At that place are plenty of things for yous to do in Hollow Knight. As you build the map of Hallownest, the sheer scope of what this world has to offer becomes more than and more clear. Simply for some tasks, this scale is more daunting than awe-inspiring, as may exist the case with the Grubs.

The Grubs are scattered all across the map, and managing to observe and free all of them can reap greater rewards for their rescuer down the line. Nevertheless, at that place are 46 of these little buggers lying around, non to mention some creatures in Hallownest will fifty-fifty mimic them and so attack you, and so it's practiced to know where exactly to look.

Note: The reward in each row is not for that specific grub, simply for rescuing the respective number of Grubs. Check out our guide on Grub rewards for full info.

Forgotten Crossroads Greenpath Fungal Wastes City of Tears Crystal Peak
Resting Grounds Royal Waterways Howling Cliffs Kingdom'southward Edge Fog Coulee
Queen's Gardens Deepnest Ancient Basin The Hive Tower of Honey

Forgotten Crossroads

hollow knight forgotten crossroads
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
i Autumn into the Forgotten Crossroads from Dirtmouth, then become right until you attain the end of the path. Defeat the miniboss to find the Grub. Defeat the Husk Baby-sit miniboss 10 Geo
two Just northward of the shaft above the Stagway Station, caput upwardly to find a small-scale ledge near a breakable wall. Break it to reveal 2 enemies and the trapped Grub. Break through the wall 30 Geo
3 Caput northeast from the Stagway Station and follow the hallway. Descend downwardly till you see an exit to the left, which leads to a room filled with spiked platforms. The Grub is at the end of the platforms. Nail-bouncing xl Geo
4 From where you lot get-go meet Cornifer, caput down to the bottom. Go left and through the room with burrowing worms, then through the next room filled with acid. Avoid the obstacles to reach the Grub. None 20 Geo
5 Drop down from Dirtmouth and head left till y'all reach the vertical shaft. Drop downwardly again, hugging the right side, and accept the first go out to the right. Go up the platforms to notice the Grub. Mothwing Cloak Mask Shard

Greenpath

hollow knight greenpath
# Location Requirement(southward) Advantage
6 From where Cornifer is found, head left through the gap in the rock wall, then hop on elevation of the ledges. Go right, jump upward to enter a hidden surface area, then cut the vines holding the stone slab. Drop back down to Cornifer, use the stone slab to reach the ledge, then become right to detect the Grub. Stone slab 50 Geo
7 From where Cornifer is found, caput left through the gap in the stone wall, then hop up the ledges. Go left till you lot achieve a stone slab, then cut the vines. Drop on information technology, hop across the spikes. Go along cutting vines equally you gradually head downward, hugging the wall to the right till you reach a room total of acid. The Chow is on the right ledge. None 60 Geo
eight To the left of the Massive Moss Charger miniboss is a long corridor. Nail jump off the backs of the enemies to make it across. There should be a set of elevated platforms in the center of the room. The Chow is at the height of these. None lxxx Geo
9 Form the central bench, head up two screens. Go left till you reach Greenpath, then drib downwardly and head right to find a Moss Knight. Defeat it to become the Grub. Defeat Moss Knight 70 Geo

Fungal Wastes

hollow knight fungal wastes
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
10 From the lever unlocking the shortcut to the Queen's Station, caput right to the next room. Nail jump on the fungus to ascend, then bounce through the fungus tunnel to the correct to find the Grub. Mothwing Cloak Grubsong Charm
11 From the Queen's Station Stagway, head right into the Fungal Wastes, and so accept the first exit down. From there go correct, and so go back around to the left, drop down, and proceed left. Apply the Mantis Claw to climb upwards and over, and head left until you accomplish a room with a thorny ceiling. Boom jump on the fungus on the left corner of the room to detect the Grub. Mantis Claw 90 Geo

Metropolis of Tears

hollow knight city of tears
# Location Requirement(south) Reward
12 From Relic Seeker Lem's shop, head upwardly through the exit. Follow the right path to the right till you achieve the lift. Take the elevator up 1 level, defeat the Winged Sentinel, then wall-jump to rescue the Grub Mantis Claw 100 Geo
xiii After defeating the Soul Master, head left. Go down the shaft and take the kickoff left. Apply the Desolate Swoop spell to pause through the rumbling ground in front of the Soul Collector. Defeat the enemies and head to the left ledge, hit the lever, then climb the left wall back to the Soul Collector. Drop downwardly while hugging the left wall until you reach the Chow. Desolate Dive 120 Geo
14 From the entrance to the Watcher's Spire, go up and take the upper right exit. Continue upward and take the other upper right exit, heading left till yous reach a room full of Sentries. Defeat them to become the Grub. Monarch Wings Rancid Egg
fifteen This Grub can be constitute once the correct side of the City of Tears is unlocked. From the Stagway demote, head left into the Male monarch'due south Station and take the exit in the acme left corner. Drop off to state on a left platform with a doorway, through which you'll detect a Dandy Husk Sentry. Defeat it to get the Grub. Defeat Peachy Husk Sentry 110 Geo
16 From the King's Station Stagway, head left to the main station and driblet down to the bottom right exit. Head through and swim in the water through the passage into Kingdom's Edge. Hop up through the ledge, driblet down into the water over again, and you volition find the Grub to your immediate left. None 120 Geo

