How many items are in Moss Grotto?

Moss Grotto contains 43 total items across all categories, including 7 items required for 100% completion, 4 bosses, 4 benches, 9 wishes, 1 memory locket, 1 craftmetal, 2 collectibles, 2 maps, and 13 Hunter's Journal entries. This makes Moss Grotto one of the most content-rich starting areas in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

What is the best item in Moss Grotto?

The best items in Moss Grotto include the Silkspear (Silk Skill), which is obtained by completing Mosshome and provides Hornet with her first Silk Skill. Additionally, two important Tools can be found: Druid's Eye, obtained from the Moss Druid's Berry Picking wish, and Magnetite Brooch, which can be purchased in Bone Bottom for 120 Rosaries. These items are essential for early-game progression and exploration.

Where is the map for Moss Grotto?

There are two maps available in Moss Grotto. The Marrow map can be purchased from Shakra near the Mosshome entrance for 50 Rosaries. The Mosslands map can be purchased from Shakra near the Mosslands entrance for 40 Rosaries. Both maps are essential for navigation and are sold by the cartographer Shakra.

How many Bosses are in Moss Grotto?

Moss Grotto contains 4 bosses: Moss Mother (required, found in the Ruined Chapel), Skull Tyrant 2 (required, attacks after unlocking Bonegrave), Void Moss Mother (optional, found at the bottom), and Summoned Saviour (optional, Steel Soul only, found in Bonegrave). The first two bosses are required for story progression, while the latter two are optional encounters.

What items are required for 100% completion in Moss Grotto?

For 100% completion, you need to collect 7 items in Moss Grotto: Mask Shard 1 (sold in Bone Bottom), Spool Fragment 1 (trap-room east of lift), Magnetite Brooch (Tool, sold in Bone Bottom), Druid's Eye (Tool, from Berry Picking wish), Silkspear (Silk Skill, complete Mosshome), Crest of Wanderer (in Chapel of the Wanderer), and Everbloom (Progress Item, ACT 3, from The Old Hearts wish). These items are essential for reaching 100% completion in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Moss Grotto 100% Checklist & Items in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Moss Grotto 100% Completion

Moss Grotto is the starting area in Hollow Knight: Silksong, featuring the first boss encounter with Moss Mother, the settlement of Mosshome where you meet the Moss Druid, and Bone Bottom town where you can purchase essential early-game items.

This comprehensive Moss Grotto checklist compiles all items found in this location to help you achieve 100% completion. Use it alongside the Checklist page and Guides page to track your progress.

Moss Grotto location in Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Moss Grotto includes:

Multiple 100% items (Mask Shards, Spool Fragments, Tools, Silk Skills, Crests, Progress items)
4 Bosses
4 Benches
9 Wishes
13 Hunter's Journal entries
1 Memory Locket
1 Craftmetal
2 Collectibles
2 Maps

All 100% Items in Moss Grotto

All 7 items required for 100% completion in Moss Grotto: 1 Mask Shard, 1 Spool Fragment, 2 Tools, Silkspear, Crest of Wanderer, and Everbloom.

✓	Icon	Item	Description
		Mask Shard 1Mask Shard	Sold in Bone Bottom 300 Rosaries
		Spool Fragment 1Spool Fragment	Trap-room east of lift
		Magnetite BroochTool	Sold in Bone Bottom 120 Rosaries. ACT 3: Sold by Grindle
		Druid's EyeTool	Druid's Mossberry picking quest Wish: Berry Picking
		SilkspearSilk Skill	Complete Mosshome
		Crest of WandererCrest	Chapel of the Wanderer in Bonegrave Cling Grip required
		EverbloomProgress Item	Gather 3 Ancient Hearts ACT 3, Wish: The Old Hearts
		Crest of ShamanCrest	Ruined Chapel ACT 3, Silk Soar required

All Bosses in Moss Grotto

All 4 bosses in Moss Grotto: Moss Mother, Skull Tyrant 2, Void Moss Mother, and Summoned Saviour.

