Mina the Hollower Trinkets Tier List: Best Trinkets

Quick Answer

The best overall Trinkets in Mina the Hollower are the ones that solve common problems without needing a perfect setup: Uranium Bracelet for high-risk damage, Wallower's Gauntlets for route access, Plasma Funnel for safer healing, Joule Syringe for Sidearm sustain, Spring Heels for movement, and the simple stat boosters Twill Weave and Lace Glove.

For a first playthrough, start with safety and consistency before chasing risky damage. Bell of Grace, Steady Soles, Plasma Funnel, Primed Vial Pouch, Proto Spark, and Twill Weave make early deaths, hazards, and interrupted healing much easier to manage.

Best Trinkets at a Glance

Need	Best Trinkets	Why they matter
Best overall defaults	Plasma Funnel, Twill Weave, Lace Glove, Spring Heels	They improve core combat, healing, or movement without asking for a special route.
Best boss damage	Uranium Bracelet, Lace Glove, Chain Capacitor, Shock Flint	They shorten fights when you can keep control of the encounter.
Best survival	Twill Weave, Plasma Funnel, Primed Vial Pouch, Proto Spark	They reduce damage, improve healing, or forgive a failed attempt.
Best exploration	Wallower's Gauntlets, Spring Heels, Keri the Wisp, Tunneling Codex	They open movement checks, secret routes, and cleanup paths.
Best farming and cleanup	Deboning Wand, Watchful Eye, Stolenoid, Glutton's Jug	They help Bones, pickups, and repeated enemy routes.
Best Sidearm sustain	Joule Syringe, Windfall Charm, Starving Beastium, Draining Beastium	They keep Sidearms active longer or push more value out of Joules.

How We Ranked the Trinkets

This is an independent editorial ranking, not an official Yacht Club Games tier list. The ranking was refreshed on June 16, 2026 using the site's current 64-entry Trinkets database, in-game reference notes, existing guide routes, and community-tested findings already captured in this project.

The list is written for a normal first playthrough first, then notes where New Game Plus, cleanup routing, farming, or challenge builds change the value. A Trinket can rank high overall because it helps many players often, or rank lower because it is powerful only when the exact room, boss, or build supports it.

Evaluation dimensions:

Slot efficiency: whether the Trinket is worth the slot pressure compared with simpler damage, defense, healing, or movement options.
Boss value: whether it helps in single-target fights where room-clearing effects often do nothing.
Exploration value: whether it opens routes, secrets, terrain safety, or cleanup convenience.
Survivability: whether it prevents deaths, improves healing windows, protects resources, or reduces punishment while learning.
Availability: whether it matters early enough to shape a first route or arrives mostly as a specialist swap.
Synergy: whether it becomes stronger with Sidearms, Vials, Sparks, low-health play, farming loops, or movement chains.

Complete Mina the Hollower Trinkets Tier List

Every documented Trinket is assigned to one tier below. D tier does not mean "never equip it"; it means the value is narrower, less reliable, or easier to replace than the Trinkets above it.

