Fragile Heart

Fragile Heart
Increases the health of the bearer, allowing them to take more damage. This charm is fragile, and will break if its bearer is killed. Unbreakable: This charm is unbreakable.
Effect	Adds two Masks of health
Notch Cost

Fragile Heart is a Charm in Hollow Knight. It increases the Knight's health by two masks.

Usefulness

This charm is quite potent, despite the fact that it breaks upon death. One way to make use of the charm is to only use it in situations where dying is unlikely, such as exploration, in tandem with survivability-increasing charms, while avoiding its use in boss battles, except for Dream Boss battles (as the charm will NOT break when dying to these bosses).

It is strictly superior in effect to Lifeblood Heart (except when using Grubberfly's Elegy) - for the same charm cost, it provides two regular health points which can be healed by Focusing.

The obvious downside is that once broken, Leg Eater will only repair it for a price. Late-game, the Geo may not be much of an issue, but the trip will be.

Lastly, it should be noted that its drawback is negated in Steel Soul runs since the run is over upon death anyway, making Fragile Heart a much more useful charm on a Steel Soul run.

How to Acquire

Purchased from Leg Eater in Fungal Wastes for 350. Wearing the Defender's Crest will cause Leg Eater to lower the cost to 280.

• Shop description:

This is a precious thing. A beautiful charm. I made it for you! If you hold it you'll feel a lot healthier. If you're afraid of dying, you need this charm!

When broken, Leg Eater can repair it for 200, or for 160 while wearing the Defender's Crest.

• Shop description when broken:

It's broken now, and its power is sleeping. Very sad! Give me Geo, and I'll fix it.

Leg Eater's location in the Fungal Wastes

The Grimm Troupe Content

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Once the Grimm Troupe has been summoned, Divine becomes accessible in Dirtmouth. To get the unbreakable version of Fragile Heart, it must be equipped before listening to her, then it must be given to her when prompted. She will eat the charm, then ask for 12000. Once the Geo is paid, she gives the unbreakable version of Fragile Heart, Unbreakable Heart.

Charm Interactions and Combo Tips

	Hiveblood Useful to combine with Hiveblood during exploration and backtracking as it will slowly regenerate health, however it should be noted that it will only regen the last health point lost.
	Joni's Blessing Joni's Blessing will include the Masks given by Fragile/Unbreakable Heart when calculating its hp bonus.