Crystal Peak

hollow knight crystal peak
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
17 Employ the Mothwing Cloak to dash under the hydraulic mashers. Continue, then drib down to another gear up of mashers. Jump and dash through each one till you lot accomplish a pigsty in the ground where the Grub is. Mothwing Cloak 180 Geo
eighteen From the last ledge in the Crystalized Mound, hop to the right. Move quickly up the platforms till you attain the Grub at the acme. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Hook/Desolate Dive Hallownest Seal
xix From the sleeping room where the Crystal Heart ability is acquired, head left into the conveyer belt area. Proceed left until you accomplish the room filled with hydraulic mashers. Use the Mothwing Cloak to dash nether them until you reach the Chow at the height. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Claw 150 Geo
20 From Cornifer, use the Crystal Centre power to fly left till you attain a pathway leading down. Go down, and so follow the right path. The 'Chow' you will find is actually a Grub Mimic that you will need to defeat. Upon doing so, suspension through the brittle wall to the right and follow the path upwards to find the existent Grub. Mantis Claw/Crystal Eye 140 Geo
21 From the commencement area demote, head left into the crystal cave, jumping upwards through the top left leave. Take the right conveyer belt, using the Mothwing Cloak to dash to the adjacent 1 past the spikes. Keep and time your dashes carefully until you reach the Grub. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Claw 170 Geo
22 Loop back to the starting time of the room where you obtain the Crystal Eye. Hop upward the left wall, then employ the Crystal Eye ability to fly to the right and rescue the Chow. Mantis Claw/Crystal Heart 160 Geo
23 Once the Monarch Wings are obtained, brand your way to the top of the Crystal Summit to find a cave. Get to the lesser correct corner of the room and take the exit. Continue to dash over the spikes and enemies until you discover the Chow. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Claw 165 Geo

Resting Grounds

hollow knight resting grounds
# Location Requirement(s) Advantage
24 Caput to the lesser of the shaft below the Stagway Station, then go right. You should encounter a cleaved bury. Use Desolate Dive to break through it and reach the tunnels, then head right. Intermission the breakable wall, then continue correct until you see a gap in the ceiling. Go through it. The Grub is to the right. Desolate Swoop 200 Geo

Regal Waterways

hollow knight royal waterways
# Location Requirement(southward) Reward
25 Upon dropping down from the Metropolis of Tears archway, head left. Drop downwards ane level, then accept the leftmost leave. Head left again, drop down again, then go left till you accomplish the water. Hop out and intermission the breakable wall. The Grub is on the right ledge. Desolate Swoop 200 Geo
26 After obtaining Isma's Tear, drop into the acid and swim right under the platform until you reach the right edge. Wall-jump to find the Grub on the left ledge. Isma's Tear/Mantis Claw 210 Geo
27 Ride the Tram in the Aboriginal Basin to the correct. Exit and follow the right path, then ascend into the next area. Keep ascending until y'all reach The Royal Waterways surface area, and then get left to detect a ledge overlooking a puddle of acrid. From hither y'all have 2 options: 1) utilize the Crystal Heart ability to fly over the acid, air stall, and then use the Monarch Wings and Mantis Hook to make your way up and to the left to find the Chow; or 2) use Isma's Tear to simply swim in the acrid and climb upwards that style. Crystal Centre (or Isma'due south Tear)/Mantis Claw/Monarch Wings 205 Geo

Howling Cliffs

hollow knight howling cliffs
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
28 Head to the far left of the Howling Cliffs, and then drib down to the bottom. Follow the right path to enter a series of tunnels. Take the topmost tunnel and intermission through the wall to find the Grub. Mantis Claw 215 Geo

Kingdom's Border

hollow knight kingdom's edge
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
29 In the area above Nailmaster Oro, at that place is an alcove to the right. Defeat the enemies, then hop on the right side of the spike pit. Destroy the wall, brand your way upward the shaft, then land on the left ledge. Kill the enemies, then hop across the spikes to find the Grub. Mantis Claw 220 Geo
xxx Left from the hut where y'all come across Nailmaster Oro, you will discover a hidden room with a breakable floor at the end of it. Use Desolate Swoop, then go left to find some other breakable floor. Desolate Dive, and so go up the ledges. Make your way to the left topmost ledge, where you will find some other breakable floor. Kill/avert the Great Hopper as y'all brand your way correct into the side by side room, then head up the ledges to find the Grub. Desolate Dive 220 Geo

