Hollow Knight, a Metroidvania action-adventure game created by Team Cherry, follows a nameless warrior known as the Knight as they journey across Hallownest, which a dreadful infection has destroyed.

As the Knight travels into Hallownest, the Knight will come across numerous characters that will assist the player in completely comprehending the game’s plot.

Some of these characters are adorable small animals known as Grubs.

Grubs are little green critters kept in glass jars that the Knight will come across around Hallownest. These Grubs were captured by The Collector, a Void creature who enjoys collecting bugs, both dead and alive, from all across Hallownest and storing them in glass jars.

The Knight will detect the presence of a Grub since its high-pitched crying may be heard in its proximity. When they are found, the Knight can set them free by striking the glass jar with the Nail and breaking it.

When the Knight frees a Grub, it sends out a joyous shout and burrows into the ground to rejoin its colony with the Grubfather.

There are 46 Grubs scattered around Hallownest, and there are incentives for freeing a particular amount of them:

• The Knight will receive Geo from the Grubfather, who is located in the northwesterly corner of the Forgotten Crossroads, as a prize for the first four Grubs (10 Geo for the first Grub, 20 Geo for the second, 30 Geo for the third, and 40 Geo for the fourth Grub found).
• The Grubfather will reward the Knight with a Mask Shard after saving the fifth Grub.
• The Grubfather will reward the Knight with Geo after liberating the sixth through ninth Grubs (50 Geo for the sixth, 60 Geo for the seventh, 70 Geo for the eighth, and 80 Geo for the ninth Grub found).
• After the Knight has rescued the tenth Grub, the Grubfather will offer the Knight the Grubsong Charm, which allows the Knight to collect Soul anytime they incur injury.
• The Grubfather will reward the Knight with Geo once the Knight frees the 11th through 15th Grubs (90 Geo for the 11th, 100 Geo for the 12th, 110 Geo for the 13th, 120 Geo for the 14th, and 130 Geo for the 15th Grub found).
• After liberating the 16th Grub, the Grubfather will reward the Knight with a Rancid Egg.
• The Grubfather will reward the Knight with Geo after liberating the 17th through 22nd Grubs (140 Geo for the 17th, 150 Geo for the 18th, 160 Geo for the 19th, 165 Geo for the 20th, 170 Geo for the 21st, and 180 Geo for the 22nd Grub found).
• The Grubfather will reward the Knight with a Hallownest Seal after he has released half of the total number of Grubs, and the Grubfriend Achievement will also be unlocked.
• The Grubfather will give the Knight some Geo after liberating the 24th to 30th Grubs (200 Geo for the 24th, 200 Geo for the 25th, 205 Geo for the 26th, 210 Geo for the 27th, 215 Geo for the 28th, 220 Geo for the 29th, and 220 Geo for the 30th Grub found).
• The Grubfather will give the Knight with a Pale Ore for liberating the 31st Grub.
• The Grubfather will reward the Knight with Geo after unleashing the 32nd to 37th Grubs (230 Geo for the 32nd, 235 Geo for the 33rd, 240 Geo for the 34th, 245 Geo for the 35th, 250 Geo for the 36th, and 255 Geo for the 37th Grub found).
• To liberate the 38th Grub, the Grubfather will award the Knight with a King’s Idol.
• After releasing the 39th to 45th Grub, the Grubfather will reward the Knight with Geo (260 Geo for the 39th, 265 Geo for the 40th, 270 Geo for the 41st, 280 Geo for the 42nd, 290 Geo for the 43rd, 295 Geo for the 44th, and 300 Geo for the 45th Grub found).
• After saving all of the Grubs in Hallownest and completing the Metamorphosis Achievement, the Grubfather will reward the Knight with the Grubberfly’s Elegy Charm, which allows the Knight to launch projectiles when attacking with the Nail when at full health.

In this guide, you will learn how to find all the Grubs in the Queen’s Gardens!

Queen’s Gardens Grub 1

There are three Grubs in the Queen’s Gardens area, and one of them can be found inside a hidden room near the middle part of the map of the Queen’s Gardens area.

