Collectibles

Revered Glands, Synaptic Vessels and the Tarstones that define builds — what each does, where it hides, and who sells it. (13 guides)

Mortal Shell II — Unwieldly Stone: Charged Heavies with Kill-Time HealingThe Unwieldly Stone powers a 35-Resolve charged heavy attack in Mortal Shell II and grants lifesteal stacks for every kill — up to five. Buy it from Merrick in Marrow Keep for 2,000 coins. Details and build advice inside.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Synaptic Vessel: One-Legged Wolf Hidden Underground (#2)The second Synaptic Vessel near the One-Legged Wolf hides behind a transparent floor panel past a stone arch, deep underground. Full step-by-step route — including the wooden trap you must not panic on.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Synaptic Vessel: One-Legged Wolf Stone Tablet (#1)The first Synaptic Vessel around the One-Legged Wolf sits on a stone tablet past a two-pillar jump. Short route from the One Legged Wolf Beacon — exact steps inside.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Synaptic Vessels: What They Do & Marrow Keep MerchantSynaptic Vessels permanently boost how much each Mether's Pulse heal restores in Mortal Shell II. What they do, how they stack with Revered Glands, and the vessel the Marrow Keep merchant sells outright.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Synaptic Vessel: Bloodcursed Gate RouteThe fifth Synaptic Vessel sits along the marked road out of the Bloodcursed Gate Beacon, on the route toward the Sanguine Caverns. A straight-walk pickup — route and reminders inside.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Synaptic Vessel: Blackridge Pass & the Flooded Village BossThe Blackridge Pass Synaptic Vessel in Mortal Shell II is guarded — literally — by a boss at the bottom of a pit in the Flooded Village dungeon. Route, the drop-through-floor shortcut, and what to do with the reward.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Revered Glands: What They Do & Widow's Overlook LocationRevered Glands permanently raise how many healing charges your Mether's Pulse holds in Mortal Shell II. Here is what the gland actually does, where to spend it, and how to grab the one hiding behind the Widow's Overlook Beacon.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Revered Gland: Sunken Village LocationA third Revered Gland waits at the bottom of a staircase in the Sunken Village, Glutted Mire. Short, unmissable pickup — exact route and what to spend it on.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Revered Gland: Marrow Keep Merchant PurchaseOne Revered Gland in Mortal Shell II doesn't need exploring at all — it's simply bought from the merchant in Marrow Keep. Here is where to find his stall, what to expect in the shop menu, and why this purchase should be early.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Retribution Stone: Trial Reward for Riposte BuildsThe Retribution Stone upgrades your riposte damage in Mortal Shell II — up to +20% at level 2. It is a trial reward at the Widow's Overlook: here is where the trial stone stands and what the stone does at each level.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Parasitic Stone: Leech Stacks from the Martyr's Tomb ChestThe Parasitic Stone grants Leech stacks for every enemy slain in Mortal Shell II, scaling the reward per stack as it levels. It sits in a coffin-style chest deep in the Martyr's Tomb dungeon below the Widow's Overlook.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Arbiter's Prize: Blood-Curse Infusion & Boss DropThe Arbiter's Prize Tarstone infuses your weapon with a blood curse for 30 Resolve in Mortal Shell II — starting at 4 strikes, upgradable to permanent. It drops from the field mini-boss below the Widow's Overlook Beacon.Read guide Mortal Shell II — Acolyte's Stone: Charged Light Attacks from Merrick's ShopThe Acolyte's Stone adds a Resolve-fueled charged light attack to your weapon in Mortal Shell II, scaling to +15% crit chance and 150% crit damage. It costs 2,000 coins at Merrick's shop in Marrow Keep — details inside.Read guide