Rosaries Item Guide

Rosaries are Pharloom's chief currency in Hollow Knight: Silksong, passed down as strings of engraved beads for everyday trade.

Rosaries Item Description

Each bead is etched with a patterned design. Enemies can drop one of three bead types, though Hornet's HUD condenses them to the standard red icon and a total count.

Rosaries Variations

Three drop variations exist:

• •Rosaries: Worth 1 bead each
• •Shell rosaries: Worth 5 beads each
• •Pearl rosaries: Worth 15 beads each

Rosary Strings for Rosaries

Rosaries can be strung into necklaces to prevent loss on death. While strung, the beads stay safe but cannot be spent until the string is broken.

Five storage tiers exist, each with its own capacity:

How to Use Rosaries

Rosaries fund the following:

• •Purchasing items from NPC vendors
• •Paying toll machines to open benches, Bell Beast stations, or doors
• •Buying area maps in the Citadel

Attaching Rosaries to a string safeguards them from death penalties, but you must snap the string before using the stored currency.

How to Get Rosaries

Rosary income sources include:

• •Defeating enemies
• •Looting Rosary caches
• •Receiving NPC rewards
• •Completing wishes at wish wells

Rosary Strings come from a few avenues:

• •Paying a vendor to string your beads
• •Using toll machines that offer the service
• •Finding strings during exploration
• •Finishing specific quests

Related Items for Rosaries

• •[Frayed Rosary String](/items/frayed-rosary-string)
• •[Rosary String](/items/rosary-string)
• •[Rosary Necklace](/items/rosary-necklace)
• •[Heavy Rosary Necklace](/items/heavy-rosary-necklace)
• •[Pale Rosary Necklace](/items/pale-rosary-necklace)