As you discover shells, you’ll not only be able to imbibe their stats, talents, and weapons but also abilities. Each shell in the game has a total of 10 abilities – all of them being passive. In this Mortal Shell guide, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about different shell abilities in the game and their costs.
Mortal Shell Abilities
The important thing when it comes to abilities is you won’t have access to them from the get-go. In order to gain access to abilities, you’ll first need to discover the name of your desired shell.
To do so, you’ll need to speak to Awaken Sester Genessa at the entrance of Abandoned Chamber after defeating Enslaved Grisha. It also requires Tar as well as Glimpses.
The following is a complete list of all the Shell abilities in the game and their costs:
Harros, The Vassal
Abilities | Tar | Glimpses | Effects |
Accretion of Dominance | 700 | 7 | Killing enemies after hardening can drop extra Glimpse. |
Accretion of Resolve | 700 | 3 | You reduce Hardened cooldown by 25%. |
Accretion of Inheritance | 700 | 8 | If broken, Hardening lasts for twice as much. |
Accretion of Foresight | 700 | 6 | Picking up Glimpse has a chance to heal some HP. |
Tiel, The Acolyte
Abilities | Tar | Glimpses | Effects |
Accretion of Foresight | 700 | 6 | Upon landing a successful empowered Riposte, Tiel will release a poisonous cloud. |
Accretion of Ascent | 800 | 9 | There’s a 20% chance of losing stamina instead of HP while taking damage. |
Accretion of Endurance | 750 | 4 | Being low on stamina provides a slight damage boost. |
Accretion of Resolve | 700 | 3 | Reduces the cooldown of Hardened by 25%. |
Accretion of Inheritance | 700 | 8 | When broken, Hardened lasts twice as long. |
Accretion of Yearning | 900 | 9 | Taking poisonous damage heals you instead. |
Solomon, the Scholar
Abilities | Tar | Glimpses | Effects |
Accretion of Resolve | 2,500 | 15 | Holding a sacred gland provides +25 HP and not holding a gland provides +1 resolve. |
Accretion of Endurance | 500 | 2 | Killing an enemy with a weapon ability has a chance to heal you. |
Accretion of Ascent | 3,000 | 20 | A final blow with an empowered riposte has a chance to replenish all resolve. |
Accretion of Inheritance | 1,100 | 8 | Being hit while hardened provides a little resolve. |
Accretion of Foresight | 1,100 | 8 | Reading lore for the first time provides Glimpse. |
Accretion of Domination | 1,000 | 6 | The duration of enemies being hardened while you’re separated from Solomon is increased. |
Accretion of Yearning | 500 | 2 | Speaking to an NPC provides a small amount of resolve. |
Recollection of Knowledge | 2,500 | 15 | Hardening while in the air create a shockwave upon landing. Hitting an enemy with it provides resolve. |
Recollection of Death | 4,000 | 25 | Defeating enemies provides last chance. |
Recollection of Strength | 1,000 | 6 | Land a powerful kick to send enemies off-balance. |
Eredrim, the Venerable
Abilities | Tar | Glimpses | Effects |
Accretion of Resolve | 1,100 | 8 | Killing an enemy provides stacks that provide increased base damage. You lose all your stacks upon being separated from Eredrim. |
Accretion of Endurance | 1,000 | 6 | Your maximum HP is increased by +15%. |
Accretion of Ascent | 1,100 | 8 | Your basic attacks deal increased damage to poise, easily staggering enemies. |
Accretion of Inheritance | 2,500 | 15 | You deal additional damage to enemies that are alone. |
Accretion of Yearning | 500 | 2 | You’ve a chance to ignore being knocked down. |
Accretion of Foresight | 500 | 2 | Killing an enemy lets you receive -5% less damage from enemies for 10 seconds. |
Accretion of Dominance | 3,000 | 20 | When reclaiming Eredrim, your next attack will deal increased damage. |
Recollection of Knowledge | 2,500 | 15 | Hardening while in the air create a devastating attack upon landing. |
Recollection of Strength | 1,000 | 6 | You land a powerful kick that can stagger enemies. |
Recollection of Death | 4,000 | 25 | Defeating enemies has a chance to provide last chance. |
This is all we’ve got in our Mortal Shell abilities guide. For more help on the game, you can check out our detailed Mortal Shell wiki guides.