Tier	Trinket	Effect summary	Best for	Why it ranks here	Details
S	Uranium Bracelet	Deal and receive significantly more damage.	Boss damage, confident melee play	The damage spike is build-defining when you know the fight.	Guide
S	Wallower's Gauntlets	Burrow into compatible walls.	Exploration, secrets, route cleanup	It changes what routes Mina can check, even though it is not a boss DPS tool.	Guide
S	Plasma Funnel	Drink Plasma Vials twice as fast and keep Vials when hit.	Healing safety, boss learning	Faster healing is valuable in almost every hard fight.	Guide
S	Joule Syringe	Gain Plasma from Sidearms; at 0 Joules, spend health for Sidearms.	Sidearm sustain, aggressive builds	It lets resource-heavy Sidearm routes keep functioning when Joules run low.	Guide
S	Spring Heels	Jump after landing for a longer, higher jump.	Mobility, platforming, cleanup	Simple movement reliability solves many rooms without special setup.	Guide
S	Twill Weave	Raises Defense level by one.	Survival, first clears	Boring in the best way: taking less damage is always useful.	Guide
S	Lace Glove	Raises Attack level by one.	Faster fights, clean melee	A direct damage increase without Uranium Bracelet's extra damage taken.	Guide
S	Proto Spark	Saves Mina from death once, then resets after dying.	Boss learning, safety	A one-time rescue is one of the clearest first-clear advantages.	Guide
S	Primed Vial Pouch	Carry 2 extra Plasma Vials; Vials always restore some health.	Healing consistency	More Vials and minimum healing smooth out long routes.	Guide
S	Steady Soles	Move normally on difficult terrain and resist knockback.	Terrain control, hazards	It turns awkward surfaces and knockback into manageable problems.	Guide
A	Bell of Grace	Chance to keep Spark on death and save Bones on sparkless demise.	Death-risk routes, early safety	It lowers the punishment for experimentation and rough learning runs.	Guide
A	Spark Catcher	Extra Spark Container; hit foes to recover lost Sparks.	Spark safety, recovery	It improves death recovery and keeps dropped Sparks from becoming a scramble.	Guide
A	Chain Capacitor	Consecutive hits boost damage; missing resets the combo.	Patterned bosses, clean play	Excellent when you can keep landing hits without breaking rhythm.	Guide
A	Keri the Wisp	Press Jump airborne to float and extend your fall.	Air control, platforming	It adds forgiving aerial control to rooms where one bad fall is costly.	Guide
A	Tunneling Codex	Hold Jump to burrow repeatedly without landing.	Hollowing routes, movement chains	Strong route tech for players who lean into burrow movement.	Guide
A	Pit Preserver	Bounce up from pits or water; pit damage reduced.	Pit-heavy rooms, water mistakes	It directly answers a common exploration death spiral.	Guide
A	Vascular Syrup	Health drains slowly after damage; cannot die until it runs out.	Survival, recovery windows	It gives you a chance to respond after a hit that would otherwise end the run.	Guide
A	Windfall Charm	Picking up Joules restores Plasma; Sidearm hits can drop Joules.	Sidearm economy, sustain	It links offense and recovery in a useful loop.	Guide
A	Evasion Powder	Longer invulnerability after damage and after exiting burrow.	Mistake recovery	Extended invulnerability helps prevent one hit from becoming three.	Guide
A	Dodging Pendulum	Press Jump right before damage to dodge and become invulnerable.	Skilled defense	Strong if your timing is good, but less automatic than passive defense.	Guide
A	Willow the Wisp	After damage, summon a wisp that boosts attack damage and speed.	Comeback pressure	It turns a mistake into a temporary offensive window.	Guide
A	Smelling Salts	Raises Sidearm level by one.	Sidearm builds	A simple stat bump for players already using Sidearms often.	Guide
A	Voltaic Guard	Blocks one lightning hit, breaks, then recharges.	Lightning-heavy routes	Excellent when lightning is the threat, replaceable elsewhere.	Guide
A	Flame Guard	Blocks one fire or explosion hit, breaks, then recharges.	Fire and explosion rooms	Great specialist protection in the right region or boss.	Guide
B	Glutton's Jug	Defeat 50 enemies while equipped to fill it.	Buffo quest, farming routes	Useful for quest progress and normal clears, less direct for bosses.	Guide
B	Seismic Belt	Press Attack while burrowing to emit a damaging pulse.	Burrow offense	Good if your route already uses hollowing as an attack pattern.	Guide
B	Shock Flint	Attack at full Plasma and health to fire a growing shock ball.	Clean starts, ranged pressure	Strong when conditions hold, weaker after you take damage.	Guide
B	Lightning Grip	After healing, call a damaging bolt and sometimes trigger on hit.	Heal-triggered offense	Good payoff if you heal often, but not always predictable.	Guide
B	Vial Salvo	Launch missiles when using a Vial; gain bonus Plasma if foes are hit.	Healing offense	Turns healing into pressure, especially in enemy-heavy fights.	Guide
B	Bellows Bustle	Press Jump while airborne to air dash.	Movement extension	Useful mobility, but overlaps with other movement tools.	Guide
B	Iron Lung	Increases maximum burrow time, even underwater.	Underwater and long burrows	Valuable where breath or burrow duration is the blocker.	Guide
B	Bridge Weaver	Step off a ledge to summon a web-weaving spider and cross gaps.	Gap crossing	Clever route utility, but not a universal movement upgrade.	Guide
B	Spike Spurs	Take less spike damage and walk on spikes without knockback.	Spike-heavy rooms	Excellent specialist protection in spike routes.	Guide
B	Valor Medallion	Move slightly while healing and do not lose Plasma when struck.	Safer healing	Very comfortable, though Plasma Funnel usually has broader value.	Guide
B	Helio the Wisp	After damage, summon a friendly wisp that restores health.	Hit recovery	Useful sustain after mistakes, but trigger-dependent.	Guide
B	Stolenoid	Pull nearby pickups toward Mina.	Cleanup, farming, comfort	Great convenience when collecting drops, not a combat answer.	Guide
B	Deboning Wand	Enemies reward more Bones, but Bones bounce around.	Bone farming	Strong economy value when you are intentionally farming.	Guide
B	Watchful Eye	Extra Bones for defeating a foe unharmed.	Clean farming	Rewards careful play and safe routes.	Guide
B	Pneumatic Armlet	Supercharge throws for faster, farther, higher-damage objects.	Throw setups	Good when throwable objects matter, quiet elsewhere.	Guide
B	Reckless Beastium	After healing, the next few hits are stronger, but Mina is more vulnerable.	Risky burst windows	Strong if timed well, dangerous while learning.	Guide
B	Draining Beastium	Sidearms deal more damage but consume more Joules.	Burst Sidearm damage	Higher output at the cost of tighter resource management.	Guide
B	Starving Beastium	Vials refill Joules on use but restore less health.	Joule recovery	Useful for Sidearm-heavy play, but the healing penalty is real.	Guide
C	Bubble Ring	Rapid hits form a shield that absorbs one hit.	Multi-hit safety	Helpful when you can build the shield before danger arrives.	Guide
C	Brisk Brew	Walk faster; gain a burst of speed after hitting a foe.	Speed comfort	Fun and useful, but not as essential as movement unlocks.	Guide
C	Counter Vial	Dodge and launch a burst if struck while readying a Vial.	Healing defense	Nice save during healing, but relies on being hit at the right time.	Guide
C	Desperation Bonnet	Deal more damage and spend less on Sidearms at low health.	Low-health builds	Powerful only if you are comfortable living near failure.	Guide
C	Thermal Pack	Boosts damage after death or exiting Underlab; fades then returns stronger.	Recovery routing	Interesting comeback value, but not a clean default.	Guide
C	Tumbling Tutu	Press Jump airborne for a spin attack and enemy bounce.	Movement offense	Stylish and useful in specific rooms, but less consistent than Spring Heels.	Guide
C	Niter Belt	Creates a radial explosion when emerging from burrow.	Burrow burst	Good room damage if you are already surfacing near enemies.	Guide
C	Oozing Organ	Leave a damaging ooze trail while burrowing.	Area denial	Works when enemies follow your path, weaker against mobile targets.	Guide
C	Repulsing Root	When hit, drop a Mourndrake that pushes and damages foes.	Emergency spacing	Can save space after damage, but you do not control the trigger.	Guide
C	Blinking Glass	Sometimes avoid damage and become briefly invulnerable.	Random defense	Avoiding damage is good, but chance-based protection is hard to plan around.	Guide
C	Polyp Lamp	Glows faintly and reduces damage in dark places.	Dark routes	Useful in dark areas, low impact elsewhere.	Guide
C	Bone Charm	Survival-first comfort with early-game drawbacks.	Learning routes	Helpful for cautious players, but outclassed by stronger safety tools.	Guide
C	Spark Pin	Helps resource economy and Sidearm uptime.	Sidearm support	Useful economy support, but not a primary build engine by itself.	Guide
C	Warding Beastium	Take less damage, but healing is much less effective.	No-heal or defense tests	The mitigation is appealing, but the healing penalty is steep.	Guide
C	Dead Leaf	Stand still to become a silent statue until you move.	Stealth, summon setups	Strong in tested stationary/summon plans, awkward in normal movement fights.	Guide
D	Fly Bait	Defeating enemies attracts friendly flies that attack foes.	Enemy-heavy rooms	It needs enemy defeats before it starts helping.	Guide
D	Dummy Cache	Press Heal to place a Joule-filled decoy that distracts enemies.	Decoy setups	Interesting control, but it competes with simpler survival picks.	Guide
D	Moon Ring	Exploration comfort and trap forgiveness.	Cleanup comfort	Nice when it solves a specific hazard, but rarely a priority slot.	Guide
D	Grave Token	Low-health risk-reward damage and defense tradeoff.	Challenge damage	The upside is narrow and the downside punishes mistakes.	Guide
D	Volatile Beastium	Foes sometimes drop a bomb on death.	Room-clearing experiments	The effect depends on enemy deaths and is unreliable for bosses.	Guide
D	Burning Beastium	Create damaging fireballs when hit; jump or burrow to avoid them.	Risky crowd control	It triggers after damage and can complicate positioning.	Guide
D	Intravenous Vial	Automatically use a Vial when enough Plasma is available.	Automatic healing	It can save distracted players, but removes timing control.	Guide

