
Flintgem
Discover the Flintgem item in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Gem-like organ taken from a Flintbeetle. Produces incendiary sparks when abraded, and may explode if cracked or dropped.
Flintgem
Details
Flintgems act as delivery targets in Hollow Knight: Silksong.
How to Use Flintgem
Collecting and depositing three Flintgems at Bone Bottom finishes the "Volatile Flintbeetles" hunt wish, which appears on the wishwall once Hornet has explored Greymoor.
How to Get Flintgem
The gems only drop from the special Flintbeetles that spawn in the Marrow while the wish is active.
Flintgem Item Properties
- •Maximum carry limit: 3
- •Emits sparks when scraped
- •Can explode if cracked or dropped
- •Collected organ from a Flintbeetle
Flintgem Trivia
- •Appears exclusively during the Volatile Flintbeetles hunt wish.
- •Delivery to Bone Bottom completes the associated task.
- •Handling them carefully avoids accidental explosions.
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