There are many enemies in the Queen’s Gardens, but the Knight will not encounter any enemies on the way to the first Grub in the area.

Also, fortunately, the Knight will not have to use any abilities on the way to the first Grub.

To find the first Grub in Queen’s Gardens, this is what the Knight must do this:

1. From the Bench in the Queen’s Gardens Stag Station, head to the right to exit the room.
2. Next, drop down the exit downwards on the right.
3. Then, upon landing on a small dropping platform, quickly jump towards the left side just after the thorny vines, then head to the left.
4. After that, at the end of the path, continue to the left to pass through a hidden path and towards a hidden room in the area.
5. Finally, continue to the left, and there the Knight will find a Grub trapped inside a glass jar. The Knight can now strike the glass jar to break it and free the Grub!

Queen’s Gardens Grub 2

The second Grub can be found on top of a room that is filled with thorny vines on the northernmost part of the map of the Queen’s Gardens area.

The Knight will encounter many enemies in the Queen’s Gardens area. Still, the Knight will specifically encounter the following enemies on the way to the second Grub: Mossflies, Spiny Husks, and Mantis Petras.

On the way to the second Grub, it is required that the Knight has the Crystal Heart ability, which allows the Knight to fly and dash continuously and horizontally until the Knight hits a wall, hits an enemy that was not killed by the hit, or if the player intentionally stops the dash, the Mantis Claw ability, which allows the Knight to cling to walls and jump off of them, the Mothwing Cloak ability, which allows the Knight to perform a horizontal dash forward, and the Monarch Wings ability, which allows the Knight to perform a secondary jump in mid-air. With these abilities, finding and freeing the second Grub will be no challenge at all. 

To find the second Grub in Queen’s Gardens, this is what the Knight must do:

1. From the Queen’s Gardens Bench, head to the right to exit the room.
2. Next, jump across the exit on the right, head to the right, jump up the small dropping platform above on the right, jump up another dropping platform above where the Knight will find a Mossfly, jump up the ledge above on the right where there is another Mossfly above, jump and perform a secondary jump to reach the small platform above on the left, jump towards the wall of the platform on the left, and head up with the help of the Mantis Claw ability where there is another Mossfly above.
3. Then, jump towards the platform on the right, jump up the platform above on the right where the Knight will find another Mossfly, jump up the small platform above on the left where there is another Mossfly on the left, jump up the small dropping platform above on the right, jump up the platform above on the left where there is another Mossfly, jump up the small dropping platform above on the right, jump up the platform above on the right, then take the exit on the right.
4. After that, jump across the gap on the right, jump up the slightly elevated platform on the right, jump up the small dropping platform above, jump up another small dropping platform above, jump towards the platform above on the left, and head to the left to exit the room.
5. Next, this next room will be filled with dropping platforms and thorny vines on most of the room’s walls. Dash towards the dropping platform on the left with the help of the Mothwing Cloak ability, jump towards the dropping platform on the left, jump up the next dropping platform above, and jump towards the platform above on the right, where there is a Soul Totem.
6. Then, jump towards the dropping platform on the left, jump towards the solid platform on the left, drop down the dropping platform on the left, drop down the next dropping platform below, drop down another dropping platform below, dash towards the dropping platform on the left, jump up the dropping platform above on the left, jump up the dropping platform above, then jump towards the solid platform above on the left.
7. After that, drop down the dropping platform below on the left, drop down the dropping platform below, drop down another dropping platform below, dash towards the dropping platform on the left, jump towards the wall on the left, head up the wall with the help of the Mantis Claw ability, at the top jump towards the platform above on the right, and jump up to take the exit above.
8. Next, head to the right, jump up the wall on the right, head up the wall, jump towards the platform on the left where the Knight will encounter a Spiny Husk, head up the path above where the Knight will encounter another Spiny Husk on the platform on the left, head to the left, jump up the platform above, head to the right, and jump up the platform above on the right where the Knight will encounter a Mantis Petra.
9. Then, jump and dash towards the dropping platform on the left, jump up the dropping platform above, jump up the ledge on the left, jump up the dropping platform above on the right, then jump up the platform above where the Knight will encounter another Mantis Petra.
10. After that, jump and dash or perform a secondary jump towards the platform on the right, jump up the dropping platform above, jump up another dropping platform above, jump up the right side of the platform above on the left, head up the platform, head to the right where the Knight will find a Spiny Husk, jump up the dropping platform above, jump up the platform above on the right, and head up the path above with the help of the Mantis Claw ability or the Monarch Wings ability.
11. Next, head to the left, strike the glass on the left to break it, jump towards the wall on the left, head up the wall near the top, and use the Crystal Heart ability to dash and fly to the wall on the right where the Knight will pass through a Mossfly, head up the wall on the right, near the top use the Crystal Heart ability again to dash and fly towards the wall on the left, head up the wall on the left, near the top use the Crystal Heart ability to dash and fly towards the wall on the right where the Knight will pass two Mossflies on the way, head up the wall on the right, near the top use the Crystal Heart ability again to dash and fly to the left, cancel the superdash when the Knight reaches the dropping platform by pressing the assigned JUMP button, and from the dropping platform jump up the ledge up on the left.
12. Finally, jump towards the platform above on the right, where the Knight will run into a Mossfly; head to the right, and there the Knight will find a Grub trapped inside a glass jar! The Knight can now strike the glass jar to break it and free the Grub!

