Hunter's Journal

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The Hunter's Journal is a compendium of every enemy found in Hollow Knight. Most new entries are added to the Journal after defeating new enemies.

Use

Defeating a specified number of each enemy unlocks additional notes from the Hunter about that enemy, as well as bits of lore, techniques for fighting said enemy, or even information about the Hunter himself. A few entries can only be obtained by inspecting a specific object or as a reward for completing a challenge.

After completing most entries, the Hunter's Mark can be acquired.

How to acquire

Dropped on the ground by the Hunter in Greenpath after listening to him for the first time. When it is inspected, the Journal can be found as a pane in the Menu.

Hunter's Journal entries

A total of 168 entries can be acquired for the Hunter's Journal. However, four of these entries, the Hunter's Mark, Grimm Troupe content Seal of Binding, Godmaster content Void Idol, and Godmaster content Weathered Mask, do not increase the total entry count. This means that the Journal only counts 164 entries.

There are 146 entries which are required for the Keen Hunter achievement. See the entry list below for details on which entries are not required.

In order to see the number of creatures encountered and the total number required to complete the journal, the World Sense ability must be acquired.

All entries
Entry Number of kills required for full entry Notes
Crawlid 0 Full entry is already unlocked after obtaining the Hunter's Journal.
Vengefly 45
Vengefly King 2
Gruzzer 25
Gruz Mother 3
Tiktik 30
Aspid Hunter 20
Aspid Mother 15
Aspid Hatchling 30
Goam Entry Entry can be obtained in the Forgotten Crossroads by inspecting a fossilised Goam.
Wandering Husk 35
Husk Hornhead 35
Leaping Husk 35
Husk Bully 35
Husk Warrior 10
Husk Guard 6
Entombed Husk 10
False Knight 1
Maggot 2
Menderbug 1 Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter Achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Lifeseed 10
Baldur 20
Elder Baldur 1
Mosscreep 30
Mossfly 25
Mosskin 25
Volatile Mosskin 25
Fool Eater 15
Squit 25
Obble 20
Gulka 15
Maskfly 15
Moss Charger 15
Massive Moss Charger 1
Moss Knight 8
Mossy Vagabond 10 or Entry If they were overcome by the Infection before being killed, their corpses can be inspected to obtain the entry.
Durandoo 8
Duranda 8
Aluba 1
Charged Lumafly Entry Entry can be obtained in the Teacher's Archives after inspecting a tank.
Uoma 20
Ooma 12
Uumuu 1
Ambloom 15
Fungling 30
Fungoon 20
Sporg 20
Fungified Husk 10
Shrumeling 20
Shrumal Warrior 20
Shrumal Ogre 8
Mantis Youth 25
Mantis Warrior 25
Mantis Lords 1
Husk Sentry 25
Heavy Sentry 20
Winged Sentry 30
Lance Sentry 25
Mistake 25
Folly 15
Soul Twister 20
Soul Warrior 2
Soul Master 1
Husk Dandy 25
Cowardly Husk 25
Gluttonous Husk 25
Gorgeous Husk 1
Great Husk Sentry 10
Watcher Knight 1 Entry is unlocked after defeating all Watcher Knights.
The Collector 1
Belfly 15 If a Belfly kills itself, it still counts towards its entry.
Pilflip 20
Hwurmp 20
Bluggsac 5
Dung Defender 1
White Defender 1 Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Flukefey 15
Flukemon 20
Flukemunga 8
Flukemarm 1
Shardmite 15
Glimback 15
Crystal Hunter 20
Crystal Crawler 15
Husk Miner 20 Killing Myla counts towards its entry.
Crystallised Husk 15
Crystal Guardian 2 Enraged Guardian needs to be defeated to obtain the full entry.
Furious Vengefly 15
Volatile Gruzzer 15
Violent Husk 15 If a Violent Husk kills itself, it still counts towards its entry.
Slobbering Husk 15
Dirtcarver 35
Carver Hatcher 15
Garpede Entry Entry can be obtained after inspecting the body of a dead Garpede in southeast Deepnest.
Corpse Creeper 15
Deepling 25
Deephunter 20
Little Weaver 20
Stalking Devout 15
Nosk 1
Shadow Creeper 20
Lesser Mawlek 10
Mawlurk 10
Brooding Mawlek 1
Lightseed 20 Killing the Lightseeds that fill Broken Vessel does not count towards its entry.
Infected Balloon 10 Killing Infected Balloons summoned by Broken Vessel, Lost Kin, or Godmaster content Winged Nosk does not count towards its entry.
