The following table lists all the Charms in Hollow Knight and their respective requirements and properties. We’ve also included a handy checklist system so you can check-off each Charm as you acquire it.
| Charm |
Location |
Notches |
Effect |
Found! |
| Shape of Unn |
Greenpath (Requires Isma’s Tear; located beneath the Lake of Unn region.) |
2 |
While focusing Soul to heal, transforms the Knight into a small slug form for slow movement and the evasion of some attacks. |
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| Fury of the Fallen |
King’s Pass (Nail Jump across the spikes.) |
2 |
Increases Nail damage by 75% when at 1 Mask. |
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| Grubsong |
Forgotten Crossroads (Collect 10 Grubs and speak with the Grubfather.) |
1 |
Gain Soul when taking damage. |
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| Grubberfly’s Elegy |
Forgotten Crossroads (Collect 46 Grubs and speak with the Grubfather.) |
3 |
When at full Masks, Nail attacks fire a projectile that deals 50% Nail damage per hit. |
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| Dreamshield |
Resting Grounds (Found below Seer’s room; requires 500 Essence.) |
3 |
Creates a shield that rotates around the Knight’s position, blocks certain projectiles, and deals Nail damage when colliding with an enemy. |
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| Sprintmaster |
Dirtmouth (Purchase at Sly’s Shop for 400 Geo after obtaining Shopkeeper’s Key.) |
1 |
Increases running speed. |
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| Unbreakable Greed |
Dirtmouth (Buy Fragile Greed and upgrade it at Divine’s tent for 9000 Geo.) |
2 |
Enemies drop more Geo. |
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| Unbreakable Heart |
Dirtmouth (Buy Fragile Heart and upgrade it at Divine’s tent for 12000 Geo.) |
2 |
Increases health by 2 Masks. |
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| Unbreakable Strength |
Dirtmouth (Buy Fragile Strength and upgrade it at Divine’s tent for 15000 Geo.) |
3 |
Increases Nail damage. |
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| Fragile Heart |
Fungal Wastes (Purchase from Leg Eater for 350 Geo.) |
2 |
Increases health by 2 Masks; breaks upon death. |
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| Fragile Greed |
Fungal Wastes (Purchase from Leg Eater for 250 Geo.) |
2 |
Enemies drop more Geo; breaks upon death. |
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| Fragile Strength |
Fungal Wastes (Purchase from Leg Eater for 600 Geo.) |
3 |
Increases Nail damage; breaks upon death. |
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| Lifeblood Heart |
Forgotten Crossroads (Purchase from Salubra for 250 Geo.) |
2 |
Adds two temporary Lifeblood Masks after resting on Benches. |
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| Longnail |
Forgotten Crossroads (Purchase from Salubra for 300 Geo.) |
2 |
Increases the Nail’s range. |
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| Steady Body |
Forgotten Crossroads (Purchase from Salubra for 120 Geo.) |
1 |
Removes knockback from hitting enemies.) |
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| Shaman Stone |
Forgotten Crossroads (Purchase from Salubra for 220 Geo.) |
3 |
Increases spell power. |
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| Quick Focus |
Hallownest (Purchase from Salubra for 800 Geo.) |
3 |
Increases Soul regeneration speed. |
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| Grimmchild |
Dirtmouth (Begin The Grimm Troupe quest and speak with Troupe Master Grimm.) |
2 |
Shows collectible Flames on the map; summons a flying companion who deals damage depending on the number of Flames collected. |
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| Wayward Compass |
Dirtmouth (Purchase from Iselda for 220 Geo.) |
1 |
Shows player location on the in-game map. |
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| Gathering Swarm |
Dirtmouth (Purchase from Sly for 300 Geo.) |
1 |
Collect dropped Geo. |
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| Stalwart Shell |
Dirtmouth (Purchase from Sly for 200 Geo.) |
2 |
Reduces knockback and offers more time to recover after taking damage. |
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| Heavy Blow |
Dirtmouth (Purchase from Sly for 350 Geo.) |
2 |
Increases enemy pushback when they’re hit with the Nail. |
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| Soul Catcher |
Ancestral Mound (Defeat False Knight.) |
2 |
Increases Soul gained from Nail strikes on enemies. |
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| Glowing Womb |
Forgotten Crossroads (Search the body of a large Aspid Mother.) |
2 |
Spawns Hatchlings for 8 Soul each; Hatchlings follow and attack enemies. |