Queen’s Gardens Grub 3

The third and last Grub in Queen’s Gardens can be found on top of a room at the northwestern end of the map of the Queen’s Gardens area.

The Knight will face different enemies along the path to the third Grub in the Queen’s Gardens, including Mossflies, a Mosscreep, a Mantis Petra, and Fool Eaters.

Before the Knight can find the third Grub in the area, the Knight must first have the Mantis Claw ability, which allows the Knight to cling to walls and jump off of them, and the Monarch Wings ability, which allows the Knight to perform a secondary jump in mid-air. With these abilities, finding and freeing the third Grub will be a piece of cake. 

To find the third Grub in Queen’s Gardens, this is what the Knight must do:

1. Starting from the Bench in the Queen’s Gardens Stag Station, head to the left, drop down where the Stag parks if called, head up the wall on the left with the help of the Mantis Claw ability, and pass through the opening that leads to the left near the top of the wall.
2. Next, head to the left, jump across the gap where the Knight will find two Mossflies, continue heading to the left where the Knight will pass through Marmu’s Totem, drop down the gap where the Knight will run into a Mosscreep, jump up the slightly elevated platform on the left, jump and head up the platform above with the help of the Mantis Claw ability or the Monarch Wings ability where the Knight will encounter a Mantis Petra, jump up the ledge above on the right, jump and perform a secondary jump towards the platform on the left, jump towards the small platform on the left, jump towards the smaller platform above, then jump to take the exit above.
3. Then, head to the right through a very narrow path, jump up the platform above on the left where the Knight will find four Loodles, jump up the slightly elevated platform on the left, jump up another slightly elevated platform on the left, head to the left through a very narrow path where the Knight will run into two more Mossflies, drop down the platform, continue heading to the left, jump towards the left wall of the shaft, and head up the shaft with the help of the Mantis Claw ability towards the platform above on the left.
4. After that, head to the left, head up the left wall of the shaft with the help of the Mantis Claw ability, where the Knight will encounter a Fool Eater near the top of the shaft; at the top, head to the left where the Knight will run into another Fool Eater near the end of the path, head up the left wall using the Mantis Claw ability where the Knight will find another Fool Eater near the top of the shaft, and, at the top, jump towards the ledge of the left.
5. Next, jump towards the ledge above on the right, where the Knight will encounter a Fool Eater on the left, and head up the wall on the right using the Mantis Claw ability, where the Knight will find another Fool Eater near the top.
6. Finally, at the top, head to the right, and the Knight will find a Grub trapped inside a glass jar! The Knight can now strike the glass jar to break it and free the Grub!

After discovering the Grub in the Queen’s Gardens, the Knight is one step closer to discovering them all, getting the Grubberfly’s Elegy Charm and unlocking the Metamorphosis Achievement!