Silk Soar, Hornet’s rocketing super jump, is Act 3 content: you can’t touch it until the Act 3 unlock chain is done. Once there, the ability waits in Weavenest Absalom beneath the Abyss, and it’s the final key that turns all of Pharloom into a playground. Here’s the route and the controls.
The Route
- Be in Act 3 (the Silk and Soul path; there’s no early access to this one).
- Descend the Abyss: Silksong‘s darkest basement, with the atmosphere its name promises.
- Head east at depth.
- Find the Needolin door and play it open to enter Weavenest Absalom.
- Claim Silk Soar at the Weaver Burial Spire inside, the same Bind ritual as Clawline.
The Controls
- Hold DOWN + the Harpoon button to charge.
- Release to launch Hornet skyward.
One quality-of-life note from Patch 5: Silk Soar now carries through top scene exits, so soaring through a room’s ceiling transition keeps your momentum instead of dumping it, a small change that makes the ability feel the way it always should have.
What Silk Soar Unlocks
This is the last major traversal power, and it exists to finish the map:
- Vertical shafts across all of Pharloom that no earlier kit could climb become elevators.
- Several of Act 3’s own areas and secrets assume it, including paths on the true ending route.
- Completionist sweeps: those suspicious tall rooms you’ve been squinting at since Act 1 were built for this. The final Pale Oil’s flea celebration and other endgame collectibles sit comfortably behind Soar-gated geometry.
Combined with the Faydown Cloak’s double jump and Clawline’s harpoon rings, Silk Soar completes the movement trinity; post-Soar Hornet moves like the game’s trailers always promised.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get it before finishing Silk and Soul? No; the Abyss route is Act 3 geography, and Act 3 is gated by the Needolin choice at Grand Mother Silk.
Does it cost silk to use? The charge mechanic governs it; in practice it’s a movement tool you’ll use freely, not a resource decision.
Is anything else in Weavenest Absalom? Weavenests reward thorough sweeps as a rule; treat the trip as an expedition, not an errand.
Does Silk Soar work in boss fights? It’s traversal-first, but creative players find vertical answers in several Act 3 fights; the Lost Lace arena will teach you its limits personally.