White Palace is a Location in Hollow Knight. Please see Walkthrough for other areas. The palace of The Pale King that has mysteriously vanished from the kingdom of Hallownest after the spread of The Infection. It is only accessible via the dream world by dream nailing the corpse of a Kingsmould with an Awoken Dream Nail.
- The Resting Grounds are a network of caverns filled with graves located above the City of Tears.1 Tombstones and monuments cover the caverns of the Resting Grounds. Before the Dream Nail has been acquired, the area is grey and relatively colourless. After obtaining the Dream Nail, the Resting Grounds becomes an area with a blue colour-tone and ghostly spirits floating throughout the foreground.
- About Hollow Knight Hollow Knight uses the subgenre of Action-Adventure, introducing exciting gameplay offered by Team Cherry. The game is available approximately all major gaming platforms, including macOS, PC, Xbox One, Switch, and PS4. Its storyline revolves around a knight, who embarks on an epic quest to reveal.
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General Information
- Previous: Teacher's Archives
- Next: Temple of the Black Egg
- Bosses: N/A
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NPCs in the area
- The Pale King (Corpse)
Bosses
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Materials & Consumables
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Equipment & Upgrades
- N/A
Key Items
Enemies
White Palace Walkthrough
Getting into the White Palace
The journey continues as players will set forth into the White Palace. And to do this, you'll need to enter the Dream World by dream nailing the corpse of a knight at the Palace Grounds which is located at the Ancient Basin. However, you'll need to acquire the Awoken Dream Nail to enter.
Itool for mac. To acquire the Awoken Dream Nail, you'll have to collect 1,800 Essence from defeating Warrior Dreams, dream bosses variants, and by extracting a few Essence from Whispering Root Trees. Once you have the sufficient amount, head back to Seer and speak to it to upgrade the Dream Nail into the Awoken Dream Nail - upon upgrading it, you can head back to the Palace Grounds at the Ancient Basin and dream nail the knight with the Awoken Dream Nail which will respectively take you into the White Palace via the Dream World.
The White Palace
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The White Palace is a difficult area that requires precise platforming and patience. It has three main sections that have Benches in between each one, and each section has a lever that you'll have to reach in order to gain access into the next section. Upon entering, you'll find a bench that you can sit on to rest, and not far from it is a lift but the gates around it are locked - continue heading east from the first bench until you reach a mini-arena where you'll face 1x Kingsmould, you'll have to defeat it for the gates to re-open.
After killing it, exit to the right side of the gate, climb up, then head left where you'll find a lever. Hit it then retrace your steps back to where the locked gates were. Hop onto the platform which will take you up to a higher level that has spikes on a few platforms, simply follow the path until you reach the entrance that will lead you into the second section.
Upon entering the second section, climb up the passageway where you'll hear bugs that are talking. These are the Royal Retainers, they are weak and can be killed with just one strike with The Nail. From here, you'll want to reach the top right corner of the section and into the next segment where you'll find the lever. However, It is blocked by the gates and you'll have to continue heading east where you'll come across a room that has circular saw blades moving horizontally.
Once you've made it across, you'll find yourself in another room that has the same circular saw blades, only this time, it is moving vertically. In order to reach the top, you'll have to simultaneously climb up the wall, then dash towards the other end to avoid getting hit by the blades, just be careful when you're about midway to the top since you'll come across a wall that has spikes and the movement of the saw blades will be different. To get to the top, you'll have to cling onto the wall then double jump in between the blades to avoid getting hit - upon reaching the top, head west towards the next segment where you'll find more saw blades surrounding the room.
Now, timing and precision are important to avoid getting hit by the blades and the spikes that you'll have to pass through. You'll have to head at the bottom part of the room where you'll come across a spiked area to work your way around to reach the west side of the room. Upon reaching the west side, you should find the exit that will take you into the next room where you'll find a lever at the bottom part. You'll have to do some platforming again while heading down to avoid getting hit by the blades.
Upon reaching the bottom, you'll encounter 2x Royal Retainer and a lever that unlocks the gates of the main switch for the lift. Hit the switch, then continue to your left where you'll find yourself back to where the main switch is, flip the lever then head back outside and head to the southwestern side of the room to reach the second lever to open the gates for the lift. You'll come across yet another platforming section that have circular saw blades, simply follow the path via the platforms until you reach the second main switch. Flip it then continue following the path that will take you back to the lift, ride it to reach the third section of the palace.