S Tier Trinkets

Uranium Bracelet

Effect: Uranium Bracelet makes Mina deal significantly more damage while also receiving significantly more damage.
Best use: Bosses and elite enemies whose patterns you already know.
Why it belongs in S tier: Few Trinkets change time-to-kill as dramatically, so confident players can end dangerous fights before attrition matters.
Main limitation: It is punishing during blind attempts because every mistake hurts more.
Related guide: Uranium Bracelet

Wallower's Gauntlets

Effect: Wallower's Gauntlets let Mina burrow into compatible walls.
Best use: Secret hunting, route cleanup, and exploration sessions after you unlock the relevant area.
Why it belongs in S tier: It changes what parts of the map Mina can interact with, making it more like a route key than a normal comfort item.
Main limitation: It does not directly improve boss damage, so swap it out for strict fights.
Related guide: Wallower's Gauntlets

Wallower's Path entrance screenshot showing where exploration Trinkets start to matter in Mina the Hollower

Plasma Funnel

Effect: Plasma Funnel makes Mina drink Plasma Vials twice as fast and prevents Vial loss when hit.
Best use: Boss learning, late-route healing, and any fight where drinking safely is the hard part.
Why it belongs in S tier: Faster healing is useful in almost every difficult route and pairs well with defensive builds.
Main limitation: It does not increase raw damage.
Related guide: Plasma Funnel

Joule Syringe

Effect: Joule Syringe gives Plasma from Sidearms unless Mina is at 1 HP; at 0 Joules, Sidearms can spend health.
Best use: Sidearm-heavy builds that want sustain and resource conversion.
Why it belongs in S tier: It turns Sidearm pressure into recovery value and keeps resource loops alive.
Main limitation: The health-spending condition can become dangerous if you are already low.
Related guide: Joule Syringe

Spring Heels

Effect: Spring Heels let Mina jump after landing for a longer and higher jump.
Best use: Platforming, exploration, and hazard rooms where jump height matters.
Why it belongs in S tier: It is simple, always understandable, and useful long after you first equip it.
Main limitation: It is a movement answer, not a boss damage answer.
Related guide: Spring Heels

Twill Weave

Effect: Twill Weave raises Mina's Defense level by one.
Best use: First clears, boss learning, and routes where you are taking chip damage.
Why it belongs in S tier: Direct damage reduction is never hard to justify, especially while learning new rooms.
Main limitation: It will not speed up fights by itself.
Related guide: Twill Weave

Lace Glove

Effect: Lace Glove raises Mina's Attack level by one.
Best use: Melee-focused players who want faster kills without extra risk.
Why it belongs in S tier: Clean damage is useful in bosses, normal rooms, and farming routes.
Main limitation: It is less explosive than Uranium Bracelet.
Related guide: Lace Glove

