inn. From here, use the elevator and go all the way left to find Yarnaby. At the top of this area, you can find the Pimpillo Bomb.

2. Gather Spines for Surgery

   Ask Yarnaby to remove the virus. Now we need to gather the spines for the surgery. Quit and reload at the Halfway Home bench. Visit Sinner’s Road again (you won’t be able to heal). On the way, save the courier to finish the My Missing Courier quest. Then, meet Crull and Benjin to buy the spines.

3. Get the Witch Crest

   Again, quit and reload at the Halfway Home bench, then go visit Yarnaby again. This will complete the quest and grant you the Witch Crest.

4. Final Cleanup

   Now, we have a hard save. Go back to Bellhart (“Bellhome”). Deliver the Silver Bells to finish the quest and buy all the items from the shop. You will end up with:

   • Multibinder
   • Spool Fragment
   • Memory Locket

100% Blasted Steps

100% Blasted Steps

Navigate from Shellwood to the Blasted Steps and Sands of Karak, learn Needle Strike, and defeat the Last Judge to enter the Citadel.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Mask Shard
• Memory Locket (x2)
• Crustnut
• Flea
• Thief's Mark
• Clutch Dice
• Craftmetal
• Spool Fragment

Bosses

• Conchfly Trio
• Last Judge

Quests

• Great Taste of Pharloom
• A Vassal Lost

NPCs

• Shakra
• Zi
• Pinstress

Connects To

• Citadel

We are going to start by fast traveling to Shellwood. From there, we will climb down and go around to open the Bell Gate. This will also lead us to the Blasted Steps area. Here is the route:

1. Platforming to the Mask Shard

   The first stop will be at the very edge of the map. Perform a trick to reach the platform: do a Swift Step (sprint) jump, then a Clawline (hook), and finish with the Faydown Cloak (double jump). Now we can climb this area all the way to the top to get another Mask Shard.

2. Memory Locket & Zi’s Quest

   Go down and move towards the Blasted Steps. Right after the bench, pick up the Memory Locket. Proceed to find Shakra and buy her map. Climb the right side to find a breakable wall, and inside, find Zi to start the exclusive Steel Soul quest, A Vassal Lost.

3. Learn Needle Strike

   Keep going left and unlock the shortcut. Continue towards the Pinstress. You will have an encounter with some Conchflies. After the fight, meet the Pinstress and learn the Needle Strike skill.

4. Sands of Karak Detour

   Climb the area with the hook and enter the Sands of Karak region. After a short platforming section, find another Memory Locket. Proceed all the way to the right to reach the next area with a tall corridor.

5. Collect Crustnut and a Flea

   Meet Shakra and buy her map, then go back and break the huge cone to unlock the area below. Before going down, enter the hidden area on the left to get the Crustnut for the Great Taste of Pharloom quest. Now head down to find a lost flea.

6. Merchants & Collectibles

   Just below the flea, you’ll meet the thief friend. Get the Thief’s Mark if you can afford it. Going all the way down and left, enter the area where the gambling friend is dead to get a free Clutch Dice. Go right to unlock the Bell Station.

7. Open the Bell Gate

   Going all the way to the right, float down in a small area filled with worms to find a hidden Craftmetal. Reach the Bell Gate and help the pilgrims with a song to open the citadel door.

8. Defeat the Last Judge

   Now we can proceed to obliterate the Last Judge. The fight is chill with all the extra health and the Magma Bell. Spam attacks and watch out for the fire phase. Don’t forget that it explodes at the end of the fight!

9. Final Spool Fragment

   Access the Citadel area (grab the map) and climb all the way to the top left to find one more Spool Fragment. Go down and access the elevator to proceed to the next area.

100% Underworks

100% Underworks

Collect the map, Delver's Drill, and all fragments and fleas across both sections of the area.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Map
• Memory Locket
• Delver's Drill
• Spool Fragment (x2)
• Flea

Quests

• The Lost Fleas

NPCs

• Architect

Connects To

• Citadel

This is the route we will be following (starting from the bottom left with the number 1):

1. Get the Map

   After entering Underworks, the first thing we want to do is get the map located in the top-left room.

2. Find the Memory Locket

   Now go right and all the way around until you reach the room with three paid benches. Use one to create a save spot here. The same room contains a Memory Locket located at the top.

3. Get the Delver’s Drill

   From here, follow the path to the left until you reach the top of the first area. Activate a lever that allows us to reach the bottom. All the way down to the right, activate one more lever to open the room below it. Inside, we can find the Delver’s Drill.

4. Find the First Spool Fragment

   Now quit and reload at the bench. Head right, following the second route (orange). Enter a room with a small arena; after defeating all the enemies, we can get one more Spool Fragment.

5. Access the Other Side

   Go back and unlock the fast travel. From here, return to the Bellway Station and bench to create a save spot. Next, we need to head towards the Trobbio Stage. Take the elevator all the way down and go left to access the other side of the Underworks area.

   Here is the route for the second part:

6. Find the Second Spool Fragment

   Inside a huge pit, we can find one more Spool Fragment behind a breakable wall.

7. Find the Lost Flea

   Now, go left and traverse through the Architect room until we reach the lava area. Here, we will go downwards to the left and find a Lost Flea behind a barrage of exploding enemies for The Lost Fleas quest.

