Hollow Knight Silksong Needle Damage Comparison
Compare Silksong needle upgrades and red tool damage up to Pale Steel 21. Uses hollowknight wiki damage tables with kit levels zero to four. See full table.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogwork Wheel per hit Lowest here. Ticks fast. | 2 damage | Blue saw blade, kit 0 | Silksong 2025 hollowknight.wiki Damage Values: Wheel 2 base, 7 max kit 4 |
| Tacks per tack Ties Wheel. | 2 damage | Ground spikes, kit 0 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Tool Damage: Tacks 2 base, 7 max |
| Conchcutter per hit Ties low trio. | 2 damage | Shell cutter, kit 0 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Tool Damage: Conchcutter 2 base, 7 max |
| Cogfly per hit Total 18 at kit 0. | 3 damage | Seeker companion, 6 ticks total 18 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Tool Damage: Cogfly 3 base, 10 max, total 18 and 60 |
| Curveclaw Ties Cogfly. | 3 damage | Arcing throw, kit 0 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Tool Damage: Curveclaw 3 base, 10 max |
| Throwing Ring Beats Curveclaw by 1. | 4 damage | Bounces, kit 0 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Tool Damage: Throwing Ring 4 base, 14 max |
| Delvers Drill per hit Max total 98 at kit 4. | 4 damage | 6 hits, total 24 kit 0 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Tool Damage: Drill 4 base, 14 max, total 24 and 98 |
| Needle base Starter needle. Beats most blue tools per hit. | 5 damage | Hornet Needle level 0 | Silksong 2025 hollowknight.wiki Needle: Damage 5 base |
| Straight Pin Capacity 12 to 24. Ties Needle base. | 5 damage | Red Tool kit 0, 17 at kit 4 | Silksong Tool Pouch and Crafting Kit: Straight Pin 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 |
| Longpin Ties Straight Pin. | 5 damage | Red Tool pierces armor | Silksong Tool Damage: Longpin 5 base, 17 max |
| Curvesickle Ties pin line. | 5 damage | Red Tool slash | Silksong Tool Damage: Curvesickle 5 base, 17 max |
| Threefold Pin total Three hit total. | 7 damage | 4 plus 2 plus 1 kit 0, 25 kit 4 | Silksong Damage Values page: Threefold 4 plus 2 plus 1 total 7 kit 0, 14 plus 7 plus 4 total 25 kit 4 |
| Sharpened Needle Beats base by 4. | 9 damage | Pinmaster Plinney upgrade 1 | Silksong GamerGuides Needle: Level 1 Sharpened 9, plus 80 percent |
| Sting Shard full Trap full hit. | 10 damage | One spike 4, full 10 kit 0, 35 kit 4 | Silksong Tool Damage: Sting Shard 4 and 10 kit 0, 14 and 35 kit 4 |
| Silkshot Original Ties Sting full. | 10 damage | Silk shot, kit 0, 34 kit 4 | Silksong Tool Damage: Silkshot Original 10 base, 34 max |
| Shining Needle Mid climb. | 13 damage | Needle upgrade 2 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Needle: Level 2 Shining 13 |
| Pimpillo Highest single red here at kit 0. | 15 damage | Explosive pouch kit 0, 51 kit 4 | Silksong Tool Damage: Pimpillo 15 base, 51 max |
| Hivesteel Needle Beats Pimpillo base by 2. | 17 damage | Needle upgrade 3 | Silksong hollowknight.wiki Needle: Level 3 Hivesteel 17 |
| Pale Steel Needle Largest needle. 4.2 times base. | 21 damage | Needle upgrade 4 final Act 3 | Silksong 2025 hollowknight.wiki Damage Values: Pale Steel Needle 21 |
About this converter
Silksong splits damage between Hornet needle and tools. The needle starts at 5 and climbs to 9 Sharpened, 13 Shining, 17 Hivesteel and 21 Pale Steel. Red tools scale with Crafting Kit dots zero to four. Straight Pin runs 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 across kits. Pimpillo is the top single red hit at 15 base and 51 max. Blue tools tick low per hit but strike many times, so Cogfly totals 18 at kit zero and 60 at kit four.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try Pale Steel Needle against Needle base to see the 21 to 5 climb. The result line prints the equality plus the per unit ratio. Click a table row to load that entry as Entry A with amount 1. Values here are base kit zero unless the note says max.
Needle values are per slash. Tool values are per hit unless marked total. Kit levels add damage per dot and are listed in notes as 5 slash 8 slash 11 slash 14 slash 17 where known. Enemy health and nail arts are not mixed in. Omitted: silk skill multipliers, which vary by spool cost and lack fixed per hit tables.
FAQ
How much is base needle damage?
5 at level zero. Sharpened is 9, Shining 13, Hivesteel 17, Pale Steel 21 final.
What is the strongest red tool?
Pimpillo at 15 base and 51 at kit four. Threefold Pin totals 7 base and 25 max across three hits.
How do kits change damage?
Each dot adds damage. Straight Pin runs 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 from kit zero to four.
Are blue tools weak?
Per hit yes at 2 to 4. Totals climb fast with ticks. Delvers Drill totals 24 at kit zero and 98 at kit four.
Sources
- Team Cherry Hollow Knight Silksong 2025 hollowknight.wiki Damage Values and Enemy Health Silksong: Basic Needle Attack Damage and Tool Damage tables
- hollowknight.wiki Tool Pouch and Crafting Kit: Tool Damage per Upgrade None to 4 dots (Straight Pin 5,8,11,14,17)
- hollowknight.wiki Needle and GamerGuides Database Needle Upgrades: Base 5, Sharpened 9, Shining 13, Hivesteel 17, Pale Steel 21
- RaiderKing All Red Tools max damage table and Nintendolife Tools list (capacity cross check)
Last verified: 2026-10-05 · 19 entries
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