Items | Mortal Shell 2

Items in Mortal Shell 2 cover a wide variety of objects that players can acquire and use, including Consumables, Key Items, and Unlimited Use items. These items can be obtained through looting chests, breaking objects, defeating Enemies and Bosses, purchasing from Merchants, or as rewards from completing quests. This page lists all obtainable items in Mortal Shell 2, along with brief descriptions of their functions and uses.

All Items in Mortal Shell 2

Quick Search of all Items in Mortal Shell 2

Name	Item Type	Description	Effects
Alluring Mushroom	Key Item	A glistening mushroom unlike any other. Looking upon it makes the mouth water and mind alight with strange dreams.	Its effects are unknown.
Archaic Tome	Shop Item	Written in an unrecognizable scrawl.	Gain 1 Level.
Basement Key	Key Item	Etched in fine lettering, the inscription reads: "If there were no locks, there would be no thieves."	Opens the basement to the strange house.
Blackmarrow Key	Key Item	Inside the Mether’s bones, lies her most potent gift, the Blackmarrow. And yet when released from her heavenly form, it’s crudely called Gloom.	Opens a locked treasure in the Marrow Keep.
Bloodseed	Collectible	Its flesh-like sheaf protects a nutrient rich yolk of sorts.	Curses Bloodcurse and grants +50% Bloodcurse mitigation for 30s. Grants +15% Bloodcurse mitigation.
Bolt Holster	Shop Item	Smells of leather and blood.	Increases max ammo by +4.
Brigand Wine	Consumable	A muddy slurry of intoxicants.	Heal 10% HP and gain 10% XP.
Burnt Effigy	Collectible	The ashen figure's name is lost. All that is remembered is that he must suffer for his treachery.	This item increases the Burn resistance of all characters. Collect 10 pieces of Burnt Effigy to gain +1 Burn mitigation.
Cage Key	Key Item	It's scratched and bent, but sturdy.	Use this key to open the cage containing a creature near the Hunter in Mushroom Village. You'll receive a Tooth of Nochte for interacting with the Grisha Pup.
Central Shaft Lever	Key Item	A sturdy lever without ornamentation. And yet there are subtle hints that its craftsman sought beauty in its singular design. Initials are proudly etched in its iron.	Opens the Central Shaft Gate in the mines.
Chapel Key	Key Item	In a tiny scrawl, an inscription has been carved into this key: “Our fair lady is as strong as the oxen, wise as the trees, and brilliant as the sunrise.”	Unlocks the Chapel doors outside the Mushroom Village.
Chest Key	Key Item	A sturdy key.	Unlocks a particular chest.
Citadel Gate Lever	Key Item	Etched above every gate is a single phrase. "Pain is purpose." It is written in the old tongue, but some still remember these words. Most wish they could forget them.	Unlocks the main gate to the Citadel of Penance.
Coin of Mammon	Tradable	Once a symbol of unimaginable riches, but it still remains valuable to collectors.	This item can be traded with merchants to gain 500 coins. Coins are the primary currency used for upgrading equipment, including Primary Weapons, Sidearms, and Tarstones.
Common Moonshine	Collectible	A slurry of spirits and Tar that is sure to embolden even the most cowardly, at least for a time.	Common Moonshine restores a small amount of Resolve upon picking it up. It increases all characters' Resolve by +5 for every 100 pieces collected.
Crypt Key	Key Item	A discarded memento, forsaken by a disciple who found himself drawn to a new sense of purpose.	Opens a locked door within a dungeon.
Damp Key	Key Item	Slightly damp and sticky, but otherwise non-descript.	Opens the Sinking Village's secret.
Depleted Gland	Key Item	A limp, shrunken gland. Its flesh flakes away like drifting ash. Drained, it can expel little more than fumes. If inhaled, these vapors may briefly befuddle the senses, conjuring up images of fire and blood that vanish as quickly as they appear.	A remnant of the Revered. It may still be of use.
Devout's Chalice	Tradable	There's still a trace of dried Nektar in its hollow.	This item can be traded for 100 coins.
