Rosaries are the main money you will use while exploring Pharloom in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Rosary Beads are the main money you will use. You will need them to buy helpful items, like map tools from Shakra or other gear from the village shop. Luckily, there are many ways to collect them; you can find beads while exploring, get them from defeated enemies, or pick them up from hidden spots. In this guide, we will show you an easy way to farm Rosary Beads early in the game so you can buy what you need and get ready for tougher challenges ahead.
Rosary Beads in Hollow Knight: Silksong
Rosary Beads are the main currency you will be using throughout Hollow Knight: Silksong. You can spend them in a couple of places, one is with Shakra, who sells map-making tools, and the other is a merchant in the main village. If you follow the early farming steps below, you’ll get enough beads to buy the cheaper tools and items from Shakra right away.
How to Farm Rosary Beads
You will come across Rosary Beads just by exploring the world. Some might be hanging from ceilings or hidden in small piles of loot. When you see them, just hit them to knock them down and pick them up.
You can also find Rosary Bead Strings on the bodies of dead bugs. These corpses are usually tucked away in hidden spots, so you will need to explore carefully. The good thing is: beads attached to these strings don’t disappear when you die, so they are safer to collect.
Another way to earn beads is by defeating enemies. Most of the time, it’s the more humanoid enemies that drop them. The tougher the enemy, the more beads you will get, so mini-bosses and big foes are your best bet for bigger payouts.
One of the first and easiest places to farm Rosary Beads is in the Moss Grotto, which you can find in the Bone Bottom area. You will be able to reach it shortly after meeting Shakra, the map-making merchant. To get there, simply head to the left of her shop, and you will find a path that leads directly into the Moss Grotto.
Once you enter Moss Grotto, you will come across pilgrim bugs that will attack you right away. Defeat these enemies, and they will drop Rosary Beads for you to collect. The more you fight, the more beads you will gather, so it’s a great spot to start farming early on.
After clearing the area of enemies, go up and to the right. There, you will find a bench and a shortcut that loops back to the main area. Sit at the bench to reset all the enemies in the Grotto.
Now you can repeat the process: go back, fight the bugs again, collect the beads, rest at the bench, and do it all over. This loop is easy, quick, and very effective for gathering beads at the start of the game.
Using this farming method, you will quickly have enough Rosary Beads to buy important tools and items, making it easier to explore tougher areas later on.
