Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night/Shards

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Shardbinder

Absorb your first shard.

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Shardmaster

Absorbed every single shard.

Shards are abilities that are obtained from defeating demons or crafting with alchemy. There are six types of shards. Only one of each type can be equipped at a time except for skill shards. Each shard can be enhanced by improving their rank and grade. Rank is increased by alchemy. Grade is increased when a duplicate shard is collected. Both rank and grade have a maximum of 9. Unneeded shards can be sold at the shop.

Conjure

Conjure shards are attacks that use MP. Press F to perform them.

Name	Type	MP	Description
Thrashing Tentacle	Single Shot	80	Attack foes with one of Vepar's tentacles.
Blood Steal	Single Shot	80	Absorb blood from nearby enemies to restore your health.
Draconic Rage	Single Shot	120	Rend enemies with a dragon's claws.
Cerulean Splash	Single Shot	15	Launch a bouncing ball of water at enemies.
Gale Crawler	Single Shot	22	Create a shockwave that travels across the ground and rips enemies apart.
Head Flail	Single Shot	25	Attack by using a dullahammer's head as a flail.
Summon Rat	Single Shot	25	Call forth a giant rat and set it upon foes.
Summon Ghost	Single Shot	30	Call forth a ghost and set it upon foes.
Summon Bat	Single Shot	40	Call forth a bat and set it upon foes.
Summon Simian	Single Shot	28	Call forth an ape-like demon and set it upon foes.
Summon Gieremund	Single Shot	28	Call forth a demon hound and set it upon foes.
Summon Shovel Armor	Single Shot	35	Call forth a shovel-wielding knight and set it upon foes.
Summon Water Leaper	Single Shot	40	Call forth an amphibious demon and set it upon foes.
Summon Buer	Single Shot	40	Call forth a leonine demon and set it upon foes.
Summon Insect	Single Shot	30	Call forth an insect that attacks diagonally forward.
Summon Chair	Single Shot	20	Call forth a...chair? and set it down.
Summon Tracer	Single Shot	50	Call forth a fiend that lies in wait beneath the terrain.
Shuriken	Single Shot	40	Attack with a type of concealed throwing weapon.
Throw Spear	Single Shot	60	Throw a spear at foes.
Flytrap	Single Shot	20	Place a moco weed on the ground.
Welcome Company	Single Shot	40	Summons Poltergeist to create a protection barrier.
Throwing Axe	Single Shot	50	Throw a spinning axe.
Axe Strike	Single Shot	120	Produce a giant axe and strike the enemy with a grievous blow.
Death Cry	Single Shot	99	Regale your surroundings with a chilling and damaging cry.
Upbeat Heat	Single Shot	50	Send rhythmic blasts of flame toward foes.
Toxic Storm	Single Shot	40	Whip up a poisonous whirlwind in front of you.
Summon Hellhound	Single Shot	200	Call forth a hellhound and set it upon foes.
Jackpot	Single Shot	77	Use a slot machine to determine the nature of your attack.
Riga Storæma	Single Shot	30	Conjure a column of flame.
Va Ischa	Single Shot	40	Fling a sharp sliver of ice toward enemies.
Va Schia	Single Shot	40	Summon a hunk of ice and drop it on enemies.
Teps Salrenda	Single Shot	90	Strike your surroundings with a merciless barrage of lightning.
Tis Raiff	Single Shot	60	Unleash holy rays.
Summon 8-bit Zombie	Single Shot	48	Call forth an eight-bit zombie.
Summon 8-bit Ghost	Single Shot	48	Call forth an eight-bit ghost.
8-bit Flame	Single Shot	128	Produce a pillar of eight-bit flame.

Manipulative

Manipulative shards are performed by pressing or holding E.

Name	Type	MP	Description
Craftwork	Sustained	2/s	Grab onto certain objects and manipulate them.
Accelerator	Sustained	5/s	Move more quickly.
Standstill	Sustained	60/s	Project a field that stops time.
Beast Guardian	Sustained	30/s	Summon a wolfman to guard you from frontal attacks.
Feral Claws	Sustained	20/s	Attack with sharp, lupine claws.
Shadow Tracer	Sustained	10/s	Create a shadow double.
Bunnymorphosis	Single Shot	5/s	Transform into a lili.
Healing	Sustained	30/s	Gradually recover HP while the shard is active.
Sacred Shade	Sustained	30/s	Temporarily increase your stats.

Directional

Directional shards can be aimed by controlling Miriam's hand with and then pressing to use them.

