Where to find the Apostate Key in Hollow Knight Silksong

The Apostate Key is vital in Hollow Knight Silksong as you are approaching the endgame content, and it’s one of the three Slab Keys spread across Pharloom.

Just like the Simple Key, getting the Apostate Key (or the Key of Apostate) will allow you to access more memories. However, you won’t have any objective marker pointing you in the right direction.

This guide will help you find this elusive item in Hollow Knight Silksong.

Apostate Key location in Hollow Knight Silksong

There are different ways to reach the Apostate Key, but the road won’t be easy. It’s filled with monsters and tough terrain. The path I chose for this guide can be accessed from the Bench in Bilewater, and you’ll need the Wall Climb, Dash, and the Double Jump abilities. That part shouldn’t be a problem since we are discussing the endgame stage.

• From the bench, go left and jump onto the next couple of platforms to the next room.
• Cross the room with the available platforms, and you’ll come across a point where you can either go up or down.

• Go up, for which you’ll need to be able to Wall Climb and Double Jump. Head up until you can access the next platform and move to the next room.
• Use the ledges until you reach the top of the new room, and you’ll find a path going left.
• As you move forward, keep landing your attacks. There’s a monster here. Bait it and force it to rush towards you. Then jump on top of it and keep going left.
• Reach the ledge, double jump, dash to reach the next one, and you’ll find the Apostate Key there.

Please note that two more Slab keys are scattered throughout Hollow Knight Silksong. All three of them are hard to obtain, and you’ll need to unlock all the abilities before you can find them.

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