8. Proceed to the Citadel

   Save and quit to reload at the Bellway Station. We can now start exploring the Citadel.

100% Choral Chambers

100% Choral Chambers

A major cleanup of the Citadel involving the Fine Pins and Courier's Rasher quests, and collecting the Conductor's Melody.

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Key Items

• Pins (Quest Item)
• Spool Fragment
• Conductor's Melody
• Flea (x2)
• Cogheart
• Map
• Pale Oil

Quests

• Fine Pins
• Garb of the Pilgrims
• Courier's Rasher
• The Lost Fleas
• Trail's End

NPCs

• Sherma
• Shakra

Quest Preparation

1. Farm Fine Pins

   First, fast travel to Songclave to meet Sherma again and accept new quests. Before exploring, we need to complete the Fine Pins quest. Fast travel back to Bellway and bench there. Go left and fight the Pin Warrior. The pin drop is random, so just return to the bench and repeat the fight until you have all the pins needed.

2. Unlock Whiteward Elevator

   After getting the pins, head towards the Whiteward area to unlock the elevator. This is needed to trigger a Sherma quest later.

3. Complete Fine Pins Quest

   Quit and reload at the Bellway bench, then fast travel once more to Songclave. Deliver the pins to complete the quest and receive some money.

4. Unlock New Quests

   Use the bench inside the Bell Shrine, then quit to the menu and reload your save. You should now have new quests available—one for Garb of the Pilgrims, and another involving Sherma. If the Sherma quest hasn’t triggered yet, come back later to accept it.

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Cogwork Core Cleanup

1. Find the Spool Fragment

   We’ll start the first section of the Citadel cleanup with a quick visit to Cogwork. At the bottom right, access a room with one more Spool Fragment guarded by a robot. You don’t need to fight it.

2. Get the Second Melody

   Next, climb to the top of Cogwork Core via the door on the top right. You can bypass the platforming challenge by using pogos, Faydown Cloak (double jumps), and Clawline (hooking) onto the cogs. Solve the puzzle to receive the second melody, Conductor’s Melody.

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Left Choral Chambers & Courier Quest

1. Find the First Flea

   From the bench at Cogwork, head left. The goal is to unlock passages for the Courier Meat delivery. After the dining room, in a tall corridor, break a wall to activate a vent, which will help you reach a flea hidden in a breakable wall above it.

2. Find the Second Flea & Cogheart

   Head towards the top left, near the High Halls area, and use the bench as a save spot. Go back, climb down, and head left to another tall corridor. Access the room at the top right and rescue another flea. In the room to the left, you’ll find the second Cogheart.

3. Get the Map

   Climb down towards the left, unlocking all shortcuts. Unlock the Ventrica Station and finally find the Choral Chambers map. Keep going down, breaking any walls or floors.

4. Complete the Courier’s Rasher Quest

   Back at Bellhart, accept the Shakra quest (Trail’s End) now that we have all her maps. Talk to the courier friends to start the Courier’s Rasher course. The delivery is easy with Faydown Cloak (double jump). Finish the quest to get Pale Oil.

5. Final Nail Upgrade

   Save and quit to create a hard save at Bellhart, then go get your next Nail upgrade.

100% High Halls

100% High Halls

Climb the area to find a Spool Fragment, the Cogfly tool, and the final Conductor's Melody.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Spool Fragment
• Cogfly (Tool)
• Map
• Rosaries
• Rosary Cannon

Bosses

• High Halls Champions

Quests

• Conductor's Melody

Back in the Citadel, head all the way back to the High Halls bench—we’re finally going to start climbing this area.

1. Find the Spool Fragment

   As soon as you reach the area with the wheel, climb all the way to the top to find a Spool Fragment.

2. Get the Cogfly Tool

   Going back down, continue towards the right. Here you can access a room to the left with the Cogfly crafting station—this tool is definitely one of the coolest!

3. Solve the Cart Puzzles

   Go all the way down until you reach the bottom. In a strange room with a cart, hit it to move it. Perform a Faydown Cloak (double jump) to climb the next area. You’ll also need to move another cart to reach the top. Make sure to break the strings to disable the Clawmaidens’ spawn, which makes the upcoming fight much easier.

4. Coliseum Battle

   Going back down to the right, you’ll find a bench and the map of the area. Now for a fun coliseum battle against two big enemies. They attack one at a time, so it’s easy to dodge, and parrying makes the fight trivial.

5. Find the Rosary Cannon

   After the battle, use the simple key to access the door. Inside, you’ll find a bunch of rosaries. Hidden behind one of the walls is the Rosary Cannon.

6. Get the Final Melody

   Grab the Conductor’s Melody, and we’re done here.

100% Whiteward

100% Whiteward

Solve the elevator puzzles to rescue Sherma, find the Surgeon Key, and defeat The Unravelled boss for a Silk Heart.

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Key Items

• Spool Fragment (x2)
• Map
• Injector Band
• Surgeon Key
• Silk Heart
• Spool Extender
• Ascendant's Grip
• Mask Shard

Bosses

• The Unravelled

Quests

• Sherma's Quest
• Jubilana's Quest

NPCs

• Sherma
• Jubilana

Connects To

• Songclave

Use the fast travel and visit Songclave if you haven’t received the Sherma quest yet—it should be available now. Here is the route:

1. Enter Whiteward & Find First Spool Fragment

   Fast travel to the Choral Chambers and head all the way to the right. Before entering Whiteward, you can find Jubilana (the Songclave merchant) in a room to the left. Then proceed towards Whiteward. You’ll need to take the elevator down and go around to the left to reach the top again. Call the elevator once more, but before it reaches the top, drop down one of the holes. At the bottom, you’ll find a Spool Fragment.

2. Get the Injector Band

   Heading right, continue through the area. After finding the map, you’ll encounter some weird scissors-like bugs. Defeat them for rosaries (pogo makes this easy). Next, climb left where you’ll find the Injector Band.

3. Rescue Sherma

   Enter the nearby door to find Sherma trapped behind a wall of wheelchairs. Talk to them to trigger an enemy arena. After defeating all enemies, Sherma will reward you with another Spool Fragment.

4. Find the Surgeon Key

   Go back, and just to the right of where you climbed, use a Faydown Cloak (double jump) to access a hidden area with a corpse holding the Surgeon Key.

5. Defeat The Unravelled

   Save and quit to reload at the bench. Then, take the elevator down again and use the Surgeon’s Key on the door to the left. This leads to an arena where you’ll fight some creepy silk bugs and The Unravelled boss.

   Boss Strategy

   Keep your distance from the boss and use tacks effectively. When the boss starts spitting bugs, run into it and abuse quickslash—if you take damage, you’ll likely recover silk to heal.

   Winning this fight grants you the second Silk Heart.

6. Shop at Songclave

   The game will hard save here. Exit through the bottom via Underworks. Head right to access fast travel and visit Songclave. Buy everything from Jubilana except the simple key. You’ll get:

   • Spool Extender
   • Ascendant’s Grip
   • 1 Mask Shard

   If you’re short on money, farm the enemy in the room to the left using an offensive skill like Thread Storm.

7. Unlock Next Quest

   After shopping, go to the Bell Shrine, bench there, quit the game, and reload. This should unlock the next Jubilana quest. If not, do some other activities and come back later.

100% Memorium

100% Memorium

Collect all fragments, lockets, and items across two routes, and defeat the Big Flea Boss.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Memory Locket
• Spool Fragment
• Voltvessels
• Cogheart
• Mossberry
• Map

Bosses

• Giant Flea

Quests

• Jubilana's Quest

NPCs

• Jubilana

Now we will head toward the Memorium area, accessible using the Faydown Cloak (double jump).

Here is the first route we will follow:

1. Find the Memory Locket

   First, grab the bench at the start of the area. Then, start climbing the Memorium and proceed through the top-right room. In the tall corridor, climb to the top-left room to find a memory locket.

2. Find the Spool Fragment

   Continue upward and to the left. Drop down to unlock a shortcut, then enter the room on the left. Inside, you’ll find a spool fragment hidden behind a platforming section.

3. Find the Voltvessels

   Go back and keep ascending toward the right. You will reach the Materium (no need to complete it for 100%). At the top-right of the same room, find a hidden passage leading to two enemies guarding the voltvessels.

4. Defeat the Giant Flea Boss

   Head back and enter the room at the top to encounter the Giant Flea boss. It’s quite easy; you can even stay on the bottom platform and hit it until the fight ends.

5. Start the Second Route

   Now quit and reload at the bench to start following the second route.

6. Find the Last Cogheart

   All the way to the right, you’ll find the last cogheart piece.

7. Get Mossberry and Map

   Head down to the left to grab a mossberry and unlock a bench shortcut. Going all the way to the right again, you’ll find the Memorium map and a hidden passage. If you accepted the second Jubilana quest, you can find her here.

8. Proceed to the Next Area

   Now climb the right side, break the wall, and access the next area.

100% Putrified Ducts

100% Putrified Ducts

Navigate the area to find the map, the Key of Apostate, and other key items like the Wreath of Purity.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Map
• Key of Apostate
• Craftmetal
• Wreath of Purity

Quests

• Huntress Quest

NPCs

• Huntress
• Vog

Connects To

• The Slab

Here’s the route for this area:

1. Unlock Fast Travel

   Start at the long corridor and go all the way to the right. As soon as you reach the tall corridor, find the fast travel sign—unlock it and activate the safety bench.

2. Get the Map

   Going back, access a room to the left with fake vines. Get captured by a Barnark to reach the top and obtain the map.

3. Find the Key of Apostate

   Return to the tall corridor and exit through the bottom left. At the top left of this room, you will find the Key of Apostate.

4. Start the Huntress Quest

   Head down to the huntress’s house and visit her. Accept the quest—we will farm all the required materials soon.

5. Find Craftmetal in Pale Lake

   Leave this room and continue walking all the way to the right until you reach the Pale Lake. This will allow the fleas to move in. You can also find one more craftmetal at the end of the room.

6. Get the Wreath of Purity

   Go back to the large corridor before the Pale Lake. Head to the top right to find a breakable wall. This will allow you to access the upper area. Going right will lead to the Wreath of Purity, which will be useful for the Bilehaven fight later.

7. Find Vog

   Continue going up, using the Barnarks and your Clawline (hook) to assist with platforming. You will find Vog at the top.

8. Travel to The Slab

   Now you can drop into the pit to access the bell station. We will fast travel to The Slab from there.