Fog Canyon

hollow knight fog canyon
# Location Requirement(south) Reward
31 From the ledge just outside the Instructor'due south Archives next to right leave, employ the Crystal Heart ability to fly left to reach the alcove where the Grub is. Crystal Center Stake Ore

Queen's Gardens

hollow knight queen's gardens
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
32 From the Stagway demote, head right, then drop down. Go left by the Geo deposit to detect the Grub. None 230 Geo
33 From the Stagway bench, head right, then travel upward until you achieve a glass pagoda. Blast the glass on the left side, then wall-leap and use Crystal Heart to progress until y'all find the Grub. Crystal Middle/Mantis Claw/Monarch Wings 235 Geo
34 While traveling through the northwestern portion of the area, you will come up across a vertical shaft. Leap through the shadow to reach a secret area, and then wall-jump upward until you lot attain the Chow. Mantis Claw 240 Geo

Deepnest

hollow knight deepnest
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
35 From the bench in the Hot Springs, go left. Continue, carefully hopping across the platforms until you achieve a safe infinite. Double leap onto the left ledge, then break the wall to reveal a passage. Head through it, then hop downward to find the Grub. Monarch Wings/Crystal Heart 255 Geo
36 From the Hot Springs demote, go left, then in the next area, follow the path up and to the right. You have to bottleneck in the top of the screen, so go along, then veer left into a small opening. Utilize Crystal Heart to wing to the left wall, so wall-jump to achieve the ledge where the Grub is. Crystal Middle/Mantis Hook 250 Geo
37 Among the caverns at the northeastern section of Deepnest, there is a large vertical corridor to the far right. On the right wall, there is tiny ledge with a breakable wall. Go through it, then head down to find a series of Chow Jars. The merely real one is at the bottom level. Mantis Hook 245 Geo
38 From the Hot Springs bench, become left. Hop onto the platforms toward the left exit. Avoid/kill the Stalking Devout, and so go upwardly and take the left exit. Go to the upper left corner of the expanse, and so double back and become correct. Use the platform to hop over the vertical shaft and go on right. Impale another Stalking Devout, become to the height correct corner, then driblet downward to detect the Grub. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Claw King'southward Idol
39 From the Deepnest Stagway demote, become left into the Afar Village. Enter the biggest structure and sit on the bench. Y'all will awaken in the Fauna's Den. Just use your Nail to interruption gratis and follow the path until you somewhen driblet downward and come face-to-face with the Grub. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Claw 260 Geo

Ancient Basin

Ancient Basin Hollow Knight
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
40 To the northeast of the Broken Vessel, hop upwardly into the spiked area. Apply the Mothwing Cloak, the Monarch Wings, the Mantis Claw, and the Crystal Heart ability all in sequence to gradually make your way to the upper right corner where the Grub is. Mothwing Cloak/Mantis Hook/Monarch Wings/Crystal Heart 265 Geo
41 From the Tram, walk left until you reach a hole in the ground. Hop downwards, then head left till yous achieve a descending shaft. Drop down again, immediately employ Desolate Dive, then go into the right-manus tunnel to find the Chow. Desolate Dive 270 Geo

The Hive

hollow knight the hive
# Location Requirement(s) Reward
42 Ride the Tram in the Ancient Basin to the right. Get off, then get right. Ascend into the adjacent surface area, following the path up, and then take the first correct. Yous should run into the wooden bracing that separates The Hive from Kingdom'south Edge. Use Desolate Dive to pause through the floor most it, and then head left until y'all achieve an exit into The Hive. This is where the Grub will be. Desolate Swoop/Isma's Tear 280 Geo
43 Ride the Tram in the Aboriginal Basin to the right. Get off, so go right until y'all come across a group of Bees floating effectually a wall. Interruption through to enter The Hive. Toward the stop, you will have to hop down a serial of ledges as you make your mode to the upper right corner. Almost halfway, land on a ledge and use Crystal Heart to fly right. Air stall when you see a shaft leading up, and so climb the wall. Go correct to observe the Grub. Crystal Heart/Monarch Wings 290 Geo

Tower of Love

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# Location Requirement(s) Advantage
44 From the King'southward Station Stagway, caput to the bottom main area, and so get right to pass the secret entrance to Kingdom'south Border. Once at that place, have the exit to the pinnacle right, and so head up through the area and dorsum to the left. Caput left through the platforms until you find a door that requires the Dear Fundamental to open up. Upon inbound, driblet to the bottom and unlock the lever that leads back to the King'due south Station. Head back up and follow the left path till you achieve The Collector. Defeat The Collector to find the Grub and the Grub Map. Love Primal 295 Geo
45 Same every bit #44. Beloved Key 300 Geo
46 Same equally #44 and #45 Beloved Key Grubberfly'southward Elegy

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