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Vessel Fragment
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Overview
Source details: HK Infobox Item
{{HK Infobox Item
| label1 = Fragment
| image1 = <gallery>
Vessel Fragment.png|Pickup
Vessel Fragment Statue.png|Statue
</gallery>
| type1 = Upgrade
| effects1 = Increases maximum SOUL
| source1 = [[Quests (Hollow Knight)|Quest]] reward<br>[[NPCs (Hollow Knight)#Merchants|Merchants]]<br>Points of Interest scattered across the world
| description1 = {{Quote|Fragment of a white vessel made to contain soul.<hr/>
Collect more to form a full vessel, allowing you to carry more soul.}}
| audio = Pickup Idle [[File:Heart Piece Idle Loop.ogg]]
Complete Vessel [[File:Final Heart Piece Music.ogg]]
| title2 = Soul Vessel
| label2 = Completed
| image2 = Soul Vessel.png
| type2 = Upgrade
| effects2 = Increases maximum SOUL
| source2 = [[Quests (Hollow Knight)|Quest]] reward<br>[[NPCs (Hollow Knight)#Merchants|Merchants]]<br>Points of Interest scattered across the world
| description2 = {{Quote|A complete vessel, imbued with the power to contain soul.}}
| audio2 = Pickup Idle [[File:Heart Piece Idle Loop.ogg]]
Complete Vessel [[File:Final Heart Piece Music.ogg]]
}}Source details: Quote
{{Quote
| A piece of a Soul Vessel. You know, those ghastly looking orb things?<br>I don't really like the aura about it, but it's quite rare so I'll have to charge you a high price.
| [[Sly]]
}}Vessel Fragments are Items in Hollow Knight that increase the Knight's maximum SOUL.
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Use
Three Vessel Fragments are combined to form a Soul Vessel, which increases the Knight's maximum SOUL by 33. There are a total of 9 Vessel Fragments in the game, allowing the Knight to acquire 3 Soul Vessels, doubling the maximum amount of SOUL that can be carried (99 + (33 x 3)).
When the main Soul meter has empty space, any SOUL stored in the Vessels will automatically fill up the main meter after a short delay.
The Nail acquires SOUL for the Soul Vessels at a reduced rate of 6 SOUL per hit. * The Soul Catcher Charm increases this to 8 SOUL. * The Soul Eater Charm increases this to 12 SOUL. * These effects stack, giving 14 SOUL if both are equipped.
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All other sources of SOUL fill Soul Vessels at their normal rate.
Source details: Clear
{{Clear}}How to Acquire
There are a total of 9 Vessel Fragments to be found in the game:
| # | Source | Requirements | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for | Requires finding Sly in Forgotten Crossroads | Mapshot HK Sly 02.png |
| 2 | Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for | Requires both finding Sly and having the Shopkeeper's Key | Mapshot HK Sly 02.png |
| 3 | Found in Greenpath near the inaccessible Queen's Gardens entrance | Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 02.png | |
| 4 | Left of the lift in Forgotten Crossroads | Unlocking the lift in the City of Tears | Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 03.png |
| 5 | Found above King's Station near a lift | Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 04.png | |
| 6 | Found in Deepnest above the working tram | Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 05.png | |
| 7 | Found at the beginning of the Stag Nest | Opening all Stag Stations | Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 06.png |
| 8 | Given by the Seer | Collecting 700 Essence | Mapshot HK Seer 01.png |
| 9 | Found in the fountain in Ancient Basin | Dropping into the fountain | Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 08.png |
Source details: Table details
{| class="article-table" style="text-align: center;" data-tpt-table-id="hk-vessel-fragments"
|-
! #
! Source
! Requirements
! Map
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-dirtmouth-1"
! 1
| Bought from [[Sly]] in [[Dirtmouth]] for {{G|550}}
| Requires finding Sly in [[Forgotten Crossroads]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Mapshot HK Sly 02.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-dirtmouth-2"
! 2
| Bought from Sly in Dirtmouth for {{G|900}}
| Requires both finding Sly and having the [[Shopkeeper's Key]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-greenpath"
! 3
| Found in [[Greenpath]] near the inaccessible [[Queen's Gardens]] entrance
| || [[File:Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 02.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-forgotten-crossroads"
! 4
| Left of the lift in [[Forgotten Crossroads]]
| Unlocking the lift in the [[City of Tears]]
| [[File:Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 03.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-city-of-tears"
! 5
| Found above [[King's Station]] near a lift
| || [[File:Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 04.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-deepnest"
! 6
| Found in [[Deepnest]] above the working tram
| || [[File:Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 05.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-stag-nest"
! 7
| Found at the beginning of the [[Stag Nest]]
| Opening all [[Stag Station|Stag Stations]]
| [[File:Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 06.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-resting-grounds"
! 8
| Given by the [[Seer]]
| Collecting 700 [[Essence]]
| [[File:Mapshot HK Seer 01.png|center|200px]]
|- data-tpt-row-id="vessel-fragment-ancient-basin"
! 9
| Found in the fountain in [[Ancient Basin]]
| Dropping {{G|3000}} into the fountain
| [[File:Mapshot HK Vessel Fragment 08.png|center|200px]]
|}Gallery
Source details: Gallery
{{Gallery
|Image1 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 01.png!In Greenpath
|Image2 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 02.png!In Forgotten Crossroads
|Image3 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 03.png!In City of Tears
|Image4 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 04.png!In Deepnest
|Image5 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 05.png!In Howling Cliffs
|Image6 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 06.png!In Ancient Basin
}}Achievements
Source details: Achievements
{{Achievements|Soulful|Worldsoul}}Trivia
* Upon picking up a Vessel fragment, an animation is triggered which grants the Knight invincibility frames until the animation concludes. * While the fountain in the Ancient Basin will always ask "Drop all Geo into the fountain?", only a total of
Source details: G
{{G|3000}}will be added. Any extra will not be subtracted. * The music heard after acquiring three Vessel Fragments originates from a short sample track that was posted when Christopher Larkin was hired as the game's composer.
