Best Silksong Shell Shard farming location

Hornet talks with Caretaker in Silksong — (Image credit: Team Cherry)

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Shell Shard uses

Shell Shards in Silksong are a secondary currency used to fuel your tools and devices, all the secondary weapons like daggers and traps that Hornet can leave out. Not only that, but there are Wishes in Hollow Knight Silksong that require you to donate large amounts of Shell Shards for reconstruction purposes, such as the early Bone Bottom Repairs wish you get from the titular hubtown. If you're curious about what they're for, as well as how to get them, here's everything you need to know about Shell Shard farming in Silksong.

Best Shell Shard farming location in Silksong

Shell Shards are dropped in Silksong by every enemy that you defeat, with a few rare exceptions (usually enemies that are created or spawned in by other enemies as minions). As a result, the best place to farm them is at the location marked above, as you can find passive enemies who drop Shell Shards without attacking back, and respawn infinitely. That means you slay them, grab the loot, and immediately leave the room and come back to find they've reappeared. There's a few places in the game where you can do this, but the one marked above is one of the earliest.

More broadly though, playing Silksong normally will earn you a steady stream of Shards. You can also find them from chests or by breaking certain elements of the environment, as well as find "Shard Bundles" that you can break down in your inventory.

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Shell Shard uses in Silksong

A Wish demands Shell Shards from the player in Hollow Knight Silksong — (Image credit: Team Cherry)

Shell Shards in Silksong have two major uses, most of which are not apparent until some time after you've begun to get them.

Replenish limited tool ammo. Later on you'll get tools you can use in combat, like the Straight Pin or Longpin, but these aren't free. When you use them, your supplies are refilled when you rest at benches, at the cost of some Shell Shards.
Completing quests and wishes. Certain quests, like "Bone Bottom Repairs" and "A Lifesaving Bridge", require donations of large amounts of Shell Shards.

Basically, Shell Shards are a form of ammo, except in rare circumstances where the game might call upon you to donate them to a questgiver or merchant. This is rare, however, and more of an exception than a rule.

Find some things that are harder to get with our guides, like the Silksong Hokers, or spring into action and check out how to unlock the Silksong wall jump!

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