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| Hardened fragments of shell and bone, used in the crafting of tools and traps. |
Shell Shards or Shell Shard is a Currency Item in Hollow Knight Silksong. Shell Shards are materials that Hornet uses to craft Tools when resting at a Bench — Shell Shards are commonly dropped by most Enemies, by consuming Shell Shard Consumables, and by destroying shell shard deposits, stones, strings, and chests.
How to Get Shell Shards Tradeable Item in Hollow Knight Silksong
- Commonly dropped by the majority of Enemies in Hollow Knight Silksong.
- Shell Shards can be collected from Shell Shard deposits, strings, stones, and chests.
Shell Shards can also be acquired by using specific consumable items, such as:
Where to Use Shell Shards Item in Hollow Knight Silksong
- Rest at a Bench to replenish consumed Tools.
- Tools that are currently equipped by Hornet will be the only items topped up.
List of Replenishable Tools that require Shell Shards:
- Straight Pin
- Threefold Pin
- Sting Shard
- Curveclaw
- Longpin
- Tacks
- Pimpillo
- Conchcutter
- Delver's Drill
- Cogwork Wheel
- Cogfly
Shell Shards Notes & Tips in Hollow Knight Silksong
- Shell Shards are primarily used in restoring Hornet's equipped Tools to its optimal capacity when resting on a Bench.
All Shell Shards Cache Locations in Hollow Knight Silksong
Bellhart
- N/A
Bilewater
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
Blasted Steps
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
Choral Chambers
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
Cogwork Core
- N/A
Deep Docks
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 5 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 6 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 7 [Silksong Map]
Exhaust Organ
- N/A
Far Fields
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 5 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 6 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 7 [Silksong Map]
Grand Gate
- N/A
Greymoor
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
High Halls
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
Hunter's March
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
Memorium
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
Moss Grotto
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
Mosshome
- N/A
Mount Fay
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
Putrified Ducts
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
Sands of Karak
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 5 [Silksong Map]
Shellwood
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 5 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 6 [Silksong Map]
Sinner's Road
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
Songclave
- N/A
The Abyss
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
The Citadel
- N/A
The Cradle
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
The Cauldron
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
The Marrow
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
The Mist
- N/A
The Slab
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
Underworks
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 3 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 4 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 5 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 6 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 7 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 8 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 9 [Silksong Map]
Verdania
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
Weavenest Karn
- N/A
Whispering Vaults
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
Whiteward
- N/A
Wisp Thicket
- Shell Shard Cache 1 [Silksong Map]
- Shell Shard Cache 2 [Silksong Map]
Wormways
- N/A
Anonymousshell shards is such a weird additional gate for people who want to play with tools, I think a good change would be to make shard cost lower/make enemies drop more shards/more shards from shard bundles, and make the architect crest passive not consume shards so people who need them can play with them more I know architect is already strong, but this is really just a quality of life change. So in late game if you have the silk you can even change to architect to recharge your tools if you ran out of shards.
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If you're good at the game, you're likely not relying on tools that much and not dying that frequently to ever run out of shell shards.
If you're struggling with the game, you will rely heavily on tools, and run out of shards during hard bosses. Meaning that you either have to stop the boss to go farm or continue on with a less powerful kit.
I don't really understand the thought behind the mechanic. We've had these types of resource farming gates in games before like Bloodborne and most agree that it's an unforgiving mechanic for struggling players, while good players can just ignore it entirely. If a mechanic's only purpose is to gate the players that are already struggling, I see that as a failure in game design which should be corrected.
If you want an easy Shard farm (though it may take a little while), If you head out of the Bellway in Far fields and then fall all the way down to the bottom to the small lava pit, there's a wall on the right side which gives infinite shards when hitting it. There's a whole bunch of these walls all over the map, 3 that I immediately know in Far Fields, but this is the easiest/fastest one to reach imo. Using the Architect crest also seems to yield the most per attack, I think this is because it hits multiple times in a single attack, so pop on some music and start drilling!
After a little while, it may seem like it has stopped, but it will start giving shards again after a few more hits.
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