There are 60 trinkets in Mina the Hollower. They grant stackable passive effects, are equipped at a Trinket Chest in the Under Labs (up to six slots), and are never strictly required — but the right set defines your build. Use the search box to filter the table by name, effect, source, location or tag.
Best overall: Proto Spark
A free one-time revive that recharges at every checkpoint. Grab it early in Queensbury Crypt by escorting the Duke. See the Best Trinkets & Builds page for full loadouts.
The Beastium set (6)
High-risk, high-reward trinkets with a built-in trade-off (more power for a downside): Burning Beastium, Draining Beastium, Reckless Beastium, Starving Beastium, Volatile Beastium, Warding Beastium.
| Trinket | Effect | Source | Location | Bones | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell of Grace | Chance to keep your Spark on death; on a sparkless death, save half or all of your Bones. | Quest reward | Ossex: Station Underside — reward from Frayd/Krayd (heal Krayd with 1,000 Bones) | — | utility defense |
| Bellows Bustle | Press Jump while airborne to perform an air dash. | Quest reward | Win all 3 Blaise races (Ossex, Western Wilds, Bone Beach station) — Panino stock | — | exploration |
| Blinking Glass | Effect unconfirmed at launch (provisional) — appears teleport/blink-related. | Boss reward | Coltrane Peak: Frostbite Woods — defeat secret boss Mirren (ghost in the carriage) | — | utility |
| Bridge Weaver | Effect unconfirmed at launch (provisional) — appears to create a temporary bridge/platform over gaps. | Shop | Ossex: Panino's (Station Underside) | 3,000 | exploration |
| Brisk Brew | Walk faster; gain a burst of speed for a short time after hitting a foe. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (Lady Susan) | 700 | exploration combat |
| Bubble Ring | Strike foes quickly to form a protective shield that absorbs one hit. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (after the Septemburg boss is defeated) | 1,500 | defense |
| Burning Beastium Beastium | Create damaging fireballs when hit; jump or burrow to avoid them. | World / chest | Coltrane Peak: Dead Man's Gorge (burrow into the SE hole, spike-trap room) | — | combat |
| Chain Capacitor | Attack enemies without missing to boost damage; missing resets the combo. | Quest reward | Eastern Heath: Grassland — Choppe Shoppe (clear test in 30s); reward from Wrecker | — | combat |
| Counter Vial | Dodge and launch a burst at the attacker if struck while readying a Vial. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (after expansion) | 2,000 | defense combat |
| Dead Leaf | Hold still with this leaf to turn into a silent statue; breaks if you move. | Quest reward | Western Wilds: Occupied Bridge (attend the funeral; trigger via the leaves cutscene) | — | utility |
| Deboning Wand | Enemies reward far more Bones, but the Bones bounce around. | Quest reward | Ossex — reward from Elizabeth | — | utility |
| Desperation Bonnet | Deal more damage at low health; Sidearms also cost less at low health. | World / chest | Queensbury Crypt: Old Graveyard (burrow under hidden coffin north of the sleeping keeper) | — | combat |
| Dodging Pendulum | Effect unconfirmed at launch (provisional) — appears to be an improved/auto-dodge effect. | Shop | Ossex: Panino's | 3,000 | defense |
| Draining Beastium Beastium | Sidearms deal more damage but consume more Joules. | Shop | Kindlewood: Madd House — Papa Madd's Shop (after the boss) | 2,000 | combat |
| Dummy Cache | Effect unconfirmed at launch (provisional) — likely deploys a decoy. | Shop | Ossex: Panino's (Station Underside) | 3,000 | utility |
| Evasion Powder | Stay invulnerable longer after taking damage, and briefly after exiting a burrow. | World / chest | Backwaters: Shanty Swamp (carry Pinky's ladder to the SE corner near the Swamp train station) | — | defense |
| Flame Guard | Blocks one hit from fire or explosions, then breaks; recharges in a few seconds. | World / chest | Western Wilds: Molten Foundry (mini-dungeon) | — | defense |
| Fly Bait | Defeat enemies to attract friendly flies that attack other foes. | Boss reward | Queensbury Crypt: Ancestral Chamber (defeat secret boss Midden) | — | combat |
