Mortal Shell II Weapons: Locations and Upgrade Tips

The direct answer

The collected complete weapon guide names The Iconoclast, Axe and Dagger, Veteran’s Battle Axe, Great Martyr’s Blade, Obsidian Hammer, Axatana, Black Needle, and Clockwork Scythe. Its chapter list presents these as the weapons covered for movesets, infusions, and locations. This gives a reliable starting roster for the keyword, but it does not prove that the eight names are every weapon in the finished game.

The second collected source is a Reddit result titled as an all-weapon and sidearm location guide, but its page returned a 403 block. It contains no readable route or item list in the material folder. Therefore this page explains what the first source and the other readable combat research establish, while leaving exact locations to the individual guide pages that actually include them.

The weapon names documented by the video

The source video’s chapters identify The Iconoclast, Axe and Dagger, Veteran’s Battle Axe, Great Martyr’s Blade, Obsidian Hammer, Axatana, Black Needle, and Clockwork Scythe. Because the names are taken from the source’s own chapter list, they are safe to use as a research-backed equipment index. The chapter timestamps are useful for opening the corresponding segment, but the captured description does not reproduce each moveset or infusion in text.

The Black Needle has a separate readable source with a location, ability, upgrade table, and Tarstone notes, so it receives a focused page in this site. The other weapons do not receive invented stats here. If a weapon has no readable location or effect in the supplied material, the page keeps the description at the level of its name and the source’s stated guide coverage.

How weapons fit the combat system

The official site describes combat as unrestricted by stamina, with tactics built around shattering enemy posture and striking critically. The WCCFtech review adds that weapons create different playstyles, that quicker attacks can be valuable in the game’s timing-focused combat, and that striking enemies builds Resolve. Resolve powers ammunition, secondary ranged weapons, and abilities tied to weapons or Shells.

This means a weapon is not only a damage number. Its attack rhythm, reach, unique ability, and relationship with Resolve all influence how an encounter feels. The collected material does not provide a verified ranking, so it is safer to compare the weapon’s documented role and the Shell or Tarstone context than to call one weapon objectively best.

Upgrade and infusion context

The complete weapon video is explicitly framed around movesets, infusions, and locations. The official description also says Mortal Shell II has deeper weapon design with extensive upgrade options. The Steam Deck review says weapons can be upgraded with materials and gold, while Tarstones can add abilities, infusions, and passive buffs.

Those sources confirm that upgrading is part of the weapon loop, but they do not provide a universal cost table for every weapon. Do not reuse the Black Needle’s upgrade materials for the rest of the roster. A weapon-specific page should carry a material list only when that weapon’s source supplies it.

Sidearms are a separate evidence problem

The blocked Reddit title includes both weapons and sidearms, but the captured page contributes no sidearm names or locations. The WCCFtech review says sidearms are ranged tools powered by the broader combat resource system, and the Steam Deck review says they do not deal as much damage as the main weapon in that reviewer’s experience. Neither source provides a complete sidearm index.

That is why this page does not turn a search-result title into a full sidearm database. A title is not evidence of an item’s name, route, or effect. When a readable source becomes available, individual sidearm pages can be added without changing the weapon roster already documented here.

How to use the location information safely

Start with the named weapon guide or video chapter for the specific weapon you want. For Black Needle, the collected source gives a Sester’s Gate and Sester’s Bastion route; for Axe and Dagger, the Shrine of Trials page ties the weapon to the Mushroom Village chapel route. These are separate source-backed locations and should not be generalized to every weapon.

The broader world sources describe hidden structures, Beacons, dungeons, merchants, and maps as parts of exploration. That supports checking side paths and buying location maps when a source says they exist, but it does not give a shortcut to every weapon. Avoid publishing a chest, boss, or merchant location unless the corresponding material names it.

A compact research checklist

For each weapon, confirm four things before turning the data into a build recommendation: its name, its location, its unique ability, and its upgrade or infusion rules. The Black Needle source supplies all four at different levels of detail. The general weapons source supplies the roster and guide scope, while the blocked Reddit source supplies none of the missing specifics.

Sources used

• Mortal Shell 2 - Complete Weapon Guide
• All Weapon and Sidearm Locations in Mortal Shell 2
• Mortal Shell II official site
• Mortal Shell II Review