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A Skill Shard (White Shard) is a type of Shard in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and its DLC Classic II: Dominique's Curse.
Description[]
Skill Shards take effect immediately upon being obtained by Miriam and Dominique. In the main game of Ritual of the Night, they can be toggled ON or OFF from the "Skills" section of the Shard equipment menu, but there is no option to deactivate them in Dominique's Curse. All Skill Shards that Miriam and Dominique currently possess count as being equipped, so there is no need to choose between them.
Skill Shards do not consume any MP when active.
In the main game of Ritual of the Night, Passive Shards that reach Rank 9 will grant the player a Skill Shard with the same effect at half their power. It is possible for a Passive Shard to stack with its Skill Shard equivalent.
List of Skill Shards[]
Ritual of the Night[]
In the case of the "acquisition" column for Shards acquired as Passive, this lists the method of acquiring the Passive Shard version.
| Conjure Shard | Description | Dropped by/Availability | Evolve from Passive |
|---|---|---|---|
 Shortcut |
Allows for creating equipment sets and quickly swapping between them. | Four instances per game, one each in the Entrance, Dian Cécht Cathedral, Underground Sorcery Lab and Forbidden Underground Waterway | No |
Double Jump |
Allows you to jump a second time while in midair. | Andrealphus | No |
Deep Sinker |
Causes you to sink in water, allowing you to explore beneath the surface. | Breakable object in Hidden Desert | No |
Invert |
Reverses gravity's effect on you alone. | Orobas | No |
High Jump |
Allows you to jump higher than normal. | Craftable after acquiring Invert | No |
Augment STR |
Increases your STR. | Gaap | Yes |
Augment CON |
Increases your CON. | Allocer | Yes |
Augment INT |
Increases your INT. | Demon | Yes |
Augment MND |
Increases your MND. | Titania | Yes |
Augment LCK |
Increases your LCK. | Deathtrap | Yes |
Augment Gold |
Causes higher-value money items to appear more often. | Craftable after acquiring Augment LCK | Yes |
Kick Expertise |
Increases damage from shoes. | Gamigin | Yes |
Dagger Expertise |
Increases dagger and rapier damage. | Killer Barber | Yes |
Sword Expertise |
Increases single-handed sword and club damage. | Sabnock | Yes |
Spear Expertise |
Increases spear damage. | Lance Armor | Yes |
Whip Expertise |
Increases whip damage. | Lamashtu | Yes |
Firearm Expertise |
Increases firearm damage. | Carriage Morte Chariot Buer Gusion Cannon |
Yes |
Greatsword Expertise |
Increases double-handed sword damage. | Craftable after acquiring Sword Expertise | Yes |
Katana Expertise |
Increases Katana damage. | Craftable after acquiring Sword Expertise | Yes |
Alchemic Bounty |
Occasionally, the number of items obtained from crafting increases. | Zagan | Yes |
Resist Slash |
Increases your resistance to slashing attacks. | Scylla | Yes |
Resist Thrust |
Increases your resistance to thrusting attacks. | Living Fossil | Yes |
Resist Strike |
Increases your resistance to striking attacks. | Puppy Rocky |
Yes |
Resist Fire |
Increases your resistance to fire. | Fire Elemental | Yes |
Resist Ice |
Increases your resistance to ice. | Ice Elemental | Yes |
Resist Thunder |
Increases your resistance to thunder. | Thunder Elemental | Yes |
Resist Light |
Increases your resistance to light. | Light Elemental | Yes |
Resist Darkness |
Increases your resistance to darkness. | Dark Elemental | Yes |
Resist Poison |
Increases your resistance to poison. | Poison Toad | Yes |
Resist Curses |
Increases your resistance to curses. | Kunekune | Yes |
Resist Petrification |
Increases your resistance to petrification. | Malediction | Yes |
Resist Magic |
Increases your resistance to magic. | Craftable after acquiring Resist Ice, Resist Fire and Resist Thunder | Yes |
Money Is Power |
Increases your stats proportionate to your wealth. | Mimic | Yes |
Red Remembrance |
Increases your stats as your HP decreases. | Blood Bug | Yes |
Pickpocket |
Allows you to sometimes steal items from enemies. | Gusion | Yes |
Optimizer |
Increases weapon attack speed. | Ocypete | Yes |
Words of Wisdom |
Reduces MP consumption. | Archdemon | Yes |
Regenerate |
Restores HP on a periodic basis. | Craftable after acquiring Healing | Yes |
Amphibian Speed |
Increases underwater movement speed. | Glashtyn | Yes |
Drain |
Allows you to sometimes absorb HP when attacking enemies. | Marbas | Yes |
Detective's Eye |
Makes secret walls visible to the eye. | Seeker | Yes |
Classic II: Dominique's Curse[]
| Skill Shard | Description | Dropped by/Availability |
|---|---|---|
| File:Backstep - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Backstep |
The ability to step backward quickly. | Bought from Merchant in Goetia |
| File:Double Jump - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Double Jump |
The ability to jump a second time in midair. | Bought from Merchant in Almadel |
| File:Dive Kick - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Dive Kick |
After jumping high in the air, kick downward. | Hunter Barber |
| File:Accelerator - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Accelerator |
A dash attack. Targets will be weak to whip attacks for a short time. | Bathin |
| File:Block Breaker - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Block Breaker |
The ability to shatter weak walls by merely attacking them. | Valefar |
| File:Summon Circle - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Summon Circle |
Summons up to 2 Magic Circles which can be used as platforms. | Chest in Avernus Grove |
| File:Dimension Shift - Ritual of the Night - 01.png Dimension Shift |
Teleport a short distance, even through solid walls. | Gremory |
Notes[]
- Skill Shards can neither be sold nor can they be disposed of in any way, meaning it is mandatory to keep them for the rest of the game.
- Due to the extended reachability options these Shards usually grant the player, most of the Skill Shards that are not the evolved form of a Passive Shard (such as High Jump, Invert and Deep Sinker) aren't carried onto New Game Plus in order to prevent the player from breaking the intended sequence of the game.
Trivia[]
- The Skill Shards act almost identically and are most likely inspired by the Ability Souls from the Castlevania series; especially the games Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow, both produced by Koji Igarashi, current producer of the Bloodstained series.