Ancestral arts
| Ability | Where | What it opens |
|---|---|---|
| Swift Step | Deep Docks, the altar in the northernmost part | Dash and sprint; gaps, and half of Deep Docks |
| Drifter’s Cloak | Far Fields, the Seamstress, for 25 spine cores | Gliding; the wind rooms and the eastern regions |
| Cling Grip | Shellwood, after Sister Splinter | Wall jumps; Bellhart and most of the map’s secrets |
| Needolin | Widow’s lair, Bellhart | Plays the Weaver doors open and calms some creatures |
| Needle Strike | Blasted Steps, from the Pinstress | The charged needle |
| Clawline | Underworks, an altar | The grapple to needle targets; the Citadel opens |
| Faydown Cloak | Mount Fay, an altar | The double jump; a dozen mask shards and spools |
| Silk Soar | The bottom of the Abyss, act 3 | The super jump; the last shards and the way back up |
Silk skills, for completeness
- Silkspear: the Moss Grotto statue. Thread Storm: the Greymoor statue. Cross Stitch: the Phantom in the Mist.
- Sharpdart, Rune Rage (First Sinner, the Slab) and Pale Nails come later; Woven is all six bound.
- Sylphsong is the ability from binding Eva, and it counts under abilities for completion, which is why the wiki lists seven there and this page eight arts.
Still to verify
Cross-checked on 17 September 2026 against the Silksong Wiki, GamesRadar’s ability roundup and the Hollow Knight Wiki. What is still unverified is the only thing reading cannot settle — nobody here has played it.