Dorsalite	Upgrade Material	A remnant of the chitinous carapce that allowed the Blessed Mether to descend upon what would become Fainweald.	Consumed by the Targorge to improve weaponry.
Elixer	Shop Item	A mysterious draught of dubious origin.	Fully restores HP.
Endless Core	Upgrade Item	The device hums with promise. With it one may toil without end, but for what purpose? Finality offers freedom, while infinity marches on.	Feed to the Tarforge to remove the level cap on weapon and sidearm upgrades.
Etching Needles	Key Item	Slender needles, meticulously crafted to pierce far more than stones.	Give this item to Franz in Marrow Keep to start upgrading your Tarstones.
Extracted Specimen	Tradable	A small shred of flesh extracted by the Biosampler. The rare few who've studied this mechanism agree it appears to "ingest" the specimen. But what exactly happens to the extract is a source of great disagreement. Perhaps it's best not to know.	This item can be traded for 100 coins.
Faded Gland	Key Item	A dim, lifeless gland. Its obsidian flesh pales, the pulse inside either dead or imperceptible. Inside its twin hearts, the Nektar has been emptied, but the venom remains. Those who seek infinity will only find its end within.	A remnant of the Revered. It may still be of use.
Feeding Room Key	Key Item	The key is covered in jagged, little scratches.	Unlocks the door at the bottom of the well.
Galvanic Shard	Collectible	Of unknown origin or purpose, this piece releases an arcing jolt when jostled.	Cures Lightning and grants +50% Lightning mitigation for 30s
Glimpse	Consumable	A ponderous whirl of color, light, and lost reveries.	Spend this item at Zhirelle to increase a Shell's Bond Tier, Shell Points Capacity, Shell Revive Efficiency, and Memories. Increasing the Shell level will allow you to unlock more Abilities unique to each shell.
Gloombound Flame	Key Item	The flame burns impossibly. Shadows appear to grow and stretch in its cold brilliance. Within one’s grasp, it begins to feel as if a hopeless, endless night will threaten even the brightest day.	A unique flame fit only for the lantern atop the Marrow Keep.
Gloom Dregs	Consumable	Poorly refined and watered down with Tar.	Gain 1 Gloom.
Grisha Meat	Shop Item	A local delicacy.	Increase base damage by 10%.
Grisha Remnant		The spirits of the Grisha are said to live on long after death. Those that slay them honorably may be granted a remnant of their strength. They may even find themselves fighting alongside their spectral forms in times of great need.	Summon a Grisha to fight on your side Your melee hits have 2% chance to summon a Grisha to attack your enemies
Heart of Vatra	Key Item	Within the petrified flesh, a slow steady pulse can still be felt. Though few remember the name of Vatra, those who do wait patiently for her blessings. For the stone endures in silence and even when it breaks, it will one day be reformed.	The heart of a long dead Revered.
Hideout Cage Key	Key Item	The weathered wrought iron is scratched ornamentally. This key has been rarely used.	Unlocks the makeshift hideout cell.
Homemade Draught	Consumable	A murky, brackish brew.	Refills up to 1 Healing charge.
Immaculate Crown	Key Item	The crown of Winterglass remains perfectly preserved. While worn, one feels a faint memory stir. A whispered message, "Change is the enemy. It is the small death that leads to the annihilation of infinity."	Unlocks secrets within the ice.
Laterite	Upgrade Material	It's said these pieces of the Blessed Mether rain down from the heavens and fall at the feet of her favorites.	Spend this item at the Tarforge to increase the stats and damage of your equipment, such as Primary Weapons and Sidearms.
Location: Axatana	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Location: Axe and Dagger	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Location: Ballistazooka	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Sidearm on your Map
Location: Black Needle	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Location: Caged Hystrix	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Sidearm on your Map
Location: Clockwork Scythe	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Location: Cursed Chilld	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Sidearm on your Map
Location: Great Martyr's Blade	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Location: Obsidian Hammer	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Location: Salvaged Trebuchaxe	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Sidearm on your Map
Location: Veteran's Battle Axe	Map Fragment	A rudimentary cloth map. It seems to point to a specific location.	Marks the location of this Weapon on your Map
Makeshift Projectile	Key Item	The weapons of war remind us that it is far easier to destroy than create.	Ammunition for a great siege weapon.
