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How to Unlock Needolin

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Hollow Knight Silksong - How to Unlock Needolin

Unlock Needolin by defeating Widow in Bellhart in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Learn how to unlock Needolin, how to use it, and where to use it here!

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How to Unlock Needolin

Defeat Widow in Bellhart

Widow

Players must defeat Widow in Bellhart to automatically unlock Needolin. After the fight, you will be put into a short platforming section after receving Needolin as a tutorial to the ability.

This area requires Cling Grip so make sure you already have it before beating Widow.

Widow Boss Guide

How to Use Needolin

Hold Y, X, Triangle or D to Use

Needolin Tutorial
PC PlayStation Xbox Switch
D Button PS4 - Triangle Button.png XBOX - Y Button.png NSW - X

To use Needolin, hold your console's respective Needolin button down and wait for the action to complete.

Use on Special Doors

Needolin on Special Doors

Needolin can be used to unlock special circular doors. Using it will play a tune to unlock and open new areas in the map, such as Weavenest Atla.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Related Guides

Abilities

All Ability Locations and Upgrades

All Abilities and Ancestral Arts

Silksong Abilities
Swift Step
(Dash)		 Drifter's Cloak
(Glide)
Cling Grip
(Wall Jump)		 Needolin
Needle Strike
(Charge Attack)		 Clawline
(Grappling Hook)
Faydown Cloak
(Double Jump)		 Beastling Call
Silk Soar
(Super Jump)		 Elegy of the Deep

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