Mask Shard

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Mask Shards are Items in Hollow Knight that are used to increase the Knight's health.

Use

Mask Shards are parts of Ancient Masks. 4 Mask Shards are needed to complete an Ancient Mask, which increases the Knight's health by one.

With a total of 16 Mask Shards in the game, the Knight can increase their Mask count by 4, for a maximum of 9 permanent Masks.

Completing a Mask will fully restore the Knight's health.

How to Acquire

There are a total of 16 Masks Shards to be found in the game:

Source Requirements Map
Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for  150 Requires finding Sly in Forgotten Crossroads
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Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for  500 Requires finding Sly in Forgotten Crossroads
Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for  800 Requires both finding Sly and having the Shopkeeper's Key
Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for  1500 Requires both finding Sly and having the Shopkeeper's Key
Far west end of the Forgotten Crossroads Reward for defeating Brooding Mawlek
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Given by Grubfather Requires rescuing 5 Grubs
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Forgotten Crossroads, south of False Knight where some Goams are Mantis Claw recommended
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Queen's Station, near the east side Requires Mantis Claw
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Bretta's house in Dirtmouth Requires rescuing Bretta from Fungal Wastes
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Stone Sanctuary in Greenpath, in a room northeast of No Eyes Lumafly Lantern recommended
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Northwest section of the Royal Waterways, swim west under main path n/a
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Deepnest, when entered through the Fungal Core, near Mantis Lords Requires Monarch Wings
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Reward from Enraged Guardian Requires Monarch Wings
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Behind a wall in the Hive Requires baiting a Hive Guardian into breaking a wall
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Given by the Seer Requires collecting 1500 Essence
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Given by Grey Mourner in the Resting Grounds Requires completing the Delicate Flower quest
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Achievements

Protected
Acquire 4 Mask Shards.
5G
Masked
Acquire all Mask Shards.
15G

Trivia

  • The A Weird and Wonderful World trailer shows that "Grey Mask Shard" was an early name for Mask Shards.[1] In the Ferocious Foes trailer, it was called a "Shell Fragment".[2]
  • The music heard after acquiring four Mask Shards originates from a short sample track that was posted when Christopher Larkin was hired as the game's composer.[3]
  • If the Knight has extra Lifeblood Masks when the number of Masks is increased, the Mask gained overlaps a Lifeblood Mask, creating a white Mask that drips and has a blue background like a Lifeblood Mask. However, both Masks remain and taking damage removes the Lifeblood Mask first.
  • Having the Joni's Blessing Charm equipped when the number of Masks is increased has no effect on the Knight's current health. It is only updated when resting at a Bench.

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