100% The Slab

100% The Slab

Collect all keys, fragments, and fleas, culminating in the First Sinner boss fight to obtain the Rune Rage skill.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Flea (x2)
• Key of Apostate
• Spool Fragment
• Memory Locket
• Map
• Mask Shard
• Indolent Key
• Heretic Key

Bosses

• First Sinner

Quests

• The Lost Fleas

After fast traveling back to the slab, we can start our first route for this area:

1. Find the First Flea

   Right next to the fast travel point, above the bench, you’ll find a lost flea.

2. Get Spool Fragment and Memory Locket

   Go up and leave the area to the right using the Key of Apostate. In the tall corridor, enter the room on the left, climb to the top, and reach the outside area to find a Spool Fragment. Return to the tall corridor, jump into the hidden passage, and enter the cave to find a Memory Locket.

3. Find the Second Flea and the Map

   Heading all the way to the left, you will find another lost flea trapped in a cage. Back in the tall corridor, continue to the right to find a bench. At the far right of the room, you can find the map.

4. Get the Mask Shard

   Use the bench as a save spot. Climb the tall corridor until you reach a breakable ceiling. At the top right, use the Apostate Key again. Inside, there’s a platforming challenge with buzzsaws. It’s much easier with Faydown Cloak (double jump). Clear this to get a mask shard.

5. Find the Indolent Key

   Go down the left entrance (near where you broke the ceiling) to find a door requiring the Indolent key. In this room, break the ceiling to access the upper area and circle around to find the key on the other side.

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Route 2

With the key in hand, quit and reload at the bench to start the second part of the route:

1. Find the Heretic Key

   Open the door requiring the Indolent key, located in the room below the bench. From here, climb all the way to the top of the prison, circle around, and after defeating all enemies, find the Heretic Key.

2. Face the First Sinner

   Descend to the bottom area to find a secret room (using Faydown Cloak (double jump)) behind a locked door requiring the Heretic key. Unlock all the cage bindings inside and prepare to face the First Sinner.

   First Sinner Boss Strategy

   This is a great boss fight. Be very aggressive—dash towards the Sinner and attack nonstop. This will cancel most of her attacks. Aggression also prevents her from healing. When she prepares a slash attack, jump away to create distance to heal or use parry. The second phase can get hectic, so spam some cogflies to end it fast.

3. Get the Rune Rage Skill

   Defeating her grants you the Rune Rage skill, and that completes this section.

100% Act 2 Quests + Shops Cleanup

Act 2 Quests + Shops Cleanup

A comprehensive cleanup of all pending quests and shop items in Bone Bottom, Bellhart, and Songclave before heading to Bilewater.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Horn Fragment
• Mask Shard
• Bellhome Key
• Skewered Organs
• Seared Organs
• Shredded Organs
• Spider Strings
• Spool Fragment
• Craftmetal
• Reserve Bind (Tool)
• Silkshot
• Cogwork Wheel
• Scuttlebrace
• Architect's Key
• Sawtooth Circlet
• Crafting Kit Upgrade
• Architect Crest

Bosses

• Savage Beastfly
• Slab Mini-Boss
• Sentinel

Quests

• Bone Bottom Repairs
• Garb of the Pilgrims
• A Lifesaving Bridge
• Volatile Flintbeetles
• The Terrible Tyrant
• An Icon of Hope
• Pinmaster's Oil
• Silver Bells
• My Missing Courier
• My Missing Brother
• Crawbug Clearing
• Restoration of Bellhart
• Bellhart's Glory
• Savage Beastfly Quest
• Huntress Quest
• Jubilana Quest

NPCs

• Pavo
• Huntress
• Jubilana
• Architect

This is probably the most boring part of the run, but we need to clean up before heading toward Bilewater. Let’s make it as painless as possible.

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Bone Bottom Cleanup

Bone Bottom Checklist

You’ve probably finished everything here, but double-check. By now, you should have completed:

• Bone Bottom Repairs - Donate 200 Shell Shards.
• Garb of the Pilgrims - Deliver 12 Pilgrim Shawls.
• A Lifesaving Bridge - Donate 300 Shell Shards.
• Volatile Flintbeetles - Deliver 3 Flintgems.
• The Terrible Tyrant - Defeat the Skull Tyrant and deliver its crown.
• An Icon of Hope - Donate 440 Shell Shards.

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Bellhart Cleanup

1. Start Donation Quests

   You might find a few unfinished quests. First, talk to Pavo to unlock the donation quests. Leave and return to find the first one available.

2. Hunt the Savage Beastfly

   Next, hunt the Savage Beastfly at the Far Fields (from the Fourth Chorus fight).

   Savage Beastfly Strategy

   Bring the magma bell and an AoE skill to handle the adds. The boss can be cheesed with Faydown Cloak (double jump), but be careful of contact damage.

   Afterward, grab the Horn Fragment and return to Bellhart.

3. Complete Bellhart Quests

   Completing the Savage Beastfly quest gives you a mask shard and unlocks the next donation quest.

   Ensure the full list of quests is completed:

   • Pinmaster’s Oil
   • Silver Bells
   • My Missing Courier
   • My Missing Brother
   • Crawbug Clearing
   • Restoration of Bellhart
   • Bellhart’s Glory
   • Savage Beastfly

4. Get the Bellhome Key

   After the last donation, leave and return to get your Bellhome Key from Pavo. Mount the Materium, and we’re done here for now.

