Fungal Wastes | Hollow Knight Guide
After you defeat Hornet in Greenpath you unlock the Dash ability. This ability allows you to access new areas which allows you to advance through the game’s main story. The next area for you to visit to advance the story is Fungal Wastes. Hold To Reset’s Hollow Knight Fungal Wastes guide below will show you how to complete this area.
Fog Canyon
To reach the Fungal Wastes from Greenpath we need to head through a sub-area called Fog Canyon. This area is largely closed off to us at this point in the game, so we will just be passing through it.
To get through Fog Canyon head down from Greenpath. Make your way to the bottom of the first room and head right into the next room. Head to the bottom of this room.
Millibelle the Banker
At the bottom you can go left or right. Head into the left room to meet Millibelle the Banker in her stall.
What Does Millibelle The Banker Do?
Millibelle the Banker is an NPC found in Fog Canyon who offers to store your Geo for a 100 Geo account setup fee, safeguarding it so you don’t lose it upon death.
There is an interesting side quest to do with this character if you deposit 2,550 Geo or more. So keep that in mind if you use her service. One warning, though, you lose your deposited money if you don’t complete it.
Leave Millibell and head to the right. Go through the right door that has the Stag Station sign by it. You will reach a sub-area called Queen’s Station.
Queen’s Station
Like Fog Canyon there isn’t much we can do in Queen’s Station yet. There are two NPCs you can interact with: Quirrel in the main area and Willoh in her room on the floor below.
Once you’ve done those things head to the lowest floor and go left into the Stag Station. Sit at the Bench here and then use the Toll Machine to pay 120 Geo to open the station for use.
Go back to the Queen’s Station main area and head to the top right. Go through the exit there to reach our destination, Fungal Wastes.
Fungal Wastes Map
Fungal Wastes is a relatively small area that features a sub-area called Mantis Village. The map above shows you the areas general layout.
Where to Get the Fungal Wastes Map
From the entrance of the Fungal Wastes head to the right. About midway through the first room you will see Cornifer’s pages. Follow them down into the room below.
Make your way down into the next room and go left at the mushrooms you can bounce off of into the tunnel there. At the end of the tunnel you will encounter our favorite cartographer. Buy the Fungal Wastes map from him for 75 Geo.
What Happens If You Don’t Buy The Fungal Wastes Map from Cornifer?
If you don’t find Cornifer or you don’t buy his map from him before he moves to a new spot, don’t fear. Maps will appear in Iselda’s shop in Dirtmouth, but at a higher price than if bought directly from Cornifer.
Exploring Fungal Wastes
Now that we have the map it’s time to head deeper into the Fungal Wastes. Head back up to the entrance room (room above where we got the map) and continue heading to the right into the next room.
Make your way up this vertical room and take the exit in the top right corner just below the locked section above. Make your way to the top left corner of this room and use the exit there.
Walk forward and hit the large lever on the ceiling. This will open the locked gate, creating a shortcut. Use the exit on the ceiling to go to the room above.
Shrumal Ogres
In the next room you will face off against two big Shrumal Ogre mushrooms. These mushrooms will shoot projectiles into the air, or smash their heads into the ground. Defeat them to unlock the doors and receive Geo and a Charm Notch (+1 Charm slot).
Head to the right and enter next room. You can go up or right in this room (note the sign to the right). Go up using the platforms.
About halfway up this room, there will be an exit you can enter on the right. Use it to head into a new room where you will find the merchant Leg Eater and also a Bench.
Leg Eater
Leg Eater sells Breakable Charms. These Charms break when you die and have to be repaired if you want to use them again. To buy and repair the Charms you first have to pay him 86 Geo to “see something nice” (aka his inventory):
| Item | Price (in Geo) | Repair Price (in Geo) |
|---|---|---|
| Fragile Heart | 350 | 200 |
| Fragile Greed | 250 | 150 |
| Fragile Strength | 600 | 350 |
Heading to Mantis Village
Leave Leg Eater and head back into the large vertical room. Head down to the bottom. Go right, this time, through the exit that has the sign.
Make your way through this room to the right. Head to the bottom of the vertical room and take the exit on the left. Head left in this room. About halfway the ground will shake and an NPC named Cloth will burrow out of it.
Talk to Cloth. She will tell you about the dangers that lie ahead in the Mantis Village. Good to know.
Continue left into the next room. Make your way down this room by pogging off the pink mushrooms.
At the bottom of the room you will encounter Hornet. She is on the right side.When you get near her she will run away. Don’t bother following as we don’t have the ability yet to go in that area. Instead head left and go down into the next room.
Grub 1
Head down this room. About halfway you will find a door to your left you can reach by pogging off the pink mushrooms. Go through it.
Follow the path to the middle of the room. Use the pink mushrooms to pog up to the ledge above. Head right and dash to reach a Grub (10/46).
Return to the floor below. Continue heading to the left. You will encounter a locked gate. Hit the lever to open the gate. This unlocks a shortcut back to Queen’s Station.
Bench 2
Return to the room we pogged up to the door from. Head down. Take the right exit. Pogo off the mushrooms in this next room to make your way to the bottom and take the exit there.
Continue down through this next room. You will see a sign for a Bench. Follow the signs for the Bench to reach it. Sit at the Bench to make a save & update the map.
Dashmaster Charm
Head left from the Bench. There is an exit there. Take it to reach a new room. Follow the room to the very end. You will encounter a statue.
At the base of the statue is an item. Pick it up to get the Dashmaster Charm which, when equipped, allows the player to dash more often.
Head Into Mantis Village
Head up about halfway in the room with the Bench. On the left is an entrance. Go through it to reach a new room. This is the entrance to the Mantis Village.
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