HOOKSHOT
GITHUB A tool, not a Zelda import
Hookshot in Core Keeper
Core Keeper has its own Hookshot. You fish for it, open crates for it, or take it from a boss and a hive chest. Any one of those sources is enough.
Four sources on the wiki
The Core Keeper wiki lists four ways onto the item: fishing in the Forgotten Ruins, Ancient Crates, the boss Malugaz the Corrupted, and the Larva Hive chest. I am not ranking them. A world that has not opened the ruins will not see the fishing pool, and a world that has not reached Malugaz will not see that drop. MidnightGameSociety's October 2026 video is a short find-it guide with a few hundred views. It matches the fishing and chest language. I do not have a crafting recipe. A search for 'how to make a hookshot' is the wrong verb. The wiki does not list a workbench recipe, so I will not invent ore costs.
What it does, on that same page, is pull the player to a hooked point and pull some objects back. Range and damage figures were not filled in on the copy I read, so those cells stay empty rather than borrowing Zelda's 2 HP. Core Keeper numbers change across updates. The empty cell is deliberate.
Questions
Can I craft the Hookshot?
The wiki does not list a recipe. It lists fishing, crates, Malugaz, and the Larva Hive chest.
Which source is fastest?
Whichever area you have already opened. I do not have a timed comparison.
Sources
| Source | Evidence status | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Core Keeper wiki — Hookshot | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Find-it video | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |