How to Get the Wallower's Gauntlets in Mina the Hollower

Wallower's Gauntlets are a 1-slot traversal trinket in Mina the Hollower that lets Mina burrow into certain walls — one of the best mobility upgrades for exploration and speedrun routes. You can find them in a Kear-locked chest inside Wallower's Path, a dangerous sub-area connected to Kindlewook .

Unlike shop-bought trinkets from the trinket shop or Panino, Wallower's Gauntlets are earned through exploration and a focused traversal challenge. The route teaches you how important Mina's hollowing ability is, then rewards you with a trinket that expands that same mechanic — similar to how Spring Heels upgrades jumping or how the ring dive technique chains burrow launches.

What This Guide Covers

This guide explains:

* Where to find Wallower’s Gauntlets

* What you need before entering Wallower’s Path

* How Pokop’s dialogue hints at the reward

* How to survive the Wallower’s Path gauntlet

* How to open the final chest

* What Wallower’s Gauntlets do

* Why this Trinket matters for exploration and secret hunting

Wallower’s Gauntlets Location

You can find Wallower's Gauntlets in Wallower's Path, a sub-area connected to the Kindlewook region. Use the nearest mirror to fast-travel close if you've already explored the forest.

The trinket is inside a locked Trinket chest, so make sure you have a Kear before making the trip. Without a Kear, you may be able to reach the chest but you will not be able to open it.

Quick location summary:

  • Region: Kindlewook
  • Area: Wallower's Path
  • Reward: Wallower's Gauntlets
  • Chest type: Kear-locked Trinket chest
  • Main use: Allows Mina to burrow into certain walls

Before You Go: What You Need

Before entering Wallower’s Path, prepare for a route that tests both combat and hollowing. You do not need a shop purchase to obtain Wallower’s Gauntlets, but you should bring the following:

  • At least one Kear to open the final Trinket chest
  • A weapon you are comfortable using — check the weapons database to compare options
  • Enough healing resources to survive repeated enemy encounters
  • Good control over Mina's hollowing movement — review the mechanics overview if you need a refresher

Burrowing is one of Mina’s most important defensive and traversal tools. While your exact combat approach depends on your chosen weapon, Wallower’s Path mainly checks whether you can avoid danger, reposition safely, and use hollowing under pressure.

Step 1: Enter Wallower’s Path

Start by reaching the Wallower's Path entrance in the Kindlewook area. This route is built like a focused challenge path, so expect enemies, hazards, and tight traversal sections rather than a simple treasure room.

Near the beginning of the area, look for an NPC named Pokop.

Step 2: Speak to Pokop

Before pushing deeper into the path, talk to Pokop. His dialogue gives an important hint about the reward waiting at the end.

Pokop mentions that Wallowers could cross walls. This is not just flavor text — it is a direct clue to what Wallower's Gauntlets will allow Mina to do once equipped. The interactive map can help you plan which suspicious walls to revisit after claiming the gauntlets.

The game is using this moment to teach you what kind of ability you are about to earn: a traversal upgrade that lets Mina interact with walls in a new way.

Step 3: Survive the Wallower’s Path Gauntlet

After speaking with Pokop, continue through Wallower’s Path. This section is a test of your ability to combine combat, spacing, and hollowing.

You will need to:

* Defeat or avoid enemies along the route

* Use hollowing to pass through dangerous sections

* Dive underground to avoid certain attacks and hazards

* Reposition before resurfacing to strike or continue moving

* Stay patient instead of rushing into damage

If you are using Nightstar (from the weapons database ), Mina's whip-style weapon gives you useful reach and rewards careful spacing. If you are using another starter weapon, adjust your timing and approach around its attack speed, range, and recovery.

The most important skill here is not pure damage output — it is learning when to hollow, when to surface, and when to wait for a safer opening.

Step 4: Reach the Final Chest

Continue through Wallower’s Path until you reach the end of the route. After clearing the final hazards and enemy pressure, look for a locked Trinket chest.

This chest contains the Wallower’s Gauntlets.

Before interacting with it, make sure you still have a Kear available. The chest is locked, and you need a Kear to claim the reward.

Step 5: Open the Kear-Locked Chest

Use a Kear on the locked Trinket chest to open it. Once opened, you will receive Wallower’s Gauntlets, adding the Trinket to your inventory.

After claiming it, open your Trinket menu and equip it if you want to start using the wall-burrowing ability right away.

What Do Wallower’s Gauntlets Do?

Wallower’s Gauntlets are a traversal-focused Trinket. Their effect allows Mina to burrow into certain walls, expanding the normal hollowing mechanic beyond the ground.

Normally, Mina can burrow through dirt and use hollowing for movement, evasion, and gap-crossing. With Wallower’s Gauntlets equipped, some wall sections become part of your movement options as well.

This makes the trinket especially useful for:

  • Finding hidden paths and secret rooms
  • Exploring suspicious walls
  • Returning to earlier areas with new movement options — revisiting Bone Beach or Radiant Manor with wall-burrowing can reveal new shortcuts
  • Working toward 100% completion
  • Solving traversal routes that require wall-burrowing

How to Use Wallower’s Gauntlets

To use Wallower’s Gauntlets:

1. Equip Wallower’s Gauntlets in a Trinket slot.

2. Stand close to a compatible wall.

3. Use Mina’s hollowing ability while positioned against or near the wall.

4. If the wall supports the mechanic, Mina will burrow into it.

Wallower’s Gauntlets do not work on every wall in the game. If the ability does not trigger, the wall may not be designed for wall-burrowing, or Mina may not be positioned correctly.

Try adjusting your angle, moving closer to the wall, and starting the hollowing action again.

Why Wallower’s Gauntlets Matter

Wallower's Gauntlets are not mainly a combat trinket — they don't directly increase damage. Their value comes from exploration, which is why speedrun routes and completionist players consider them essential.

The ability to burrow into walls can open alternate routes, reveal hidden areas, and make certain traversal screens easier to navigate. For players hunting secret bosses or working toward the harder endings, wall-burrowing often reveals the path forward.

This trinket stays valuable in New Game Plus — you keep your trinkets, and the wall-burrowing ability gives you immediate access to shortcuts that would otherwise require repeating story triggers.

It is especially valuable when:

For boss fights or difficult combat rooms, you may want to swap Wallower's Gauntlets out for a combat or survival trinket — pair it with Spring Heels for a full mobility loadout when exploring, then switch to defense before a secret boss encounter.

Common Mistakes

Forgetting to bring a Kear

The final chest requires a Kear. If you reach the end of Wallower’s Path without one, you will need to return later.

Assuming every wall can be burrowed into

Wallower’s Gauntlets only work on supported wall sections. If nothing happens, that wall may not be part of a wall-burrowing route.

Treating the Trinket like a combat upgrade

This is a mobility and exploration Trinket. It is powerful, but not because it increases your damage. Use it when navigating, exploring, or hunting secrets.

Rushing through Wallower’s Path

The route is designed to test your hollowing control. Slow down, watch enemy patterns, and use burrowing defensively instead of forcing every encounter.

Is Wallower’s Gauntlets Worth Getting?

Yes. Wallower’s Gauntlets are worth getting because they expand Mina’s core movement system and unlock new exploration possibilities. Even if you do not keep them equipped during boss fights, they are highly useful when searching for hidden paths, checking suspicious walls, and completing the map.

For players interested in secrets, collectibles, or 100% completion, Wallower’s Gauntlets should be considered an essential traversal Trinket.

Quick Summary

Wallower's Gauntlets are found in a Kear-locked Trinket chest at the end of Wallower's Path in the Kindlewook region. Speak to Pokop near the entrance for a hint about Wallowers crossing walls, then survive the gauntlet by using Mina's hollowing ability to avoid danger and navigate the route. Once you open the final chest with a Kear, equip Wallower's Gauntlets to burrow into certain walls and access new exploration routes.

This is one of the best traversal upgrades in the game — right up there with Spring Heels for mobility. Grab it before tackling the harder endings or hunting every secret boss .

Related Content

  • Kindlewook — forest region where Wallower's Path is located
  • Bone Beach — revisit with wall-burrowing for new shortcuts
  • Radiant Manor — another area with hidden wall-burrow paths