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Songclave Cleanup

1. Farm Organs for the Huntress

   Now things get grindy. We need to collect organs for the Huntress quest. Fast travel to Bellway and farm the mobs on the left with different methods to get Skewered Organs, Seared Organs, and Shredded Organs (using the Beast Crest).

2. Hunt Quest and Shopping

   Fast travel to Songclave for a new hunt quest and to buy Jubilana’s stock. Buy the Spider Strings, Spool Fragment, and Craftmetal.

3. Hunt the Slab Mob

   Hunt the mob at the Slab. In the room where we got the Heretic Key, a passage leads to the boss. It’s an easy fight. Return to Songclave to deliver the egg.

4. Activate and Fight the Sentinel

   Before farming for money, activate the Sentinel in the Cogwork Core by completing the Cogheart pieces. You’ll encounter her twice in the Citadel. Return to Songclave for a new quest and fight her in one of the rooms to the right of High Halls. After the fight, you’ll get the Reserve Bind tool.

5. Visit the Architect

   Farm enough rosaries (around 1420 for the architect’s items). Fast travel to the Underworks, use the left lever to cross, then climb up to the architect’s room. Buy everything:

   • Silkshot (Using the Ruined Tool)
   • Cogwork Wheel
   • Scuttlebrace
   • Architect’s Key
   • Sawtooth Circlet
   • Crafting Kit Upgrade

6. Bind the Architect Crest

   Head to the top-left of the room to find the Architect’s door. Bind the Architect Crest, and you’re done with Act 2 cleanup.

100% Bilewater

100% Bilewater

Collect all items, complete the Trail's End quest, defeat the area boss for the Seeker's Soul, and finish the Huntress quest.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Wreath of Purity
• Mask Shard
• Quick Sling
• Flea
• Memory Locket
• Seeker's Soul

Bosses

• Bilewater Guardian

Quests

• Trail's End
• Huntress Quest

NPCs

• Shakra
• Huntress

Connects To

• Greymoor

Equip your favorite build and bring along our friend, Wreath of Purity, because now we’re heading to Bilewater! We’ll begin with fast travel from the bottom left and then follow this route:

1. Find the Mask Shard

   In the area where we found Shakra’s room earlier, we’ll climb a bit further to explore more on the right. We’ll eventually reach a tall area, and from here, we’ll continue right until we reach the swamp with the roaches. At the end of this room, we’ll find our next mask shard.

2. Get the Quick Sling

   Going back one room, we’ll continue climbing up until we reach a breakable ceiling. Here, we’ll find the Quick Sling.

3. Find the Flea

   Returning to the tall corridor room, we’ll climb to the top left and continue progressing through Bilewater. In the next room, we’ll head right into a tricky area filled with traps. Run through quickly to the far-right side, where you can find a flea hidden behind a wall.

4. Find the Memory Locket

   Next, find the secret bench in this area. At the end of the room, there’s a hole filled with traps. Fall into it to find a breakable wall that leads to the bench. Moving left, break another wall to find breakable sacks. Breaking one will give us another memory locket.

5. Complete Trail’s End Quest

   Continue upwards to the top-right. Along the way, you’ll find traces of Shakra. Following these traces will lead you to them, where we’ll complete the Trail’s End quest.

6. Defeat the Area Boss

   Once that’s done, go left to face the area boss. Every time the fight starts, you have to deal with an enemy arena first.

   Boss Strategy

   My best tip for this fight is to stay in the corner when the trap activates. Then, force the boss to stay on the right side of the arena. From here, you can spam attacks, and his spitting attacks won’t reach you. This spot also gives you a good advantage for dodging his Soul attacks.

   After defeating him, we can proceed to claim the Seeker’s Soul.

7. Complete the Huntress Quest

   Leave the area via the top-left to reach the Putrefied Ducts. Here, we’ll deliver all the organs to the Huntress and complete her quest.

8. Proceed to Greymoor

   Finally, grab the fast travel, and let’s visit our flea friends at Greymoor!

Act 2 Finale & The Start of Act 3

Starting Act 3

Complete the 'Silk and Soul' quest to finish Act 2, and then begin Act 3 by progressing the main story.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Spool Fragment
• Tool Pouch Expansion
• Snare Setter
• Weavelight

Bosses

• Lace (Second Fight)
• Moss Mother Duo
• Grand Mother Silk

Quests

• The Lost Fleas
• Silk and Soul

NPCs

• Fleamaster
• Caretaker
• Old Lady
• Eva
• Cogwork

1. Progress The Fleas Quest

   Talk to the Fleamaster at Greymoor to progress The Lost Fleas quest. Agree to travel together. Once you reach the new area, use the bench, leave and re-enter, then quit and reload. You should be able to ask them to travel again. You’ll get a Spool Fragment for reaching the Bell Gate and a Tool Pouch Expansion for reaching Fleatopia.

2. Defeat Lace (Second Fight)

   Travel back to the Citadel and face Lace for the second time. With all your upgrades, this shouldn’t be too difficult. If you’re in a tough spot during her second phase, just spam Cogflies.

