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Hollow Knight: Silksong
EnemyVerified on build 22479045
Splinterbark icon

Splinterbark

Winged insect with a flaky shell that perfectly mimics its environment.

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 15 HP, and a hit for the needle's own damage (crest attacks multiply it first).

NeedleDamageScaling hereDealtHits
Needle5×153
Sharpened Needle9×0.873
Shining Needle13×0.8102
Hivesteel Needle17×0.8142
Pale Steel Needle21×0.8171

Where it is, and what it drops there 2

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

AreaHPRosariesShell shardsPlacedMap
Shellwoodlater1500–36Show

Overview

HP
15
Kills for the journal
10
Needed for completion
Yes
Placed copies
6

Also mostly in Shellwood 11

Closest in HP