How to Get Tacks and Effects
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Tacks is a Red tool that you can equip to your crest in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Check out how to get Tacks, its location, and its effects here!
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How to Get Tacks
Complete the Roach Guts Quest
| Map Location | Overworld |
|---|---|
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Tacks can be obtained as a reward for completing the Roach Guts side quest. You can accept this quest by speaking to Benjin and Crull in Sinner’s Road.
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Collect All 10 Roach Guts
To complete the Roach Guts quest, simply collect 10 Roach Guts and give them to Benjin and Crull. You can farm Roach Guts by defeating Muckroaches, which can be found without leaving Sinner’s Road.
How to Use Tacks
Use to Damage Grounded Enemies
You can use tacks as a trap by placing them on the ground to damage enemies that walk over them. On cast, five Tacks appear on the ground and can damage enemies up to two times if they step on them.
They’re especially useful against grounded bosses that can either walk or dash towards you.
Tacks Overview
Tacks Information
 Tacks
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| Slot Color | Uses | Refill Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Red | 5 | TBD |
| Effect | ||
| Short pins designed to be scattered along the ground. The sharp points will pierce any enemy who steps upon them. | ||
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Comes from a quest in sinner's road to get 10 roach guts. From Crull and Benjin
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Think this is my favorite tool in the game, most difficult enemies or bosses you can just toss a crap ton of these and chew its health away. Especially with the pollip pouch,