Hollow Knight: Upgrades & Completion

Collect four shards to add a permanent health mask. Search shops, side paths and challenge rewards.

Three fragments form an additional SOUL vessel. More storage gives you flexibility between fights.

Bring Pale Ore and Geo to the Nailsmith for later Nail upgrades. Stronger normal hits make many encounters shorter.

Listen for trapped grubs and break their jars. Revisit Grubfather in the Crossroads as you rescue more.

Gather Essence through dream encounters and other dream-related discoveries. Return to the Seer for milestone rewards.

Adds dream encounters and travel features. Its tougher fights suit a return visit after gaining upgrades.

A summoned troupe brings a quest, new charms and demanding boss fights. Quest choices affect its rewards.

Includes refinements and the Hive Knight encounter. The guide assumes the game with its free content packs installed.

Godhome offers boss practice and Pantheon sequences. Completing every optional challenge goes beyond the percentage counter alone.

With the free content packs, the completion counter reaches 112%. Not every ending, journal task or optional challenge contributes, so treat those as separate goals.