Hollow Knight Silksong: All Slab Key Locations

The following guide points out all the Slab Key locations in Hollow Knight Silksong and the places you can access with them.

You need the Key of Apostate to get the Mask Shard in the Slab (Image via Team Cherry)
You need the Key of Apostate to get the Mask Shard in the Slab (Image via Team Cherry)

In Hollow Knight Silksong, there are three keys in the Slab. Each of these is necessary to unlock different places within the Slab, which in turn helps complete various quests. It goes without saying that finding where they’re located becomes the natural priority. To help ease your hunt, this article will reveal all the locations of each of the Slab Keys in Hollow Knight Silksong.

All Slab Key Locations in Hollow Knight Silksong

The Slab is located to the northeast of Mount Fay. One of the ways you will enter the Slab is by getting kidnapped by a bug and being sent there with your gear taken away.

Key of Apostate

Key of Apostate (Image via Team Cherry)
Key of Apostate (Image via Team Cherry)
  • Start from the upper section of Bilewater.
  • Climb the walls until you encounter some hidden passages.
  • Move towards the hidden passage on the top left.
  • Continue moving through it until you notice a gap.
  • Jump over the gap to access the next passage.
  • Keep going until you spot the Key of Apostate hidden inside a shell.
  • Strike the shell twice to break it and retrieve the item.

Make sure you have the Key of Apostate while hunting for the Mask Shard in the Slab.

Key of Heretic

Key of Heretic (Image via Team Cherry)
Key of Heretic (Image via Team Cherry)
  • Start moving right from the resting bench in the upper section of the Slab.
  • Keep going until you encounter a lower vertical passage going underground.
  • Proceed left until you find a gate that triggers a Descend prompt.
  • Once the gate opens, enter the lower base where several enemies await.
  • After beating them, one drops the Key of Heretic.

Key of Indolent

Key of Indolent (Image via Team Cherry)
Key of Indolent (Image via Team Cherry)
  • Start from the top vertical area of Mount Fay.
  • Run left until you come across a small vertical passage.
  • Climb through to reach the upper section on your left.
  • Continue moving while dodging a trap until you reach a dead end.
  • Wall-climb with the Cling Grip through a vertical passage and move into the Slab.
  • Use the platforms to reach the left passage.
  • Keep moving until you reach a snowy environment.
  • Jump down and locate a passage below the upper section.
  • Enter it and keep moving until you find another passage leading downward.
  • Climb down and move left to find the Key of Indolent attached to a metal chain.
  • Hit the chain once to drop it to the ground to collect it.

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