How to unlock the dash ability Swift Step in Hollow Knight: Silksong

In need of a little more distance on your jumps in Hollow Knight: Silksong? This is how to get a dash.

In any platformer, especially very difficult ones, the humble dash is one of the most powerful moves, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is no exception. The dash, known as Swift Step, can snatch victory from the jaws of defeat when you mistime a jump or misjudge a gap. This is how to get it.

How to unlock the dash ability Swift Step in Hollow Knight: Silksong

To get the Swift Step dash ability, you will need to get to the Deep Docks area, which is after The Marrow. When you first arrive, you will find an elevator. At the top is a shrine you can activate and turn into a bench to rest and save, which is a good idea. With that done, head down the elevator to the right.

You will come out a door and will be able to hear Shakra, the map merchant, singing. You can drop down and buy a map of the Deep Docks from her for 50 Rosaries, if you wish. With that done, it's time to climb. We are going to be going in a big loop around the area, so climb up, hitting the switches and lowering any hanging blocks that you need. 

There will be annoying flying enemies who throw fireballs at you, so you keep an eye out for them. At the top of the first area, head to the right. When the screen changes, drop down toward the lava, being careful not to fall in, then make your way to the right. You will be heading right for a while, dodging enemies, including some strange skeletal horses. 

You will come to a low platform with a large expanse of lava on the right side. You can actually skip across this lava if you time your jumps correctly, and even if you do take some damage, it shouldn't be enough to kill you. Watch out for the falling rock on the way. 

When you get to the other side, jump up the platforms to the ceiling, destroy the orange node, then drop down a little to avoid the explosion. Go through the hole in the ceiling, and it's time for more climbing. Climb up, jumping from platform to platform and fighting the enemies until you come to another hole you can jump up through. 

Take a left, and you will come to a room with a strange lamp and two enemies. This is a mandatory fight, and they will summon lesser enemies to help them out, but honestly, it shouldn't be that much of an issue. Take them all out, then continue to the left. 

Keep dropping down and to the left, being careful not to land on the spikes. Take your time, killing enemies and watching where the platforms are. Just keep heading left every chance you get, and eventually you will come to the Swift Step shine. Interact with it to get your dash ability, which will be set to the right trigger button. You can use it on the ground or in the air, and it doesn't use silk, so feel free to spam it.

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