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Hollow Knight: Silksong

How to Get Pin Badge and Effects

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Hollow Knight Silksong - How to get Pin Badge

Pin Badge is a Blue tool that you can equip to your crest in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Check out how to get Pin Badge, its location, and its effects here!

How to Get Pin Badge

  1. Head to Blasted Steps
  2. Head to Mount Fay
  3. Defeat Pinstress

Head to Blasted Steps

Blasted Steps Pinstress.png

Before heading to Mount Fay, players must visit the Pinstress first in her house in Blasted Steps. She's located to the left of Blasted Steps, where players will have to reach before making it to Sands of Karak.

Talk to her and meet her there first as she won't appear in Mount Fay without this.

Blasted Steps 100% Map Guide

Head to Mount Fay

To get the Pin Badge, head to Mount Fay and climb the vertical section all the way to the top center, just above the path on the left. You’ll meet the Pinstress here, but be sure to prepare before approaching her.

Mount Fay 100% Map Guide

Only Available in Act 3

Mount Fay Flea
Keep in mind that you can only meet the Pinstress at this location if you’ve reached Act 3. Otherwise, she won’t appear, and you won’t be able to challenge her for the Pin Badge.

How to Unlock Act 3

Defeat Pinstress

Mount Fay Pinstress.png
Once you’re there, simply defeat the Pinstress, and she’ll reward you with the Pin Badge afterward!

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How to Use Pin Badge

Reduces the Charge Time of Needle Strike

Equipping the Pin Badge reduces the charge time when performing a Needle Strike. The Needle Strike is one of the Silk Skills you can unlock early, and you can learn this ability from the Pinstress as well, but in the Blasted Steps instead of Mount Fay.

Needle Strike Location

Pin Badge Overview

Pin Badge Information

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Pin Badge Pin Badge
Slot Color Blue
Effect Emblem of the Order of the Pinstress, the old blademasters of Pharloom. Reduces charge time of Needle Strike.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong - Warding Bell Warding Bell Hollow Knight: Silksong - Pollip Pouch Pollip Pouch Hollow Knight: Silksong - Fractured Mask Fractured Mask
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Multibinder Multibinder Hollow Knight: Silksong - Weavelight Weavelight Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sawtooth Circlet Sawtooth Circlet
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Injector Band Injector Band Hollow Knight: Silksong - Spool Extender Spool Extender Hollow Knight: Silksong - Reserve Bind Reserve Bind
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Claw Mirror Claw Mirror Hollow Knight: Silksong - Claw Mirrors Claw Mirrors Hollow Knight: Silksong - Memory Crystal Memory Crystal
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Snitch Pick Snitch Pick Hollow Knight: Silksong - Volt Filament Volt Filament Hollow Knight: Silksong - Quick Sling Quick Sling
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Wreath of Purity Wreath of Purity Hollow Knight: Silksong - Longclaw Longclaw Hollow Knight: Silksong - Wispfire Lantern Wispfire Lantern
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Egg of Flealia Egg of Flealia Hollow Knight: Silksong - Pin Badge Pin Badge

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2 Anonymous Anonymous about 2 months

True, did the exact same as u did. Afterwards checked in her home and wanted to leave the exact comment XD. It's even a quest, how could they forget...

1 Guilherme Schumacher Guilherme Schumacher 2 months

For christ sakes, just went all the way up and found that FIRST we need to visit it on it's home and accept the challenge.. POOR guide

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