Mango	Consumable	This remarkable fruit is a favorite among rogues.	Improves life.
Map of Fainweald	Map Fragment	Though it appears no more than a tattered scrap, frayed edges and loose fibers weave themselves into Ruk’s Map as if they always belonged there.	Reveals a new portion of Ruk's Map.
Map of Mammon	Map Fragment	Though it appears no more than a tattered scrap, frayed edges and loose fibers weave themselves into Ruk’s Map as if they always belonged there.	Reveals a new portion of Ruk's Map.
Marsh Pearl	Tradable	Though little more than a wet, stinking clump, it's treasured by those who revere the Great Frogga.	This item can be traded with merchants to gain 2,000 coins. Coins are the primary currency used for upgrading equipment, including Primary Weapons, Sidearms, and Tarstones.
Martyr's Ash	Collectible	The remains of frozen martyrs were once considered relics, but now only dust is left.	Cures Frost and grants +50% Frost mitigation for 30s. Grants +15% Frost mitigation.
Mether's Breath	Key Item	A wisp of Mether's breath which escaped the Gloom Siphon.	Allows quick travel between beacons and can be used to cleanse certain corruption walls. Can also be use to return to Marrow Keep, at the cost of all held Gloom.
Mether's Flesh	Key Item	The Mother's Flesh is a remarkable discovery. For centuries, the kings and queens of Mammon sought it at all costs. The nobility feasted upon the sacred flesh believing it would bestow upon them miraculous gifts. And it did, in a sense, until there was none left.	This Nightfish dreams of the Mether's Flesh.
Mether’s Severance	Consumable	A fragile, blade-like bone. In skilled hands it can be used to break the bond between Shell and bearer. Perhaps not all who were chosen were worthy in the end?	Bring to Zhirelle, the Shell keeper to sever your bond with a shell.
Moonlight Sonata	Key Item	A ghost in the sky, a silver river.	Unlocks the secrets of the strange house.
Muredean Actuator	Quest Item	A strange, unrusting mechanism, crafted for an unknown machine.	Give this item to Franz in Marrow Keep to start upgrading your Primary Weapons.
Muradean Tome	Tradeable	What could be more valuable than the secrets of Muraden?	Can be traded for 1,500 coin.
Mushroom Village Key	Key Item	A plain if tarnished key.	Use this key to open the Shrine of Trials dungeon near the Hunter's location in Mushroom Village. By clearing the Shrine of Trials, you can obtain theDeadman's Stone.
Mystery Sack	Shop Item	A non-descript sack.	Gain random items and materials.
Obsidian Lathe	Quest Item	Though the obsidian has faded, the device remains more than functional.	Give this item to Franz in Marrow Keep to start upgrading your Sidearm Weapons.
Paradoxical Scripture	Consumable	The Children of Infinity embraced paradox. Through death they were reborn. They arose as Sesters and brethers unbound from their flesh. Time itself has no hold on them. And in their freedom they only grew more heedless.	Immediately cures Stasis and grants +50% Stasis mitigation for 30s. Grants +15% Stasis mitigation
Poisoned Dagger	Key Item	Though the Brosca are nearly extinct, even a small secretion from their glands remains deadly.	Only a knowledgeable inhabitant of these lands will know how to concoct a cure.
Pure Gloom	Consumable	Inky tendrils rise from its seal.	Gain 5 Gloom.
Random Artifact	Shop Item	A weathered, but formidable treasure.	Gain the effect of this Artifact.
Rat Skewer	Consumable	Coarse, oily, and yet so satisfying.	Restores 30% of HP.
Revered Gland	Consumable	The remains of a sacred organ once extracted from a god.	Spend this item at a beacon to increase the number of uses of the Mether's Pulse. Mether's Pulse is a restorative consumable that replenishes the player's health.
Sage's Gate Lever	Key Item	An inscription, carved into the lever reads: "Trust is the currency of fools."	Opens the Sage's Gate.
