Category:Charms

"Charms are gorgeous, mystical, one-of-a-kind accessories with a spark of power woven into their cores. Just wearing one is enough to change your life! You'll do things you never thought possible!"

- Charm Lover Salubra

Charms are a special type of Item in Hollow Knight that provide various bonuses and special abilities. Charms use Notches when equipped and can only be equipped and unequipped while sitting on a Bench.

There are a total of 45 Charms, though only a max of 40 can be kept at one time, as 5 Charms can be replaced with different ones throughout the game:
 * Kingsoul for Void Heart
 * Fragile Greed for Unbreakable Greed
 * Fragile Heart for Unbreakable Heart
 * Fragile Strength for Unbreakable Strength
 * Grimmchild for Carefree Melody

Notches Charm Notches are required to equip Charms. Different Charms require a different number of Notches. The Knight starts with 3 Notches. 8 more can be found throughout the game, for a total of 11 Notches.

Picking up a Charm Notch fully restores the Knight's health.

Overcharmed The Overcharmed status is activated if there are more Charms equipped than the number of Notches can support. While in this state, damage dealt to the Knight from all sources is doubled except for damage taken while invulnerable, such as from spikes. If all Notches are being used, the Overcharmed state cannot be activated. Activating the Overcharmed state for the first time requires 5 attempts. Being Overcharmed is very advantageous for Radiant fights in the Hall of Gods as there is no drawback to doubling what is already a one-hit defeat.

List of Charms

Achievements

Trivia
 * The Charms system was inspired by the badges from Paper Mario. Just like Charms, badges have a variety of effects when equipped, such as increased stats, new abilities, or new moves.

References

Charmes Амулеты 护符 Amuletos Талисмани Amuletos Amuleti Talismane Amulety