Trinkets are the backbone of every build in Mina the Hollower, and a handful of them change how the whole game feels. Some keep you alive after a fatal hit, others let you cross gaps and water that would otherwise stop you cold. With only six Trinket slots available at full capacity, the goal is to pick the ones that solve real problems instead of hoarding effects you rarely use.
How Trinket slots and Trinket Bags work
You start with very few Trinket slots, so early on you can only run one or two effects at a time. Each Trinket Bag you collect adds another slot, up to a maximum of six. Until you expand your capacity, treat your slot like a single tool and swap in whatever fixes your current struggle, whether that is dying, running out of healing, or weak damage.
Most Trinket Bags are sold by the Emporium merchant in Ossex, with three available for 1,500, 3,000, and 5,000 Bones. A couple of others come from beating optional fights or solving puzzles, including one for defeating Maxi in Eastern Heath's Grassland and a hard-to-reach bag in the Astral Orrery's Mirror's End that requires a spare Kear and two activated portal keys.
The six Trinkets worth equipping first
These picks cover survival, healing, and traversal, which are the three things that bottleneck most runs. You can verify each one is active by checking your equipped Trinket slots before entering a route.
| Trinket | Effect | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Proto Spark | Saves you from death once, reviving with about half health. Resets after dying. | Queensbury Crypt, reward from helping The Duke find the Duchess in the Royal Tomb. |
| Primed Vial Pouch | Adds 2 extra Plasma Vials and always restores some health on use, even if you missed your hit. | Southern Outskirts Residence. Drop through the roof to reach the cellar. |
| Tunneling Codex | Hold Jump to burrow repeatedly without needing to land, making watery areas easy to cross. | Sandfalls, reward from the Ring Master at the Ring Dive Parlor. |
| Iron Lung | Increases maximum burrow time, including underwater. | Nox's Bayou, Moonlit Path north of the Mock Moon boss room. |
| Keri the Wisp | Press Jump while airborne to float and extend your fall across larger gaps. | Southern Outskirts, Poppit reward near Bone Beach Trail. |
| Bellows Bustle | Press Jump while airborne to perform an air dash. | Race reward from Blaise after completing all three races in Sandfalls, Ossex, and Western Wilds. |
Proto Spark is the single best early safety tool, and it is worth routing toward Queensbury Crypt early just to unlock it. It shines against tough bosses because you continue right where you fell instead of restarting the fight.
Primed Vial Pouch pairs healing with capacity. The two extra Vials help you push past Vial gates while keeping some healing in reserve, and the guaranteed health on every drink adds up over a long route.
Tunneling Codex and Iron Lung work as a pair. The Codex keeps Mina diving as long as you hold the button, and Iron Lung stretches how long you can stay under, so flooded zones like Nox's Bayou and the Backwaters stop being a chore.
For pure mobility, Keri the Wisp and Bellows Bustle combine into a flexible aerial kit. Floating clears wide gaps, and the air dash extends your reach even further once you have both equipped.
Other high-impact Trinkets to consider
A few more Trinkets are strong enough to justify a slot depending on how you play. These lean toward damage and combat survival rather than traversal.
| Trinket | Effect | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Uranium Bracelet | Deal and receive significantly more damage, a true glass-cannon option. | Nether Kraken reward, or sold by Lady Susan in Ossex after the Trinket Bazaar expands. |
| Bell of Grace | Chance to keep your Spark on death, and saves half or all your Bones on a sparkless demise. | Ossex, reward from Frayd. |
| Chain Capacitor | Boosts damage as you land hits without missing; missing resets the combo. | Eastern Heath, Choppe Shoppe reward from Wrecker. |
| Vascular Syrup | Health drains slowly after a hit, and you cannot die until it runs out. | Nox's Bayou, near Big Lagoon. |
| Spark Catcher | Grants 1 extra Spark Container and pulls loose Sparks back to you when you hit foes. | Backwaters, purchased from Pinky for 500 Bones. |
| Plasma Funnel | Drink Plasma Vials twice as fast and keep your Vials when hit. | Ossex Trinket Bazaar, sold by Lady Susan for 700 Bones. |
Uranium Bracelet is the most aggressive swing on this list. The extra damage cuts fights short, but the matching damage you take means it pairs best with strong defensive Trinkets or careful play.
How to confirm a Trinket is working
An equipped Trinket appears in one of your active slots, and its effect runs automatically while it is slotted. Proto Spark, for example, triggers on a lethal hit and only recharges after you actually die again, so it will not save you twice in a row. If a movement Trinket like Bellows Bustle or Keri the Wisp does nothing, check that it is equipped rather than sitting in your collection, since owning a Trinket is not the same as having it slotted.
If you cannot equip everything you want at once, the limiter is almost always your slot count. Buy or unlock more Trinket Bags before assuming a Trinket is missing, and prioritize the survival and traversal picks above when you have to choose which effects to leave behind.