Simple keys in Hollow Knight: Silksong are necessary to open the iron doors that are scattered throughout the game world. Behind them are hidden sections of locations with various collectibles and useful resources. There are 4 of them in total. The following guide will show you where to find all the simple keys in the game and where to use them.
As for their use, it is not at all necessary to use the keys in the same order as indicated in the manual. Below is the sequence depending on the closest location of the key.
How to find and use Simple Keys in Silksong
Simple Key No. 1
- Location: Bone Hollow
This is the first place where we meet the merchant. It is in his assortment that one simple key is presented for 500 beads. True, at the first meeting you won’t be able to purchase a key, there simply won’t be enough beads. Although, you can make some good money in “Mohome”, where there are pilgrims, for killing whom you lose a little local currency. In this way, you can quickly accumulate the required number of beads and purchase a key
Where to use
You can use it in the neighboring location – “Wormholes”.
The easiest way to get there is through “Bone”. We go to the station, then just run right through Mohome.
We get to the large mine and jump along the cells straight to the “Wormholes”. As soon as we enter, a huge beetle will appear from above, spewing acid. There is no need to fight him, we just quickly run to the right, using dashes and cover in the form of small bridges.
Next you will find a locked door.
Having opened it, go down and break the barrier on the right to pick up a fragment of the mask. Read more about how to collect all the debris here.
By the way, if you go all the way to the right, you will find another locked gate that can be opened using the needle game. This will take you to “Weaving Karn”, where there is an altar with a new ability.
Simple key No. 2
The next key can be found from the merchant Yubilana. It is located in the Song Corner.
The easiest way to get there is through the elevator, which is located at the “Vinging Knot” station in the “Choir Chambers”. We move to the “First Altar”.
The merchant will appear there only under certain conditions. If you have not yet opened the “Song Corner” location, then continue to go through the story part of the game. Soon you will reach the right place, although there will be no one there. In order for residents to appear, you need to ring the bell – all this is done according to the plot, so don’t miss it. After this, we continue to go through the game, the next time we return, a notice board will appear here, where the quest “The Traveling Trader” will hang, within which you need to find and save Yubilana.
If you have already completed this quest, and the merchant has disappeared again, then check the wish board again, most likely, a second quest related to saving Yubilana has appeared there.
It will include a simple key for 650 beads.
Where to use
You can use the second key in the “Deep Docks”.
From the local metro we move to the right side until the first lever, where there is a sign with a bench.
We go down to the very bottom by elevator.
We go to the right past a small arena with bridges, where we once survived several waves of opponents. Almost immediately after it we will come across a locked door, which we open with a simple key.
Behind it there is a fairly large unexplored area. There we will find one of the coil fragments and craft metal. Therefore, we highly recommend opening this door.
Simple key No. 3
The third key is hidden in the territory of the “Road of Sinners”. You need to climb to the very top on the right side of the location.
You can get there in two ways. You can take the long road through the Dismal Marsh if you haven't unlocked the Bilewater yet. If the map is already open, then we run through the shortest path through the acidic waters.
Climbing up can cause difficulties due to the prickly spikes attached to the walls.
At the very top you have to fight the cockroach caretaker. You've already met him before, but here he will be presented as a mini-boss. After victory, a simple key will drop from his corpse.
Where to use
You can use the third key in the same location – “Road of Sinners”.
Go down to the lower levels, and there you will find the Green Prince locked among the cells. Although he seems indifferent to his imprisonment, once freed he will want to continue exploring Farlum. Having freed him, in the future (in Act 3) we will be able to visit a secret location – “Lost Verdania”. He is one of the royal family in this region.
Simple key No. 4
The last key is hidden in the Sands of Karak location. We move to the nearest metro station and go to the easternmost part of the sands location. There are also two roads leading here – both are equal in difficulty, so we choose either one.
This is a unique place where there are no usual platforms or balls to jump on. Here we create it ourselves.
The last simple key is hidden in a corpse that lies near the save bench.
Where to use
You can use it in the “Upper Chambers”. We will get there at the end of the game. If the card is already open, then the easiest way to get here is through the elevator.
The closed door will be found almost as soon as we leave the room with the elevator and the bench.
Inside we will find a whole cannon loaded with beads. Also behind it there is a quick passage to the neighboring location.
This concludes the guide to collecting simple keys in Hollow Knight: Silksong.