Seedbearer’s Scripture	Key Item	Though the author’s name is lost, his words live on. He who held the seeds of infinity in his palm, made a promise. If he could not end what he started, he would find another way. The scripture pledges to cleanse the Revered, but such claims remain untested.	The Merchant has a buy line for Seedbearer’s Scripture at 500 Coin, but no fixed shelf lists it; his stock is assembled as you play.
Sellsword's Pledge	Shop Item	A note written in an ink-stabbed scrawl.	Gain new allies during your journey.
Sester's Censer	Key Item	Bring to Genessa to unlock its secrets.	This censer is not unlike those once favored by the Children of Infinity. If one peers inside, they may glimpse figures gliding like apparitions through the smoke.
Sheephead Totem	Consumable	When the sheep first returned to Fainweald many rejoiced. They gave thanks to the herders who shared their bounty. They hardly even noticed when their neighbors began to disappear. Why worry when your belly is full?	Turns you into a sheep Reduces the Max Health of enemies by 1%
Soiled Chalice	Shop Item	The liquid inside is oddly warm.	Refills up to 2 Healing charges.
Special Moonshine	Key Item	This is no brigand-swill. The bottle is unopened, wrapped carefully in sackcloth by its maker. Perhaps it's meant for more than mere merriment?	A truly special bottle of moonshine.
Starlight Sonata	Key Item	Burning bright, yet distant and small.	Unlocks the secrets of the strange house.
Strange Village Key	Key Item	A simple key, nearly indistinguishable from any other.	Unlocks the village's secret.
Sunlight Sonata Key Item Sunlight Sonata	Key Item	Ringer of life, bringer of flame	Unlocks the secrets of the strange house.
Synaptic Vessel	Consumable	A strange, root-like growth that radiates warmth as it pulses with an unseen heartbeat.	Spend this item at a beacon to increase the health recovered with each use of the Mether's Pulse. Mether's Pulse is a restorative consumable that replenishes the player's health.
Tarcore	Upgrade Material	Though discarded and broken, this is no meager bauble. A metallurgist's gift remains buried in its remains.	Used to temper Tarstones at the Tarforge.
Tarspore	Collectible	Though poisonous, eating this fungus is a rite of passage in many villages.	This item increases the Poison resistance of all characters. Collect 10 pieces of the Tarspore to gain +1 Poison mitigation.
Tempered Iron Key	Key Item	An inscription reads: "When neighbors look upon each other with suspicion, the keymaker smiles."	Unlocks a door somewhere.
Thawed Gland	Key Item	A dull, empty gland. Though once hard as stone, it's now slick and supple, dripping a cloudy liquid. Those that dare consume it are left deeply disappointed. There is no salvation to be found, only opaque memories from a distant past.	A remnant of the Revered. It may still be of use.
Tooth of Nochte	Tradable	A canine of remarkable size- often found in alleyways and odd corners of the former kingdom.	This item can be traded with merchants to gain 2,000 coins. Coins are the primary currency used for upgrading equipment, including Primary Weapons, Sidearms, and Tarstones.
Trollweed	Collectible	A rare plant of dubious use. It's often confused for a far more potent variety.	This item grants total immunity from all damage sources once you have collected 1,000 pieces of Trollweed.
Unremarkable Key	Key Item	A key to an unknown lock.	Slightly damp and sticky, but otherwise non-descript.
Ventrium	Upgrade Material	A calcified substance often mistaken for a fragment of the Blessed Mether's bones.	Spend this item at the Tarforge to increase the stats and damage of your equipment, such as Primary Weapons and Sidearms.
Voltaic Essence	Key Item	A strange, throbbing sensation emanates from within like distant thunder. Some objects even seem to draw the energy, but only with careful focus.	Use to power long forgotten mechanisms.
Weltcap	Collectible	Often near battlefields, these mushrooms thrive where blood has spilled.	This item restores small health upon picking it up. Collect 100 pieces of Weltcap to gain +5 maximum health for all characters, including the Harbinger.
Winterglass Gem	Tradeable	Highly sought by those hoping to find a frozen remnant of a Martyr preserved inside.	Can be traded for 1,000 coin.