Où aller après Bell Beast dans Hollow Knight: Silksong (Guide de progression complet)

Complete guide to where to go after beating the Bell Beast in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Covers new areas, bosses, quests, abilities, and optimal progression paths through Pharloom.

The World Opens Up – Choose Your Path Wisely

Beating the Bête de cloche marks Silksong’s transition from linear tutorial to open-world exploration. Suddenly, you have multiple paths available, new abilities to master, and choices that affect your progression route through Pharloom.

After extensively mapping all post-Bell Beast content and testing different progression orders, I’ll show you the optimal exploration sequence, which objectives to prioritize, and how to efficiently tackle the seven major opportunities that open up after this pivotal boss fight.

Les conséquences de la victoire de Bell Beast

What Just Unlocked

Defeating the Bell Beast provides:

• Fast travel system (Bellways) fully operational
• Access to eastern areas beyond the boss arena
• New zones with different environmental challenges
• Advanced ability locations for enhanced traversal
• Major boss encounters that gate further progression

Bell Beast Victory TL;DR: Fast travel unlocked → eastern areas open → new zones available → boss gates ahead

Strategic Approach to New Content

Don’t try to do everything at once. The post-Bell Beast content is designed for strategic progression:

• Some paths require specific abilities obtained elsewhere
• Resource costs can be significant for certain upgrades
• Boss difficulty varies dramatically between different encounters

Priority 1: Free Grindle (Information Merchant)

Navigation to the Prison

From the Bell Beast arena:

1. Continue right past the boss room
2. Ring the giant bell in the next chamber
3. Keep heading right through connecting rooms
4. Enter the large room with red spherical growths
5. Strike downward on red growths to bounce in facing direction

Navigation TL;DR: Boss arena → ring bell → continue right → red bounce room

Finding the Prison

In the red growth room:

1. Navigate to bottom-right corner using bounce mechanics
2. Hit the lever to extend platforms down the chasm
3. Descend the chasm but skip first right exit (leads to boss)
4. Look for building with circle-and-lines sign (prison symbol)

Prison Location TL;DR: Bottom-right of bounce room → extend platforms → descend → skip first exit → find prison sign

Grindle Benefits

Inside the prison:

• Jump to second level to find Grindle in his cell
• Hit cell door to break it and free him
• Collecter Outil à goupille droite from platform above Grindle
• Establish information trading relationship

Grindle’s Services:

• Trades secret information for increasing Chapelet costs
• Reveals upcoming areas and boss details
• Fournit des renseignements stratégiques pour les rencontres difficiles

Grindle TL;DR: Free prisoner → get Straight Pin tool → unlock information trading

Priority 2: Deep Docks Access and Mapping

Reaching the Deep Docks

From Grindle’s prison:

1. Exit prison and continue down the chasm carefully
2. Drop into transition room between The Marrow and Docks profonds
3. Head to far right (avoid lava – 2 masks damage)
4. Navigate through pipe system in connecting rooms

Deep Docks Access TL;DR: Prison → down chasm → transition room → avoid lava → through pipes

Essential Deep Docks Purchases

Find the elevator at pipe room end with 30 Rosary bench (worth the cost for save point).

Shakra’s New Location:

• Moved from The Marrow to Deep Docks entrance
• Deep Docks Map: 50 Rosaries
• Vendor Pins: 80 Rosaries
• Ring Marker: 40 Rosaries

Budget consideration: 170 Rosaries total for complete Deep Docks mapping setup.

Deep Docks Mapping TL;DR: Find Shakra → buy Deep Docks map (50R) → consider pins for navigation

Priority 3: Unlock Wishwall Quests (Bone Bottom)

Fast Travel Back to Base

Use your new Bellways system:

1. Trouver Deep Docks Bellway station (à gauche de Shakra)
2. Fast travel back to Fond osseux
3. Check Flick’s completed Mur de souhaits for new quests

Wishwall Access TL;DR: Deep Docks Bellway → fast travel to Bone Bottom → check completed Wishwall

Available Wishwall Quests

Bone Bottom Repairs Quest:

• Requirement: Donate 200 Shell Shards
• Reward: Visual improvements to Bone Bottom (cosmetic but satisfying)
• Timeline: Progressive updates as Flick works on repairs

Garb of the Pilgrims Quest:

• Requirement: Collect 12 châles de pèlerin from Pilgrim enemies
• Récompense: Rosary String (valuable death-proof currency)
• Strategy: Collect passively during exploration rather than dedicated farming

Wishwall Quests TL;DR: 200 Shell Shards for repairs → 12 Pilgrim Shawls for Rosary String

Priority 4: Meet the Forge Daughter (Crafting System)

Forge Location Navigation

From Deep Docks Shakra:

1. Go right to next room
2. Take first exit down near entrance
3. Continue through connecting rooms using elevators
4. Reach bottom-right corner
5. Beat enemy waves then continue right

Forge Access TL;DR: Shakra → right → first exit down → elevators to bottom-right → beat enemies

Forge Daughter Services

Le Forge Daughter unlocks:

• Crafting system using Rosaries and Métal artisanal
• Tools, traps, and specialized equipment
• Environmental resistance items

Essential early craft: Cloche de magma (if you have Craftmetal)

• Reduces lava damage from 2 masks to 1 mask
• Reduces fire surface damage throughout Deep Docks
• Significantly improves area survivability

Forge Daughter TL;DR: Unlocks crafting → Magma Bell reduces lava damage → essential for Deep Docks

Priority 5: Acquire Swift Step Ability

Swift Step Location Route

From Deep Docks Shakra:

1. Go upward from entrance area
2. Navigate to top-right of upper room
3. Continue right through fiery surface areas
4. Walk on fire (safe but don’t linger)
5. Go up at room end, continue upward past flying red ants

