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Hollow Knight: Silksong
EnemyVerified on build 22479045
Cogwork Defender icon

Cogwork Defender

Cogwork construct forged primarily for the Core’s protection. Bears a shield and poke-pin, and possesses a lethal understanding of their use.

Needle hits to kill

Silksong multiplies every hit on this enemy by its own factor for your needle level (HealthManager damage scaling), so upgrades help here more or less than the raw damage suggests. For 55 HP, and a hit for the needle's own damage (crest attacks multiply it first).

NeedleDamageScaling hereDealtHits
Needle5×1.25610
Sharpened Needle9×197
Shining Needle13×1135
Hivesteel Needle17×1174
Pale Steel Needle21×1213

Where it is, and what it drops there 5

HP, rosaries and shell shards are read from each scene, so they're exact for that place.

AreaHPRosariesShell shardsPlacedMap
Coglater55076Show

Item drops

Chance per kill, by the game's own pick rule: each drop group rolls once, and a group whose chances add up to less than 1 never drops from the enemy itself.

ItemPer killAmountKills for 90%
Unknown100%41
Unknown100%21
Unknown100%31

Overview

HP
55
Kills for the journal
8
Needed for completion
Yes
Placed copies
6

Also mostly in Cog 6

Closest in HP