Mortal Shell 2 Veteran's Battle Axe

With long reach and excellent hyper armor, this weapon can connect even while being struck through multiple attacks. And while it doesn't deal as much Stagger Damage as the Obsidian Hammer, it still does quite a bit of Stagger Damage, and is the only melee weapon that can be infused with Burn.

“This solid steel axe is rumored to have been quenched in the blood of the Revered.”

Acquisition

• Inside The King's Crypt (Blackridge Cliffs). See the map.

Combat Stats

Can be infused with: Curse, Burn (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

13 Melee Tarstones can be equipped on Veteran's Battle Axe. 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
	Curseblood Stone	Consume Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Curse
	Inflamed Clawstone	Consume Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Burn

Abilities

	Tarstone	Effect
	Acolyte's Stone	Consume Resolve to perform a Charged Light Attack
	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