Broken Vessel 1
Boofly 20
Primal Aspid 25
Hopper 25
Great Hopper 10
Grub Mimic 5
Hiveling 30
Hive Soldier 15
Hive Guardian 12
Husk Hive 10
Hive Knight 1
Spiny Husk 20
Loodle 15
Mantis Petra 16
Mantis Traitor 15
Traitor Lord 1
Sharp Baldur 20
Armoured Squit 15
Battle Obble 15
Oblobbles 3 Full entry can be unlocked by either replaying the Trial of the Conqueror or defeating them in Godmaster content Godhome.
Shielded Fool 25
Sturdy Fool 25
Winged Fool 25
Heavy Fool 20
Death Loodle 15
Volt Twister 6
God Tamer 1
Pale Lurker 1
Zote 1 Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Grey Prince Zote 1
Winged Zoteling 1
Hopping Zoteling 1
Volatile Zoteling 1
Xero 1
Gorb 1
Elder Hu 1
Marmu 1
No Eyes 1
Galien 1
Markoth 1
Grimmkin Novice 1 Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Grimmkin Master 1
Grimmkin Nightmare 1
Grimm 1
Nightmare King 1 Entry cannot be obtained after banishment. Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Nailmasters Oro & Mato 1 Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Paintmaster Sheo 1
Great Nailsage Sly 1
Wingmould 10 Entry is automatically unlocked after picking up the right half of the White Fragment.
Royal Retainer 10
Kingsmould 2
Sibling 25
Void Tendrils Entry Entry can be obtained after inspecting an imprint east of the lighthouse in the Abyss.
Hornet 2 Full entry can be obtained by defeating Hornet Sentinel or by defeating Hornet Protector in Godmaster content Godhome again.
Hollow Knight 1 Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Pure Vessel 1
Radiance 1 Entry can be obtained by defeating either the Radiance or Godmaster content Absolute Radiance. Increases total entry count by one. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Shade 0 Full entry is already unlocked after obtaining the Hunter's Journal.
Hunter's Mark Entry Entry can be obtained after completing most of the entries in the Hunter's Journal. Not included in total entry count. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement.
Seal of Binding Entry Entry can be obtained after completing the Grimm Troupe content Path of Pain. Not included in total entry count. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Void Idol Entry Entry can be obtained after defeating all bosses in the Godmaster content Hall of Gods on at least one difficulty. Not included in total entry count. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.
Weathered Mask Entry Entry can be obtained by completing all Godmaster content Pantheons with every binding. Not included in total entry count. Not required for Keen Hunter achievement. Not required for Hunter's Mark.

Achievements

Keen Hunter
Record all of Hallownest's creatures in the Hunter's Journal.
10G
True Hunter
Receive the Hunter's Mark.
15G

Trivia

"What's everyone's favourite part of any game? That's right - filling out a bestiary by killing bad guys! Then reading about them! At least, it's one of our favourite bits, so we couldn't resist adding the feature to Hollow Knight.
If you explore the Greenpath carefully, you'll come across the mysterious Hunter in his lair.
He'll give you his Hunter's Journal, and charge you with the task of defeating enemies, adding their details to the journal. And so your hunt begins!
Defeating enemies will now add entries to the journal which you can check out whenever you have a quiet moment.
As you defeat more of a certain enemy, you'll start to decipher the Hunter's notes and gain some insight into the creatures of Hallownest as well as the Hunter himself.
We've had a lot of fun building the Hunter's Journal, and we hope you'll enjoy seeking out rare beasts and filling out entries. If you manage to complete the journal entirely, head back to see the Hunter so you can receive your well-deserved reward..."[1]
  • Completed entries in the Hunter's Journal have a different border around their icons.
Border added to completed journal entries

References

  1. Kickstarter update of August 19th, 2016.