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Mask Shards are Items in Hollow Knight.
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, not counting bonuses from Charms and Lifeblood Cocoons.
How to Acquire
There are a total of 16 Masks Shards to be found in the game:
Source | Conditions / Requirements | Map |
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1. Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for ![]()
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Requires finding Sly in Forgotten Crossroads | ![]() |
2. Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for ![]()
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Requires finding Sly in Forgotten Crossroads | ![]() |
3. Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for ![]()
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Requires both finding Sly and having the Shopkeeper's Key | ![]() |
4. Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for ![]()
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Requires both finding Sly and having the Shopkeeper's Key | ![]() |
5. Far West of the Forgotten Crossroads | Reward for defeating Brooding Mawlek | ![]() |
6. Given by Grubfather | Requires rescuing 5 Grubs | ![]() |
7. Forgotten Crossroads South of False Knight where the Goams are | Mantis Claw recommended | ![]() |
8. In Queen's Station, near East side | Requires Mantis Claw | ![]() |
9. Found in Bretta's house in Dirtmouth | Requires rescuing Bretta from Fungal Wastes | ![]() |
10. Found in Stone Sanctuary in Greenpath | Lumafly Lantern recommended | ![]() |
11. Royal Waterways NW section, swim left under main path | n/a | ![]() |
12. Found in Deepnest through Fungal Core, near Mantis Lords | Requires Monarch Wings | ![]() |
13. Reward from Enraged Guardian | Requires Monarch Wings | ![]() |
14. Found behind a wall in the Hive | Requires baiting a Hive Guardian into breaking a wall | ![]() |
15. Given by the Seer | Requires collecting 1500 Essence | ![]() |
16. Given by Grey Mourner in Resting Grounds | Requires completing the Delicate Flower quest | ![]() |
Achievements
Trivia
- The A Weird and Wonderful World trailer shows that an early name for the Mask Shard was "Grey Mask Shard".[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.
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