What to know

  • Nyleth is located in Shellwood’s hidden shrine, accessible from the Grand Gate area.
  • You’ll need movement upgrades and to fight a mini-boss named Seth before reaching her.
  • The platforming route has puzzles, flower mazes, and obstacles requiring Silk Soar and wall-jumping to progress.
  • Equip distance-based tools and defensive crests for the challenging arena against Nyleth.

Before the main event, you must navigate several zones, defeat Seth, and prepare loadouts for confined combat. The final approach is filled with movement puzzles and hazards that test platforming skills and reaction speed.

Where to begin and getting upgrades

The journey to Nyleth starts when pursuing the Heart of the Woods objective in Act 3 of Silksong. Ensure that Silk Soar movement and wall-jumping techniques are unlocked, which are needed for hidden passages, vertical shafts, and tricky mazes.

Progressing from Choral Chambers to Grand Gate

Start at the Choral Chambers Ventrica Station. Move towards Grand Gate, the major hub leading to Nyleth. Use Silk Soar to break through the ceiling in the elevator shaft, then descend and look for a breakable wall on the left. This reveals a vine-blocked passage—cut through to access the flower maze section.

How to reach Nyleth’s arena

Step 1

Use Silk Soar to break through the ceiling in the elevator shaft from Choral Chambers Station.

Step 2

Strike the left breakable wall halfway down the shaft and slice through vines blocking your path.

Step 3

Descend to the flower maze and navigate through narrow corridors heading west; use platforming skills to avoid hazards.

Step 4

Defeat Seth in the passage—this opens the way to the shrine.

Step 5

Access the Underworks and pay Rosaries to unlock a bench for safe resting. Then enter the Shellwood shrine where Nyleth slumbers.

Step 6

Enter Nyleth’s arena prepared for a challenging boss fight with limited ground, spikes, and mandatory wall jumps.

Step 7

After entering the shrine, you will find another location, a waterfall, where you have to play the needolin.

Step 8

Descend into the ventricles.

Step 9

You will meet Nyleth here.

What to do after defeating Nyleth

Upon victory, you claim the Pollen Heart and advance in the quest. This unlocks further progression towards Silksong’s True Ending.

Loadouts and tools for defeating Nyleth

Distance-based tools (Cogfly, Conchcutter), defensive crests (Warding Bell, Fractured Mask), and movement skills (Ascendance Grip, Clawline) are recommended for Nyleth’s hazardous arena. Be ready to perform aerial attacks and wall-cling, and focus on ranged damage when melee isn't possible.

Tool/Ability Why It Helps How to Acquire (If Needed)
Silk Soar (High Jump) Essential for scaling the vertical shaft and evading her pollen barrages. Unlocked mid-Act 2 from the Soaring Weaver in Deepnest's upper webs.
Clawline Closes gaps across walls swiftly, perfect for hit-and-run tactics. Found in Act 2's Whispering Caves after solving the echo puzzle.
Conchcutter Ricochets off walls to chip away at Nyleth's large frame without close risk. Purchased from the Tinker in Dirtmouth for 120 Geo post-Act 1.
Voltvessels Chains lightning between her petals during phase transitions. Crafted at the Forge in King's Station using 3 Spark Shards.
Ascendant's Grip Lets you cling to walls indefinitely, lining up tool throws. Reward from the Grip Trial in the City of Tears' upper district.

Final thoughts on reaching Nyleth

Reaching Nyleth is part of the Heart of the Woods quest in Act 3 of Silksong. You’ll need to make sure you have Silk Soar and Elegy of the Deep, then use hidden paths in the Grand Gate/lift shaft area to access the Heart of the Woods. You’ll fight Seth first, then proceed to Nyleth.