✓	Icon	Boss	Description
		Moss MotherBoss	In the Ruined Chapel Required
		Skull Tyrant 2Boss	Attacks Moss Grotto after unlocking Bonegrave Required
		Void Moss MotherBoss	Void Moss Mother at the bottom Optional
		Summoned SaviourBoss	Steel soul only, in Bonegrave Optional

All Benches in Moss Grotto

All 4 Benches you can rest at in Moss Grotto to save your progress, heal and restore Silk.

✓	Icon	Bench	Description
		Ruined Chapel BenchBench	In a Ruined Chapel, before the Moss Mother boss fight. This is the first Bench you discover in the game.
		Bone Bottom BenchBench	In Bone Bottom town.
		Mosshome BenchBench	At the start of Mosshome, near Shakra. Unlocked by a lever.
		Moss Druid BenchBench	At the entrance to Moss Druid, in Mosshome.
		Snail Shaman BenchBench	In a Ruined Chapel, in a room with the Snail Shaman.

All Wishes in Moss Grotto

All 9 Wishes you can complete for the NPCs of Moss Grotto to earn rewards and progress side content.

✓	Icon	Wish	Description
		Berry PickingWish	Key NPC: Moss Druid Collect Mossberries from the moss-covered areas of Pharloom's lowlands. Reward: Druid's Eye
		Bone Bottom RepairsWish	Key NPC: Flick the Fixer Donate 200 Shell Shards to aid repairs around Bone Bottom.
		A Lifesaving BridgeWish	Key NPC: Flick the Fixer Donate 300 Shell Shards to aid repairs around Bone Bottom.
		Garb of the PilgrimsWish	Hunt haunted pilgrims of Pharloom and collect Pilgrim Shawls from their bodies. Reward: Rosary Necklace
		The Terrible TyrantWish	Key NPC: Residents of Bone Bottom Hunt Skull Tyrant of the Marrow. Reward: Heavy Rosary Necklace
		The Lost FleasWish	Key NPC: Fleamaster Mooshka Seek fleas across the lands of Pharloom and guide them to the Flea Caravan. Reward: Flea Brew
		Volatile FlintbeetlesWish	Track down Flintbeetles in the Marrow and defeat them to collect Flintgems. Reward: Memory Locket
		An Icon of HopeWish	Key NPC: Flick of Bone Bottom Donate 440 Shell Shards to aid the construction of an icon of hope. Reward: Hornet Statuette
		Bone Bottom SuppliesWish	Key NPC: Couriers Tipp & Pill Deliver supplies to the fixer Flick in Bone Bottom. Reward: 150 Rosaries

All Memory Lockets in Moss Grotto

The Memory Locket found in Moss Grotto, spent to unlock Tool slots across your Crests.

✓	Icon	Memory Locket	Description
		Memory Locket 1Memory Locket	Flintbeetles quest Wish: Volatile Flintbeetles

All Craftmetals in Moss Grotto

The Craftmetal found in Moss Grotto, used to upgrade your Needle at the Forge in Deep Docks.

✓	Icon	Craftmetal	Description
		Craftmetal 1Craftmetal	Sold in Bone Bottom 60 Rosaries

All Collectibles in Moss Grotto

Both collectibles in Moss Grotto: Choral Commandment 1 and Weaver Effigy 1.

✓	Icon	Collectible	Description
		Choral Commandment 1Choral Commandment	Near giant pit Breakable wall two floors above Mosshome elevator
		Weaver Effigy 1Weaver Effigy	On a cliff near the big pit Jump across the pit from Mosshome

All Maps in Moss Grotto

All 2 maps available in Moss Grotto, sold by the cartographer Shakra for Rosaries.

✓	Icon	Map	Description
		The MarrowMap	Near the Mosshome entrance 50 Rosaries
		MosslandsMap	Near the Mosslands entrance 40 Rosaries

All Hunter's Journal Entries in Moss Grotto

All 13 Hunter's Journal entries you can record from the enemies of Moss Grotto.

