So you’ve discovered that Silksong has acts, and Act 1 is less a gentle tutorial and more a very polite hostage situation. The screen announces Act 1: Pharloom , and I immediately think: great, another beautiful kingdom that wants me dead. Hornet’s opening goal is simple on paper — reach the Citadel, learn why she was brought there, and figure out who had the audacity to capture her. In practice, that means mandatory bosses, required abilities, sprawling zones, and one boss runback I can only describe as cardio with spikes. As of 2026, the route is still the same, so here’s how I get from Act 1 to Act 2 without pretending I’m calm.

The short version, for people who like checklists

Step What I do Why it matters

1 Reach Haunted Bellhart after beating Moorwing in Greymoor Opens the road toward the Weaver and the Needolin

2 Use Drifter’s Cloak to break the ceiling in the far top-right corner of Far Fields This is how I get into Greymoor in the first place

3 Defeat the Weaver above Haunted Bellhart, entering from Shellwood’s top-right corner Restores Bellhart and grants the Needolin

4 Go to Shellwood’s Bell Beast Station and continue left Finds the entrance to the Blasted Lands

5 Cross the Blasted Lands to the far top-right corner Leads to the Citadel entrance and The Last Judge

6 Play the Needolin at the Citadel gate and defeat The Last Judge Triggers Act 2: Citadel of Song

Step 1: Greymoor, Moorwing, and the world’s least relaxing ceiling

To get to Greymoor, I first need the Drifter’s Cloak and a strong desire to

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