Almanauts
Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Grand Reed icon

Grand Reed

High standing insect of the Choir, bearing a bow. This elite Reed has been trained and fed beyond its smaller fellows.

Needle hits to kill

Silksong multiplies every hit on this enemy by its own factor for your needle level (HealthManager damage scaling), so upgrades help here more or less than the raw damage suggests. For 130 HP, and a hit for the needle's own damage (crest attacks multiply it first).

NeedleDamageScaling hereDealtHits
Needle5×1.5817
Sharpened Needle9×1.21112
Shining Needle13×11310
Hivesteel Needle17×1178
Pale Steel Needle21×1217

Appears in 2 areas

PlacePlacedHP
Hang1 scene2130
Song1 scene4130

HP, needle scaling and rewards stay with their own scene.

Hang

2 placed · 1 scene · HP 130

Placements, stats and map links

hang 07

2 placed · 1 after an event

HP
130
Rosaries
32
Shell shards
3
Needle scaling (I–V)
1.5× / 1.2× / 1× / 1× / 1×

Song

4 placed · 1 scene · HP 130

Placements, stats and map links

song 25

4 placed · 4 after an event

HP
130
Rosaries
32
Shell shards
3
Needle scaling (I–V)
1.5× / 1.2× / 1× / 1× / 1×

Overview

HP
130
Kills for the journal
12
Needed for completion
Yes
Placed copies
6

Also mostly in Song 9

Closest in HP