Swift Step Route TL;DR: Shakra → up → top-right → through fire areas → up past red ants

Challenge Room and Ability

Final Pas rapide acquisition:

1. Stop at bench room (costs 30 Rosaries – worth it for save point)
2. Jump up into new zone, go left
3. Complete enemy wave challenge room
4. Continue left and drop down carefully
5. Find exit left, enter room, go to far left
6. Interagir avec Weaver statue to get Swift Step

Swift Step Mechanics:

• Hold right trigger to dodge into sprint
• Works in mid-air for enhanced mobility
• Jump at sprint end for extended distance catapult

Swift Step TL;DR: Challenge room → left → down → far left → Weaver statue → sprint ability

Priority 6: Choose Your Boss Path

Two Major Boss Gates

Post-Swift Step, you face two progression-blocking bosses:

Ant Guardian (Hunter Guardian/Skull Ant):

• Location: Above Grindle’s prison in The Marrow
• Access: Fast travel to The Marrow → prison bench → room left → upward
• Déverrouillages : La marche du chasseur zone
• Difficulty: Moderate – good test of current abilities

Lace:

• Location: Right side of Deep Docks
• Access: Deep Docks Shakra → directly right → Swift Step to upper lever
• Déverrouillages : Champs lointains zone
• Difficulty: Challenging – significant skill check

Boss Choice TL;DR: Ant Guardian unlocks Hunter’s March → Lace unlocks Far Fields → choose based on difficulty preference

Recommended Boss Order

Pour la plupart des joueurs : Ant Guardian first

• Easier encounter helps build confidence
• Hunter’s March provides additional resources and experience
• Better preparation for Lace encounter

For experienced players: Either order works

• Lace first provides immediate access to Far Fields content
• More challenging but opens advanced progression

Priority 7: Far Fields and the Seamstress

Reaching the Seamstress (After Lace)

Champs lointains navigation:

1. Use Swift Step to bypass most ant enemies
2. Head to far right of initial Far Fields room
3. Continue right to next room
4. Navigate to bottom-right (avoid lava pit)
5. Go right → down past air vents

Far Fields Navigation TL;DR: Swift Step past enemies → far right → next room → bottom-right → avoid lava

Seamstress Location and Services

Finding the Couturière:

1. Find Shakra for Far Fields Map (50 Rosaries)
2. Enter alcove halfway down the pit (below Shakra)
3. Drop down → navigate right through lava-filled room
4. Note deactivated golem in background (future content hint)
5. Reach open-air area with air vents and balloon platforms
6. Platform right → loop back → enter floating house

Seamstress Services:

• Offers cloak improvement (“something far more buoyant”)
• Provides Quête des épines flexibles (leads to Cape du vagabond)
• Gateway to advanced traversal abilities

Seamstress TL;DR: Find in balloon house → cloak improvements → Flexile Spines quest → Drifter’s Cloak

Optimal Progression Strategy

Recommended Order Summary

1. Free Grindle → information access + Straight Pin
2. Deep Docks mapping → essential navigation
3. Wishwall quests → long-term collection goals
4. Forge Daughter → crafting access + Magma Bell
5. Swift Step ability → enhanced mobility
6. Ant Guardian → easier boss + Hunter’s March
7. Dentelle → challenging boss + Far Fields
8. Couturière → Flexile Spines quest + cloak upgrades

Optimal Order TL;DR: Grindle → mapping → quests → crafting → Swift Step → Ant Guardian → Lace → Seamstress

Resource Planning

Budget for post-Bell Beast progression:

• Deep Docks setup: ~170 Rosaries
• Bench unlocks: 90 Rosaries (3 benches × 30 each)
• Far Fields map: 50 Rosaries
• Total recommended: ~310 Rosaries

Shell Shard goals:

• Wishwall quest: 200 Shell Shards
• Crafting materials: Variable based on desired items

Common Progression Mistakes

Rushing Boss Encounters

Don’t immediately challenge Lace or Ant Guardian:

• Swift Step ability significantly improves boss fight mobility
• Cloche de magma helps with environmental damage
• Resource preparation prevents frustrating repeated attempts

Ignoring Resource Collection

Don’t skip Rosary and Shell Shard collection:

• Many upgrades require significant currency investment
• Wishwall quests provide long-term goals worth pursuing
• Information from Grindle can save time and prevent mistakes

Poor Fast Travel Usage

Utilize Bellways system effectively:

• Plan efficient routes between distant objectives
• Use fast travel for resource collection and merchant visits
• Don’t walk long distances when fast travel is available

Your Post-Bell Beast Adventure Awaits

The Bell Beast victory transforms Silksong from guided tutorial into strategic exploration. Each path you choose influences your capabilities for future encounters, making progression order surprisingly important.

Essential post-Bell Beast checklist:

• ✅ Free Grindle for information trading
• ✅ Map Docks profonds with Shakra’s services
• ✅ Start Wishwall quests for long-term goals
• ✅ Meet Forge Daughter and craft Cloche de magma
• ✅ Acquire Pas rapide for enhanced mobility
• ✅ Choose boss path based on difficulty preference
• ✅ Find Couturière for cloak upgrades

Master this progression and you’ll efficiently unlock Pharloom’s deeper mysteries while building the skills and equipment needed for even greater challenges ahead.

Guides associés :

• Challenge Button Guide
• Guide des chapelets effilochés
• Cartes et navigation de Silksong
• Système Bellways à déplacement rapide
• Guide de quête des épines flexibles
• Conseils essentiels pour les débutants

Liens officiels de Silksong :

• Site officiel
• Page de la boutique Steam
• Édition Nintendo Switch
• PlayStation Store
• Xbox Store