Hollow Knight All Achievements Guide + Ultimate Guide for Beginners

Introduction

 
Wanting to get to 112% completion in Hollow Knight, but struggling to get there? This guide should help! Obviously, there will be spoilers ahead, so make sure to finish the main game before attempting to 112% it. Without further ado, here is how to achieve all 112% in Hollow Knight (with screenshots). 
 
 

Bosses (17%)

 
Bosses are one of the major forms of enemies in Hollow Knight while you’re likely to encounter nearly every one of these in a normal playthrough, there are some optional bosses that sill contribute to completion percentages. All of the screenshots show the location of the bosses, but if you need help on how to get there, you can follow the maps in the images, watch a walkthrough, or consult the Hollow Knight Wiki. 
 
Notes: 

Boss	Location	Percent Completion
Broken Vessel		1%
Brooding Mawlek		1%
The Collector		1%
Dung Defender		1%
False Knight		1%
Gruz Mother		1%
Hive Knight		1%
Hornet Protector		1%
Hornet Sentinel		1%
Mantis Lords		1%
Nightmare King Grimm/Banishment		1%
Nosk		1%
Soul Master		1%
Traitor Lord		1%
Troupe Master Grimm		1%
Uumuu		1%
Watcher Knights		1%
		Total: 17%

Charms (40%)

 
Charms are the biggest section completion to be had in the entire game. Charms help modify gameplay to make the Knight stronger, but much of the time cost a helping of geo or take a substantial detour to get to. Many of the easier charms to obtain are through vendors in Hollow Knight like Sly, Salubra, or Leg Eater. All in all, charms are a massive facet of Hollow Knight, but obtaining most of them is a fairly simple task, making them an easy way to obtain completion percentage. 
 
Notes: 

Charm	Location	Percentage Completion
Wayward Compass  Gathering Swarm  Stalwart Shell  Heavy Blow  Nailmaster’s Glory  Sprintmaster  Fury of the Fallen	Dirtmouth Shops & Kings Pass	1%
Soul Catcher	Ancestral Mound	1%
Shaman Stone  Steady Body  Longnail  Quick Focus  Lifeblood Heart	Salubra’s Shop	1%
Soul Eater	Resting Grounds	1%
Dashmaster	Fungal Wastes near the Royal Waterways	1%
Thorns of Agony	Greenpath	1%
Fragile Heart/Unbreakable Heart  Fragile Greed/Unbreakable Greed  Fragile Strength/Unbreakable Strength	Leg Eater’s Shop	1%
Spell Twister	Soul Sanctum	1%
Quick Slash	Kingdom’s Edge	1%
Mark of Pride	Fungal Wastes	1%
Baldur Shell	Howling Cliffs	1%
Flukenest	Royal Waterways	1%
Defender’s Crest	Royal Waterways	1%
Glowing Womb		1%
Deep Focus	Crystal Peak	1%
Lifeblood Core	Ancient Basin (The Abyss)	1%
Joni’s Blessing	Howling Cliffs	1%
Grubsong  Grubberfly’s Elegy	Grubfather	1%
Hiveblood	Kingdom’s Edge (The Hive)	1%
Spore Shroom	Fungal Wastes	1%
Sharp Shadow	Deepnest	1%
Shape of Unn	Greenpath	1%
Dream Wielder	Resting Grounds	1%
Kingsoul/Void Heart	Queen’s Gardens & White Palace	1%
Dreamshield	Resting Grounds	1%
Grimmchild/Carefree Melody	Dirtmouth	1%
Weaversong	Deepnest	1%
		Total: 40%

Equipment (14%)

 
Equipment is a section of Hollow Knight items which permanently augment your gameplay. Obtaining all equipment before attempting this guide is recommended though not strictly necessary. One unmentioned piece of equipment that could be useful is the Lumafly Lantern for traversing sections of Crystal Peak and Deepnest. However, the lantern is not (technically) needed. Most pieces of equipment should be obtained during a regular run of the game. 
 

