Platforming games like Hollow Knight: Silksong must know how to continuously pique players' interest and keep them playing by raising the bar and bringing new mechanics as the game progresses. This is why some areas are only accessible after obtaining specific abilities. One of these mobility skills is the Clawline in Silksong, which is the ability to hook a harpoon to various objects while pulling Hornet to a decent distance.
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Clawline Ancestral Art in Silksong is a skill that players can use to grapple onto an object, be it something like walls, enemies, or hanging hoops. By default, players can use the harpoon ability by using the S button (PC), LT (Xbox), or L2 (PS).
How To Get Clawline Skill In Silksong
Getting the Clawline skill in Silksong is no easy task. Players must take a lot of detours before they reach their destination. In short, here are the four steps one must take to reach the harpoon ability location:
- Western Underworks
- Choral Chambers White Key
- Whiteward
- Eastern Underworks
After playing the Needolin skill in Silksong and entering the Grand Gate, keep heading east to the broken elevator. Hornet will fall and be sent to Underworks.
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Step 1 - Western Underworks
Near where you fall, there will be a bench to rest on. Sit there, then go up until there's an opening to the left with a sign on it. Enter, then interact with the board inside to get the Underworks map.
Exit the room, then go up a little bit until there's a route to the right. Keep going east until there's a large vertical room where you can climb up again.
Go up, then head left until you see a sign that there's a bench nearby. The bench can be accessed by ascending to the upper room. Sadly, this bench will only appear if players pay with Rosary beads in Silksong.
Next, players must reach the bench up in the Choral Chambers area. To reach it, head left, then go up until the area changes.
Step 2 - Choral Chambers White Key
When you first reach the bench, there won't be a map to direct your movement. Thankfully, the Choral Chambers map is pretty near. Follow these steps to find it:
- From the bench, go left, then descend to the bottom.
- Go left to the end, then find the nearest way to go up.
- Head up, right, then up, and right again.
Interact with the machine that shows a model of the Citadel to obtain the Choral Chambers map in Silksong.
After getting the Choral Chambers map, continue right, and you should be intercepted by Lace. If you continue to the right, you'll come across a room with a key slot which says "A white lock bearing a surgical symbol." This requires the White Key to open, and will lead players to Whiteward.
For now, continue heading up, then right to reach the next bench.
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Continue east until there's another huge vertical room to roam in.
Before going up and proceeding with the Choral Chambers area, it's recommended to go down, then right to reach a bench and Bellway fast travel point in Silksong.
Once done resting, continue going up to the circular mechanism.
Pass through the wheel, then head to the far right side to find a bench inside a shrine. Outside, on the right-most side, there's the White Key that you need.
Step 3 - Whiteward
Now that you have the White Key, return to the room with the locked elevator and use the key there. The elevator will lead you to the bottom. Continue to the left until the end, then ascend.
Find a way to the right until you reach the vertical tunnel that the elevator descends into. Do not reactivate the elevator as you need to go to the passage on the right.
When you go down inside the right room, there will be a Whiteward map in the left corner of the room. Pick it up to get a better view of the area.
Next, continue right until there's a narrow passage down. Descend to return to Underworks.
Step 4 - Eastern Underworks
This time, you'll be stuck in Underworks until you get the Clawline ability. This is the same situation as the Far Fields stuck case in Silksong, where exiting the area is locked behind an ability.
Go left and rest on the bench for now.
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From the bench, head left, down, then left. You should now see a wheel-like switch. Hit it until it breaks to release a wind current. Use the Drifter's Cloak ability to float up.
At the top, go left, then down. Keep descending until there's a lava floor. Continue right, then up at the end of the road.
Now, use the wall jump skill until you see a hatch with a switch. Hit it to enter another lava room.
Cross the lava until you reach the statue that you can interact with. After binding, Hornet will now have the Clawline skill in Silksong, ready to hook into hoops and foes alike.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 91 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- September 4, 2025
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+ / Fantasy Violence, Mild Blood
- Developer(s)
- Team Cherry
- Publisher(s)
- Team Cherry
