Mortal Shell 2 features eight different shells for players to collect, each bringing distinct strengths, weaknesses, and playstyles to combat. When you reach Marrow Keep, you can unlock two shells for free—Proxima and Tiel—while the remaining six must be tracked down across the game.

Quick Overview: How to Choose Your Shell

  1. Pick S-tier shells like Tiel or Smert if you want the safest, most powerful kits for general combat and boss fights.
  2. Choose A-tier shells like Genessa, Proxima, Eredrim, or Lazlo if you prefer specific playstyles such as crowd control, clones, break damage, or tanking.
  3. Approach B-tier shells like Sariel and Gragu with caution, as their unique mechanics require high skill or specific situations to work effectively.
  4. Unlock early options such as Tiel or Proxima first to make initial area clearing straightforward.

S-Tier Shells

S-tier options represent the safest and most reliable choices in the game, offering straightforward usability paired with potent combat kits.

Shell Playstyle Reason
Tiel Stealth / Mobility Tiel stands out as one of the fastest shells, boasting high critical damage and rate. He inflicts poison stacks to amplify base damage and uses Shadow Dash to evade attacks while stunning enemies, creating reliable attack windows.
Smert Time management Equipped with the Miracle ability, Smert can manipulate time to chain unique attack windows. It also grants health regeneration from attacks during Fight Stance, making it ideal for beginners and challenging boss encounters.

A-Tier Shells

These viable alternatives suit players looking to experiment with different builds and combat mechanics.

Shell Playstyle Reason
Genessa Clones Genessa generates Resolve to summon clones that attack on your behalf alongside solid health pools, making her a strong pick for soulslike beginners.
Proxima Crowd Control (CC) Unlocking early in the game, Proxima delivers crowd control and Area of Effect (AoE) damage to handle groups of mobs with ease as a versatile all-rounder.
Eredrim Break damage and counters Designed for skilled fighters, Eredrim uses Shoulder Bash for Break Damage and combines Executioner with Riposte to stack Slaughterer buffs for quick mob clearing.
Lazlo Tank Lazlo functions as a pure tank capable of absorbing heavy damage while packing high AoE damage potential and execution utility. However, he is placed in A-tier strictly due to how late he is unlocked.

B-Tier Shells

B-tier options offer specific advantages but demand advanced mastery or prove too restrictive for general use.

Shell Playstyle Reason
Sariel Invincibility Sariel's Pain mechanic grants complete invincibility, but taking any hit drains built-up Pain permanently without restoration. Highly skilled players can push this shell to S-tier status, but most will find it punishing.
Gragu Single-target While Gragu shines against single targets and boss fights through scalable attacks, building up those attacks is cumbersome and impractical against groups of mobs.