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

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

The Slab is a location in Hollow Knight: Silksong, featuring a prison-like environment with challenging boss encounters and arena gauntlets.

This comprehensive The Slab 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 Slab location in Hollow Knight: Silksong [The Slab Location Image - Placeholder]

The Slab includes:

  • 3 100% items (1 Mask Shard, 1 Spool Fragment, 1 Silk Skill)
  • 2 Bosses
  • 4 Benches
  • 1 Memory Locket
  • 1 Collectible
  • 2 Fleas
  • 1 Map
  • 10 Hunter's Journal entries
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All 100% Items in The Slab

✓IconItemDescription
Mask Shard
Mask Shard 15Mask Shard
Parkour challenge, north-east

Apostate Key, Clawline required
Spool Fragment
Spool Fragment 17Spool Fragment
Mount Fay viewpoint

Apostate Key, Cling Grip required
Rune Rage
Rune RageSilk Skill
Defeat First Sinner
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All Bosses in The Slab

✓IconBossDescription
Boss
First SinnerBoss
Chained in south-eastern prison

Required for 100% Completion
Boss
BroodmotherBoss
Grand Hunt: The Wailing Mother

Required for 100% Completion
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All Benches in The Slab

✓IconBenchDescription
Bench
The Slab Bellway BenchBench
Next to The Slab Bellway. A Flea is hiding above this bench!
Bench
The Slab Map BenchBench
This bench is located near the very center of The Slab, in a small room to the right. You also find The Slab Map here.
Bench
The Slab Arena BenchBench
After you go through the snowy roof of The Slab, you'll end back at this bench. After this bench, Hornet fights a gauntlet of enemies.
Bench
The Slab After Arena BenchBench
This bench is accessible after defeating the arena gauntlet described in The Slab Arena Bench.
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All Memory Lockets in The Slab

✓IconMemory LocketDescription
Memory Locket 16Memory Locket
Inside the shortcut

Key of Apostate required
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All Collectibles in The Slab

✓IconCollectibleDescription
Weaver Effigy
Weaver Effigy 2Collectible
Red sand area in The Slab

Ignore the First Sinner path and go even more south
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All Fleas in The Slab

✓IconFleaDescription
Flea 24Flea
Above the bench

Faydown Cloak required
Flea 25Flea
Near Slab shortcut

Keys of Apostate, Indolent required
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All Maps in The Slab

✓IconMapDescription
Map
The SlabMap
Found near the very center of The Slab, in a small room to the right
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All Hunter's Journal Entries in The Slab

✓IconEntryDescription
Hunter's Journal
DrapeflyHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Erratic, flying pest that nests in rags and curtains."

Hunter's Note: "Like fabric somehow sprung to life. Its pelt is perfectly matched to the rags it infests."

Location: The Slab, Memorium
How many needed: 30
Hunter's Journal
DrapemiteHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Cloth-covered crawler with sharpened forelimbs. Lives and breeds in dark places."

Hunter's Note: "Pharloom's structures seem almost built for them. The endless corners and cracks, so perfect for mites to burrow and nest."

Location: The Slab, dark areas
How many needed: 20
Hunter's Journal
PenitentHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Humbled prisoner serving their sentence for sin committed within the Citadel."

Hunter's Note: "All are haunted here, the jailers and the jailed. Do they realise they will never leave this place? Or how long they have stayed already?"

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 8
Hunter's Journal
Puny PenitentHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Small bug, shackled and cowled for sin committed within the Citadel."

Hunter's Note: "Their thick shroud leaves them sightless, yet it seems to matter little. They have no care for their own safety, wishing only to charge at those they sense as sinful."

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 6
Hunter's Journal
FreshflyHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Infant fly, freshly hatched. At this age the soft, blind fly is little more than a bother."

Hunter's Note: "The less these gruesome bugs breed, the better."

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 20
Hunter's Journal
ScabflyHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Sticky young fly, born and grown in service to the Slab."

Hunter's Note: "Foul creatures birthed into servitude. Their plight elicits no sympathy from me."

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 15
Hunter's Journal
GuardflyHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Starved servant of the Slab, bearing a hooked longpin."

Hunter's Note: "The smell from these jailers overwhelms my senses. I strongly doubt they ever thought to bathe."

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 10
Hunter's Journal
WardenflyHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Heavy, hairy jailer responsible for capturing sinners, and punishing prisoners."

Hunter's Note: "Disgusting both in manner and stench. I feel no remorse to see them felled."

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 8
Hunter's Journal
BroodmotherHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Mad matriarch of the Slab rarely seen outside her warren. From her all jailers are born and bred."

Hunter's Note: "With this one vanquished, I hope to have sped the end for that jail and its distasteful order."

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 1
Hunter's Journal
First SinnerHunter's Journal Entry
Description: "Ancient Weaver condemned for a transgression lost to time."

Hunter's Note: "This one's husk held a masterful talent, to weave Silk into blazing runes. Throughout my life, I have seen runes woven for many tasks. Was she the first to hone such skills?"

Location: The Slab
How many needed: 1

Enemies in The Slab

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

  • Drapefly - "Erratic, flying pest that nests in rags and curtains."
  • Drapemite - "Cloth-covered crawler with sharpened forelimbs. Lives and breeds in dark places."
  • Penitent - "Humbled prisoner serving their sentence for sin committed within the Citadel."
  • Puny Penitent - "Small bug, shackled and cowled for sin committed within the Citadel."
  • Freshfly - "Infant fly, freshly hatched. At this age the soft, blind fly is little more than a bother."
  • Scabfly - "Sticky young fly, born and grown in service to the Slab."
  • Guardfly - "Starved servant of the Slab, bearing a hooked longpin."
  • Wardenfly - "Heavy, hairy jailer responsible for capturing sinners, and punishing prisoners."
  • Broodmother - "Mad matriarch of the Slab rarely seen outside her warren. From her all jailers are born and bred."
  • First Sinner - "Ancient Weaver condemned for a transgression lost to time."

The Slab Frequently Asked Questions

How many items are in The Slab?
The Slab contains 24 total items across all categories, including 3 items required for 100% completion, 2 bosses, 4 benches, 1 memory locket, 1 collectible, 2 fleas, 1 map, and 10 Hunter's Journal entries. This makes The Slab a substantial location with important progression items and challenging boss encounters.
What is the best item in The Slab?
The best items in The Slab include important progression items: Rune Rage (Silk Skill, obtained by defeating First Sinner). This skill is essential for progression and combat effectiveness.
Where is the map for The Slab?
The Slab map can be found near the very center of The Slab, in a small room to the right. This map is essential for navigation through The Slab's prison-like environments and helps locate important items and areas.
How many Bosses are in The Slab?
The Slab contains 2 bosses: First Sinner (chained in south-eastern prison, required for 100% completion) and Broodmother (Grand Hunt: The Wailing Mother, required for 100% completion).
What items are required for 100% completion in The Slab?
For 100% completion, you need to collect 3 items in The Slab: Mask Shard 15 (parkour challenge, north-east, Apostate Key and Clawline required), Spool Fragment 17 (Mount Fay viewpoint, Apostate Key and Cling Grip required), and Rune Rage (Silk Skill, defeat First Sinner). These items are essential for reaching 100% completion in Hollow Knight: Silksong.