Hollow Knight Silksong: Rosary Farming Guide

In the following guide, we’ll explore how to farm Rosary beads in Hollow Knight Silksong, which is the game’s primary currency.

The number of Rosary Beads you have determines how wealthy you are (Image via Team Cherry) — The number of Rosary Beads you have determines how wealthy you are (Source: Team Cherry)

Rosary Beads in Hollow Knight Silksong are your primary currency, although there are various others you can get your hands on too. However, you won’t find many Rosary Beads lying around. Since they are not all that common, they are much more valuable. Still, there are a few ways to farm the currency during your playthrough. You can even get your hands on some of them early in the run.

In the following guide, we will talk about the farming process for Rosary Beads, how you can get them early on, and what you should spend them on.

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What are Rosary Beads in Hollow Knight Silksong?

Rosary Beads are the colorful circular stones that you will find during your journey in the game. Unlike the original Hollow Knight, which only had one form of currency, Silksong has several currency forms. However, the primary one among them is Rosary Beads. The color of the beads you pick up determines their value.

For instance, the red bead has a value of 1 and is the most common one you will find. On the other hand, silver beads are rare and have a value of 5. You can spend them with merchants and pilgrims to get valuable items in exchange.

However, keep in mind that you’ll lose most of the Rosary Beads you collect upon dying. One way of avoiding this is to purchase Rosary Strings from merchants and bind your accumulated beads to that string. In that case, you will still have the Rosary String and all the attached beads even after you die. You can break the string and recover the Rosary Beads from it at any time when you want to spend the currency to buy goods.

How To Farm Rosary Beads in Hollow Knight Silksong

Rosary Beads might drop when you defeat certain enemies (Source: Team Cherry)

You can acquire Rosary Beads in three ways. These are:

You will find these beads out in the world while exploring. Some of them might hang from the ceiling, while others might be buried inside loot mounds. When you find Rosary Beads this way, simply strike to dislodge them from wherever they are stuck. Then, collect the loose beads.
You might also recover Rosary Bead Strings from the corpses of fallen bugs. These bodies are often out of the way, and you will likely need to explore locations thoroughly to get them. However, since the beads are attached to Rosary Strings, you will not lose them after you die.
The last method is grabbing the Rosary Beads after killing certain enemies. Usually, the more humanoid foes will drop the Rosary Beads. Also, the number of beads an enemy drops depends on how tough of a challenge they pose. So, you can expect more of the currency from bosses or other heavy enemies.

Farming Rosary Beads in Early Game

The earliest section of the game where you can farm Rosary Beads reliably is in Moss Grotto, which is in the Bone Bottom level. You can access this area just after meeting Shakra, the Map Merchant. Look to the left of the merchant, and you should see a pathway leading to the Moss Grotto. Once you get there, simply follow the steps below to farm Rosary Beads.

Step 1: Enter Moss Grotto and start fighting the pilgrim bugs that’ll attack you on sight.
Step 2: Pick up the Rosary Beads that these enemies drop upon dying.
Step 3: After defeating all foes, head to the top and right.
Step 4: You will find a bench here, alongside a shortcut back.
Step 5: Rest at the bench and return to the room where you fought the pilgrim bugs. You will notice that they have respawned.
Step 6: Follow steps 1 through 5 as many times as you want to farm as many Rosary Beads as you need.

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How To Spend Rosary Beads in Hollow Knight Silksong

Shakra lets you buy the Compass and Map in Silksong (Source: Team Cherry)

You can spend your Rosary Beads in two places throughout the game. The first location where you can exchange your Rosary Beads is with Shakra. The other is the merchant you will find in the main village. The early farming guide above should give you just enough Rosary Beads to buy all of the map-making tools and cheaper items from Shakra.

However, for the more expensive items available with him, we suggest proceeding further in the game where you can get more Rosary Beads. Sticking to the above farming method to buy the most expensive items might be inefficient.

For instance, the Simple Key costs 500 Rosary Beads. To accumulate that many using the Moss Grotto farming method might mean spending hours going through the same cycle.

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