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Hollow Knight: Silksong

How to Get Pale Nails

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Hollow Knight Silksong - How to Get Pale Nails
Pale Nails is obtained by interacting with the arm in the upper section of the Cradle in Hollow Knight: Silksong. See how to unlock Pale Nails and how to use it here!

How to Unlock Pale Nails

To obtain Pale Nails, players will have to make their way to the Cradle in Act 3. Head up to where you fought Grand Mother Silk, and you will see her hand on top of a platform. Bind with it to get Pale Nails.

How to Use Pale Nails

Homing Spell

Pale Nails will be your homing spell, allowing Hornet to target enemies in front of her. These nails do not fire immediately as they only fire in on enemies once Hornet swings her needle on them.

All Silk Skills and How to Unlock

Equip to Your Current Crest

Crest

Once you have acquired Pale Nails, you will need to equip it on the skill slot available of your designated Crest. This will allow you to use the Pale Nails skill during gameplay.

All Crest Locations

Press the Skill/Tool Button to Use

Skill/Tool Button
PC F Button
Xbox XBOX - Right Trigger
PS5 PS4 - R1 Button
Switch NSW - R

After the skill has been equipped to your designated Crest, use the assigned Skill/Tool button on your controller. Do note the list above for reference of the Skill/Tool button in each console.

List of All Controls

Pale Nails Overview

Skill Description
Pale Nails
Pale Nails
Technique taken from the primal source of Silk. Spin talons from thread that seek out enemies.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Related Guides

Hollow Knight Silksong - Skills Partial

Silk Skills Effects and How to Unlock

All Silk Skills

Silkspear Silkspear Thread Storm Thread Storm Cross Stitch Cross Stitch
Sharpdart Sharpdart Rune Rage Rune Rage Pale Nails Pale Nails

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2 Anonymous Anonymous about 2 months

You have to return to the cradle where you originally fight Grand Mother Silk to find her severed hand

1 Anonymous Anonymous 2 months

hand???

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