For the third section, you'll find yourself in a room that has circular saw blades and multiple Wingmould enemies. These beings cannot be killed and the only way to get through it is either by avoiding it or by hitting it with The Nail which will cause its body to disperse for a short while before it reforms its shell. You'll find a bench that you can use before entering the next portion at the top.
The next portion will be a long path that you'll have to go through in order to reach the switch that unlocks a gate. And you'll have to pass through more circular saw blades and spiked metals that emerge from walls, ceilings, and platforms. Simply follow the path and just keep heading to the top until you reach the throne room of The Pale King.
Upon arriving at the throne room, you'll find the corpse of The Pale King, hit its corpse a few times the other half of the Kingsoul charm gets knocked out from the corpse. Collect the other half to form the Kingsoul charm then head back to The Abyss.
The Birthplace
Once you've acquired the Kingsoul charm, travel back to the bottom of The Abyss. But before heading into the bottom, make sure to equip the Kingsoul charm. Now, head to the west bottom part of The Abyss where you'll notice the ground will start to shake and then open up a path that will take you further into the abyss. You'll encounter more Siblings as you traverse the area.
Simply head to the bottom part then go east until you reach the end where you'll find a large black broken egg. Strike it with the Awoken Dream Nail to enter the birthplace and use the platforms to reach the top where you'll find another Hollow Knight - a cutscene will then follow and the Kingsoul charm will change into the Void Heart charm. Up next, is the Temple of the Black Egg.
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Ancestral Mound ♦ Ancient Basin ♦ Birthplace ♦ City of Tears ♦ Colosseum of Fools ♦ Crystal Peak ♦ Crystalised Mound ♦ Deepnest ♦ Dirtmouth ♦ Fog Canyon ♦ Forgotten Crossroads ♦ Fungal Wastes ♦ Greenpath ♦ Howling Cliffs ♦ Isma's Grove ♦ King's Pass ♦ Kingdom's Edge ♦ Mantis Village ♦ Queen's Gardens ♦ Resting Grounds ♦ Royal Waterways ♦ Soul Sanctum ♦ Teacher's Archives ♦ Temple of the Black Egg ♦ The Abyss ♦ The Hive |
Ancient Basin is a Location in Hollow Knight. Please see Walkthrough for other areas. The Ancient Basin is an area found deep within the kingdom of Hallownest. It was originally the location of the White Palace which is the home of The Pale King alongside his associates and guards.
General Information
- Previous: Isma's Grove
- Next: Deepnest
- Bosses: Broken Vessel
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Map
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NPCs in the area
Hollow Knight Kingsmould
Bosses
Items
Materials & Consumables
- 1x Wanderer's Journal
Equipment & Upgrades
- 1x Pale Ore
Key Items
- 1x Simple Key
Enemies
Ancient Basin Walkthrough
Heading into the Ancient Basin
To get to the Ancient Basin, retrace your course back to the arena of the Dung Defender at the Royal Waterways towards the lever that was activated to drain the acid water. From here, you'll want to enter the next section to your right then drop all the way to the bottom where you'll find a broken lift. Be careful going down since you'll come across platforms that have spikes, so be sure to use jump onto the platforms one at a time and always look down to check your surroundings. Once you've reached the bottom part of the room, you can find a Whispering Root tree to extract Essence which inside a secret room to your right and the next section you'll have to enter to your left - upon entering the next section, drop down under the bridge, slide down the pillar and then use Crystal Heart to fly across the other end to find 1x Wanderer's Journal next to a corpse of a bug.
Free a Grub, Acquire a Pale Ore
After acquiring the Wanderer's Journal, continue heading west by using the elevated platforms to get across. Fight your way through the Winged Sentry and Lance Sentry until you reach the southwest end side of the room where you'll find an opening that will take you into the tram station. Once you've arrived at the station, continue heading west and then drop down into the hole leading into the next section.
You'll now encounter a new enemy called a Lesser Mawlek, these creatures are tricky since they spit out infected blobs and strike by swinging their legs forward. After killing the enemy, drop down into the gap and use Desolate Dive/Desecnding Dark to break the shaking floor below you. There will be another Lesser Mawlek guarding a trapped Grub. Now, you'll have to acquire a Pale Ore.
Climb back up after rescuing the grub until you reach the top then head west until you come across a path that has Infected Balloons appearing at the background and through the path. Follow the path until you reach a small arena where you'll encounter 2x Lesser Mawlek, you'll need to kill both of it to proceed further. Once that's dealt with, continue heading to your left where you can find 1x Pale Ore next to a broken shell.