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| Spore Shroom |
Fungal Wastes (Requires the Mantis Claw; found near a pool of acid.) |
1 |
When focusing Soul, releases a cloud of spores that slowly deal damage. Also grants the ability to speak with Mister Mushroom and read Lore Tablets in the Fungal Wastes. |
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| Deep Focus |
Crystal Peak (Requires the Crystal Heart; break the wall below the passageway to Dirtmouth to access a hidden area.) |
4 |
Focus Soul at a slower rate, but heal two Masks at once. |
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| Dream Wielder |
Resting Grounds (Speak with the Seer after collecting 500 Essence.) |
1 |
Speeds up Dream Nail charging, increases Soul from Dream Nail strikes, and stuns enemies more easily. |
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| Soul Eater |
Resting Grounds (Requires Desolate Dive or Descending Dark; use on the grave under the Stag Station.) |
4 |
Greatly increases the amount of Soul gained when striking an enemy with the Nail. |
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| Baldur Shell |
Howling Cliffs (Requires Mothwing Cloak; jump into the chest to reach a cave with two Elder Baldurs; defeat the right one to open a tunnel to the Charm.) |
2 |
Protects with a shell while focusing; the shell blocks up to four hits before breaking. |
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| Joni’s Blessing |
Howling Cliffs (Within a hidden room called Joni’s Repose.) |
4 |
Converts regular Masks to Lifeblood Masks for increased health, but disables Soul healing |
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| Thorns of Agony |
Greenpath (Requires Mothwing Cloak.) |
1 |
Sprout thorns that hurt nearby enemies after getting hit. |
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| Mark of Pride |
Mantis Village (Defeat the Mantis Lords; open the chest in Mantis Village.) |
3 |
Greatly increases the range of the Nail. |
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| Dashmaster |
Fungal Wastes (South of Mantis Village; left of the Bench.) |
2 |
Allows Dashing downwards and reduces Dash cooldown. |
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| Kingsoul |
White Palace (Obtained after getting both White Fragments from the White Lady in the Queen’s Gardens and the corpse of the Pale King.) |
5 |
Generates Soul over time |
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| Void Heart |
The Abyss (Requires Kingsoul; found in the Birthplace, a hidden area beneath the Abyss only accessible if the Kingsoul is equipped.) |
None (Unequippable) |
Unlocks the Radiance ending. |
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| Sharp Shadow |
Deepnest (Requires Shade Cloak.) |
2 |
Damages enemies when dashing through them with Shade Cloak. |
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| Weaversong |
Deepnest (Located in upper region of Weaver’s Den.) |
2 |
Summons Weaverlings that attack enemies and gather Soul. |
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| Spell Twister |
Soul Sanctum (Found in City of Tears.) |
2 |
Reduces the Soul cost of casting spells. |
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| Defender’s Crest |
Royal Waterways (Defeat Dung Defender.) |
1 |
Generates a damaging cloud. |
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| Flukenest |
Royal Waterways (Defeat Flukemarm.) |
3 |
Transforms the Vengeful Spirit spell into a horde of damaging Flukes. |
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| Quick Slash |
Kingdom’s Edge (Located in hidden room next to the training dummy past Oro’s hut.) |
3 |
Greatly increases the attack speed of the Nail. |
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| Hiveblood |
The Hive (Defeat Hive Knight.) |
4 |
Slowly regenerates the last lost Mask over time; also disables Lifeblood effects. |
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| Lifeblood Core |
The Abyss (Open the Lifeblood Door with 14 or more Lifeblood Masks.) |
3 |
Grants 4 Lifeblood Masks upon resting at a Bench. |
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| Nailmaster’s Glory |
Dirtmouth (Given by Sly after receiving all 3 Nail Arts from the Nailmasters.) |
1 |
Reduces charge time of Nail Arts. |
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| Carefree Melody |
Dirtmouth (Defeat the Grimm Troupe and then speak with Nymm.) |
3 |
Has a chance to block incoming damage. |
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And that’s a wrap on all 45 Charms in Hollow Knight. Keep your eyes on Rock Paper Shotgun in the upcoming days as we delve into more that both Hollow Knight and its sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong have to offer. In the meantime, check out James’ impressions of Silksong from Gamescom!