Hollow Knight Silksong: 5 Things To Do Before Starting Act 3

Starting Act 3 of Hollow Knight: Silksong might make you miss out on lots of things, so you should do these five things before they vanish.

Be prepared before starting Act 3 (Image via Team Cherry)

Act 3 of Hollow Knight: Silksong progresses the events of the game and changes lots of NPCs while unlocking new areas, so you should do these five things before starting the final section.

There are many sections that also become significantly harder to explore due to the corruption of the Void. Here are five things you should consider doing beforehand:

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Things To Do Before Starting Act 3 Of Hollow Knight Silksong

Things To Do Before Starting Act 3 Of Hollow Knight Silksong

Remember to do these things before starting Act 3 of Hollow Knight: Silksong (Image via Team Cherry)

The five things you should consider finishing beforehand are as follows:

Shakra Boss
Various NPC Interactions
Fight Optional Bosses
Twisted Child Ending
Garmond and Zaza Boss

Shakra Boss

Shakra in Shellwood. — Shakra in Shellwood (Image via Team Cherry)

This NPC is likely one of the most popular ones in Silksong. You encounter Shakra throughout your journey in Pharloom whenever you get to a new region. However, you can duel her if you finish her Wish in Bilewater. Return to Greymoor to duel this ally.

This can only occur during Act 2 of the game. Dueling her will also unlock her entry in the Hunter’s Journal.

Various NPC Interactions

Many NPCs disappear (Image via Team Cherry)

Pharloom is filled with lots of NPCs, with all of these having their own story to tell. These tell you bits and pieces of information about the world itself, and might even lead you to find hidden items in various corners of the map. However, if you start Act 3, then a lot of these NPCs change locations or become unavailable to talk to.

This would lead you to miss a lot of important dialogue. Some examples of these include Loddie’s Throwing Challenge or interacting with Loam. Both the above-mentioned NPCs are just two of many that vanish or die during Act 3.

Fight Optional Bosses

Disgraced Chef Lugoli enters the arena (Source: Team Cherry and Dan Allen Gaming/YouTube)

If you have left some optional bosses for later, assuming that you will come back with stronger equipment to beat them, think again. Once Act 3 starts, many bosses get way harder than they normally would be.

Some examples of these include Lugoli and Forebrothers Signis and Gron. Lugoli gets infested with the Void, meanwhile, the brothers spawn Void-infected enemies. These conditions make the fights much harder than normal.

Twisted Child Ending

The curse ends the game (Image via Team Cherry | @CrankyTemplar/YouTube)

This ending can only be done if you defeat Grand Mother Silk while cursed. Naturally, if you do cure the curse through the Rite of Rebirth Wish, to start Act 3, this ending will have to wait.

Therefore, if you want to get the trophy for this ending, then you should finish Act 2 while cursed to get it.

Garmond and Zaza Boss

Hollow Knight Silksong (Image via Team Cherry) — You can recruit Garmond and Zaza to help with the battle against Moorwing (Image via Team Cherry)

Just like Shakra, Garmond, and Zaza are another set of important NPCs you can encounter in Pharloom. You might have even been assisted by them during the Moorwing boss fight.

Similar to Shakra, this is another NPC that you can fight as a boss by going right from Songclave. However, some players have reported that this does not occur if you skip ahead to Act 3. Therefore, that’s the final thing you should consider doing before progressing the main story.

Those were five things you should do before you start Act 3 in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

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