3. Start ‘Silk and Soul’ Quest

   Climb to The Cradle and unlock the fast travel point. Then, head back to Songclave to begin the final Act 2 quest, Silk and Soul. You can get it from the Caretaker or the Bellhart Wish Wall.

4. Gather Souls and Items

   The Caretaker will ask for 3 souls and a Weaver Trap. First, travel to Bellhart and head down and left to find a soul. Next, head back to Bone Bottom and find the Old Lady at the Ruined Chapel for another soul.

5. Bind Eva

   Visit Eva. If you’ve followed the guide, you should have 18 Memory Lockets. Sit on the Weavenest Atla bench and use all 18 to unlock all your Crest slots. Talk to Eva to get all upgrades and bind her.

6. Get Snare Setter & Weavelight

   To the top left of the Weaver’s area, get the Snare Setter needed for the quest. Then, head left to a hidden area by the water to find a Moss Mother nest. Defeat the two bosses to get the Weavelight.

7. Defeat Grand Mother Silk (End of Act 2)

   Return to Songclave to deliver everything for the Grand Mother Silk Trap. Use fast travel to go to Terminus and find the Caretaker. Proceed to fight the Grand Mother Silk. The fight is easy at this stage; dash towards her and spam attacks. Use the Needolin to activate the trap.

   End of Act 2

   This will conclude Act 2, and you’ll get the credits screen. The author’s time at this point was around 18 hours.

8. Begin Act 3

   Load your save. Start climbing down The Cradle. You’ll encounter Cogwork. Before escaping, you’ll face your first Void enemies. After the fight, you’ll wake up again at Songclave.

9. Proceed to the Next Objective

   Now, we need to pay a visit to our snail friends at the Ruined Chapel.

100% Abyss

100% Abyss

Learn Beastling Call, acquire the Bell Key, descend into The Abyss, and obtain the Silk Soar (Super Jump) ability to escape.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Bell Key
• Abyss Rune
• Final Crest

Bosses

• Bell Eater

Quests

• The Old Hearts

NPCs

• Bell Beast
• Forge Daughter
• Ballow
• Lace

Connects To

• Blasted Steps

1. Fight the Bell Eater & Learn Beastling Call

   Going down into the Citadel towards the Bell Station will trigger an encounter with the Bell Eater.

   Bell Eater Strategy

   This fight can be tough if you focus on attacking more than dodging. It’s a test of patience, so focus on its rear and learn the attack patterns.

   After surviving long enough, the Bell Beast will save you. You’ll then learn the Beastling Call, which is very helpful for fast travels.

2. Visit the Snails

   Fast travel to Bone Bottom. Inside the Ruined Chapel, find the snails to unlock the next objective for The Old Hearts quest.

3. Get the Bell Key

   Next, fast travel to The Docks to meet the Forge Daughter and Ballow. Talking to Ballow will trigger the next objective. Descend toward the shortcut unlocked after fighting the Forebrothers Signis & Gron. Complete a simple platforming section and unlock the shortcut at the end. You will then find Ballow again and receive the Bell Key, which allows you to enter the Diving Bell.

4. Descend into The Abyss

   The area is straightforward, so just keep descending. To avoid the large spitting enemy, look for small tunnels. You’ll soon reach an area filled with void. In the next room, find a bench and the rune depicting the Abyss above it.

5. Get Silk Soar (Super Jump)

   Head right to meet Lace one more time, then continue right. After climbing up, you’ll find a Weavenest. At the far right, grab the collectible. Head down and bind the last Weaver to get the Silk Soar (Super Jump) ability needed to escape.

6. Escape The Abyss

   Head back to where the Diving Bell fell and start climbing. Complete the cool platforming section with rising lava to get back to The Docks.

7. Get the Final Crest

   Return to the snails (use Beastling Call for direct travel) to learn a new song. From there, head right and use Silk Soar (Super Jump) to access the final Crest.

8. Proceed to the Blasted Steps

   Use Beastling Call to return to the Bell Station, and now we’re off to the Blasted Steps.

100% Sands of Karak

100% Sands of Karak

Explore the area to collect a flea and Volt Filament, then climb the Coral Tower to defeat Crust King Khann for a Hero Heart.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Crafting Kit Upgrade
• Spool Fragment
• Thief's Mark
• Snitch Pick
• Flea
• Volt Filament
• Conchcutter
• Hero Heart

Bosses

• Voltvyrm
• Conchfly
• Crust King Khann

Quests

• The Lost Fleas

NPCs

• Grindle

Farm Money First!

Before continuing, make sure to farm a LOT of money. We’ll need around 3000 rosaries for the final items. The big guys around Songclave are still one of the best sources. The Abyss makes farming slower, which is why it was recommended to do it before Act 3.

Now that we have all the money needed, let’s fast travel to the Blasted Steps. Here’s the route:

1. Shop at Grindle’s

   Make a quick stop at Grindle and buy all the important stuff (unless you already bought everything during the 100% Blasted Steps visit). This will grant us:

   • Crafting Kit Upgrade
   • Spool Fragment
   • Thief’s Mark
   • Snitch Pick

2. Find the Flea

   Keep climbing back up to the Sands of Karak. In the very first room to the right, there’s a flea. To reach it easily, you can use Silk Soar right at the start of the area.

