Hollow Knight Silksong walkthrough: Part 39 (True Ending)

It’s time to finish Act 3 of Silksong

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Looking to reach the True Ending of Hollow Knight: Silksong? It’s been a long journey to reach this point, as you’ll well know if you’ve stuck with me over the course of this 39-part Hollow Knight: Silksong walkthrough. But now it’s at last time to face the final boss at the bottom of The Abyss.

In Part 39 of our Silksong walkthrough, I’ll show you the final few steps you need to reach The Abyss once more, and face the final boss - who incidentally is by far the strongest boss in the game. Did you expect anything less?

Want the walkthrough for a different area of the game? Check out our Hollow Knight: Silksong walkthrough hub!

True Ending walkthrough steps:

1. Return to the Diving Bell.
2. Reach the bottom of The Abyss.
3. Defeat Lost Lace.

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1. Return to the Diving Bell.

With everything else in Silksong now more or less completed, your one main task remains: delve as deep as possible into the Abyss once more. To do that, you’ll need to return to the Diving Bell in the lowest section of Deep Docks.

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The path to the Diving Bell is the same as before, but in case you’ve forgotten: make your way down to the steam room from the Deep Docks Bellway, and drop to the bottom of the small shaft on your right (minding the lava at the bottom). From there you can take the shortcut you unlocked earlier in the playthrough straight along the right, past the Lavalarga, and you’ll find yourself at the Diving Bell once more.

Once you’re at the Bell, climb up the tunnel on the right to visit Ballow again, and exhaust his dialogue; then enter the Diving Bell and interact with the speaker to let Ballow know you’re ready for the descent once more.

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This time, thanks to Ballow’s modifications, the Diving Bell will survive the journey into The Abyss. From this point onwards, you can also return to the Diving Bell in either of its locations to move between The Abyss and the rest of Pharloom at will. Not that there’s much awaiting you in the rest of the map anymore.

2. Reach the bottom of The Abyss.

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As you did previously, make your way down past the various nasty rooms of The Abyss, using the same route as before. You’ll need to head as far left as you can go, then drop down the shaft to the very bottom.

Once you’re on the bottom layer of The Abyss, head straight along to the right, jumping across the platforms over the void lake to reach the Bench room. Rest at the Bench, and equip whatever tools you’d like to use against the final boss, which is waiting for you just below.

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Once you’re ready, walk off-screen to the right, and head to the very edge of the platform overlooking the lake. This will prompt another candid conversation with Lace. Once she disappears, follow the prompt to plunge down into the void below.

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3. Defeat Lost Lace.

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After a cutscene where Hornet uses the Everbloom’s power to resist the void as she sinks to the lowest section of The Abyss, you’ll arrive at the bottom. Walk to the right, and the darkness will clear; strung up in the background is Grand Mother Silk - or what’s left of her. And rising from the darkness in the foreground is the final boss that stands between you and Silksong’s True Ending: Lost Lace.

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As you may have guessed, this is a very tough fight - easily the hardest in the game, by my experience. Lost Lace has a variety of dangerous, far-reaching combo attacks, as well as two different counterattacks which unleash very quickly, giving you little time to avoid damage.

This is Silksong’s equivalent of Malenia from Elden Ring , so you should go in expecting this to take quite a number of attempts as you slowly learn how to best deal with her myriad attacks. Patience helps a lot here.

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One of Lost Lace’s most dangerous attacks is her bread-and-butter three-step charge. She’ll charge back and forth along the ground, leaving behind tendrils of void in her wake. The easiest way to avoid this is by staying in the air and Pogo-ing off her head; but she’ll actually adapt the final phase of this combo based on your position. If you’re above her, then she’ll leap into the air for a very hard to avoid area-of-effect swing.

The better bet is to stay in the air just for the first attack, then simply stay out of reach (but on the ground) for when the attack ends. This will prompt her to just do a final charge instead of her more dangerous air attack.

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Once you deliver your first deathblow, Lost Lace will disappear for a moment, then reappear for the next phase of the fight. Grand Mother Silk will fall from her current position, and two tsunami waves of spiky slashing void will tear across the arena, one after the other. The safest way to avoid these waves is to double-jump as high as possible, then dash over the wave while you’re at the apex of your jump height.

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Lost Lace will then re-emerge with a new suite of void-powered attacks. Occasionally when she teleports, she’ll now leave behind a tentacle trap on the floor which can easily snag you if you’re not careful.

The more dangerous addition to her moveset is a move where she spews a number of balls of black goop into the air, so that they fall and turn into tentacle traps all over the arena. It’s not difficult to avoid these balls, but having so many traps around you makes it much harder to avoid whatever follow-up attack she can conjure up. There’s no trick to this - it just takes time and practice to stay calm under pressure.

At times she will also disappear and conjure more void waves - adopt the same technique as before to evade them. Once she laughs her iconic laugh once more, you’re in the next phase, where she starts to use the flurry attacks seen previously by her and the First Sinner. They’re intimidating as hell, but the counterplay is clear: just avoid the large circles of light that telegraph this move ahead of time.

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The extra difficulty that Lost Lace adds to these attacks is that she always finishes each flurry move with a downward slam onto the ground, sending a shockwave of damage across the floor in either direction. So remember to jump into the air in these moments, to avoid the shockwaves.

As with most difficult boss fights in Silksong, you need to learn to save your tools until the hardest stage of the fight. In this case, I’d encourage you to use the Plasmium Phial to soak up as much damage as possible, and then increase your damage as much as possible with the Flintslate. Beyond that, my recommendation is to improve your survivability and healing as much as possible - the old familiar trio of Fractured Mask, Multibinder, and Injector Band will likely save your life a number of times over the course of this fight.

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It’s a long and arduous fight, but eventually you will strike the decisive blow against Lost Lace. Once you do, Lace will disappear, and a few moments will pass, before her body slowly rises from the void in the centre of the arena. Interact with her body to pick her up, and then - as your last action in the story of Silksong - Super Jump upwards when prompted to try and make the impossible journey back up into Pharloom.

I won’t spoil the cutscenes that follow, but sit back and enjoy them. It’s a beautiful end to a phenomenal game, and you should feel very proud to have reached it.

That’s that! You’ve completed the True Ending of Hollow Knight: Silksong, in my humble opinion one of the most well-crafted games of the past decade. What’s next for Team Cherry? Well, as the True Ending epilogue appears to indicate, we haven’t seen the last of the Hollow Knight universe. But while we wait patiently for the next installment (no doubt in another 7 years’ time), you can reminisce about all the dangerous creatures and horrors you’ve faced throughout your playthrough with Jeremy’s guide on all 48 Silksong bosses .

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

ARC Raiders

PS5 , Xbox Series X/S , PC

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