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Hollow Knight: Silksong

The Slab 100% Map Guide

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★ Wishes: Broodfeast | The Lost Fleas

The Slab is a location in Hollow Knight: Silksong. See a map of The Slab, a list of points of interest including locations for bosses, wishes, tools, skills, abilities, crests, NPCs, items, and a guide to 100% the area here!

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How to Reach the Slab

Get Kidnapped By A Wardenfly

Get Kidnapped

Wardenflies can be found roaming around the area often, wielding a cage. Players have a chance of getting kidnapped by them and being brought to The Slab without your needle and coat.

When kidnapped by this enemy, you will be forced to explore the area to find your gear back from them.

Accessible via Choral Chambers

The Slab via Choral Chambers

If players do not chance upon a Wardenfly during their exploration, they can enter The Slab via a bridge connecting it and Choral Chambers.

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The Slab Interactive Map

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The Slab Points of Interest
Bosses Wishes
Skills NPCs
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The Slab Bosses

Boss Location
BroodmotherBroodmother
Broodmother Location
The Broodmother can be located in a room at the top-left portion of the Slab by following the tracks. The fight itself cannot commence without the "The Wailing Mother" wish!
First SinnerFirst Sinner
First Sinner Location
The First Sinner can be found in The Slab. However, to get to the boss area, you will need three keys: Key of the Apostate, Key of the Indolent, Key of the Heretic.

List of All Boss Guides

The Slab Wishes

The Slab Lost Fleas

Checkmark Overworld View Map Location
Lost Flea in The Slab
Lost Flea in The Slab
Found in a cage to the room left of the trapdoor that requires the Key of Heretic.
Lost Flea in The Slab
Lost Flea in The Slab
Found in The Slab above the bench on the lowest level. You will need to double jump and wall jump to reach the area.

All 30 Flea Locations

The Slab Skills

Skill Effect How to Get
Rune Rage Silk Cost: 4
Forgotten Weaver technique. Sew rending runes upon one's enemies.
Hollow Knight Silksong - Rune Rage
Obtained by defeating the First Sinner in The Slab. You will need the Key of the Apostate, Key of the Indolent, and Key of the Heretic to unlock the door to its room.

List of All Skills and Effects

The Slab NPCs

NPC Location
Grindle
Grindle
Grindle is located in the room west from the central bench, the one that's across the central shaft. He can only be encountered briefly.
Old Penitent Old Penitent Location.png
Grindle is located in the room west from the central bench, the one that's across the central shaft.

All NPCs and Characters

The Slab Items

The Slab Mask Shards

Checkmark Overworld View Map Location
Mask Shard in The Slab
Mask Shard in The Slab
Requires the Key of Apostate and Faydown Cloak. From the rightmost bench, head up the central room and unlock the room on the right. Activate the mechanism at the center and use pogo on the spike wheel to reach the top left platform.

All Mask Shard Locations

The Slab Memory Lockets

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Memory Locket in The Slab
Memory Locket in The Slab
Obtain the Faydown Cloak ability (Double Jump) to get up here and into the cave. There will be a breakable wall that opens up to a room where the Memory Locket can be found.

All Memory Locket Locations

The Slab Spool Fragments

Checkmark Overworld View Map Location
Spool Fragment in The Slab
Spool Fragment in The Slab
Can be obtained after getting the Key of Indolent and Key of Heretic to unlock the bottom area of the Slab. Afterwards, climb on the cages hanging from the ceiling and reach a hidden area and use Cling Grip to access the Spool Fragment

All Spool Fragment Locations

The Slab Keys

Checkmark Overworld View Map Location
Key of Indolent in The Slab
Key of Indolent in The Slab
On a hanging corpse found in the room to the left of the upper bench inside The Slab.
Key of Heretic in The Slab
Key of Heretic in The Slab
Received after beating the waves of enemies that will be holding your items.

Key of Apostate Location and Where to Use

Item Pickups

Item Location
The Slab Map
The Slab Map
Found to the right of the bench. Head inside a small room all the way to the right and you will find a corpse with The Slab map.
Shard Bundle
The Slab Shard Bundle
Found hanging on top of a Guardfly.
Weaver Effigy
The Slab Weaver Effigy Location
Found in the lowest area of The Slab. Break spike walls and continue heading to the right to get to the item.
Silksong - Frayed Rosary String Frayed Rosary String
The Slab Frayed Rosary String
Located in the top area of a room hidden by a wall that can be broken.

List of All Items

Hollow Knight: Silksong Related Guides

Hollow Knight Silksong Maps

Pharloom Full Map and All Locations

All Locations in Silksong

Pharloom Locations
Moss Grotto The Marrow Deep Docks
Far Fields Hunter's March Greymoor
Wormways Bellhart Shellwood
Blasted Steps Grand Gate Underworks
Choral Chambers The Slab Mount Fay
Whiteward Wisp Thicket Cogwork Core
Whispering Vaults Memorium Putrified Ducts
Bilewater Weavenest Atla Sinner's Road
High Halls The Cradle Sands of Karak
Lost Verdania The Abyss -

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