Surgeon’s Key is one of the many keys that you find across the maze-like world of Hollow Knight Silksong. Like most keys in-game, finding this requires you to explore the areas quite a lot. This can be a challenge for players aiming to procure every key and unlock structures to reap their benefits. So, if you have exhausted all other options to find the Surgeon’s Key in Hollow Knight: Silksong, here’s how to get the item and the location to use it.
How To Get Surgeon’s Key in Hollow Knight: Silksong
To find the Surgeon’s Key, you’ll need to reach an area named Whiteward. It’s quite far away in-game, and you’ll have to beat bosses such as The Skull Tyrant and The Widow to reach the area. You will require the White Key to access this area, so ensure you’ve grabbed that item.
Once you’ve reached Whiteward and rested at the bench, follow these instructions to find the Surgeon’s Key location:
- First, reach the location we’ve marked on the map attached above. This should bring you to a place with two hearths burning. Be careful, you’ll have to fight various enemies on the way, so carefully dispatch them.
- Once you’ve reached the area, start moving towards the right. Keep moving until you find a large platform. Jump on top of it using Cling Grip, which you should’ve unlocked at this point in-game.
- From the platform, Cling Grip once again towards the top, until you jump into a secret pathway. Continue along this pathway to reach the next area of the map.
- When you reach the next area, continue moving to the end of the room until you come across the wall. Start hitting this wall to break open another secret location.
- Go to the end of the room to find a ring hanging from the roof and hit it. Hornet will hook herself to the ring, pulling it down and dropping items onto the ground.
One of the items dropped from the roof will be a dead bug with a certain item. Interact with it, and you’ll get yourself the Surgeon’s Key. From here on, you’ll have to go to a location to use the key to unlock another secret area.
Where to Use the Surgeon’s Key in Hollow Knight: Silksong
Now that you’ve gathered the Surgeon’s Key, it is time to move on to the area where you can use this item. Thankfully, the location to use this key is at the Whiteward itself, so you don’t have to go around searching for it. Here’s where you can use the key.
- With the key in your possession, start backtracking to the location marked on the map. The place is near the Whiteward rest bench.
- Reach the large elevator in the Whiteward. Refer to the map we’ve attached. From here, start moving to the left until you reach an area with an ornate lock mechanism. It should be beside a weird-looking white structure.
- Interact with the lock, and your Surgeon’s Key will automatically get used. This will result in a new room opening up, located at the bottom of this area.
You can then jump inside the newly opened room, which starts a secret boss fight with The Unravelled. Like many bosses in Silksong, Unravelled is an optional boss you can choose not to fight. If you do fight him, however, you’ll receive the Silk Heart, which automatically replenishes a little bit of the Silk Hornet has. So, if you find that useful, consider tackling this boss and reaping the benefits of it when playing Hollow Knight: Silksong.