Proto Spark

Effect: Proto Spark saves Mina from death once and resets after dying.
Best use: Learning hard bosses and protecting long attempts.
Why it belongs in S tier: A one-time death rescue changes how safely you can experiment.
Main limitation: It does not refill every resource, so the revived attempt still needs careful play.
Related guide: Proto Spark

Proto Spark reward screenshot after completing the Duke route in Mina the Hollower

Primed Vial Pouch

Effect: Primed Vial Pouch adds two Plasma Vials and makes Vials restore some health even without Plasma.
Best use: Long routes, first clears, and players who need extra recovery.
Why it belongs in S tier: More healing capacity is easy to understand and hard to replace.
Main limitation: It is defensive, so aggressive players may swap it after mastering a fight.
Related guide: Primed Vial Pouch

Steady Soles

Effect: Steady Soles lets Mina move normally on water, grass, stairs, and ice while resisting knockback.
Best use: Hazard rooms, awkward terrain, and exploration.
Why it belongs in S tier: Terrain and knockback often cause the mistake after the mistake; this prevents that spiral.
Main limitation: It is less important in flat boss arenas.
Related guide: Steady Soles

A Tier Trinkets

Bell of Grace

Effect: Bell of Grace can preserve Spark on death and save half or all Bones after a sparkless demise.
Best use: Early exploration, death-risk routes, and new players protecting Bones.
Why it belongs in A tier: It does not win fights directly, but it reduces the cost of learning.
Main limitation: It is less exciting once you are confident and wealthy.
Related guide: Bell of Grace

Bell of Grace reward screenshot showing an early safety Trinket in Mina the Hollower

Spark Catcher

Effect: Spark Catcher gives an extra Spark Container, helps recover lost Sparks by hitting foes, and pulls loose Sparks toward Mina.
Best use: Recovery routes and players who often fight back after death.
Why it belongs in A tier: It improves both capacity and retrieval, which are useful in stressful rooms.
Main limitation: It is less valuable if you rarely lose Sparks.
Related guide: Spark Catcher

Chain Capacitor

Effect: Chain Capacitor boosts damage as you attack enemies without missing; missing resets the combo.
Best use: Bosses or large enemies with readable openings.
Why it belongs in A tier: It rewards clean play with real damage gains.
Main limitation: It falls apart in chaotic rooms where whiffs or target swaps are common.
Related guide: Chain Capacitor

Keri the Wisp

Effect: Keri the Wisp lets Mina press Jump in the air to float and extend a fall.
Best use: Platforming, long drops, and movement correction.
Why it belongs in A tier: Extra air control can save routes that would otherwise require perfect jumps.
Main limitation: It is mostly utility and does not increase damage.
Related guide: Keri the Wisp location guide

Tunneling Codex

Effect: Tunneling Codex lets Mina hold Jump to burrow repeatedly without landing.
Best use: Hollowing routes and movement chains.
Why it belongs in A tier: It makes burrow movement smoother and opens cleaner traversal patterns.
Main limitation: Its value depends on whether the room actually rewards repeated burrowing.
Related guide: Tunneling Codex

Pit Preserver

Effect: Pit Preserver bounces Mina up from pits or water and reduces pit damage.
Best use: Pit-heavy regions and rooms where one fall causes repeated losses.
Why it belongs in A tier: It directly solves a common exploration failure state.
Main limitation: It is a swap candidate when pits and water are not present.
Related guide: Pit Preserver

Vascular Syrup

Effect: Vascular Syrup makes health decrease slowly on hit and prevents death until it runs out.
Best use: Survival routes where a delayed recovery window matters.
Why it belongs in A tier: It creates time to heal or reposition after a dangerous hit.
Main limitation: It does not erase damage; it delays the consequence.
Related guide: Vascular Syrup

Windfall Charm

Effect: Windfall Charm makes Joule pickups restore Plasma, and foes hit by Sidearms can drop Joules.
Best use: Sidearm sustain and resource-loop builds.
Why it belongs in A tier: It connects offense, pickups, and recovery in a practical loop.
Main limitation: It needs Sidearm play and pickup access to shine.
Related guide: Windfall Charm

Evasion Powder

Effect: Evasion Powder extends invulnerability after damage and briefly after exiting burrow.
Best use: Learning rooms where one hit often leads to another.
Why it belongs in A tier: It improves mistake recovery without asking for precise timing.
Main limitation: It does not prevent the first hit.
Related guide: Evasion Powder

Dodging Pendulum

Effect: Dodging Pendulum lets Mina press Jump right before damage to dodge and become invulnerable.
Best use: Players who like active defense and know enemy timing.
Why it belongs in A tier: The payoff is strong when you can trigger it on purpose.
Main limitation: It is less friendly than passive defense during blind play.
Related guide: Dodging Pendulum

Willow the Wisp

Effect: Willow the Wisp summons a wisp after damage that boosts attack damage and speed.
Best use: Comeback pressure after unavoidable or accidental hits.
Why it belongs in A tier: It turns damage taken into a short offensive window.
Main limitation: A Trinket that activates after taking damage is still worse than not being hit.
Related guide: Willow the Wisp