3. Defeat Voltvyrm

   Progress through the area until you reach the top. Platforming here can be tricky; remember you can Clawline (hook) into spiky rocks. After reaching the top, use Silk Soar to access the Voltnest. Exploring this area leads to the Voltvyrm boss fight. It’s an easy fight; dodge the telegraphed attacks. After defeating it, get the Volt Filament.

4. Defeat Conchfly & Enter Coral Tower

   Go back and progress toward the left. Unlock the shortcut before the next boss fight. The Conchfly can be annoying; take the fight slowly. After the fight, you can access the Coral Tower. Get the Conchcutter, and by using the Shaman’s Song, access Crust King Khann’s memory.

5. Defeat Crust King Khann

   Using Silk Soar, climb the tower and fight through some enemy arenas.

   Note

   You CAN die during the memory sections, even on Steel Soul—you’re not actually dying, just waking up (same mechanic as dream bosses in Hollow Knight).

   After two arenas, unlock a shortcut and start the final battle. First, clear the adds, then use Silk Soar to reach Crust King Khann. This boss is a joke—you can cheese all of his attacks with parry. After winning, you get your first Hero Heart.

6. Move to the Next Objective

   Use the Beastling Call and we can move on to our next objective.

Seth and Nyleth

Seth and Nyleth

Defeat the bosses Seth and Nyleth to obtain another Hero Heart.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Hero Heart

Bosses

• Seth
• Nyleth

Connects To

• Bellhart

From the Blasted Steps, we can head toward the Grand Gate and use our Silk Soar to reach the top.

1. Find the Hidden Entrance

   Use Silk Soar to reach the top of the Grand Gate. Then, climb down the elevator area until you reach a safety bench at the bottom right. Look for a breakable wall on the left.

2. Defeat Seth

   After progressing through the forest area, we’ll find our big friend Seth, ready for a challenge!

   Seth Boss Strategy

   This fight is pretty cool and serves as a beautiful tribute from Team Cherry. It’s more like a dance—take turns attacking. If you try to face-tank, things can get dangerous.

   

3. Defeat Nyleth

   After winning, we can enter the sanctuary and dive into Nyleth’s memory. This fight is… interesting? You can keep pogoing Nyleth and use parry as soon as she decides to attack, so it ends pretty quickly.

4. Collect the Hero Heart

   After the fight, we’ll receive our next Hero Heart.

5. Proceed to Bellhart

   Once again, use the Beastling Call and fast travel to Bellhart.

100% Fleatopia

100% Fleatopia

Start the Fleatopia questline, assemble the Farsight, win the Flea Festival minigames to get the final Pale Oil, and rescue the Pinmaster.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Farsight (Tool)
• Final Tool
• Pale Oil

Quests

• Fleatopia Questline
• Flea Festival

NPCs

• Fleamaster
• Pinmaster

1. Start the Questline

   Now that we’ve saved all the fleas, it’s time to start the Fleatopia questline. Pick up all the new quests available in Bellhart and sit on the bench. Don’t forget to enter your Bell House to assemble the Farsight—this will show your overall game completion %.

2. Receive a New Tool

   Travel all the way to Fleatopia and talk to the Fleamaster. You’ll receive one of our last Tools.

3. Start the Flea Festival

   Save and reload at Bellhart, and you’ll find a new quest available. Head back to Fleatopia to start the Flea Festival. We need to beat three scores here to get the last Pale Oil.

4. Minigame 1: Flea Juggle

   The first minigame is Flea Juggle, where you need to beat a score of 30.

   Flea Juggle Strategy

   Equip the Beast Crest with Longclaw. Juggle all fleas toward the same side. When three fleas appear at once, juggle them to the center first, then herd them to one side.

   

5. Minigame 2: Flea Dodge

   Next is Flea Dodge. This one is more about staying still and only moving if a flea flies directly at you, since most will miss naturally.

6. Minigame 3: Flea Bounce

   For Flea Bounce, equip the Wanderer Crest and Longclaw for the best pogo stability.

   Flea Bounce Strategy

   This one’s easy with all the movement techs you have. Remember, you can float and use the Clawline (hook) to stall in the air, and you don’t need to pogo every flea—just maintain your air combo.

   

7. Get the Final Pale Oil

   After beating all the minigames, the Fleamaster will celebrate your victory, and you’ll receive your final Pale Oil.

8. Rescue the Pinmaster

   Now use the Beastling Call and travel to Shellwood. We need to find the Pinmaster before upgrading our nail to its final form.

9. Final Nail Upgrade

   After rescuing him, return to Bellhart and upgrade your nail one last time (680 rosaries).

100% Far Fields (Act 3)

100% Far Fields (Act 3)

Race the Sprintmaster, defeat Skarrsinger Karmelita for the final Hero Heart, and defeat Gurr to retrieve a stolen doll.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Mask Shard (x2)
• Hero Heart
• Stolen Doll

Bosses

• Skarrsinger Karmelita
• Gurr

Quests

• Fastest in Pharloom
• Stolen Doll Quest

NPCs

• Sprintmaster

Here is the route for this region:

1. Race the Sprintmaster

   While still in Bellhart, exit through the bell cave beneath the Bellway Station to enter Hunter’s March. Head all the way to the Karmelita statue, then use Silk Soar to reach the upper area. To the far right, you’ll find the Sprintmaster. Accept his Wish to race him. After three victories, you’ll earn a mask shard.

