Moss Grotto 100% Map Guide
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Moss Grotto is a location in Hollow Knight: Silksong. See a map of Moss Grotto, a list of points of interest, hidden areas, and a guide to 100% the area here!
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Full Map of Moss Grotto
Moss Grotto is the first area unlocked in Hollow Knight: Silksong. It is a major area in Pharloom, and home to multiple bugs that are both friend and foe. It features a lush green environment filled with moss and water where crawling and flying enemies reside in.
Key areas in this location include Moss Grotto itself, Bone Bottom, and Mosshome.
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Moss Grotto 100% Guide
| Moss Grotto Points of Interest | |
|---|---|
| Bosses | Wishes |
| Tools | Skills |
| NPCs | Items |
| Hidden Areas | - |
Moss Grotto Bosses
| Boss | Location |
|---|---|
 Moss Mother
|
 The Moss Mother is the first boss you will encounter in Hollow Knight: Silksong. The Moss Mother is located at the Moss Grotto! |
Moss Grotto Wishes
| Task | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Garb of the Pilgrims |  This can be accepted via the Wishwell found in Bone Bottom. Inspect the Taskboard and accept the request to start it. Once accomplished, return to the Taskboard to complete the request and get the rewards. |
Rosary Necklace |
| Berry Picking |  Moss Druid can be found to the far upper-right area of Mosshome. The lair will have glowing green smoke coming out of it and there is a bench to rest upon once you reach the location. |
Druid's Eye |
| Bone Bottom Repairs | This can be accepted via the Wishwell found in Bone Bottom. Inspect the Taskboard and donate shell shards to complete the request. |
Visual Update to Bone Bottom Camp |
| A Lifesaving Bridge | This can be accepted via the Wishwell found in Bone Bottom. Inspect the Taskboard and donate shell shards to complete the request. |
New Bridge In Moss Grotto |
| Volatile Flintbeetles | This can be accepted via the Wishwell found in Bone Bottom. Inspect the Taskboard and start the quest there. |
Memory Locket |
| An Icon of Hope |
How to Unlock: Reach Act 2 Task: Donate 440 Shell Shards |
Hornet Statuette
Flick Statue |
All Task Locations and Rewards
Moss Grotto Tools
| Tool | Slot and Effect | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
 Druid's Eye
|
Slot: Blue Amulet of protection formed from Mossberries. As the bearer takes damage, the amulet weeps a green elixir that will form into Silk. |
 Rewarded after delivering three Mossberries to the Moss Druid. |
 Magnetite Brooch
|
Slot: Yellow Holy stone inscribed with a prayer for rosaries. Any loose beads will be pulled toward the wearer. |
 Purchase the Magnetite Brooch from Pebb for 120 Rosaries |
Moss Grotto Skills
| Skill | Effect | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Silkspear | Silk Cost: 4 Deadly Weaver technique. Throw the needle forward with force amplified by coiled Silk. |
 Obtained by interacting with a statue found at the north of Mosshome. |
List of All Skills and Effects
Moss Grotto NPCs
| NPC | Location |
|---|---|
| Chapel Maid |  Chapel Maid can be found just after ascending the Moss Grotto area via the elevator just past the Moss Mother. She will be the first NPC you will meet. |
| Little Pilgrim |  Little Pilgrim can be found in Bone Bottom beside the bench. |
| Fearful Pilgrim |  Fearful Pilgrim is located inside the cave that has the fast travel terminal to ride Bell Beast. This cave is found in Bone Bottom. |
| Pebb | Pebb the Shopkeeper can be found in Bone Bottom. You may purchase a Mask Shard from her. |
| Flick the Fixer |  He can be found in Bone Bottom and will construct improved infrastructure in the area when you fulfill his requests via the Wishwell. |
| Shakra |  Shakra can sometimes be found in Bone Bottom when you encounter her in an area. Her wares are open to be purchased here. |
| Moss Druid | Moss Druid can be found in the upper-right portion of Mosshome. His lair will be emitting glowing smoke on the outside. |
Moss Grotto Items
Shakra Shop Items
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
 Mosslands Map
|
Shop Price: 40 Rosaries Description: These overgrown caves offer little challenge to a skilled warrior. A place for reflection, perhaps. |
 Shell Marker
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Shop Price: 40 Rosaries Description: You can use these to mark places of importance or reminders on your map. These markers I have modelled after the sheen of my own shell. Perhaps you will think of me when you use them. |
 Ring Marker
|
Shop Price: 40 Rosaries Description: You can use these to mark places of importance or reminders on your map. With these I often mark the locations of worthy foes. |
 The Marrow Map
|
Shop Price: 50 Rosaries Description: Crumbling roads built upon the shells of ancient bugs. All of Pharloom rests upon these fragile foundations. |
 Quill
