Silksong Item: Pale Oil

Pale Oil is a rare upgrade material in Hollow Knight: Silksong, used to enhance Hornet's Needle weapon, increasing its damage output. It is crucial for progressing through mid-to-late game content.

Category
Upgrades
How to Get
Unknown

How to Unlock

Pale Oil can be obtained from three locations: 1. Whispering Vaults in the Citadel, accessible after defeating the Cogwork Dancers. 2. Choral Chambers, after completing the 'The Great Taste of Pharloom' wish. 3. Putrified Ducts, after fulfilling the 'Lost Fleas' and 'Ecstasy of the End' wishes and completing all three minigames in the Flea Festival.

Effects

  • Increases Needle weapon damage

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Found

Pristine Core

A flawless, glowing core. A key crafting material for powerful, late-game items.

Consumables
No confirmed location. Likely a rare drop from a powerful boss or found in a secret, difficult area.
Unknown

Gate Key

A larger, more ornate key used to open a large gate, signifying a major progression point.

Keys
Likely obtained after defeating a boss or completing a major quest.
Found

Choral Commandment

A tablet or item with a set of rules or commands, possibly related to a choir or religious group.

Relics
Can be found shortly after encountering Shakra, by breaking a wall to the left of a lever in an upward path. May be given to a collector.

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