Smelling Salts

Effect: Smelling Salts raises Sidearm level by one.
Best use: Builds where Sidearms are part of the main damage plan.
Why it belongs in A tier: A direct Sidearm stat increase is clean and reliable.
Main limitation: It loses value if you mostly fight with melee.
Related guide: Smelling Salts

Voltaic Guard

Effect: Voltaic Guard blocks one lightning hit, breaks, and recharges after a short delay.
Best use: Lightning-heavy enemies, traps, and boss patterns.
Why it belongs in A tier: In the right route, one blocked lightning hit can save the attempt.
Main limitation: Outside lightning threats, it is mostly a dead slot.
Related guide: Voltaic Guard

Flame Guard

Effect: Flame Guard blocks one fire or explosion hit, breaks, and recharges.
Best use: Fire-heavy routes, explosive hazards, and forge-style encounters.
Why it belongs in A tier: It is excellent specialist protection for a common damage type.
Main limitation: It should be swapped out when fire and explosions are not the threat.
Related guide: Flame Guard

B Tier Trinkets

Glutton's Jug

Effect: Glutton's Jug fills after defeating 50 enemies while equipped.
Best use: Buffo's quest chain, normal enemy clears, and farming loops.
Why it belongs in B tier: It is useful when you already plan to defeat many enemies.
Main limitation: It is not usually your strongest single-target boss option.
Related guide: Glutton's Jug

Seismic Belt

Effect: Seismic Belt lets Mina press Attack while burrowing to emit a damaging pulse.
Best use: Burrow-forward combat routes and enemy groups.
Why it belongs in B tier: It adds offense to a movement state you may already be using.
Main limitation: It is weaker when enemies do not line up around your burrow path.
Related guide: Seismic Belt

Shock Flint

Effect: Shock Flint fires a shock ball when Mina attacks at full Plasma and health.
Best use: Clean openers and ranged pressure before taking damage.
Why it belongs in B tier: The payoff is good, but the condition is fragile.
Main limitation: One hit can remove the setup that makes it special.
Related guide: Shock Flint

Lightning Grip

Effect: Lightning Grip calls a damaging bolt when attacking after healing and can trigger occasionally on hit.
Best use: Builds that heal during combat and then re-engage quickly.
Why it belongs in B tier: It gives healing a damage follow-up, which is useful in longer fights.
Main limitation: The value depends on healing cadence and trigger timing.
Related guide: Lightning Grip

Vial Salvo

Effect: Vial Salvo launches missiles when using a Vial and grants bonus Plasma if foes are hit.
Best use: Healing while enemies are nearby.
Why it belongs in B tier: It makes a defensive action contribute to offense.
Main limitation: If no target is in range, the payoff drops.
Related guide: Vial Salvo

Bellows Bustle

Effect: Bellows Bustle lets Mina press Jump while airborne to perform an air dash.
Best use: Gap extension, dodge repositioning, and movement comfort.
Why it belongs in B tier: Air dash control is useful, but not every route needs it.
Main limitation: It competes with stronger movement Trinkets.
Related guide: Bellows Bustle

Iron Lung

Effect: Iron Lung increases maximum burrow time, even underwater.
Best use: Underwater paths and long burrow checks.
Why it belongs in B tier: It is strong whenever duration is the actual blocker.
Main limitation: Outside burrow-duration rooms, it does very little.
Related guide: Iron Lung

Bridge Weaver

Effect: Bridge Weaver summons a web-weaving spider when Mina steps off a ledge, helping her cross gaps.
Best use: Specific gap-crossing routes and exploration checks.
Why it belongs in B tier: It can solve a traversal problem without being broadly mandatory.
Main limitation: It is highly room-dependent.
Related guide: Bridge Weaver

Spike Spurs

Effect: Spike Spurs reduce spike damage and let Mina walk on spikes without knockback.
Best use: Spike-heavy dungeons and hazard screens.
Why it belongs in B tier: It turns spike rooms from scary to manageable.
Main limitation: It is specialized and often swapped out after the route.
Related guide: Spike Spurs

Valor Medallion

Effect: Valor Medallion lets Mina move slightly while healing and prevents Plasma loss when struck.
Best use: Healing in cramped rooms and boss attempts.
Why it belongs in B tier: It is very comfortable, especially early.
Main limitation: Plasma Funnel's faster drink speed is often the stronger default healing pick.
Related guide: Valor Medallion

Helio the Wisp

Effect: Helio the Wisp summons a friendly wisp after damage that restores health.
Best use: Hit recovery and cautious survival builds.
Why it belongs in B tier: Healing after damage can stabilize a bad exchange.
Main limitation: It needs you to get hit first.
Related guide: Helio the Wisp

Stolenoid

Effect: Stolenoid pulls nearby pickups toward Mina.
Best use: Bone farming, Joule pickup routes, and cleanup comfort.
Why it belongs in B tier: It saves time and prevents pickups from being annoying to collect.
Main limitation: It does not solve combat by itself.
Related guide: Stolenoid

Deboning Wand

Effect: Deboning Wand makes enemies reward far more Bones, but the Bones bounce around.
Best use: Dedicated Bone farming.
Why it belongs in B tier: It is one of the clearest economy tools when you need money.
Main limitation: The bouncing Bones can make collection awkward without pickup support.
Related guide: Deboning Wand

Watchful Eye

Effect: Watchful Eye rewards extra Bones for defeating a foe without being harmed.
Best use: Safe farming routes and practiced room clears.
Why it belongs in B tier: It rewards clean play with useful economy.
Main limitation: It is less helpful when you are still getting hit often.
Related guide: Watchful Eye

