Spirit Shards Guide

Spirit Shards in Ori and the Will of the Wisps are an important collectible due to the passive abilities they give when equipped. Check out our Where to find Spirit Shards Guide to find out what they are and how to obtain them.

In total there are 31 Spirit Shards in Ori and the Will of the Wisps to collect and they can be acquired a number of different ways, including finding them in the open-world, buying them from the NPC Twillen, or receiving them as rewards for completing certain side quests. The Spirit Shards are all listed below, if you need help finding them you may want to consider buying the Shard map from Lupo which he sells for 4,000 Spirit Light orbs. This map will highlight the locations of the remaining Spirit Shards on your map. Collecting all the Spirit Shards will unlock the Shard Hunter achievement.

Splinter:

Effect: Spirit Arc shots split into 3 short-range shots, dealing 50% damage each.

Quickshot:

Effect: Spirit Arc fires 25% faster.

Found: Kwolok's Hollow in the large opening to the right of the Bash ability. It's in the open in the bottom right corner of the large room.

Arcing:

Effect: Spirit Arc shots also hit nearby enemies.

Vitality

Effect: Gain 1 additional Life cell.

Energy

Effect: Gain 1 additional Energy cell.

Life Harvest:

Effect: Enemies drop more Life orbs.

Light Harvest:

Effect: Enemies drop 2 extra Spirit Light orbs.

Energy Harvest:

Effect: Enemies drop more Energy orbs.

Lifeforce:

Effect: 10% bonus damage when above half Life.

Last Stand:

Effect: Deal 20% damage when below 15% Life.

Reckless:

Effect: Increase damage dealt and taken by 15%.

Found: Inkwater Marsh after you climb out of the Howl's Den. Go to the left where you ran from Howl and stick to the ground. You'll find a fake wall in an area where you have to jump to a higher platform. Break it for this spirit shard.

Life Pact:

Effect: Spend Life to cast spells when out of Energy.

Overcharge:

Effect: Reduce Energy costs by 50% and increase damage taken by 100%.

Swap:

Effect: Swap maximum Life and Energy.

Magnet:

Effect: Orbs float to Ori from a half-screen away.

Found:

Effect: Howl's Den after you unlock the Spirit Edge. Climb up the first set of platforms and it's in the upper right corner of this area.

Overflow:

Effect: Convert excess Energy to Life and excess Life to Energy.

Finesse:

Effect: 10% chance to deal 50% bonus damage.

Spirit Surge:

Effect: Spirit Light grants bonus damage. Caps at 3000 Spirit Light.

Found: Mouldwood Depths

Thorn:

Effect: Deal 25% of melee damage taken back to enemies.

Found: The Wellspring after you open the door near the beginning, you will get the blue moss wheels turning again. Use them to head to the left along the ceiling and drop down through the lasers to reach this spirit shard.

Resilience:

Effect: Take 10% less damage.

Found: Inkwater Marsh when you head back towards the beginning of the game. You will find the downed bridge that you fell down early in the game and a wooden wall to the left at the bottom. Break it down and head across the blue moss for this shard.

Deflector:

Effect: Melee attacks deflect projectiles.

Turmoil:

Effect: Enemies respawn faster.

Bounty:

Effect: Enemies have 70% more Life and deal 70% more damage, but drop double Spirit Light.

Catalyst:

Effect: Replenish some Energy when dealing melee damage.

Fracture:

Effect: Detonate to split Light Burst into three smaller bursts.

Found: Baur's Reach

Ultra Bash:

Effect: Bash deals damage.

Wingclip:

Effect: Deal bonus damage to flying enemies.

Ultra Grapple :

Effect: Grapple 1 enemy per jump.

Found: The Wellspring to the right of the top door in the large open area.

Triple Jump:

Effect: Jump twice mid-air before landing.

Sticky:

Effect: Stick and climb on walls.

Found: Howl's Den after you unlock the Double Jump. Climb the walls just to the left of where you got the double jump ability.

Secret:

Effect: Secret Walls become semi-transparent.

Check out our How to get Abilities guide to find out how you can help Ori's progression in the game by equipping abilities.