Released in August 2020,Mortal Shellwas a SoulsLike game that gave fans of the genrea unique experience. It took a lot of inspiration from FromSoftware’s SoulsBorne games, and combined them with characteristics of its own to provide an experience worth checking out for every fan of the genre.
The Hallowed sword is the first sword players acquire inMortal Shell. Despite this, it is a powerful sword more than capable of helping players through the entirety of the game. This guide will cover the full upgrade path of the Hallowed sword to, including its special abilities, to ensure players are able to maximize its effectiveness.
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Hallowed Sword Abilities
The Hallowed Sword comes equipped with two abilities, the Mechanical Spike and the Molten Spike. These abilities allow players to inflict devastating amounts of damage to foes. Both the Mechanical and the Molten spikes aretriggered using (L1+R1) and consume two resolve each.
Mechanical Spike
Players can find the mechanical spike inFallgrim. Following the Fallgrim tower, players should enter the cave in front, where they will find a Grishna boss. Upon beating the Grishna, players will discover a chest nearby that contains the Mechanical Spike.
This abilitymakes a spike emerge from the Hallowed Sword. Players then deal an attack to their foes with this spike that deals tons of damage. During the animation of the Mechanical Spike, players can not take any damage.
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Molten Spike
In thePoison Frog river,players will come across as a cave with a camp guarded by a Grishna. In this cave, players will find a chest that can only be accessed during the fog state. In this chest lies the Molten spike.
The Molten spike causes a smoldering spike to emerge from the Hallowed sword. This is followed by an attack that does tremendous amount of damage and inflicts fire damage on foes.
How To Fully Upgrade The Hallowed Sword In Mortal Shell
To upgrade the Hallowed sword, players will require 5 Quenching Acid. All the upgrades can be conducted on theworkbench provided to players in the Fallgrim tower.Alternatively, players can also upgrade the Hallowed Sword at any of the anvils they will stumble upon as they progress through the game.
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Quenching Acid Locations
Quenching Acids can be discoveredthroughout the world ofMortal Shell. During their first playthrough, players will require 5 Quenching Acids to fully upgrade a weapon. During New Game+, 10 Quenching Acids will be required. Here’s where to find this item:
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