Pneumatic Armlet

Effect: Pneumatic Armlet supercharges throws, making thrown objects faster, farther, and more damaging.
Best use: Rooms or bosses where throwables are part of your plan.
Why it belongs in B tier: It gives object throws a real purpose.
Main limitation: Not every encounter gives you good objects to throw.
Related guide: Pneumatic Armlet

Reckless Beastium

Effect: Reckless Beastium powers up the next few hits after healing, but makes Mina more vulnerable.
Best use: Burst windows immediately after a planned heal.
Why it belongs in B tier: The offensive payoff is real for confident players.
Main limitation: The added vulnerability can undo the heal if you misread the window.
Related guide: Reckless Beastium

Draining Beastium

Effect: Draining Beastium makes Sidearms deal more damage but consume more Joules.
Best use: Sidearm burst damage.
Why it belongs in B tier: It raises output for builds already committed to Sidearms.
Main limitation: It burns through Joules faster and needs sustain support.
Related guide: Draining Beastium

Starving Beastium

Effect: Starving Beastium makes Vials refill Joules on use but restore less health.
Best use: Sidearm sustain plans that can tolerate weaker healing.
Why it belongs in B tier: It can keep Sidearms moving in exchange for healing power.
Main limitation: The reduced healing is dangerous during boss learning.
Related guide: Starving Beastium

C Tier Trinkets

Bubble Ring

Effect: Bubble Ring forms a protective shield after Mina strikes foes quickly enough.
Best use: Multi-hit fights where you can build the shield before the next danger.
Why it belongs in C tier: Absorbing one hit is useful, but setup timing matters.
Main limitation: It is unreliable if enemies do not allow repeated hits.
Related guide: Bubble Ring

Brisk Brew

Effect: Brisk Brew makes Mina walk faster and grants a short speed burst after hitting a foe.
Best use: Movement comfort and aggressive repositioning.
Why it belongs in C tier: Speed feels good, but it is less important than route-opening mobility.
Main limitation: Extra speed can also make precision harder.
Related guide: Brisk Brew

Counter Vial

Effect: Counter Vial launches a burst at the attacker if Mina is struck while readying a Vial.
Best use: Players who often get interrupted while healing.
Why it belongs in C tier: It punishes enemies for a common failure moment.
Main limitation: It depends on being hit during a narrow healing setup.
Related guide: Counter Vial

Desperation Bonnet

Effect: Desperation Bonnet increases damage and lowers Sidearm cost when Mina is low on health.
Best use: Low-health challenge play and risky clutch damage.
Why it belongs in C tier: The upside is real, but only when Mina is already in danger.
Main limitation: It encourages staying near failure.
Related guide: Desperation Bonnet

Thermal Pack

Effect: Thermal Pack boosts damage after death or after exiting Underlab, then fades and returns stronger.
Best use: Recovery routing and players who like comeback mechanics.
Why it belongs in C tier: It has interesting power spikes, but they are not always where you need them.
Main limitation: It is less predictable than a permanent stat boost.
Related guide: Thermal Pack

Tumbling Tutu

Effect: Tumbling Tutu adds an airborne spin attack and lets Mina bounce off enemies.
Best use: Rooms where bouncing and aerial attacks are safe.
Why it belongs in C tier: It can be useful, but requires encounter-specific comfort.
Main limitation: Aerial offense can become risky in cramped rooms.
Related guide: Tumbling Tutu

Niter Belt

Effect: Niter Belt creates a radial explosion when Mina emerges from burrow.
Best use: Surfacing near enemy groups.
Why it belongs in C tier: It rewards aggressive burrow positioning.
Main limitation: You need to place Mina near danger to get value.
Related guide: Niter Belt

Oozing Organ

Effect: Oozing Organ leaves a damaging ooze trail while Mina is burrowing.
Best use: Area denial and enemies that chase through your path.
Why it belongs in C tier: It adds passive damage to movement.
Main limitation: Mobile or ranged enemies may ignore the trail.
Related guide: Oozing Organ

Repulsing Root

Effect: Repulsing Root drops a shrieking Mourndrake when Mina is hit, pushing and damaging foes.
Best use: Emergency spacing after taking damage.
Why it belongs in C tier: It can stop enemies from piling on after a hit.
Main limitation: You cannot benefit until after a mistake or forced hit.
Related guide: Repulsing Root

Blinking Glass

Effect: Blinking Glass sometimes avoids damage and gives Mina brief invulnerability.
Best use: Casual safety when you are willing to accept randomness.
Why it belongs in C tier: Damage avoidance can be great, but chance-based defense is hard to route around.
Main limitation: It cannot be relied on for planned boss strategy.
Related guide: Blinking Glass

Polyp Lamp

Effect: Polyp Lamp glows faintly and reduces damage in dark places.
Best use: Dark rooms and routes where visibility is part of the danger.
Why it belongs in C tier: It answers one environment type well.
Main limitation: In bright rooms, it loses most of its reason to be equipped.
Related guide: Polyp Lamp

Bone Charm

Effect: Bone Charm is a survival-first comfort Trinket with early-route value and tradeoffs.
Best use: New players learning dangerous routes.
Why it belongs in C tier: It can make the first hours less punishing.
Main limitation: Stronger defensive tools usually replace it later.
Related guide: Bone Charm

