Mortal Shell II Weapon Abilities

Save an ability for the moment it changes

Weapon abilities add a second layer to a melee moveset. The official overview puts Sidearms and extensive upgrades beside the sequel’s posture-breaking combat, so an ability works best when it creates a clean result: force a stagger, survive a dangerous gap-close, or apply the effect your build was made to use.

Ability Tarstone	Cost	Level 1 action
Acolyte’s Stone	40 Resolve	charged light attack
Unwieldly Stone	35 Resolve	charged heavy attack; Leech on kill
Shrike Stone	70 Resolve	leap and ground plunge with a shockwave
Infused Stone	70 Resolve	throw your weapon through targets, then recall it
Captive’s Scabstone	100 Resolve	violent nearby-enemy arc
Solnir Shard	25 Resolve	arcing heavy Sidearm round that bursts on impact

Combine, do not duplicate

Pick one job for your ability and leave the other tools free. If your weapon ability is your status trigger, keep your Shell ability available for escape or crowd control. If a Sidearm is your ranged answer, do not spend every Resolve point on a melee follow-up before the enemy creates distance.

Ability Tarstones are the concrete way to add these actions. Shrike Stone begins with a 150-splash-damage shockwave, then reduces its Resolve cost at the next level. Infused Stone begins by adding three Perforation stacks per strike, then can hit up to four targets. Sidearm Ability Tarstones cover a different distance: Solnir Shard starts as a small-area burst, and Strange Remnant fires a stream that later chains between targets.