The Cradle 100% Checklist & Items in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Complete location checklist for The Cradle in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Track all collectibles, bosses, benches, maps, and items found in this area.

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The Cradle 100% Completion

The Cradle is a location in Hollow Knight: Silksong, featuring endgame content and the final boss encounter.

This comprehensive The Cradle 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.

The Cradle location in Hollow Knight: Silksong [The Cradle Location Image - Placeholder]

The Cradle includes:

  • 2 100% items (1 Silk Skill, 1 Progress item)
  • 2 Bosses
  • 2 Benches
  • 1 Memento
  • 1 Map
  • 5 Hunter's Journal entries

All 100% Items in The Cradle

All 2 items required for 100% completion in The Cradle: Pale Nails and Silk Heart 3.

✓IconItemDescription
Pale Nails
Pale NailsSilk Skill
On route to surface village

ACT 3, Silk Soar required
Silk Heart 3
Silk Heart 3Progress Item
Defeat Lace 2

All Bosses in The Cradle

All 2 bosses in The Cradle: Lace and Grand Mother Silk.

✓IconBossDescription
Boss
LaceBoss
Use the elevator in Cogwork Core

Required
Boss
Grand Mother SilkBoss
Final boss of ACT 2

Required

All Benches in The Cradle

All 2 Benches you can rest at in The Cradle to save your progress, heal and restore Silk.

✓IconBenchDescription
Bench
The Cradle BenchBench
This Bench is located close to the Ventrica lift station.
Bench
Surface Path BenchBench
This bench is located at the start of the path to the Nameless Town on the surface.

All Mementos in The Cradle

The Surface Memento found in The Cradle, obtained by climbing to the Surface Village.

✓IconMementoDescription
Surface Memento
Surface MementoMemento
Climb to Surface Village and interact with the house

Needolin required

All Maps in The Cradle

The single map for The Cradle, sold in a shaft opposite the bench for 70 Rosaries.

✓IconMapDescription
Map
The CradleMap
Sold in a shaft opposite the bench

70 Rosaries

All Hunter's Journal Entries in The Cradle

All 5 Hunter's Journal entries you can record from the enemies of The Cradle.

✓IconEntryDescription
Hunter's Journal
GarpidHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Sightless burrower that reacts violently to the slightest sound."

Hunter's Note: "A common enough bug, though not to be underestimated. The acuteness of their other senses more than makes up for their lack of vision."

Location: The Cradle
How many needed: 10
Hunter's Journal
ImobaHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Slow drifting bug with a heavy top shell. The bug reacts little to threats, even those that could claim its life."

Hunter's Note: "The poor creature has lived a life too calm and coddled. It would not fare well in the world beyond its walls."

Location: The Cradle
How many needed: 10
Hunter's Journal
SkrillHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Common crawler that lives beneath sand."

Hunter's Note: "This surface dweller is free of Silk. Its nature remains its own. The monarch's influence must only have stretched below it."

Location: The Cradle
How many needed: 10
Hunter's Journal
LaceHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Manic fencer who delights in battle."

Hunter's Note: "A bug born entirely of thread. Much Silk would have been needed to see her sustained. A fragile form of life, but life nonetheless."

Location: Deep Docks, The Cradle
How many needed: 2
Hunter's Journal
Grand Mother SilkHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Monarch of Pharloom, and the primal source of Silk."

Hunter's Note: "Heart of the Haunting, long lulled to slumber and desperate to wake. The higher being's threads stretched throughout Pharloom, snaring its bugs and driving them to madness and discord."

Location: The Cradle
How many needed: 1

Enemies in The Cradle

The following enemies can be found in The Cradle and are tracked in the Hunter's Journal:

  • Garpid - "Sightless burrower that reacts violently to the slightest sound."
  • Imoba - "Slow drifting bug with a heavy top shell. The bug reacts little to threats, even those that could claim its life."
  • Skrill - "Common crawler that lives beneath sand."
  • Lace - "Manic fencer who delights in battle."
  • Grand Mother Silk - "Monarch of Pharloom, and the primal source of Silk."

The Cradle Frequently Asked Questions

How many items are in The Cradle?
The Cradle contains 13 total items across all categories, including 2 items required for 100% completion, 2 bosses, 2 benches, 1 memento, 1 map, and 5 Hunter's Journal entries. This makes The Cradle an important endgame location with essential progression items and final boss encounters.
What is the best item in The Cradle?
The best items in The Cradle include important progression items: Pale Nails (Silk Skill, on route to surface village, ACT 3, Silk Soar required) and Silk Heart 3 (Progress item, defeat Lace 2). These items are essential for progression and combat effectiveness.
Where is the map for The Cradle?
The Cradle map can be found sold in a shaft opposite the bench. Sold for 70 Rosaries. This map is essential for navigation through The Cradle's endgame environments and helps locate important items and areas.
How many Bosses are in The Cradle?
The Cradle contains 2 bosses: Lace (Lace 2, use the elevator in Cogwork Core, required) and Grand Mother Silk (Final boss of ACT 2, required).
What items are required for 100% completion in The Cradle?
For 100% completion, you need to collect 2 items in The Cradle: Pale Nails (Silk Skill, on route to surface village, ACT 3, Silk Soar required) and Silk Heart 3 (Progress item, defeat Lace 2). These items are essential for reaching 100% completion in Hollow Knight: Silksong.