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Deep Docks

Deep Docks is an area in Hollow Knight: Silksong — industrial forges and lava docks run by bell‑headed workers, home to the Wild Songshrine.

Area Information

Region:Unknown Region
Importance:Easy
Access:None
Connections:3 areas

Details

Deep Docks

  • Industrial forge district: lava lakes, moving platforms, bell‑headed workers
  • Points of note: Wild Songshrine; forge NPCs; mechanized lifts

Deep Docks Overview

  • Hazards: lava, moving platforms, falling debris
  • Visuals: metal carapaces for hot coals; bell motifs; dark metal architecture

Deep Docks Connections

  • Far Fields; Hunter’s March; The Marrow

Deep Docks Wild Songshrine

  • Small chamber with a bell suspended in silk
  • Steps: tear silk → pull lever → bell rings 4 times → seals glow/candles light → lever replaced by Bench

Deep Docks Characters

NPCs

Enemies

  • Smelt Shoveller; Smokerock Sifter; Flintstone Flyer; Lavalug; Caranid; Skull Brute

Bosses

Deep Docks Theme and Mechanics

  • Industrial labor + lava hazard gameplay; lift/platform timing
  • Shrine interaction as puzzle; forge visuals/mechanics throughout

Deep Docks Lore and Significance

  • Tablet mentions “Smokerock and Sweetsmelt” with a “Mark of Fealty” (tribute/loyalty)

Deep Docks Strategic Considerations

  • Learn platform timing in lava/lift sections; watch for falling debris
  • Use Songshrine Bench after activating sequence
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