| Glutton's Jug → Plasma Jug | Equip and defeat 50 enemies to fill it, then return to Buffo and defeat him to upgrade. Plasma Jug: gain bonus Plasma from enemies; Plasma can fill beyond its normal max. | Quest reward | Backwaters: Shanty Swamp — from Buffo (frog) | — | utility |
| Helio the Wisp | After taking damage, summon a friendly wisp that restores health. | Shop | Western Wilds: Molten Foundry — Poppit shop | 400 | defense |
| Intravenous Vial | Automatically use a Vial without drinking when you have enough Plasma. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (after expansion) | 1,250 | defense utility |
| Iron Lung | Increases maximum burrow time, even underwater. | World / chest | Nox's Bayou: Moonlit Path (north of the Mock Moon boss room) | — | exploration |
| Joule Syringe | Gain Plasma from Sidearms (unless at 1 HP); at 0 Joules, spend health to use Sidearms. | World / chest | Bone Beach — treasure chest | — | utility combat |
| Keri the Wisp | Press Jump while airborne to float and extend your fall. | Shop | Southern Outskirts: Commons — Poppit shop | 500 | exploration |
| Lace Glove | Raises Attack level by one. | Quest reward | Southern Outskirts — reward from Ack and Dak | — | combat |
| Lightning Grip | Call down a damaging bolt when attacking after healing, and occasionally on hit. | Quest reward | Septemburg: Schoolhouse (save 4 children, talk to the teacher); or Ossex Bazaar after the Bone Beach boss | 2,000 | combat |
| Niter Belt | Creates a radial explosion when emerging from a burrow. | World / chest | Sandfalls: Sifting Sands (bomb-puzzle, Kear door) | — | combat |
| Oozing Organ | Leave a damaging trail of ooze behind you whenever you burrow. | Shop | Kindlewood: Madd House / Overgrowth — Papa Madd's Shop (after the boss) | 2,000 | combat |
| Pit Preserver | Bounce up when falling into a pit or water (chance to recover); pit damage reduced. | Shop | Nox's Bayou: Big Lagoon's Swamp Shack (Kindly Hag) | 1,000 | exploration defense |
| Plasma Funnel | Drink Plasma Vials twice as fast; don't lose Plasma Vials when hit. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (Lady Susan) | 700 | defense utility |
| Pneumatic Armlet | Supercharge your throws — thrown objects go faster and hit harder. | Boss reward | Ossex: Bowery music hall — defeat secret boss Willis (throw him into the crowd) | — | combat |
| Polyp Lamp | Glows faintly; reduces damage taken in dark places. | Shop | Bone Beach: Hide Tent (merchant) | 1,250 | defense exploration |
| Primed Vial Pouch | Carry 2 extra Plasma Vials; using Vials always restores some health. Strong early-game survivability pick. | World / chest | Southern Outskirts: Residence/Commons (drop through the roof to the cellar) | — | defense utility |
| Proto Spark | Save yourself from death once; recharges at any checkpoint/Under Lab. Widely considered the best overall trinket. | Quest reward | Queensbury Crypt: Royal Tomb (help The Duke escort the Duchess to her casket) | — | defense utility |
| Reckless Beastium Beastium | After healing, your next few hits are powered up, but you're more vulnerable. | Quest reward | Astral Orrery: Mirror's End (collect the brain north of Dr. Naught, place in his head) | — | combat |
| Repulsing Root | When hit, drop a shrieking Mourndrake that pushes and damages foes. | Shop | Septemburg: Crow Town (untie the crows; the top one sells it) | 1,250 | defense combat |
| Seismic Belt | Press Attack while burrowing to emit a damaging pulse. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (Lady Susan) | 700 | combat |
| Shock Flint | Attack at full Plasma or health to fire a deadly shock ball that grows over distance. | Shop | Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (after the Septemburg boss is defeated) | 1,250 | combat |
| Smelling Salts | Raises Sidearm level by one. | World / chest | Eastern Heath: Frozen Pass | — | combat |
| Spark Catcher | Grants 1 extra Spark Container; hit foes to recover lost Sparks; loose Sparks fly to you. | Shop | Backwaters: Pinky's Parlor (Shanty Swamp) | 500 | utility defense |
| Spike Spurs | Take less damage and walk steadfastly on spikes without being knocked back. | World / chest | Mourner's Mile: Shallow Tomb (chest) | — | defense exploration |
