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Crystal Peak Part 2
Hollow Knight

Crystal Peak Part 2

Find the King's Idol, Pale Ore, and Descending Dark spell in Hollow Knight's Crystal Peak Part 2. Includes Grub locations.

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Find the King's Idol, Pale Ore, and Descending Dark spell in Hollow Knight's Crystal Peak Part 2. Includes Grub locations.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Proceed all the way right to the end of the crystal floor and collect the King's Idol. Leave the screen.
  2. 2
    Go all the way right into a new screen and rescue the Grub.
  3. 3
    Return to the previous screen and strike the Essence tree with your Dream Nail (an ability that extracts Essence from specific objects). Collect the Essence.
  4. 4
    Navigate to the left side of the screen and begin climbing upwards. Exit from the top right side.
  5. 5
    Continue climbing until you reach Hallownest's Crown. Travel all the way left to acquire a Pale Ore.
  6. 6
    Drop from the cliff and proceed to the bottom right side of the map, heading towards Crystallised Mound.
  7. 7
    Upon entering the building, dive downwards and follow the path to the top right side to rescue another Grub.
  8. 8
    Break the crystallised shadow located to the bottom left side of this Grub to obtain the Descending Dark spell (a powerful downward-striking spell).
  9. 9
    Drop into Resting Grounds.
Tips
  • There is 1 Grub near the Essence Tree.
  • There is 1 Grub in Crystallised Mound.
  • The King's Idol is found by going all the way right to the end of the crystal floor.
  • The Pale Ore is found by climbing up to Hallownest's Crown and going all the way left.
  • The Descending Dark spell is found in Crystallised Mound after rescuing the Grub, by breaking the crystallised shadow to its bottom left.

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