Source details: Footnote
<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/11662585/hollow-knight/posts/1156374 Kickstarter update] of March 6th, 2015.</ref>
* There are unused sprites found in the game files which suggest that a Soul Vessel originally consisted of only two Vessel Fragments, showing two halves which needed to be collected to acquire a full Soul Vessel. The "Ferocious Foes" trailer also shows Sly selling one half of a Soul Vessel.
Source details: Footnote
<ref>[https://youtu.be/0GXyV9EvB_g?t=54 Ferocious Foes] trailer.</ref>
This was changed to three fragments for the final release. * This might be why Sly still refers to his two Vessel Fragments as being a complete set.
Source details: Footnote
<ref>[[Sly]]'s comment on a Vessel Fragment in his shop: <i>"I dug out another of these. Turns out I had a complete set. If they didn't give me the creeps, I'd put the pieces together myself."</i></ref>
* This also explains why the statue of the Pale King by the fountain in the Ancient Basin is holding half of a Soul Vessel, instead of a third.
Source details: Gallery
{{Gallery
|Image1 = Early Vessel Fragment.png!Early half fragment of a Soul Vessel sprite
|Image2 = Screenshot HK Vessel Fragment 07.png!In Ferocious Foes trailer
|Image3 = Screenshot HK The Pale King 06.png!Held by a statue of the Pale King in Ancient Basin
}}Source details: Localisation
{{Localisation
|DEname = Gefäßteil
|DEmeaning =
|ESname = Fragmento de vasija
|ESmeaning = Vessel Fragment
|FRname = Fragments d’un réceptacle
|FRmeaning =
|ITname = Frammento di Ricettacolo
|ITmeaning =
|JAname = 器の破片
|JAromanised =
|JAmeaning =
|KOname = 그릇 파편
|KOromanised =
|KOmeaning =
|PTname = Fragmento de Receptáculo
|PTmeaning = Vessel Fragment
|RUname = Черепок сосуда
|RUromanised =
|RUmeaning =
|ZHname = 容器碎片
|ZHromanised = Róngqì suìpiàn
|ZHmeaning = Vessel Fragment
|CODEname = SOULORBS_1
|CODEmeaning =
}}Soul Vessel
Source details: Localisation
{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Seelengefäß
|DEmeaning =
|ESname = Vasija de alma
|ESmeaning = Soul Vessel
|FRname = Réceptacle d’Âme
|FRmeaning =
|ITname = Ricettacolo delle Anime
|ITmeaning =
|JAname = ソウルの器
|JAromanised =
|JAkatakana = foreign
|JAmeaning =
|KOname = 영혼 그릇
|KOromanised =
|KOmeaning =
|PTname = Receptáculo de Alma
|PTmeaning = Soul Vessel
|RUname = Сосуд души
|RUromanised =
|RUmeaning =
|ZHname = 灵魂容器
|ZHromanised = Línghún róngqì
|ZHmeaning = Soul Vessel
|CODEname = SOULORBS_ALL
|CODEmeaning =
}}Source details: Refs
{{Refs}}Source details: HK Nav Items
{{HK Nav Items}}Fragmento de vasija Fragment de réceptacle Frammento di Ricettacolo Fragment Naczynia Fragmento de Receptáculo Фрагмент сосуда Черепок судини 容器碎片
Source details: Category
[[Category:Items (Hollow Knight)]]
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- Content updated
- 2026-05-27
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