Mortal Shell 2 Black Needle

The Black Needle has excellent range and attack speed, using many sweeping attacks that can cleave through multiple enemies. It is the only melee weapon in Mortal Shell 2 that can be infused with Phantom.

“Stolen from the Twiceborn, this spear enables the bearer to reach further and more quickly than seems physically plausible.”

Acquisition

• At Sester's Gate (Sester's Refuge). See the map.

Combat Stats

Can be infused with: Poison, Phantom (Status Effects). Higher Shell Revive Efficiency means faster progress toward reviving a reclaimable Shell mid-fight when you land hits with this weapon.

Compatible Tarstones

15 Melee Tarstones can be equipped on Black Needle. Stones with no weapon restriction appear on every weapon of this slot. See each Tarstone page for its full list.

Combat

	Tarstone	Effect
	Clerik's Stone	Grants access to a special Heavy Combo Finisher
	Grudge Stone	Your Weapon deals a guaranteed Critical Hit
	Parasitic Stone	Slaying foes grants the stone Leech stacks.
	Stillblade's Stone	Grants access to a special Light Combo Finisher
	Thief's Stone	Striking foes grants you Warp
	Tyrant's Stone	Grants access to a special Heavy Combo Finisher
	Unyielding Stone	Your Weapon light attack combo has Stagger immunity
	Wounding Stone	Melee attacks inflict Perforation
	Zealot's Stone	Grants access to a special Light Combo Finisher

Infusions

	Tarstone	Effect
	Nightgrasp Stone	Consume Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Phantom
	Serpent Stone	Consume Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Poison

Abilities

	Tarstone	Effect
	Acolyte's Stone	Consume Resolve to perform a Charged Light Attack
	Conqueror's Reward	Consume Resolve to drive your weapon forward in a series of swift, piercing thrusts
	Infused Stone	Consume Resolve to throw your weapon to strike multiple targets before it circles back to you
	Unwieldy Stone	Consume Resolve to perform a Charged Heavy Attack