There's no denying that the world of Hollow Knight: Silksong is even deadlier than the previous Hollow Knight , making weapon upgrades one of your most useful assets for survival. While you'll come across plenty of offensive tools and accessories along the way, you'll have to complete a number of trials to elevate Hornet's Needle to the next level through the "Great Taste of Pharloom" quest.
To complete the "Great Tase of Pharloom" quest, you will need the Clawline and Faydown Cloak abilities to obtain the Crustnut and Pickled Muckmaggot ingredients.
Compared to how simple it was to upgrade Hornet's Needle the first time, the second boost takes a considerable amount of effort on your part. After progressing to the Pharloom Citadel and meeting Loyal Mergwin, he's reluctantly