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 |
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Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for 150 | Requires finding Sly in Forgotten Crossroads | |
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 | |
Given by Grubfather | Requires rescuing 5 Grubs | |
Forgotten Crossroads, south of False Knight where some Goams are | Mantis Claw recommended | |
Queen's Station, near the east side | Requires Mantis Claw | |
Bretta's house in Dirtmouth | Requires rescuing Bretta from Fungal Wastes | |
Stone Sanctuary in Greenpath, in a room northeast of No Eyes | Lumafly Lantern recommended | |
Northwest section of the Royal Waterways, swim west under main path | n/a | |
Deepnest, when entered through the Fungal Core, near Mantis Lords | Requires Monarch Wings | |
Reward from Enraged Guardian | Requires Monarch Wings | |
Behind a wall in the Hive | Requires baiting a Hive Guardian into breaking a wall | |
Given by the Seer | Requires collecting 1500 Essence | |
Given by Grey Mourner in the Resting Grounds | Requires completing the Delicate Flower quest |
Achievements
Protected | |
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Acquire 4 Mask Shards. 5G |
Masked | |
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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.
References
- ↑ A Weird and Wonderful World trailer.
- ↑ Ferocious Foes trailer.
- ↑ Kickstarter update of March 6th, 2015.