Obsidian Hammer
Boasting the highest Stagger Damage of all weapons in Mortal Shell 2, this weapon can interrupt nearly every enemy in just a single swing. While you cannot find it until later in the game, it is also the only weapon that can inflict Trauma, making it ideal for Builds that revolve around Break Damage.
“A brutalist chunk of obsidianite, profaned by bloodshed beyond the Seat of Infinity.”
Acquisition
- Inside Obsidianite Mines (Deserted Slums). See the map.
Combat Stats
Can be infused with: Stasis, Trauma (Status Effects). Higher Shell Revive Efficiency means faster progress toward reviving a reclaimable Shell mid-fight when you land hits with this weapon.
| Base Damage | Shell Revive Efficiency |
|---|---|
| 65 | 6 |
Compatible Tarstones
14 Melee Tarstones can be equipped on Obsidian Hammer. 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 | |
| Wounding Stone | Melee attacks inflict Perforation | |
| Zealot's Stone | Grants access to a special Light Combo Finisher |
Infusions
| Tarstone | Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Torpor Stone | Consume Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Stasis | |
| Wretchcaller's Stone | Consume Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Trauma |
Abilities
| Tarstone | Effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Acolyte's Stone | Consume Resolve to perform a Charged Light Attack | |
| Colossus Stone | Consume Resolve to thrust your weapon into the ground to send shockwaves rippling through nearby foes | |
| Lost Clotstone | Consume Resolve to spin in place and release your weapon with brutal force | |
| Unwieldy Stone | Consume Resolve to perform a Charged Heavy Attack |
Forge Upgrades
You can upgrade weapons and sidearms at the Tarforge with Franz in Marrow Keep. Each upgrade raises the forge level by 1 and increases damage.
Feed Endless Core to the Tarforge to remove the +20 cap and keep upgrading through +25.
This weapon starts at +3 when you find it. The first upgrade you pay for is +4.
Damage by Forge Level
Damage = base damage × forge multiplier. Multi-form weapons show each form separated by /.
Forge levels (+0 to +20)
| Forge Level | Multiplier | Damage | Shell Revive Eff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| +0 (base) | ×1 | 65 | 6 |
| +1 | ×1.05 | 68.25 | 6.3 |
| +2 | ×1.1 | 71.5 | 6.6 |
| +3 (starting) | ×1.15 | 74.75 | 6.9 |
| +4 | ×1.2 | 78 | 7.2 |
| +5 | ×1.25 | 81.25 | 7.5 |
| +6 | ×1.3 | 84.5 | 7.8 |
| +7 | ×1.35 | 87.75 | 8.1 |
| +8 | ×1.4 | 91 | 8.4 |
| +9 | ×1.45 | 94.25 | 8.7 |
| +10 | ×1.5 | 97.5 | 9 |
| +11 | ×1.55 | 100.75 | 9.3 |
| +12 | ×1.6 | 104 | 9.6 |
| +13 | ×1.65 | 107.25 | 9.9 |
| +14 | ×1.7 | 110.5 | 10.2 |
| +15 | ×1.75 | 113.75 | 10.5 |
| +16 | ×1.8 | 117 | 10.8 |
| +17 | ×1.85 | 120.25 | 11.1 |
| +18 | ×1.9 | 123.5 | 11.4 |
| +19 | ×1.95 | 126.75 | 11.7 |
| +20 | ×2 | 130 | 12 |
Upgrade Costs
Gold and material to reach each forge level (same ladder for weapons and sidearms). Materials: Ventrium +1 to +5, Laterite +6 to +10, Dorsalite +11 to +15, Thoracium +16 to +20, Ossinite +21 to +25.
Full cost table (+1 to +25)
| Forge to | Gold | Material |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | 100 | Ventrium × 1 |
| +2 | 300 | Ventrium × 3 |
| +3 | 500 | Ventrium × 6 |
| +4 | 1000 | Ventrium × 9 |
| +5 | 1250 | Ventrium × 12 |
| +6 | 2000 | Laterite × 1 |
| +7 | 2750 | Laterite × 3 |
| +8 | 3500 | Laterite × 6 |
| +9 | 4250 | Laterite × 9 |
| +10 | 5000 | Laterite × 12 |
| +11 | 5750 | Dorsalite × 1 |
| +12 | 6500 | Dorsalite × 3 |
| +13 | 7250 | Dorsalite × 6 |
| +14 | 8000 | Dorsalite × 9 |
| +15 | 8750 | Dorsalite × 12 |
| +16 | 9500 | Thoracium × 1 |
| +17 | 10250 | Thoracium × 3 |
| +18 | 11000 | Thoracium × 6 |
| +19 | 11750 | Thoracium × 9 |
| +20 | 12500 | Thoracium × 12 |
| +21 | 13250 | Ossinite × 1 |
| +22 | 14000 | Ossinite × 3 |
| +23 | 14750 | Ossinite × 6 |
| +24 | 15500 | Ossinite × 9 |
| +25 | 16250 | Ossinite × 12 |