Mortal Shell II Abilities

Shell abilities change your combat plan

Abilities are tied to individual Shells. Active abilities spend Resolve; passive abilities need their trigger condition. Resolve returns when your primary weapon deals damage, and bright Resolve effigies around the world can also refill the meter. That gives each Shell a loop: use its special tool at the useful moment, then return to melee to pay for the next one.

Shell	Known ability direction	What it changes
Tiel	shadow and precise dodge	a mobile reset after a clean evade
Proxima	grapple and Lightning	brings a target into close-range pressure and disrupts a group
Eredrim	Break, riposte and execution	turns a weakened enemy into a punish opportunity
Smert	time stop, Chaos and extra Resolve at critical health	rewards a risky pressure plan
Gragu	chargeable stagger punch and kill sustain	trades safety for close-range momentum
Genessa	Resolve-powered summons and a second combat state	adds ranged control
Lazlo	armored protection and Heat bursts	holds ground against nearby enemies
Sariel	Curse and recoverable Grey Health	recovers from damage by staying active

Spend with a purpose

Pick the Shell whose special tool solves the mistake that keeps ending an attempt. Tiel gives you a dodge-led escape. Proxima handles a cluster. Eredrim suits a player who can create a riposte opening. Your weapon and Sidearm remain separate equipment choices, so let the Shell bring the part of the kit your weapons do not cover.