Name	Location	Percentage Completion
Crystal Heart		2%
Isma’s Tear		2%
King’s Brand		2%
Mantis Claw		2%
Monarch Wings		2%
Mothwing Cloak		2%
Shade Cloak		2%
		Total: 14%

Skills (9%)

 
Skills in Hollow Knight cover both melee and magic skills since they are not associated with a physical item. The sword arts can be found from two nailmasters and one paintmaster across the Hollow Knight world. Magic arts are very different, though need a bit more nuance to get to, but are well worth it for the damage they do. 
 
Notes: 

Name	Location	Percentage Completion
Cyclone Slash		1%
Dash Slash		1%
Great Slash		1%
Desolate Dive		1%
Descending Dark		1%
Howling Wraiths		1%
Abyss Shriek		1%
Vengeful Spirit		1%
Shade Soul		1%
		Total: 9%

Nail Upgrades & Pale Ore (4%)

 
Nail Upgrades are one of the most important ways to improve your character in Hollow Knight. Nail upgrade directly upgrade the strength of your nail, and can be obtained at the Nailsmith up to 4 times. Keep in mind that every nail upgrade requires geo which increases with each consecutive upgrade up to 4000. 
 

Name	Location	Percentage Completion
Pale Ore 1
Pale Ore 2
Pale Ore 3
Pale Ore 4
Pale Ore 5
Pale Ore 6
Nail Upgrade 1-4		4%
		Total: 4%

Mask Shards & Vessel Fragments (7%)

 
Mask Shards and Vessel Fragments are some of the most integral upgrades that can be obtained in the game, upgrading your health and soul respectively. There are many shards and fragments all throughout the game, and you will likely find the majority of them through any given playthrough of the game, so instead of showing the location of every single shard or fragment, I will link the wiki to each of them, and from there you can find any pieces that you are missing. 
 
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Dream Nail & Essence (3%)

 
The Dream Nail & Essence are an integral mechanic for the latter half of the game in Hollow Knight. To obtain the Dream Nail, you have to make it to the Resting Grounds and go through a dream sequence. From then on, you can obtain essence through means like whispering roots, dream warriors, and dream variants of normal bosses. 
Notes: 

Name	Location	Percent Completion
Dream Nail  Awakened Dream Nail (1800 Essence)  Ascension (2400 Essence)		3%
		Total: 3%

Dreamers (3%)

 
Dreamers are some of the most important characters in the Hollow Knight game and story and are absolutely required to finish the game. If you haven’t yet beat the dreamers, I don’t recommend this guide with all its spoilers, but I will still provide their locations in the case someone would need them. 
 

Dreamer	Location	Percent Completion
Herrah the Beast		1%
Lurien the Watcher		1%
Monomon the Teacher		1%
		Total: 3%

Warrior Dreams (7%)

 
Dream Warriors are minibosses that you can beat around the world of Hollow Knight. These bosses offer dream essence for beating them, but can be challenging. This guide does not include entries for dream variants of normal bosses, but they can be a good source of dream essence if that is what you are looking for. 
 
Notes: 

Boss	Location	Percentage Completion
Elder Hu		1%
Galien		1%
Gorb		1%
Markoth		1%
Marmu		1%
No Eyes		1%
Xero		1%
		Total: 1%

Colosseum of Fools (3%)

 
The Colosseum of Fools is an area based area where the Knight can go through combat challenges. This area contains lots of geo to farm, a piece of pale ore, and a simple key. However, if you are attempting to 100% the game, the trial of the fool may be not worth your time for one extra percentage point. 
 

Name	Location	Percent Completion
Trial of the Warrior  Trial of the Conqueror  Trial of the Fool		3%
		Total: 3%

Godhome (5%)

 
Godhome is an endgame section of the game located in the Junk Pit in the Royal Waterways. Godhome, accessed through the Godseeker using the Godtuner. Godhome contains all of the pantheons, the hall of gods, and several other sub-areas. 
 
Notes: 

Name	Location	Percentage Completion
Godtuner		1%
Pantheon of the Master  Pantheon of the Artist  Pantheon of the Sage		3%
Pantheon of the Knight		1%
		Total: 5%

Conclusion

 
With all of these prerequisites completed, you should have obtained all 112% of completion in Hollow Knight. After this, all you have to do is beat one of the endings and watch the credits to obtain the achievement. 
 

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