Shell Shards

Those shards are valuable, alright. Brilliant for crafting and fixing, very versatile.

Shell Shards are a collectible in Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Use

Tools

Shell Shards are used to replenish the stock of Red Tools that Hornet uses alongside her Needle. The number of Shell Shards needed varies by Tool.

Unless the Architect Crest is equipped, Tools can only be replenished when resting at a Bench. With the Architect Crest, Hornet can Craft Bind to replenish tools anywhere, for the same number of Shell Shards they would normally cost.

Hornet begins the game with a maximum capacity of 400, which can be increased to a maximum of 800 by collecting Tool Pouch upgrades.

Wishes

Shell Shards are used to complete three Donate Wishes in Bone Bottom:

How to Acquire

Shell Shards can be gained in several different ways:

Most enemies drop shards upon death.
- A random 0%/25%/50% bonus (rounding up, with a maximum of 8 shards)^[1] is added. The chances are 37.5%/37.5%/25% respectively.^[2]
- The Shard Pendant tool increases yield (including the bonus)^[1] by 25%.
Destroying Shell Shard deposits 20
Using a Shard Bundle 80
Using a Beast Shard 140
Using a Pristine Core 220
Using the Hornet Statuette 60
Using the Growstone 30-45 (Growth Stage 2), 75-95 (Growth Stage 3), 120-140 (Growth Stage 4)
Uncommon but infinitely when attacking silver walls around Shell Shard deposits 1-3

Trivia

If left within bodies of water, Shell Shards sink and disappear after a few seconds.
In the 2019 Silksong demo, Shell Shards had the description of "Fossilised fragments of shell and bone. Useful for crafting tools."^[3]

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning/Explanation

Brazilian Portuguese	Fragmentos de Carapaça	Carapace Fragments or Shell Fragments
French	Fragments de carapace
German	Panzersplitter
Italian	Schegge di carapace	Shell Shards
Japanese	殻の破片 Kara no hahen	Shell fragments
Korean	껍질 조각 Kkeopjil jogak
Russian	Осколки панциря Oskolki pancirja
Simplified Chinese	甲壳碎片 Jiǎqiào suìpiàn^?	Shell Shards
Traditional Chinese	甲殼碎片 Jiǎqiào suìpiàn^?	Shell Shards
Spanish	Fragmentos de coraza	Shell Shards
Internal name	`SHARD`