| Spring Heels | Jump after landing to perform a longer, higher jump. | Shop | Radiant Manor: Servant's Quarters (Panino stock) | 2,000 | exploration |
| Starving Beastium Beastium | Vials refill Joules on use but restore less health. | World / chest | Mourner's Mile: Knight's Rest / Mina's Grave (3-Spark door); also from Rupert in Coltrane Peak | — | utility |
| Steady Soles | Move normally on water, grass, stairs and ice; resist knockback, even into pits. | World / chest | Ossex: City Center (chest after the Attic, reached via Courtyard chimney) | — | exploration defense |
| Stolenoid | Pull nearby pickups toward you (magnetism). | Shop | Queensbury Crypt: Statue Head Hall — Belvedere's shop | 600 | utility |
| Thermal Pack | Boosts damage after death; the boost fades, then returns stronger. | Quest reward | Ossex: Miner's Den — reward from Fian | — | combat |
| Tumbling Tutu | Press Jump while airborne to perform a spin attack and bounce off enemies. | Quest reward | Backwaters: Shanty Swamp (guide the frog from the Nox's Bayou Generator shortcut to the band) | — | combat exploration |
| Tunneling Codex | Hold Jump to burrow repeatedly / dive underwater without needing to land. | Quest reward | Sandfalls: Ring Dive Parlor (beat the 5,000-point minigame high score) | — | exploration |
| Twill Weave | Raises Defense level by one. | World / chest | Nox's Bayou: Boat Bog (from Swampy Generator, south, climb right rope) | — | defense |
| Uranium Bracelet | Deal and receive significantly more damage (glass cannon). | Shop | Intro (after fending off the Kraken) or later at Ossex: Trinket Bazaar (Lady Susan) | 2,000 | combat |
| Valor Medallion | Move slightly while healing; no Plasma lost when struck. | Quest reward | Ossex High Street — reward from helping Furl and Roma | — | defense utility |
| Vascular Syrup | Rolling/regenerating health bar — health drains slowly after damage, giving you time to heal. | World / chest | Nox's Bayou: Big Lagoon | — | defense |
| Vial Salvo | Launch missiles when you use a Vial; bonus Plasma granted if foes are hit. | Shop | Astral Orrery (Tubert); also Ossex: Panino's | 2,500 | combat |
| Volatile Beastium Beastium | Foes sometimes drop a bomb on death. | Shop | Ossex: Coupling — Vitas Varnas (Panino stock) | 750 | combat |
| Voltaic Guard | Effect unconfirmed at launch (provisional) — appears to be a defensive shock/parry effect. | Shop | Kindlewood: Madd House — Papa Madd's Shop | 2,000 | defense |
| Wallower's Gauntlets | Summon the strength of a Wallower, allowing you to burrow into walls. | World / chest | Kindlewood: Wallower's Path (requires a Kear; chest in the NE) | — | exploration |
| Warding Beastium Beastium | Take less damage, but healing is much less effective. | World / chest | Radiant Manor: Courtyard (requires Drill Driver + Keri the Wisp + Brisk Brew) | — | defense |
| Watchful Eye | Earn extra Bones for defeating a foe unharmed, as judged worthy by the eye. | Shop | Coltrane Peak (Rupert); also Ossex: Panino's | 2,500 | utility |
| Willow the Wisp | After taking damage, summon a friendly wisp that boosts attack damage and speed. | Shop | Eastern Heath: Grassland — Poppit/Poppip shop | 400 | combat |
| Windfall Charm | Picking up Joules restores some Plasma; foes hit by Sidearms can drop Joules. | World / chest | Eastern Heath: Grasslands (needs Spring Heels + Gyro Dagger; cut the Lad's kite) | — | utility |
Note: a handful of trinket effects (Dummy Cache, Blinking Glass, Bridge Weaver, Dodging Pendulum, Voltaic Guard) were still unconfirmed at launch and are marked provisional in the table.
FAQ
How many trinkets are there?
There are 60 trinkets. They are stackable passive items, never required to progress.
How many trinket slots are there?
You start with a few slots and can expand to a maximum of six by buying Trinket Bags (mostly from the Ossex Emporium).
Where do I equip trinkets?
At any Trinket Chest in the Under Labs — the same underground safe-rooms where you swap weapons, refill Plasma Vials and bank Bones.
What is the best trinket?
Proto Spark — a free one-time revive that recharges at every checkpoint — is the consensus best overall trinket.
How do I sell trinkets?
Sell unwanted trinkets at Pawnty's Exchange in Ossex for about 30% of their value; you can buy them back later.