Mortal Shell 2 Smert

Smert

Epithet	The Apostate
Max Shell Health	70
Max Resolve	100
Bleed Res.	7
Frost Res.	6
Shock Res.	7
Curse Res.	6

Smert is likely the 5th Shell you will find in Mortal Shell 2, and is located southwest of the Outskirts of Nocte Beacon.

Unlike other Shells, Smert can sacrifice Health to halt time, which allows him to apply random Status Effects to enemies when attacking unarmed.

Smert is tied for the lowest health of any Shell, so he has to be very careful not to get hit too much. However, he thrives at low Health, so he has a high risk high reward playstyle.

“Truth is the final revelation before death.”

Acquisition

Shell recruitment site (Prophet's Rest). See the map.

Abilities

	Ability	Type	Cost	Cooldown	Effect
	Deadly Revelation	Passive	-	-	At 10% health or lower Smert has Faith.
	Miracle	Active	100	20	Smert sacrifices half of his Health to halt time and enter a Fight Stance. Unarmed attacks inflict Chaos, detonating when time resumes. Extend Miracle into Overtime by sacrificing additional Health.

Shell Abilities

Shell Abilities are improved with Shell Points. Nodes require a matching Bond Tier unlock before they can be purchased. Shell Point costs follow level N = N Shell Points (e.g. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4).

Bond Tier 1

Novertime

Each level improves Smert's Miracle

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Level	Effect
Level 1	Miracle lasts 3s longer before going into Overtime
Level 2	Smert takes 80% the damage while in Overtime
Level 3	Miracle lasts 5s longer before going into Overtime
Level 4	Smert takes 70% the damage while in Overtime

Devotion

Each level improves Smert's Deadly Revelation

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Faith regenerates 120% the Resolve
Level 2	Faith regenerates 130% the Resolve
Level 3	While Faithful any Resolve gain has 20% chance to fill Resolve completely

Absolution

Each level grants a new effect against negative conditions

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Level	Effect
Level 1	Smert has 15% mitigation against Poison, Burn, Lightning and Frost
Level 2	Smert's mitigation of negative conditions is increased by 40% while Faithful
Level 3	Whenever a negative condition is mitigated Smert restores 5 Health
Level 4	When activating Miracle all negative conditions on Smert are cured

Bond Tier 2

Striker

Each level improves Smert's Miracle

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Fists inflict +1 Chaos stacks
Level 2	Fists inflict +2 Chaos stacks
Level 3	Each detonated Chaos stack deals +3 damage

Fervor

Each level improves Smert's Deadly Revelation

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Smert gains Faith at 20% or lower health
Level 2	Smert gains Faith at 25% or lower health
Level 3	Smert gains Faith at 35% or lower health

Resilience

Each level makes Smert more resistant from being severed

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	At 10% or lower Health, Smert has 15% chance to negate a fatal blow healing by 5 instead
Level 2	At 15% or lower Health, Smert has 25% chance to negate a fatal blow healing by 10 instead
Level 3	At 25% or lower Health, Smert has 30% chance to negate a fatal blow healing by 15 instead

Bond Tier 3

Kicker

Gain access to a Kick while in Fight Stance

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Kicks inflict 3 Chaos stacks
Level 2	Kicks detonate Chaos stacks immediately
Level 3	Kicking an enemy has 15% chance to double their Chaos stacks before detonation

Tenacity

While Faithful:

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Miracle cost 90% Resolve to activate
Level 2	Miracle cost 80% Resolve to activate
Level 3	Miracle cost 70% Resolve to activate

Last Vow

Smert permanently enters his Fight Stance and no longer uses a melee weapon

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Level	Effect
Level 1	Fight Stance attacks deal 20 damage and 15 Stagger Damage
Level 2	Fight Stance attacks have 15% chance to restore 5 health
Level 3	Fight Stance attacks have +12% chance to strike critically
Level 4	Fight Stance attacks have 15% chance to deal massive Stagger Damage

Bond Tier 4

Beatdown

Gain access to a Ground Punch while in Fight Stance that resumes time immediately

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Ground Punch deals 5 Chaos stacks to all enemies in range
Level 2	Ground Punch deals 8 Chaos stacks to all enemies in range
Level 3	Ground Punch covers 150% the radius

Blessing

While Faithful:

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	Any healing received deals 10 splash damage around Smert
Level 2	Any healing received deals 15 splash damage around Smert
Level 3	Any healing received deals 20 splash damage around Smert

Limitless

While Miracle is active:

Shell Point cost: 1 / 2 / 3

Level	Effect
Level 1	For every 32 Chaos stacks inflicted Smert has 5% chance to replenish Miracle’s duration by 3s
Level 2	For every 28 Chaos stacks inflicted Smert has 10% chance to replenish Miracle’s duration by 3s
Level 3	For every 25 Chaos stacks inflicted Smert has 15% chance to replenish Miracle’s duration by 3s