Finding Cornifer
After you've acquired the Pale Ore and have freed the Grub, head back to the tram station and drop down into the next section beside the toll machine where you'll respectively arrive at the Ancient Basin. As you head down, you'll find a room with a fountain to your right. If you drop 3,000 Geo into the fountain, you can acquire 1xVessel Fragment as a reward.
You'll also hear Cornifer humming as you head down, and you can find him just below the room with the fountain. Once you find him, you can purchase a copy of the map for 112 Geo. From here there are two paths that can take you to a sub-area and another location. If you head down southeast from where Cornifer is, you can find a path going up that leads to a sub-area called the Palace Grounds which requires the Monarch Wings ability to reach it while the southern end can take you to The Abyss which requires the King's Brand key to unlock the gate. So for now, the only way you can go to is southwest of Cornifer's location where you can find a toll machine that requires 150 Geo to unlock a bench. Pay the amount and rest on the bench to save the game and update your map - when you're done, continue going west by using the Crystal Heart ability to get across until you reach the next section.
Acquiring a Simple Key
Upon entering the next section, jump down into the first passage you see to your left and again down into a passage that has spikes protruding from the walls. You'll know you're on the right track when you see the Lightseeds run away from you when you land. Before you continue to drop down into the next section, go up one level to find a cluster of geo that's at the top left.
When you're in the next section, follow the path where you'll encounter another enemy called a Mawlurk. These creatures are immobile and can be found either on the ground or ceiling continuously spitting out infected blobs upon contact. As you encounter the third Mawlurk that is on the ceiling above the small platforms and spiked pits, cross the path and then drop down the next passage where you'll find a large dead creature that looks like a Mawlurk - you can go inside its mouth to find a secret room where you'll find 1x Simple Key next to a corpse of a bug. From there, you'll want to head back up and head west where you'll work your way around back to the previous section.
Once you're back, head west, then climb up to the top and continue going west until you reach the main boss of this location which is the Broken Vessel. You'll know you're on the right path once you see infected balloons at the background which indicates you're near the arena of the boss.
Boss Battle, Broken Vessel
Upon entering the arena, walk by the corpse of the Broken Vessel and the gates will close. The arena will then begin to shake and multiple Lifeseeds will emerge and rush in to fill the broken shell which forms a large bulb protruding out and causing the corpse to reanimate in order to attack The Knight. You can click here to learn more about the strategies on how to defeat this boss. Once you've defeated the Broken Vessel, the blobs covering the left side of the arena will burst, allowing you to enter the path leading to the Monarch Wings. Simply follow the path going west until you reach the end where you can consume the Monarch Wings ability that allows The Knight to perform a double jump.
Rescue a Grub
Once you've acquired the ability, head back to the entrance by going east until you reach the column that is too high for you to reach. You can unlock a shortcut by going east from the Broken Vessel's arena and by breaking the wall. With the Monarch Wings consumed, you can now reach the higher part of the room with the help of the newly acquired ability.
When you arrive at the top, go west until you reach a corner filled with spikes. The Grub can be found at the top left corner of the area, and in order for you to reach it, you'll have to simultaneously jump, dash, and cling onto the walls to reach it. After rescuing the Grub, you can head back down and retrace your course back to the bench.
Hidden Stag Station
From the bench, go east until you reach the intersection that can take you to either the Palace Grounds or The Abyss. With the Monarch Wings consumed, you can now reach the higher part of the section that leads to the Palace Grounds.
Upon arriving at the Palace Grouds, continue heading east until you reach a dead end. You can break the wall to reveal a secret room that leads to another sub-area called the Hidden Station. You can unlock the stag station by paying 300 Geo at the toll machine, you can also find a bench that you can use at the right-hand side of the area - up next, Deepnest.
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Hollow Knight Locations List |
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Ancestral Mound ♦ Birthplace ♦ City of Tears ♦ Colosseum of Fools ♦ Crystal Peak ♦ Crystalised Mound ♦ Deepnest ♦ Dirtmouth ♦ Fog Canyon ♦ Forgotten Crossroads ♦ Fungal Wastes ♦ Greenpath ♦ Howling Cliffs ♦ Isma's Grove ♦ King's Pass ♦ Kingdom's Edge ♦ Mantis Village ♦ Queen's Gardens ♦ Resting Grounds ♦ Royal Waterways ♦ Soul Sanctum ♦ Teacher's Archives ♦ Temple of the Black Egg ♦ The Abyss ♦ The Hive ♦ White Palace |