Spark Pin

Effect: Spark Pin supports resource economy and Sidearm uptime.
Best use: Sidearm-heavy builds that need more stable resources.
Why it belongs in C tier: It can help the right build but is not a universal engine.
Main limitation: It is weaker if Sidearms are not central to your plan.
Related guide: Spark Pin

Warding Beastium

Effect: Warding Beastium reduces damage taken but makes healing much less effective.
Best use: Defensive experiments and routes where you can avoid relying on Vials.
Why it belongs in C tier: Mitigation is attractive, but the healing penalty changes the whole run.
Main limitation: It can make recovery harder than the damage reduction is worth.
Related guide: Warding Beastium

Dead Leaf

Effect: Dead Leaf turns Mina into a silent statue while she remains still and ends when she moves.
Best use: Stealth survival, summon-based plans, and pattern learning.
Why it belongs in C tier: It can be powerful in tested stationary setups but awkward in normal play.
Main limitation: Many fights and rooms require constant repositioning.
Related guide: Dead Leaf

D Tier Trinkets

Fly Bait

Effect: Fly Bait attracts friendly flies after Mina defeats enemies.
Best use: Enemy-heavy rooms where defeats come quickly.
Why it belongs in D tier: It needs kills before it starts contributing.
Main limitation: It does little at the beginning of a boss or sparse encounter.
Related guide: Fly Bait

Dummy Cache

Effect: Dummy Cache lets Mina press Heal to place a Joule-filled decoy that distracts enemies.
Best use: Decoy experiments and crowd-control setups.
Why it belongs in D tier: The effect is creative but competes with simpler survival tools.
Main limitation: It asks for deliberate setup in moments where healing or dodging may be safer.
Related guide: Dummy Cache

Moon Ring

Effect: Moon Ring provides exploration comfort, trap forgiveness, and cleanup routing value.
Best use: Specific trap routes and relaxed exploration.
Why it belongs in D tier: It can help when its exact comfort effect matters.
Main limitation: It rarely beats broader movement, defense, or healing Trinkets.
Related guide: Moon Ring

Grave Token

Effect: Grave Token is a risk-reward low-health option with extra attack and reduced defense.
Best use: Challenge runs and players comfortable at low HP.
Why it belongs in D tier: The damage upside is narrow and punishes mistakes hard.
Main limitation: Most players get more reliable value from safer attack boosts.
Related guide: Grave Token

Volatile Beastium

Effect: Volatile Beastium makes foes sometimes drop a bomb on death.
Best use: Room-clearing and enemy-heavy exploration.
Why it belongs in D tier: It is fun when bombs chain into value, but boss value is inconsistent.
Main limitation: Single-target fights often give it little to trigger from.
Related guide: Volatile Beastium

Burning Beastium

Effect: Burning Beastium creates damaging fireballs when Mina is hit, and you can jump or burrow to avoid them.
Best use: Risky crowd-control experiments.
Why it belongs in D tier: It can add damage, but only after Mina takes a hit.
Main limitation: Fireballs can complicate positioning when you are already recovering.
Related guide: Burning Beastium

Intravenous Vial

Effect: Intravenous Vial automatically uses a Vial without drinking when enough Plasma is available.
Best use: Players who forget to heal or prefer automatic recovery.
Why it belongs in D tier: Automation can save you, but it also spends healing without your timing.
Main limitation: Skilled players usually want to choose when the Vial is used.
Related guide: Intravenous Vial

Top 10 Best Trinkets in Mina the Hollower

Plasma Funnel - the safest all-purpose healing upgrade because faster Vials matter in bosses, hazards, and long routes.
Twill Weave - the best simple defensive pick for first clears.
Uranium Bracelet - the strongest damage option when you can manage its risk.
Wallower's Gauntlets - the best exploration Trinket because it opens wall-burrow routes and cleanup checks.
Proto Spark - one of the most forgiving boss-learning tools.
Lace Glove - clean, reliable damage without a dangerous drawback.
Spring Heels - excellent movement value across platforming and exploration.
Primed Vial Pouch - more Vials and minimum healing make routes safer.
Joule Syringe - the best Sidearm sustain engine if you are comfortable with its health-risk edge.
Steady Soles - terrain and knockback control stay useful for a long time.

Best Trinkets to Get First

For the opening route, prioritize Trinkets that reduce punishment, make healing safer, and protect you from terrain mistakes. If you want a step-by-step pickup route, use the early-game Trinkets you should not miss guide after this ranking.

Priority	Trinket	Why to get it first	Route note
1	Bell of Grace	Protects Bones and Spark recovery while you are still learning.	Follow Frayed's early Ossex quest chain.
2	Plasma Funnel	Makes healing much harder to interrupt.	Buy it from the early Trinket Bazaar route when you can afford it.
3	Steady Soles	Prevents terrain and knockback from ruining exploration.	Grab it once the High Street rooftop route is open.
4	Primed Vial Pouch	Adds two Vials and improves emergency healing.	Detour to the hidden basement south of Ossex.
5	Proto Spark	Gives one death rescue for hard attempts.	Complete the Duke route in Queensberry Crypt.
6	Twill Weave	Simple defense helps every blind route.	Equip as soon as slot space allows.
7	Lace Glove	Faster kills reduce enemy pressure.	Use when you are comfortable enough to trade safety for speed.
8	Spike Spurs	Makes spike-heavy rooms safer.	Pick up before pushing deep into spike routes.
9	Valor Medallion	Lets you move slightly while healing.	Strong early comfort if healing windows feel scary.

