What Do Crafting Kits Do in Silksong? (& Where To Find Them)

While exploring the world of Hollow Knight: Silksong, players will have the opportunity to obtain Crafting Kits. Those items’ descriptions indicate that they can be used to craft finer, sharper, and deadlier tools, though some players may be confused about exactly what that means. This guide is here to alleviate that confusion, and it will give players a solid understanding of how Crafting Kits work in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

The locations section of this guide is a work-in-progress, and it will be updated as more Crafting Kits are found.

What Do Crafting Kits Do in Silksong?

While the item description may lead some players to believe that Crafting Kits unlock new tools in Silksong, the reality is that they simply increase tool damage. This effect is noted within the Inventory menu after a Crafting Kit is obtained. More specifically, players who have claimed a Crafting Kit can highlight the Tool Pouch & Crafting Kit item in their inventory to see that one circle beneath “Tool Damage” has been filled in.

The in-game description of Crafting Kits is as follows: Crafting by claw alone produces inferior results. With this kit you can craft finer, sharper, and deadlier tools… if that is your wish.

Crafting Kit Locations in Silksong

There are four circles beneath “Tool Damage,” which seems to suggest that there are a total of four Crafting Kits in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Here are details on where players can find the first of those kits, and this section will be updated as more are located:

Crafting Kit #1

Players can purchase a Crafting Kit from the Forge Daughter, a vendor found within Deep Docks, for 180 Rosaries. This vendor’s precise position is shown on the preceding map, and players can reach this area after getting Silkspear and freeing the Bell Beast in Silksong.

The Forge Daughter also sells the Magma Bell, a trinket that players will need if they hope to fully explore Deep Docks, unlock the Swift Step ability, and enter Silksong‘s Far Field area.

While players may be hesitant to spend 180 Rosaries on this Crafting Kit, it is worth mentioning that it becomes much easier to obtain this currency in subsequent areas. There are also Wishes, like Garb of the Pilgrims, which award Rosary Strings that can be broken down into large quantities of Rosaries. As such, players should not feel too protective of their Rosaries, as they will earn many of them during their journeys.