Hollow Knight: Silksong introduces a brand new quest system known as the Wish Board. There are multiple towns and characters scattered across Pharloom that need your help, and you'll either need to speak to the right character or examine the request board in town.
This guide will act as your big side quest hub in Silksong, and we'll be listing every single Quest in the game here, where you pick the quest up, and what you get for completing it.
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Every Wish & Side Quest in Silksong
You'll get Wishes of different types all across the world, and we've broken down these Quests into each type to help keep things in-check.
We've excluded any main story quests, often marked by a Silver icon, as those are required for the story. This guide exclusively for optional content.
Some Wishes are exclusive to the game's final act, so if you're looking for how to get there, make sure you look at our guide on how to unlock Act 3.
Donate Wishes
Donate Wishes require you to spend a certain number of Rosaries or Shell Shards to complete. They're the easiest kind of quest and often reward you with upgrades shops, more residents, or just something nicer to look at.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Bottom Repairs | Bone Bottom Wishwall | Donate 200 Shell Shards | Bone Bottom gets more residents |
| A Lifesaving Bridge | Bone Bottom Wishwall | Donate 300 Shell Shards | A bridge now covers the entrance to Moss Grotto |
| An Icon of Hope | Bone Bottom Wishwall (after the Skull Tyrant has rampaged the town) | Donate 440 Shell Shards | Restored town, Hornet Statuette |
| Restoration of Bellhart | Bellhart Wishwall | Donate 250 Rosaries | Repairs start in Bellhart, more residents move there |
| Building Up Songclave | Songclave Wishwall | Donate 300 Rosaries | More residents will move to Songclave |
| Bellhart's Glory | Bellhart Wishwall (after reaching Act 2) | Donate 400 Rosaries | Visual upgrade for town, Bellhome (talk to the singing bug) |
| Strengthening Songclave | Songclave Wishwall (after Building Up Songclave) | Donate 500 Rosaries | Visual upgrade for town, more residents and quests |
Gather Wishes
Gather quests are all about hunting down specific items that are often only available during that quest. These are relatively easy to complete, if you know what kind of enemy you're after.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Picking | Moss Druid, Mosshome | Gather 3 Mossberries | Druid's Eye Tool |
| Silver Bells | Bellhart Wishwall | Gather 8 Silver Bells | Rosary Necklace (120 Rosaries) |
| Rite of the Pollip | Greyroot, Shellwood | Gather 6 Pollip Hears | Pollip Pouch Tool |
| Alchemist's Assistant | Zylotol, Wormways | Get 3 samples of Plasmium using the Needle Phial | Plasmium Phial Tool |
| The Great Taste of Pharloom | Loyal Mergwin, Choral Chambers | Gather 5 rare ingredients for the Great Gourmand | Pale Oil |
| Advanced Alchemy | Zylotol, Wormways (Act 3) | Get 10 samples of Plasmified Blood from blue creatures in the Wormways | Plasmium Gland, which will automatically refill your Plasmium Phial |
Grand Hunt Wishes
Grand Hunts are often the hardest quests in Silksong, requiring you to beat (or rebeat) tough foes and bosses.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Terrible Tyrant | Bone Bottom Wishwall (after Bone Bottom Repairs) | Defeat the Terrible Tyrant in The Marrow | Heavy Rosary Necklace (220 Rosaries) |
| Savage Beastfly | Bellhart Wishwall (after Restoration of Bellhart) | Defeat the Savage Beastfly in Far Fields | Mask Shard |
| The Wailing Mother | Songclave Wishwall (after Strengthening Songclave) | Defeat the Broodmother in The Slab | Rosary Necklace (120 Rosaries) |
| The Hidden Hunter | Bellhart Wishwall (Act 3, after getting an Old Heart or finding Gilly in Far Fields) | Defeat Gurr the Outcast and bring back the Grass Doll | Mask Shard |
Hunt Wishes
Hunts are much more common than Grand Hunts; easier foes that need to be hunted for their tools. Sometimes these drops are random, while other times an enemy will be guaranteed to drop what you're after.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garb of the Pilgrims | Bone Bottom Wishwall |
Collect 12 Pilgrim Shaws from any Pilgrim enemy in Pharloom |
Rosary Necklace (120 Rosaries) |
| Volatile Flintbeetles | Bone Bottom Wishwall | Defeat 3 Flintbeetles in The Marrow | Memory Locket |
| Flexible Spines |
Seamstress, Far Fields |
Collect 25 Spine Cores from Hokers | Drifter's Cloak |
