Finding Sly

Finding Sly the shopkeeper is an important step in your Hollow Knight journey. Once discovered, Sly will set up a store in Dirtmouth where you can purchase Charms and other useful items. One such item is required for areas later in the game. This walkthrough includes instructions on how to find Sly in Hollow Knight and what you can find in his store once you do.

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• How to Find Sly
  • Open the Shortcut
  • Grub Location
• Return to Dirtmouth
• Head to Greenpath

How to Find Sly in Hollow Knight

After dispatching the Gruz Mother, leave her boss arena and drop over the ledge. Stop after reaching the ground and make your way left.

Soon, you’ll reach a small hut, the only one intact with an open door.

Duck inside and you’ll find a small bug with glowing orange eyes. Listen to him until he snaps out of his daze. He introduces himself as Sly, who used to "live an uneventful life up in Dirtmouth. With a clear head, he decides to return to the town.

Open the Shortcut

After leaving Sly's old hut, head left and jump up to the second platform. Break the wooden beam to create a shortcut and return to the area you were before meeting with the Gruz Mother.

Before returning to town, you should consider making a quick stop north of Sly's old hut for a Grub and some Geo.

Grub Location

Go To Map

Hallownest Map

A Grub can be found near Sly's old hut. After creating the shortcut, head up and ascend the two floating platforms. Leap through the hole in the roof to reach the area above.

Ascend the platforms, moving past the tram entrance and Aspid Mother enemy.

Continue until you spot a hole in the ground on the left side leading to an exit. Take the exit to enter the area to the left.

In the room, make your way left by using the Nail Jump to hop over the spiky platforms.

The Grub is on a larger platform near the back of the cave.

Grub 2 - Forgotten Crossroads

Geo Deposit Location

Go To Map

Hallownest Map

After rescuing the Grub north of Sly's old hut, continue ascending the shaft until you come to an alcove with spikes on the floor and ceiling.

Hop over the spikes, but mind how high you jump! A Geo Rock is waiting for you near the wall of the alcove.

Return to Dirtmouth

Head to the Forgotten Crossroads Stag Station and take the Stag back to Dirtmouth. Look for Sly’s shop to the left of the village Bench (now open for business!).

Go To Map

Hallownest Map

Go inside and you’ll find Sly’s offerings, which include the Gathering Swarm and Stalwart Shell Charms, Mask Shards, Vessel Fragments, a Simple Key, the Lumafly Lantern, and a Rancid Egg.

Gathering SwarmStalwart ShellThe Gathering Swarm Charm, when equipped, will gather dropped Geo for you. Stalwart Shell gives you more recovery time after getting hit.

The highest priority items are the Lumafly Lantern (which will open up several new areas to explore), the Gathering Swarm charm (which automatically gathers all Geo dropped by enemies, including those dropped long distances, or Geo which falls in acid or on spikes), and the Simple Key (which unlocks either a Shadow retrieval service on the far right side of Dirtmouth, or a large area beneath the City of Tears).

The Mask Shards and Vessel Fragments will increase your health and Soul capacity, respectively, when you gather enough of them. You should purchase those items later when you have an abundance of Geo. However, your current amount of Health and Soul is sufficient for the next area, and you almost certainly don’t have enough Geo to get everything at the moment.

Lumafly Lantern

Buy what you can, then head down into the Forgotten Crossroads via the Dirtmouth well.

Head to Greenpath

Travel left and follow the path until you once again reach the long vertical chasm with the chained platforms. If you recall, it's north of Cornifer's location in the Forgotten Crossroads.

If you have been rescuing Grubs, now would be a good time to give the ol' Grubfather a visit for rewards.

Head down the shaft and take the first exit to the left and follow the corridor until you arrive at Greenpath.

Finding Sly Completed

Up Next: Into Greenpath

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