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title: 'Mina the Hollower - How to Activate Beast Mode'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=vHsaaZDSBKM'
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date: 2026-06-18
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# Mina the Hollower - How to Activate Beast Mode

> Source: [Mina the Hollower - How to Activate Beast Mode](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vHsaaZDSBKM)

## Summary

This guide details how to activate beast mode in *Mina the Hollower* by collecting all six Beastium trinkets. It covers each trinket's location, the required items or conditions, and the steps to equip them simultaneously for the transformation. The video also explains the combat mechanics and limitations of beast mode.

### Key Points

- **Six Beastium Trinkets Required** [0:00] — Warning, starving, volatile, draining, burning, reckless.
- **Warning Beastium Location** [0:27] — Found in Oex's Radiant Manor courtyard. Use Iron Steed and Carry the Wisp to cross a gap.
- **Starving Beastium Location** [1:14] — Located in Night's Rest, Miner's Mile. Requires a door opened with three sparks. Lay in Mina's grave to enter a warped area, then return to the crypt.
- **Volatile Beastium Purchase** [1:53] — Purchased from Vitus on the train platform between Bone Beach and Knox's Bayou during a specific route. Cost: 750 bones.
- **Draining Beastium Purchase** [2:28] — Bought from the shop inside the Kindlewood after defeating the Mad House boss. Cost: 2,000 bones.
- **Burning Beastium Platforming Challenge** [2:48] — Found in Cold Train Peak. Burrow under a hole to the east, then complete a platforming challenge with ice and spikes. Equip Steady Souls, Carry the Wisp, and Spike Spurs for easier navigation.
- **Reckless Beastium from Dr. Knot** [3:23] — Obtained by helping Dr. Knot in Astral Ory Mirror's End. Retrieve his hidden brain (break wall north, cross wide gap) and throw it at him.
- **Required Trinket Slot Upgrades** [4:09] — To equip all six, you need six trinket slots. Upgrades can be purchased from Emporium in Oex, obtained by defeating Maxi, or found in Astral Ory Mirror's End (requires mirror unlock).
- **Activating Beast Mode and Combat Mechanics** [4:55] — Equip all six in an underlab, they flash. Drink a vial to transform. Melee attack with three-hit combo: quick follow-up sends a wave, delayed follow-up performs an AoE spin. Sidearm becomes a fireball (dash attack midair). Cannot heal with vials; individual trinket effects don't apply.

## Transcript

There are six special trinkets in Mina
the Hollower, the different beastiums.
And if you wield all six at once, you
might just have something special
happen. Want to know how to do it for
yourself? Here's a guide for how to
activate Mina's beast mode with all six
Beastium trinkets.
First things first, though, this is
typically something you'll only be able
to get after getting pretty far into the
game. So, this is your courtesy spoiler
warning.
The warning BCM can be found in Oex, the
courtyard of Radiant Manor. Head to the
right and there's a large gap to cross.
There are a few ways to go about this,
but your best bet is to use the iron ste
sidearm and carry the wisp trinket. The
iron ste can be picked up inex just next
to the blacksmith.
Carry the wisp can be purchased from
puppet's hidden shop in the southern
outskirts.
Line up the Iron Steed with the gap.
Leap at the edge, then tap and hold jump
to float with Carry the Wisp. And the
warning beastium is just on the other
side.
The starving beastium can be found in
Night's Rest, a section of Mner's Mile.
There's a door here requiring three
sparks to open. We'll include a link to
our spark locations guide in the
description below. Once you have three
sparks, open the door to Mina's grave
and lay inside. You're taken to a warped
version of the surrounding area that's
filled with danger. Carefully make your
way around. We'd recommend having the
protospark trinket equipped in case you
get hit.
Follow the path back to the same crypt
where you started and your reward is the
starving beastium.
The volatile beastium can be purchased
while riding the train, but only during
a very specific route. Board the train
from Bone Beach and ride to Knox's
Bayou. This means you'll not only have
to unlock the train, which is an
expensive requirement to reach Cold
Train Peak, but also have access to the
train stations in both Bone Beach and
Nox's Bayou. The beastium can be
purchased from Vitus on the platform
between sections of the train. The
volatile beastium will be yours for 750
bones.
The draining beastium can be purchased
in the Kindlewood. When you first enter
the region, you'll have to battle
against the mad house. Winning the
battle opens up a shop inside, and the
draining beastium can be purchased for
2,000 bones.
The Burning Beastium can be found in
Cold Train Peak. Early in the dungeon, a
couple of screens past the first
underlab, you'll find a hole you can
burrow under to the east.
Within it is a platforming challenge
with ice and spikes. We recommend
equipping the steady souls trinket to
make this section easier, as it negates
the ice physics. Carry the wisp may also
be helpful.
as well as the spike spurs to reduce
spike damage.
At the end of the platforming challenge
is the burning beastium.
The reckless beastium is found in the
astral ory mirror's end. Regardless of
which mirror you enter to reach the
central hub, head to the east and you'll
find Dr. Knot, an NPC who is apparently
missing his brain. There are a few
brains lying around for some reason, but
his brain is hidden away. Break the wall
just north, and at the end of the
section is the real brain you're looking
for. The gap is a bit wide, so you'll
need something extra to get you over
there, such as carry the wisp so you can
float across, but anything that can
expand your movement options should work
here. Bring it back to Dr. KN and throw
the brain at him to slot it back into
his head. Your reward will be the
reckless beastium and a hint about using
all of them together. H
Once you have all six Beastium trinkets,
there's actually one more step,
equipping all six at once. That means
you need six trinket slots. Here's a
quick rundown of where to find all five
upgrades. Three of them can be purchased
from the Emporium in Oex, with each one
more expensive than the previous. One is
obtained in the Eastern Heath just
outside of AX. After clearing your first
dungeon and spark generator, Maxi will
be waiting for Mina here. Defeat Maxi
and your reward is a trinket bag. The
last trinket bag is found in Astroi
Mirror's End to the west. You'll have to
have unlocked the mirror in at least
September to get here, and you'll need
to spend a year to access the upgrade.
Once you have all of these, you'll be
able to equip six trinkets at once. Once
you head to an underlab and equip all
six beastium trinkets at the same time,
they'll flash. Drink a vial and Mina
will activate beast mode. Here, your
weapon and sidearm are replaced by a
melee attack. If you attack three times,
your third attack will change depending
on how long you wait to use it,
indicated by the weapon icon in the
lower left. If you attack immediately,
Mina will unleash a small wave ahead of
her to deal a lot of damage. If you wait
for a short moment, you'll see the icon
change to a small tornado. Finish your
attack combo during this time to instead
perform a powerful AoE spin. Your
sidearm is a fireball, and if you
activate it in midair, it's a dash
attack. There are two things to note
about beast mode. One is that you cannot
use vials to heal, as they'll simply
return Mina back to normal. And the
second is that all of the individual
beastium trinket effects do not apply
when used together in beast mode.
And that's how you find all six beastium
trinkets to activate beast mode. This
form is very powerful. Will you be using
it in your playthrough? Make sure to let
us know down in the comments. And for
more on Mina the Hollower, make sure to
check out our other guide videos and
everexpanding wiki pages. For everything
else gaming, keep it locked right here
at IGN.