In-game Trinket Bazaar menu showing early Trinket choices in Mina the Hollower

Best Trinkets for Your Current Problem

Problem	Equip first	Add if you have slots	Avoid if
I keep dying before learning a boss	Twill Weave	Proto Spark, Plasma Funnel	You are trying to speedrun damage with no safety margin.
I cannot heal safely	Plasma Funnel	Valor Medallion, Primed Vial Pouch	You prefer automatic healing over manual timing.
I need boss damage	Lace Glove	Uranium Bracelet, Chain Capacitor	You are still getting hit often.
I need exploration access	Wallower's Gauntlets	Spring Heels, Keri the Wisp	You are entering a pure boss fight.
I keep falling into pits or water	Pit Preserver	Steady Soles, Iron Lung	The room has no pit, water, or terrain problem.
I need Bones	Deboning Wand	Watchful Eye, Stolenoid	You are doing a strict boss attempt.
I want more Sidearm uptime	Joule Syringe	Windfall Charm, Smelling Salts	You are low on health and cannot manage the risk.

Best Trinket Builds and Combinations

Slot availability changes throughout the game, so treat these as build templates rather than fixed final loadouts. If you do not have enough slots yet, equip the first two Trinkets in the row and add the rest later.

Build	Core Trinkets	Optional add-ons	Best for	Slot caveat
Beginner Survival	Twill Weave + Plasma Funnel	Bell of Grace, Proto Spark	First clears, safer bosses, rough routes	Prioritize defense and healing before utility.
Boss Damage	Lace Glove + Uranium Bracelet	Chain Capacitor, Shock Flint	Shortening fights once patterns are known	Do not force Uranium Bracelet while learning blind.
Safe Healing	Plasma Funnel + Primed Vial Pouch	Valor Medallion, Vascular Syrup	Long attempts and healing-interrupt problems	If slots are tight, Plasma Funnel comes first.
Exploration Cleanup	Wallower's Gauntlets + Spring Heels	Keri the Wisp, Tunneling Codex	Secrets, revisit routes, map completion	Swap to combat Trinkets before major bosses.
Bone Farming	Deboning Wand + Watchful Eye	Stolenoid, Glutton's Jug	Buying shop items and farming safe enemies	Use only in rooms you can clear safely.
Sidearm Sustain	Joule Syringe + Windfall Charm	Smelling Salts, Starving Beastium	Sidearm-heavy combat and resource loops	Watch your health if Joule Syringe starts spending HP.

Best Trinkets by Role

Role	S/A picks	Practical note
Bosses	Plasma Funnel, Twill Weave, Lace Glove, Uranium Bracelet	Safety first while learning, Uranium Bracelet later.
Exploration	Wallower's Gauntlets, Spring Heels, Keri the Wisp, Tunneling Codex	Route access beats damage when you are cleaning up secrets.
Healing	Plasma Funnel, Primed Vial Pouch, Valor Medallion	Faster Vials are usually the best first healing upgrade.
Farming	Deboning Wand, Watchful Eye, Stolenoid	Pick safe rooms before optimizing the Trinkets.
Sidearms	Joule Syringe, Windfall Charm, Smelling Salts	Strongest when your weapon and route already support Sidearm use.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Trinkets are in Mina the Hollower?

This site currently documents 64 Trinkets in the Mina the Hollower Trinkets database, and this tier list ranks all 64 of them.

What are the best Trinkets to get first?

The best first Trinkets are Bell of Grace, Plasma Funnel, Steady Soles, Primed Vial Pouch, Proto Spark, Twill Weave, and Lace Glove. They help with death penalties, healing, terrain, and basic survival before you start optimizing damage.

What are the best Trinkets for bosses?

For learning bosses, use Plasma Funnel, Twill Weave, Primed Vial Pouch, and Proto Spark. For faster clears after you know the fight, add Lace Glove, Uranium Bracelet, or Chain Capacitor.

What are the best Trinkets for exploration?

The best exploration Trinkets are Wallower's Gauntlets, Spring Heels, Keri the Wisp, Tunneling Codex, Steady Soles, and Pit Preserver. Use them when route access, terrain, pits, or movement checks matter more than damage.

Is there one best Trinket for every build?

No. Mina the Hollower rewards swapping. Plasma Funnel is the safest general pick, Uranium Bracelet is a high-risk damage pick, Wallower's Gauntlets are exploration-focused, and Joule Syringe belongs in Sidearm builds.

How do I equip more Trinkets?

Mina can equip more Trinkets as her available Trinket slots increase. Trinket Bags are the slot-expansion items to watch for, but this site does not yet have a dedicated Trinket Bag route page, so avoid planning around max slots until you have confirmed your current in-game capacity.

Are D tier Trinkets bad?

Not always. D tier Trinkets usually have narrow triggers, unreliable payoff, or tradeoffs that make them hard to recommend as defaults. They can still be useful for experiments, challenge runs, or very specific rooms.

Should I copy the tier list exactly?

Use it as a starting point, not a law. If a boss keeps interrupting your heals, a healing Trinket is better than a damage Trinket. If you are cleaning up secrets, an exploration Trinket is better than a boss Trinket. Swap based on the current problem.