All Loddie’s Knife Throwing Challenge Rewards

In Hollow Knight: Silksong, Loddie sets up his shop in a corner of The Marrow, offering those who stumble upon him a chance to earn rewards for completing a straight pin throwing challenge. Hornet can undertake this challenge, and another one after it, to earn exclusive rewards.

This guide covers how Loddie’s challenges work, what prizes are on offer, as well as tips and tricks to complete the challenges in as few attempts as possible to save on rosaries. Here’s the breakdown.

Loddie’s Knife Throwing Challenge Rules in Silksong

Loddie doesn’t explain the rules of the challenge until they’re broken, a tricky move to trip unsuspecting players. There are only two rules to the challenge.

• Do not move past the red marker (pictured above).
• Do not miss three times.

If you miss thrice or move past the red marker on the ground, you will instantly lose the challenge and have to pay the 25 Rosary Bead entry fee again to re-enter. A missed hits counter is held up directly behind Hornet’s shooting spot.

Loddie’s 15 Knife Throwing Challenge Reward and Tips

Loddie’s first challenge is for the player to hit the target 15 times using throwing pins. The main thing to pay attention to is how the target bug moves.

• 1-5 Hits: The target will remain completely stationary.
• 6-8 Hits: The target will slowly start moving up and down with increasing speed.
• 9-12 Hits: The target will start moving in a fixed wave pattern.
• 13-15 Hits: The target will start teleporting between three static locations. The pattern is cyclical and fixed.

A good way to get into the right rhythm for Loddie’s challenge is to only aim at the target when it gets low to the ground. Hornet’s jump animation isn’t slow, but there is still a bit of lag between when you press the jump button and when Hornet reaches her maximum height. Because of this, aiming at a moving target when it is high off the ground has a higher chance of missing than if you were to aim it low.

A counter is displayed at the bottom left corner of the screen.

Additionally, keep in mind that the target bug’s movements aren’t random; it is always moving in a set pattern. Since you aren’t on a timer, pause for a few seconds before every knife throw to get an understanding of how it moves before committing to a throw.

Loddie’s 25 Knife Throwing Challenge Reward and Tips

Loddie’s second challenge is for the player to hit the target 25 times, which is a big jump in difficulty compared to the 15 hit challenge. Not only because of the increased number of required strikes, but because the target bug now moves faster and more erratically, making things a lot trickier for players. Here is how it works.

• 1-3 Hits: The target will remain completely stationary.
• 4-9 Hits: The target will slowly start moving up and down with increasing speed.
• 10-12 Hits: The target will start moving in a fixed wave pattern.
• 13-17 Hits: The target will start moving erratically in either a wave or a diagonal pattern.
• 18-25 Hits: The target will start teleporting between three or four fixed spots with increasing speed.

The first half of this challenge is basically a rehash of the 15-hit challenge, albeit a bit more sped up. When the target starts moving in waves and diagonal lines, it becomes a bit less predictable. However, its movement will still be in a fixed area, it will just move more often.

During the last phase, when the target starts blinking, the challenge actually becomes easier. Now, all you have to do is memorize the three or four teleport spots the target is moving between and throw your pin at where it is going to appear next.

Also, it’s best to aim at teleport spots nearer to you than those that are far away. The straight pin’s throwing animation has a travel time, meaning by the time your weapon reaches the target, it may already have blinked away. It’s best to account for that delay beforehand.

We have only run into Loddie in The Marrow, but it is possible he shows up in other locations with more challenges since he mentions “come up with a much trickier challenge.” If he does, this guide will be updated to include those as well.