✓	Icon	Entry	Description
		MossgrubHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Fur covered crawler with a series of sharp spikes along its back." Hunter's Note: "If not for the spikes, I would think it an appealing bug." Location: Moss Grotto, Memorium How many needed: 25
		MossmirHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Small fluttering creature capable of defending itself with its small stinger." Hunter's Note: "This bug is soft and clumsy, but to its fortune its home caves seem relatively free of effective predators. I wonder why that is." Location: Moss Grotto, Memorium How many needed: 20
		Moss MotherHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Adult Mossmir with a fully developed stinger and hardened hide." Hunter's Note: "Motherhood is an instinct that can push creatures beyond what seems their natural limits. It turns even weaker beasts like these into formidable foes." Location: Moss Grotto, Weavenest Atla How many needed: 3
		AknidHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Winged insect that feeds upon moss and lichen in the caves above Bone Bottom." Hunter's Note: "In its natural state it would avoid potential predators, but Pharloom's Haunting now compels it to aggression. Fortunately, its jaws are ill-suited for combat." Location: Moss Grotto How many needed: 15
		MawlingHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Young, boney bug that can curl its body to form a ball." Hunter's Note: "Their rough, ridged shell grips tight to any surface. Even walls and roofs become pathways for these nimble bugs." Location: Moss Grotto, The Marrow How many needed: 30
		MarrowmawHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Giant roller of the lowlands. Its ridged hide will crush smaller creatures beneath it." Hunter's Note: "Sheer bulk makes for an effective weapon, but requires much sustenance. This creature would have spent most of its time eating. An acceptable life for some." Location: Moss Grotto, Memorium How many needed: 8
		Pilgrim GrovellerHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Basic bug of Pharloom, laid low upon the ground." Hunter's Note: "Taken by Pharloom's Haunting, the bug is now capable of little more than prayer and aggression." Location: The Marrow, Moss Grotto, Choral Chambers How many needed: 35
		Pilgrim PouncerHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Agile bug of Pharloom, its higher functions have been lost to the Haunting." Hunter's Note: "With a softer shell than most, they would have relied on their athleticism to survive." Location: The Marrow, Moss Grotto, Blasted Steps How many needed: 35
		Pilgrim HornflyHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Short pilgrim that uses their long horn to launch upon threats." Hunter's Note: "Birth equipped this one well. In its assault it becomes its own projectile." Location: Moss Grotto, Shellwood, Wormways How many needed: 15
		Pilgrim BellbearerHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Common bug wielding a set of old bells. The bug will fling the bells at anyone it deems still free." Hunter's Note: "Their bells would once have rung with hope and mirth, lifting the spirits of any climbing companions. Sadly, those instruments have turned purely to combative use." Location: Greymoor, Moss Grotto How many needed: 10
		Winged PilgrimHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Short-horned bug born with underdeveloped wings." Hunter's Note: "Flight it possesses, but only just. It may lift from the stone, but those sad wings would never carry it far." Location: The Marrow, Shellwood, Moss Grotto How many needed: 25
		Overgrown PilgrimHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Aged pilgrim, overgrown with lichen and moss." Hunter's Note: "The moss looks to grow even inside their stomach, which the pilgrim spits at foes in compressed gobs. A foul form of offence." Location: Moss Grotto How many needed: 20
		Summoned SaviourHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Mass of old masks swollen and animated by writhing void." Hunter's Note: "A creature born of a bug's desperate hope for strength. Few possess the skill to call the void, and of those that can, none possess the means to tame it." Location: Moss Grotto How many needed: 1 Note: This entry is not required for 100% Hunter's Journal and increase the total count by 1.
		Skull TyrantHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Rare, enormous Skull Scuttler. The Marrow's largest predator, and the most feared for its ferocious temperament." Hunter's Note: "Though surely fierce, the skull it bears looks taken from an even larger beast. If not for the bones as proof, I would scarcely believe bugs could grow to such scale." Location: Bone Bottom, The Marrow How many needed: 1
		Elder PilgrimHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Thick-set bug consumed my haunted thread. Uses their solid frame to crush others." Hunter's Note: "A lucky bug to be able to grow old. Pharloom's roads take most much earlier." Location: Moss Grotto, Shellwood How many needed: 5
		SnitchflyHunter's Journal Entry	Description: "Pernicious looter found all over Pharloom." Hunter's Note: "While these bothersome bugs are left free to forage, no loose rosary or trinket is safe." Location: Bone Bottom, High Halls, Pilgrim's Rest How many needed: 4