While Bayonetta 2 is best known for its high-octane action, daring combos, and outlandish style, there’s a quieter but crucial element to survival: maximizing your health. Collecting Broken Witch Hearts is how you permanently increase Bayonetta’s life bar, and there are a whopping 40 to find throughout the main game — not including the extra five that can be purchased at the Gates of Hell.
Here’s a full chapter-by-chapter breakdown to help you collect every single one.
Chapter 1 – 10 Broken Witch Hearts
This chapter has the most Witch Hearts — but two require returning later with the water snake transformation.
- At the docks, jump into the water and swim right. Use water snake form to reach a hidden gap and find a chest.
- Far left of the main square is a Muspelheim Gate. Complete it to earn the Heart.
- After exiting the Gate, drop into nearby water and open a chest.
- After Verse 2 in the underwater arena, go right to a broken path and find another chest.
- From the same arena, swim through an arch on the left using water snake form. Chest at the end.
- After meeting Loki, go left to an Umbran Resting Place. Collect all pieces in time.
- Backtrack into the water and head under the left arch to a Muspelheim Gate.
- Inside the cathedral, on the right upper level is another Muspelheim Gate.
- Near the recipe guide, explore the room on the left for another Umbran Resting Place.
- Before the boss fight, drop into water near the small bridge and defeat an angel to claim the Heart.
Chapter 2 – 2 Witch Hearts
- After climbing a wall on the left, a Muspelheim Gate appears. Complete it.
- Before Loki triggers the giant wave, drop into water and go through an arch to find a chest.
Chapter 3 – No Witch Hearts
Skip to Chapter 4.
Chapter 4 – 2 Witch Hearts
- Near the beginning, cross buildings to a bridge, then jump to another rooftop for a chest.
- During the wall-walking section, look near the water for a Muspelheim Gate.
Chapter 5 – 4 Witch Hearts
- In the open starting area, use water snake to reach the left side for an Umbran Resting Place.
- On the right side, near a ruined gate in the water, is a Muspelheim Gate.
- After entering the Gates of Hell shop room, go right to find a hidden chest.
- At the top of the stairs after talking to Loki, you’ll find another Muspelheim Gate.
Chapter 7 – 1 Witch Heart
- Inside the demon, look for a path branching right to find a Muspelheim Gate.
Chapter 8 – 5 Witch Hearts
- While ascending the broken staircase, look left and down to a chest.
- After passing a room with breakable pots, find a Muspelheim Gate nearby.
- In the flooded cathedral portal, swim to the second floor for a chest.
- Near the spiral staircase, find a Muspelheim Gate to the left.
- Right at the level’s end, jump through a gate and break a red crystal on the left to reveal a chest.
Chapter 9 – 1 Witch Heart
- Found within a Muspelheim Gate located in a central columned area.
Chapter 10 – 5 Witch Hearts
- Soon after starting, to the left is a Muspelheim Gate.
- During the centipede chase, align yourself in the upper-right to hit a flying Heart that appears.
- After traveling on a creature between land masses, a Muspelheim Gate hides behind a left rock.
- After Verse 10, go right to an Umbran Resting Place.
- In a clearing after Verse 10, triggering Verse 11 awards the Heart.
Chapter 13 – 6 Witch Hearts
- In the Gates of Hell room, double-jump to the balcony.
- In the room to the right, open the chest.
- Outside, look left for a structure hiding a Muspelheim Gate.
- Before Verse 10, past the stairs is a ledge with a chest down below.
- After Verse 10, ride the falling platforms and jump across to reach a hidden chest.
- Before the crescent table room, go through a gate gap on the right for another Muspelheim Gate.
Chapter 14 – 1 Witch Heart
- Found in a chest to your left at the very start.
Chapter 15 – 2 Witch Hearts
- Behind a gated door is a path to a Muspelheim Gate with a no-ground-touch challenge. Complete it.
- Nearby, a tricky Umbran Resting Place involves long jumps and cat form navigation.
Chapter 16 – 1 Witch Heart
- After the shooting sequence, take the left mountain path instead of the main route to find the final chest.
Bonus: Gates of Hell Shop Witch Hearts
To reach maximum health, buy the final five Witch Hearts from the Gates of Hell:
- Witch Heart 41 – 30,000 Halos
- Witch Heart 42 – 50,000 Halos
- Witch Heart 43 – 70,000 Halos
- Witch Heart 44 – 90,000 Halos
- Witch Heart 45 – 100,000 Halos
Final Thoughts
Collecting every Broken Witch Heart is a true labor of love — but one that significantly boosts your survivability and rewards your exploration. Whether tucked away in tricky jumps, locked behind brutal Muspelheim challenges, or simply hidden in plain sight, these Hearts are a testament to Bayonetta’s world design.
Keep your eyes peeled, time your transformations well, and don’t be afraid to replay chapters to claim what you missed.
Happy hunting, and may your health bar be long and fabulous!
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