| Crawbug Clearing | Bellhart Wishwall (speak to Creige at Halfway House) | Collect 25 Ragpelts from Craw enemies in Greymoor | Crafting Kit |
| Roach Guts | Benjin and Crull, Sinner's Road | Collect 10 Roach Guts from Muckroaches in Sinner's Road | Tacks Tool |
| Fine Pins | Songclave Wishwall | Collect 12 Fine Pins from Reeds and Choristor enemies in Choral Chambers | Heavy Rosary Necklace (220 Rosaries) |
| Cloaks of the Choir | Songlcave Wishwall | Collect 15 Choir Cloaks from bugs in The Citadel — these are the Pilgrims who wander around wearing white cloaks | Heavy Rosary Necklace (220 Rosaries) |
| Broodfeast / Runtfeast | Huntress (Act 2) / Runt (Act 3), Putrified Ducts | Gather 15 Seared Organs, 35 Shredded Organ, and 10 Skewers Organ | Longclaw Tool |
| Dark Hearts | Bellhard Wishwall (Act 3) | Defeat 12 Void Masses across Pharloom | Mask Shard |
Learn Wishes
Learn Wishes are all about knowledge. So far, we've only seen one of these quests, but we'll keep you in the loop if there are any more.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs of Pharloom | Nuu, Greymoor (Halfway House) | Defeat 100 enemies to record them in the Hunter's Journal |
Tool Pouch |
Sprint Wishes
There's only one Sprint Wish in the whole game, and you can't access it until Act 3. It's a test of speed with a very good reward, so seek it out ASAP.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest in Pharloom | Bellhart Wishwall / Sprintmaster Swift, Far Fields (Act 3) | Beat Swift at three races | Mask Shard |
Wayfarer Wishes
For Wayfarer requests, you're seeking out missing people... well, bugs, fleas, and the like. You can often track their whereabouts by examining items on the ground.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lost Fleas | Fleamaster Mooshka, The Marrow |
Find 5 Lost Fleas |
Flea Brew |
| My Missing Courier | Bellhart Wishwall | Find Tipp the Merchant in Bone Bottom | Expanded store in Bellhart |
| Pinmaster's Oil |
Pinmaster Plinney, Bellhart |
Find the Pinmaster's Oil | Needle Upgrade |
| My Missing Brother | Bellhart Wishwall (after My Missing Courier & reaching Act 2) | Rescue Tipp in Sinner's Road | Ability to accept courier jobs, including Courier's Rasher |
| The Wandering Merchant | Songclave Wishwall | Rescue Jubilana in the Choral Chambers | Opens a store in Songclave |
| The Lost Merchant | Songclave Wishwall, after visiting Memorium | Rescue Jubilana in Memorium; she's in a secret room | Expansion of shop |
| Balm for the Wounded | Songclave Wishwall, after visiting Whiteward | Track Sherma's whereabouts in Whiteward | Spool Fragment |
| Final Audience | Songclave Wishwall (after using the Cogwork Heart in Cogwork Core and finding the robot in the Choral Chambers) | Meet the Second Sentinel in High Halls and fight them | Reserve Bind Tool |
| Trail's End | Bellhart Wishwall, after buying every map from Shakra | Track Shakra in Bilewater | Throwing Ring Tool |
| Rite of Rebirth | Greyroot, Shellwood (once you have the Twisted Bud) | Give Greyroot the Twisted Bud | A curse! |
| Infestation Operation | Yarnaby, Greymoor (in the bell home at the top left of the left tower) | Buy Shard Bundle from Sinner's Road | Cures Hornet's Curse, Witch Crest |
| Silk and Soul | Caretaker, Songclave (after completing every Wish Board request) | Find four materials for Caretaker | Soul Setter, which allows you to access Act 3 |
| Ecstasy of the End | Mooshka, Putrified Ducts (Act 3) | Get the high score in all three Festival of the Flea games | Pale Oil |
| Fatal Resolve | Bellhart Wishwall (Act 3) | Challenge the Pinstress to a duel | Pin Badge Tool |
| Hero's Call | Bellhart Wishwall (Act 3) | Follow the bug from Blasted Steps Bellway and fight the boss at the end | Hero's Memento (for Bellhome) |
| Pain, Anguish and Misery | Songclave Wishwall (Act 3) | Return to The Citadel's Stage and defeat Tormented Trobbio |
Dark Mirror, which upgrades the Claw Mirror Tool |
Witness Wishes
One of the final wishes, exclusive to Act 3, is also the path to a secret ending. It's very well hidden, and you'll need to put some work in to finish this quest. But it's worth it.
| Wish Name | Location | Task | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing of the Age | Above Fleatopia, Putrified Ducts | Find Herald in various places across Pharloom | Access to a new ending |
There are plenty of wishes to fulfill in Silksong, so get to it! If you're looking for skills, Tools, or collectibles, then head on over to our Hollow Knight: Silksong walkthrough hub for more tips.