Ancestral Arts are abilities in Hollow Knight Silksong, which you will be able to unlock to help Hornet have a much easier time taking on the various challenges and bosses of Pharloom. There are a variety of these Arts that you will be able to get your hands on, each offering something unique when it comes to both combat and exploration.
So if you are looking to make the most og the abilities system in Hollow Knight Silksong, then the guide below will help you out.
All Hollow Knight Silksong Ancestral Arts, ability effects, and how to unlock
Here is a list of all Ancestral Arts currently available in Hollow Knight Silksong, along with their effects and how to unlock them:
| Ability | How to get | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Swift Step (Dash) | To get the Swift Step, you will need to interact with the altar, which is located at the very top of Deep Docks. | Let’s Hornet perform a dash in both ground and midair. |
 Drifter’s Cloak (Glide) | Obtained as a reward after completing the Flexile Spines Wish given to you by the Seamstress in Far Fields. | Let’s Hornet use wind currents, allowing her to float and glide in midair. |
 Cling Grip (Wall Jump) | To get the Cling Grip, you will need to reach and interact with the altar, which is at the very top of Shellwood. | Let’s Hornet cling to walls to perform wall jumps. Clinging onto the wall for some time will instead allow her to slide down it. |
 Needolin | To get Needolin, you will need to beat Widow in Bellhart. | The Needolin plays music that can be used in unlocking certain doors and in PNC interactions. The ability is also crucial to unlock Silksong’s Act 3. |
 Needle Strike (Charge Attack | Head to Blasted Steps and talk to the Pinstress to unlock this ability. | Hornet can charge her weapon to deal a more powerful attack. |
 Clawline (Grappling Hook) | Head to The Cauldron at Underworks to interact with the altar there and unlock this ability. | Let’s Hornet grapple onto rings and can also pull her to enemies when in the middle of combat. |
 Faydown Cloak (Double Jump) | Head to the top of Mount Fay and play the Needolin next to the tuning mechanism to unlock the Faydown Cloak. | Allows Hornet to perform an additional jump while in mid-air. |
 Silk Soar (Super Jump) | Once you reach the Abyss, head to its rightmost part and then head down a hole to get this ability. | Hornet will throw the niddle upwards till it hits a surface. She will then get dragged to the needle’s location. |
Note: Our list is a work in progress, and we will update it once we get more information on all of Hornet’s Ancestral Arts.
