I still remember unlocking Courier Tipp and Courier Pill after the Bellhart Quest Board. I thought I was signing up for a few gentle fetch tasks. Instead, I got a crash course in fear, momentum, and fragile cargo.
The delivery quests in Hollow Knight: Silksong are not just side activities. They are a test of how well you understand Hornet’s movement. The moment I took my first bundle of supplies, the game removed fast travel and added an item health bar. One hit? Lose a segment. A bad fall? Lose a segment. Slam into a wall without stopping? Lose another. I learned very quickly that fighting was not the answer. There is no easy way to cheat by clearing enemies ahead of time either; the game wants you to move, not fight.
The Delivery Economy
Most of the deliveries you see from Tipp and Pill are repeatable. They are essentially a non-combat way to farm Rosaries 💰. That sounds nice at first because you can run them as often as you want for spending money. But after my third trip through hostile bug territory with a bundle of supplies, I realized these are far from the most efficient Rosary farm available. Still, they taught me Hornet’s faster movement better than most boss fights.
The standard supply runs also give you a rough idea of difficulty based on their reward. I started with the easier ones near Bone Bottom and Pilgrim’s Rest, using the Drifter’s cloak to hug the walls and jet streams. It was not glamorous, but it kept the cargo safe.
The One-Time Runs That Matter
Beyond the repeatable deliveries, Tipp and Pill offer two serious one-time missions. The first, ‘Queen’s Egg,’ unlocks after you complete any single delivery beforehand. They ask you to carry one Queen Silkeater grub egg to Styx at the far end of the Sinner’s Road. I made the mistake of trying this early. The journey was long, but the reward changed my playthrough: 120 Rosaries and a permanent upgrade to my Silkeater farm. After that, every visit to Hornet’s well-meaning ally gave me double the usual amount. In the long run, that was more valuable than any single payout.
The other one-time mission is tied to ‘Great Taste of Pharloom.’ This one asks you to bring perishable ingredients to Loyal Mergwin in the Citadel under a set time limit ⏱️. The item itself then leads into the wish for Hornet’s second nail upgrade. If you care about combat, you need this run. If you hate timed cargo, you will still do it for that nail.
Courier’s Rasher Is No Joke
The most infamous delivery is ‘Courier’s Rasher.’ I would not wish it on anyone unprepared. Unlike the standard supply quests, this one has a unique time limit. It requires equal parts speed and safety. I tried it before I had the Clawline and Feydown Cloak abilities, and I failed spectacularly. The moment I returned with those two movement tools, the run felt possible, though still brutal.
The key for ‘Courier’s Rasher’ is knowing the Choral Chambers layout before you even accept the quest. I ran the route several times without the delivery, just learning the map. That saved me from so many timer-related heartbreaks later.
Tools, Movement, and the Routes I Learned to Trust
For almost every delivery, my philosophy was: avoid enemies at all costs. For the harder runs, I relied on a few specific tools.
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Clawline and Feydown Cloak – Essential for ‘Courier’s Rasher’ and any route with long gaps or vertical climbs.
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Flea Brew offensive tool – Gave Hornet extra speed when I needed to burst past enemies.
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Silkspeed Anklets – Another speed boost that made a surprising difference on long deliveries.
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Compass 🧭 – Not optional for me. It helped me check route progression without opening the full map.
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Wanderer’s Crest – If you have memory lockets to spare, the downward pogo from this crest is much more consistent for avoiding both enemies and hazards.
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Curveclaw – When I did have to fight, ranged damage kept annoyi
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