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Shop Price: 50 Rosaries Description: With this quill, you can add any new areas you discover to the maps that you own. We pluck these quills from Golpeni hunted by my tribe. Their hollowed shafts make the perfect charting tool. |
 Deep Docks Map
|
Shop Price: 50 Rosaries Description: These docks, I thought them small when first I passed. Now I feel the structure's true bulk hides below the molten lake. |
 Bench Pins
|
Shop Price: 60 Rosaries Description: When travelling in unfriendly lands, it is important to remember safe places to camp. These pins will mark benches and other rest spots on your map. |
 Bellway Pins
|
Shop Price: 60 Rosaries Description: The bellways, gilded veins that run throughout the lands. Supposedly, they were once used for travel? These pins will mark stations on your map. |
 Compass
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Shop Price: 70 Rosaries Description: Track your location throughout these winding lands with a bone compass. Each member of our tribe can craft them. I would pass you mine, for a small price. |
 Vendor Pins
|
Shop Price: 80 Rosaries Description: Many of Pharloom's bugs have useful equipment and items to trade. It would do you well to keep tracks of their locations with this pin. These pins will marks vendors on your map. |
Shakra Locations and Item List
Bone Bottom Shop Items
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
 Craftmetal
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Shop Price: 60 Rosaries Description: Rare element found naturally within the rock and bone of Pharloom. Used by skilled craftsbugs in the construction of tools and trinkets. |
 Rosary String
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Shop Price: 80 Rosaries Description: Short string of rosaries. Can be broken and the rosaries used to trade. Contains 60 rosaries. |
 Magnetite Brooch
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Shop Price: 120 Rosaries Description: This stone's a beauty, isn't it? They say it'll help you gather up rosaries on the road ahead. You'll come back and share some with me, won't you? |
 Mask Shard
|
Shop Price: 300 Rosaries Description: Just a piece of something greater, but finely crafted. You should take it with you, traveller, for luck. |
 Simple Key
|
Shop Price: 500 Rosaries Description: Rusted key of common design. Can be used to open a range of simple locks. Degraded by time, it will break after a single use. |
Item Pickups
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
| Rosary String |  This item can be collected by inspecting the corpse found on a platform by the cavern in Moss Grotto. |
| Mossberry I |  A Mossberry can be found being defended by a flying enemy. It is found hanging from a branch on a high area when you go up the floating platforms. |
| Mossberry II | Another Mossberry can be found near the area where Moss Mother resides. You can reach it by timing your downward attack in the air to hit the enemy and attack the fruit. |
| Mossberry III |  The third Mossberry is found near the Moss Druid's Area. |
| Mossberry IV | An extra Mossberry can be collected near the elevator lift above Bone Bottom. You can attack the bug with the glowing mouth to retrieve the item. |
| Beast Shard |  There is a hidden enemy found in Moss Grotto found right of where Hornet wakes up. Once defeated, it will drop a Beast Shard. |
| Spool Fragment |  A Spool Fragment can be found past a fake wall in Moss Grotto. Go up the lift to find the hidden area and collect the Spool Fragment. |
Berry Picking Walkthrough: All Mossberry Locations
Moss Grotto Hidden Areas
| # | Hidden Area |
|---|---|
| 1 | There is a hidden area found by the right side of the area where Hornet awakens at the start of the game. Go up the ledge hidden from the camera to find a massive bug. If attacked, this will roll around frantically and will deal significant damage. |
| 2 | A hidden area can be found while swimming in Moss Grotto. Go past the large rib cage while in the water to find a narrow area with bugs and statues that drop shell shards when broken. |
Hollow Knight: Silksong Related Guides
Pharloom Full Map and All Locations
All Locations in Silksong
| Pharloom Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Moss Grotto | The Marrow | Deep Docks |
| Far Fields | Hunter's March | Greymoor |
| Wormways | Bellhart | Shellwood |
| Blasted Steps | Grand Gate | Underworks |
| Choral Chambers | The Slab | Mount Fay |
| Whiteward | Wisp Thicket | Cogwork Core |
| Whispering Vaults | Memorium | Putrified Ducts |
| Bilewater | Weavenest Atla | Sinner's Road |
| High Halls | The Cradle | Sands of Karak |
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There is a secret area missing to the left of BoneGrave, or outside the Chapel of the Wanderer
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Lmao i forgot i got a wish of making bridge and didn't bother to check after it completing it. In the next playtrough I destroyed it thinking it's just a weird obstruction. Hope nothing bad will happens.. Oh wait..