Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones are valuable collectible items found around the gloomy and deadly world around you. Most are found by completing trials and dungeons or defeating bosses, while others can sometimes be found in easier locations.
There are a total of 75 Tarstones to be found in Mortal Shell 2, so you’ve got a lot of exploring to do if you want to unlock them all - plus, some are even locked behind a special mode. I’ll explain all of that right here, while I also guide you towards the locations of the best Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones.
Best Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones
Since you can equip up to ten Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones at a time, there are plenty of customization options for your build. You can also swap them in and out at will, too, and you don’t even have to be resting at a Beacon to do so. That said, some are still clearly better than others, so, for overall gameplay, these are the best Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones to consider.
- Support Tarstones:
- Devout Stone - Killing an enemy with your Sidearm generates Resolve.
- Shattering Stone - On killing an enemy, the next melee attack deals additional stagger damage.
- Auspicious Stone - Increases melee Critical Chance
- Headman's Stone - Increases melee Critical Damage
- Bulwark Stone - On killing an enemy, reduce damage taken for a short period.
- Gloombound Stone - Slain foes drop more Gloom.
- Combat Tarstones:
- Parasitic Stone - Slaying foes grant the stone Leech stacks.
- Charged Stone - Your Sidearm charges more quickly.
- Infusions:
- Arbiter's Prize - Consume 30 Resolve to infuse your Weapon with Bloodcurse.
- Viletongue Hedron - Consume 20 Resolve to infuse your Sidearm with Bloodcurse.
- Abilities:
- Unwieldy Stone - Consume 35 Resolve to perform a Charged Heavy Attack.
- Hand of Rock - Consume 80 Resolve to unleash a swarm of relentless homing projectiles.
If you're missing any of the best Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones, check out their locations below.
You'll also find that some Tarstones are only compatible with certain weapons and sidearms, so you may not be able to equip the build above if you're using different gear. For the overall best Mortal Shell 2 build, including the best Shell, Seal, and more, check out my upcoming guide.
This is a work-in-progress guide, and we'll add to this list of Tarstone locations as we find them.
All Mortal Shell 2 Tarstone locations
If you’re looking for any specific Tarstones, or you want to locate the last few you might be missing, here is where you can find every Mortal Shell 2 Tarstone, sorted by type.
Support Tarstones
- Auspicious Stone
- Inside the chest in the entrance area of Mushroom Village.
- Berserker’s Stone
- In a chest in the grounds of the Temple of Vatra.
- Marksman’s Stone
- Complete the trial to the left of the Mushroom Village Gate.
- Deadeye Stone
- In a chest north of the Sanguine Caves.
- Siegebreaker’s Stone
- In the chest inside the first Sunken Village arena, after making three Offerings.
- Retribution Stone
- Complete the Trial at Widow's Overlook.
- Gloombound Stone
- In a chest in the Stones of Remembrance graveyard.
- Justiciar's Stone
- In a cave in the Broodshell field near the Stones of Remembrance.
- Shattering Stone
- In a chest in the Collapsed Mine Dungeon.
Combat Tarstones
- Wounding Stone
- In a chest in Mushroom Village, near Tiel's corpse.
- Grudge Stone
- Inside the Citadel of Penance.
- Duality Stone
- Inside a chest in the Ravaged Tomb dungeon near the Nochtean Gate.
- Unyielding Stone
- Complete the trial north of the Deserted Mine Dungeon, north east of the Mushroom Village Beacon.
- Parasitic Stone
- Inside the church dungeon, behind the Arbiter of Flesh.
- Corroded Stone
- Inside the Sunken Village Beacon, behind the Mushroom Village Gate.
- Volatile Fragment
- Defeat Vrannic, the Grand Illusionist in the Mushroom Village gate Beacon.
- Myriad Stone
- Inside a chest in the secret Feeding Grounds Dungeon.
- Ironpiercer's Stone
- In a chest in the Central Sewers, in the Prisoner's Domain.
- Blackblood Stone
- Inside the Mawbreak Cavern in the Sanguine Caves.
- Squall Stone
- In a chest in the Executioner's Pulpit Beacon in The Prisoner's Domain.
- Rupturing Stone
- On the opposite side before dropping into the Native Captive boss arena.
Infusion Tarstones
- Arbiter’s Prize
- Defeat the Great Arbiter of Flesh near the Widow’s Overlook Beacon.
- Serpent Stone
- Defeat Lucian, the Thirsting Knight
- Voltaic Crown
- Defeat the boss inside the Nochtean Gate Beacon.
- Emberseed Stone
- Inside the Mushroom Village Beacon.
- Hag Stone
- In a chest inside the Outskirts of Nochte Beacon.
- Voltaic Amber
- Defeat the Starved Harridan south of the Castigator's Keep.
Ability Tarstones
- Unwieldy Stone
- Purchase from Merrick for 2,000 Coins
- Acolyte’s Stone
- Purchase from Merrick for 2,000 Coins
- Shrike Stone
- Inside the chest in the main Sunken Village arena.
- Magdalena’s Momento
- Defeat Magdalena in the Sunken Village Swamp, behind the Mushroom Village Gate.
- Hand of Rock
- Purchase from the barkeep at the One Legged Wolf tavern.
- Tarred Fragment
- Defeat the Tarblighted Stoner in the Stonebled Gate.
- Lost Clotstone
- Defeat The Lost Child in the Stonebled Gate.
- Confessor's Keepsake
- Defeat Tishina's Confessor in Prisoner's Domain.
- Captive's Scabstone
- Defeat The Nameless Captive in Captive's End in Prisoner's Domain.
- Colossus Stone
- In a chest in the Silent Steps area, can be obtained on the way to getting the Mortal Shell 2 Axatana.
I’m still on the hunt for the rest of the Mortal Shell 2 Tarstones, and I’ll update this list as soon as I find them.
Plus, if you’re wondering where the powerful Tarblighted Trophy Tarstone from the beta has gone, it’s now the Barrage Stone! Some other changes have been made to Tarstones since the beta as well, including others with new names and some appearing in different places, such as the Shattering Stone.
How do Tarstones work?
Tarstones are split into four categories, as you can see from the list above: Support, Combat, Infusions, and Abilities. You can equip four Support Tarstones at a time, and two of each of the other categories: one for your main weapon and one for your sidearm.
While many Tarstones are passive, some grant abilities that you can trigger actively. Your chosen infusions, for example, must be activated with the X key. Whether you're holding your main weapon or sidearm when you do so determines which infusion to use. Abilities, meanwhile, are activated using number keys, so you have full control over Mortal Shell 2's highly customizable combat mechanics.
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