2. Defeat Skarrsinger Karmelita

   Climb to the top to find Skarrsinger Karmelita. Enter her memory to face her prime self.

   Karmelita Boss Strategy

   This is one of the best and hardest fights. The battle plays like a dance—she moves, then you move. You can deflect her projectiles, and pogoes help since she blocks many attacks from below.

   After defeating her, you’ll receive your final Hero Heart.

3. Defeat Gurr

   The game performs a hard save here. Use Beastling Call to return to Bellhart, where a new wish about a stolen doll will appear. Save and quit to reload near Karmelita. From here, head down to find a trap—interact with it to trigger the Gurr encounter. The fight is straightforward: avoid traps and hit Gurr when he approaches.

4. Complete the Stolen Doll Quest

   After winning, find the doll on the left side of the room. Use Beastling Call to return to Bellhart, deliver the doll, and claim another mask shard.

Act 3 Cleanup

Act 3 Cleanup

Complete the final tasks for 100%, including dueling the Pinstress, destroying all Void Masses, and binding the final ability.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Mask Shard (x2)
• Pin Badge (Tool)
• Void Masses

Bosses

• Pinstress

Quests

• Pinstress Duel

We’re almost done—now, it’s time to visit Mount Fay one final time. Here is the route:

1. Start the Pinstress Quest

   You should have received the Pinstress quest, which asks you to duel her. Start by visiting her home at the Blasted Steps, where you’ll find a letter that tells you where to find her.

2. Find a Mask Shard in Brightvein

   Climb Mount Fay until you reach the second area with the lake. Use Silk Soar to access Brightvein. There’s a platforming section here—use the Clawline (hook) for better mobility. Reaching the top rewards you with another mask shard.

3. Duel the Pinstress

   Head back outside and climb until you find the Pinstress sleeping. Attack her to wake her for a fight.

   Pinstress Boss Strategy

   This fight can be tricky since she stays airborne most of the time. Be patient and strike when she comes down—parries work wonders here.

   After defeating her, you’ll earn the Pin Badge, your last tool.

4. Destroy 12 Void Masses

   Next, collect your final mask shard by destroying 12 void masses scattered across the map.

5. Claim the Last Mask Shard

   Once you’ve destroyed 12, return to Bellhart to claim your last mask shard.

6. Bind the Final Ability

   One last task before finishing the game—climb The Cradle once more using Silk Soar to bind your final ability.

Ending

Ending

Claim the Everbloom, travel to The Abyss, and defeat Lost Lace to achieve the true ending and 100% completion.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Everbloom

Bosses

• Lost Lace

Quests

• The Old Hearts

NPCs

• Ballow

1. Claim the Everbloom

   Use the Beastling Call and return to Bonebottom. Here, we’ll meet the snails one last time and trigger the red memory sequence. After the cutscenes, you can claim the Everbloom.

2. Achieve 100% Completion

   At this point, your completion percentage should hit 100%.

3. The Final Dive

   Next, fast travel to The Docks one last time. Head to the Diving Bell to meet Ballow and let him know you’re ready to dive again. Now, dive all the way down into The Abyss for the final battle.

4. Defeat Lost Lace

   This fight is definitely challenging—practice on your normal save before trying it on Steel Soul. Once you’re consistent, defeat Lost Lace to unlock the true ending and finish 100% in under 30 hours.

Note

And that’s it! You made it—congratulations!

The final section will cover the exclusive Steel Soul boss challenge, which is completely optional.

Optional Steel Soul Content

Optional Steel Soul Content

Complete the Steel Soul exclusive A Vassal Lost quest to earn an infinite shard source.

Mark as Done Completed!

Key Items

• Infinite Shells Shard source

Bosses

• Sister Splinter
• Saviour

Quests

• A Vassal Lost

NPCs

• Zi
• Vassal

Before talking about the quest, there’s a small thing I’d like to mention: since we skipped the Sister Splinter boss fight during the Shellwood speedrun, we can still find her there, awaiting to pierce us with her spiny vines… So yeah, she is truly just an optional boss, which I find really funny.

Also, if you take the time to decorate your Bellhome, you can paint it in an exclusive metallic color, available only on Steel Soul (it replaces the white color).

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A Vassal Lost

1. Start the Quest

   We met Zi during the 100% Blasted Steps visit, and she marked some spots on the map that we need to visit for the A Vassal Lost quest. The locations are randomly selected from a pool of possible spots:

   • Resting Site - Moss Grotto
   • Resting Site - Far Fields
   • Resting Site - Putrified Ducts
   • Resting Site - High Halls
   • Resting Site - Shellwood
   • Resting Site - Sands of Karak

2. Visit the Marked Locations

   These are the locations she marked for me:

3. Find the Final Location

   After visiting all the locations, Hornet will mark a spot in the very bottom left of the map, close to the Bonegrave area.

4. Defeat the “Saviour”

   Inside, we will find the Vassal performing a dark ritual, which summons the “Saviour,” a being of void. This is a very easy and underwhelming boss fight that ends up being more of a “just smash him to win” situation.

5. Claim the Reward

   The Vassal will flee, and we can return to Zi to receive our reward: an infinite Shells Shard source.