Name	Type	MP	Description
Summon Plume Parma	Single Shot	29	Call forth a pig-like demon and set it upon foes.
Reflector Ray	Single Shot	10	Travel along a ray of light. You can reflect off walls to reach new areas.
Aqua Stream	Sustained	50/s	Allows you to swim by launching water in the designated direction. MP is not consumed underwater.
Dimension Shift	Single Shot	15	Warp a short distance in the designated direction.
Inferno Breath	Sustained	50/s	Expel flames in the designated direction.
Hammer Knuckle	Sustained	50	Swing a massive fist in the designated direction.
Gold Bullet	Sustained	10	Weaponize 1% of your total gold and throw it in the designated direction.
Flame Cannon	Single Shot	18	Launch a fireball in the designated direction.
Bone Toss	Single Shot	25	Throw a bone in the designated direction.
True Arrow	Single Shot	30	Loose an arrow in the designated direction.
Release Toad	Single Shot	25	Release a toad in the designated direction.
Chaser Arrow	Single Shot	30	Shoot a homing arrow in the designated direction.
Directional Shield	Sustained	50/s	Call forth a shield that can be faced in any direction.
Heretical Grinder	Sustained	30/s	Extend a shaft of rotating blades in the designated direction.
Lethargy	Sustained	30/s	Fire a beam in the designated direction that slows enemy movement.
Petra Ray	Sustained	50/s	Fire a beam in the designated direction that petrifies enemies.
Void Ray	Sustained	50/s	Send a blast of dark energy in the designated direction.
Petra Breath	Sustained	40/s	Release a gas that causes petrification in the designated direction.
Acid Jet	Sustained	80/s	Spray a powerful acid in the designated direction.
Venom Mist	Sustained	30/s	Release a poisonous mist in the designated direction.
Circular Ripper	Sustained	60	Swing a sharp, rotating disc in the designated direction.
Flying Dagger	Sustained	40	Fling a dagger at enemies.
Bolide Blast	Single Shot	40	Cause an explosion in the designated direction.
Tornado Slicer	Sustained	40/s	Unleash a tornado in the designated direction.
Flamethrower	Sustained	50	Launch flames in the designated direction.
Chisel Barrage	Sustained	50/s	Launch a series of chisels.
Ruinous Rood	Single Shot	60	Throw a spinning blade that returns like a boomerang.
Riga Dohin	Single Shot	40	Create a field of incinerating force.
Teps Oceus	Single Shot	50	Strike enemies with lightning that finds them no matter where they are.
Tis Rozaïn	Sustained	40/s	Send a blast of holy power in the designated direction.
Fald Ciu	Single Shot	44	Launch a focused ball of dark energy in the designated direction.
Fald Taiab	Sustained	50/s	Create a field of dark power in the designated direction.
8-bit Fire Ball	Single Shot	32	Throw an eight bit fire ball in the designated direction.

Passive

Passive shards enhances stats and do not consume MP. When a passive shard's rank reaches 9, it converts to a skill shard.

Name	Description
Augment STR	Increases your STR.
Augment CON	Increases your CON.
Augment INT	Increases your INT.
Augment MND	Increases your MND.
Augment LCK	Increases your LCK.
Augment Gold	Causes higher-value money items to appear more often.
Kick Expertise	Increases damage from shoes.
Dagger Expertise	Increases dagger and rapier damage.
Sword Expertise	Increases single-handed sword and club damage.
Spear Expertise	Increases spear damage.
Whip Expertise	Increases whip damage.
Firearm Expertise	Increases firearm damage.
Greatsword Expertise	Increases double-handed sword damage.
Katana Expertise	Increases katana damage.
Alchemic Bounty	Occasionally, the number of items obtained from crafting increases.
Resist Slash	Increases your resistance to slashing attacks.
Resist Thrust	Increases your resistance to thrusting attacks.
Resist Strike	Increases your resistance to striking attacks.
Resist Fire	Increases your resistance to fire.
Resist Ice	Increases your resistance to ice.
Resist Thunder	Increases your resistance to thunder.
Resist Light	Increases your resistance to light.
Resist Darkness	Increases your resistance to darkness.
Resist Poison	Increases your resistance to poison.
Resist Curses	Increases your resistance to curses.
Resist Petrification	Increases your resistance to petrification.
Resist Magic	Increases your resistance to magic.
Money Is Power	Increases your stats proportionate to your wealth.
Red Remembrance	Increases your stats as your HP decreases.
Pickpocket	Allows you to sometimes steal items from enemies.
Optimizer	Increases weapon attack speed.
Words of Wisdom	Reduces MP consumption
Regenerate	Restores HP on a periodic basis.
Amphibian Speed	Increases underwater movement speed.
Drain	Allows you to sometimes absorb HP when attacking enemies.
Detective's Eye	Makes secret walls visible to the eye.

Familiar

Familiar shards summon companions that will follow Miriam and attack enemies. They can earn EXP and level up.

Name	Description
Familiar: Silver Knight	Summon forth the Silver Knight to help you.
Familiar: Carabosse	Summon forth Carabosse to help you.
Familiar: Buer	Summon forth Buer to help you.
Familiar: Bloodbringer	Summon forth Bloodbringer to help you.
Familiar: Dantalion	Summon forth Datalion to help you.
Familiar: Dullahammer Head	Summon forth Dulla Head to help you.
Familiar: Archer	Will defend their monarch from distant threats.

Skill

Skill shards can be turned on and off in the menu.

Name	Description
Shortcut	It is possible to call up the state registered with the menu shortcut with Tab and ← →.
Double Jump	Allows you to jump a second time while in midair.
Deep Sinker	Causes you to sink in water, allowing you to explore beneath the surface.
Invert	Reverses gravity's effect on you alone. Use  ↓   ↑  and Space to activate.
High Jump	Allows you to jump higher than normal. Use  ↑  and Q to activate.