Mortal Shell Trophy Guide (Roadmap)
Estimated trophy difficulty: 3-7/10 (Depends on your skill)
Approximate amount of time to platinum: 20-30 hours (Depends on your skills and the Grind for 50,000 Tar)
Offline Trophies: 26 (1
, 6
, 11
, 8
)Online Trophies: 0 (There is no online mode/multiplayer)
Number of missable trophies: 5 – (Bars Tended, Bars Tended, Forever Alone, Life is Suffering, Face Off, & Seeker of False Truths)
Everything can be done after the story in free-roam except for “Glimpse of Reverie” which is obtained by defeating Hadren in the tutorial, though its not required for the “Bars Tended” trophy.
You can also get the “Glimpse of Reverie” in New Game+ by redoing the Weapon Unlock Boss Fights (Hadren) if you have already unlocked the corresponding weapon in the previous playthrough.There is also the “Mango” which can be found in the Seat of Infinity, in the Dim Gate area which you must collect before defeating the area boss as it will change the area and makes it inaccessible. Though you can collect it in New Game+ along with other missable trophies.
Glitched trophies: 0 – I recommend keeping a back-up as occasionally the game crashes.
Does difficulty affect trophies?: There is no difficulty option
Minimum Playthroughs: 1, Though 2 is highly recommended (keep your 2nd playthrough for the No Shell run)
Free-Roam / Level Select after Story?: Yes, you can roam around and collect items or treasure chests and anything you missed
Release Date: August 18th, 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
ROADMAP
1st Playthrough:
Play the game normally while exploring the areas for chests and items.
Focus on upgrading your weapons by finding the upgrade materials such as Quiniching Acid, i highly recommend not buying unnecessary Abilities or Passives from Sester Genessa or redeeming the Consumable Tar as you will need to spend 50,000 Tar at Vlas.
I recommend using the Tar you get from defeating the monsters in buying Roasted Rats from Vlas.
But dont be too hard on yourself, if you think a Abilities or Passives can really make things easier then go for it and buy it from Sester Genessa though you will need to do a little bit more grinding for the 50,000 Tar trophy in the end.
In this Playthrough focus on getting:
– Fun Guy
– Step Goal
– Brigand Life
– Flesh and Instinct
– The Good Times are Killing Me
– Untarnished
– You Seem Different…
– Different Kinds of Grisha
– Purffect
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DO THESE BEFORE BEATING THE FINAL BOSS
Now create a back-up save (USB or Upload it) before using any of the Consumable Tar, use them all and spend them all at Vlas. If you still didnt get the trophy Sugar Baby then do some grinding for Tar and spend them at Vlas until you get it and then Load your old save back and now buy the Abilities from Sester Genessa that are necessary for the other trophies.
– Sugar Baby (50,000 Tar) (Keep until before final boss)
– Nailed it (Keep until before final boss) (Buy Tools from Vlas, combine with Sugar Baby trophy)
Since we are done with the 50,000 Tar trophy now and loaded our old save back, its time buy the necessary Abilities for the trophies below from Sester Genessa.
– Is This a Sparta? (Keep until before final boss) (Skill bought from Sester Genessa)
– It’s a me (Keep until before final boss) (Skill bought from Sester Genessa)
– Seeker of False Truths (Keep until before final boss)
Try to get this trophy now if there are blocked areas then attempt to complete whats missing during New Game+
– Bars Tended (make sure you collected everything and got all other trophies before Ascending “New Game+” as there are items that needs to be collected and used twice for Max Familiarity such as the “Baguette”.
Story related:
– Bring the Glands Back to Me
– Crossed the Mortal Shell
– Faded the Fire
– Matryr’d the Martyr
– Tragic Loss
– Felled the Glandfather
2nd Playthrough:
Use a different Save Slot for this playthrough.
– Face Off
– The Nihilist
– Forever Alone
– Life is Suffering
Platinum
Obtain all other trophies.
Obtain all other trophies in the game, excluding DLC.
Face Off
Defeat Hadern in the tutorial.
Hadren is the very first boss in the game, you will meet him in the tutorial after getting your sword. Beat him and you will get the trophy.
Keep this trophy for later during 2nd Playthrough when you are attempting “Life is Suffering” trophy.
Seeker of False Truths
Unlock all secret lore.
There are a total of 36 pieces of Lore that you need to collect for this trophy (19 Inscriptions and 17 Etchings).
From the total:
– 14 Pieces in Fallgrim Area
– 5 Pieces in Shrine of Ash
– 5 Pieces in Crypt of Martyr’s
– 12 Pieces in Shrine of Eternity
Life is Suffering
Beat the game in obsidian dark form.
This should be done as a 2nd playthrough using a different Save Slot.
In this playthrough we will not interact with any shells and one hit can kill you.
When the game starts, beat Hadren during the tutorial if you didn’t get the “Face Off” trophy.
As soon as you are in Fallgrim, go to where the Big Frog was and enter the hole nearby to reach a Shrine, now interact with it and Renounce your Shell.
Your character will turn into this dark silverish color with only around 5% health, one hit can kill you in this form.
Since this is your 2nd Playthrough and you are familiar with the monsters and areas, i recommend running past the monsters and only fighting the bosses of each area.
You will only need to beat the 5 Bosses which are:
– Imrod, the Unrepentant (Shrine of Ash)
– Crucix, the Twiceborn (Seat of Infinity)
– Tarsus, the First Martyr (Crypt of Martyr’s)
– Enslaved Grisha (Crypt of Martyr’s)
– The Unchained
This playthrough should take you around 5 hours or so to beat depending on your skills.
I HAVE CREATED A PLAYLIST WITH ALL THE BOSS FIGHTS IN THE OBSIDIAN DARK FORM NO SHELL PLAYTHOUGH, THERE ARE VERY USEFUL TIPS THAT CAN HELP YOU!
You can also attempt to get the “Sugar Baby” trophy during this run as you will not worry about spending money at Sester Genessa as you will not have any shells to spend your Tar on.
Brigand Life
Waste your life away with Baghead.
Baghead is an NPC found in the Fallgrim Area.
Two items are required for this trophy:
– Roasted Rat
– Superior Moonshine
Roasted Rat is a drop from monsters and can also be bought from Vlas for 100 Tar.
Superior Moonshine is a drop from monsters and also can be found in some of the chests, see “Bars Tended” trophy.
Bars Tended
Become familiar with all items.
**MISSABLE**
You need to get Max Familiarty with all items except with Weapons & Equipment and Key Items.
Most items easily are obtainable except a very few and the Baguette needs to be collected and used twice to reach max familiarity.
All Familiarity Item Location – Bars Tended – Trophy Guide
Sugar Baby
Spend over 50,000 Tar in the Vlas’s Shop.
This can be achieved easily with some Tar grind after you have completed the game but it can be made easier if you just don’t waste Tar by unlocking unnecessary Abilities from Sester Genessa.
I highly recommend NOT consuming any of the Consumable Tar that you get from the Chests or Bosses.
Whatever Tar you obtain from defeating monster i suggest buying Roasted Rats from Vlas, you will have more health regeneration items at hand which will make your game slightly easier.
When you beat the “Final Boss”, make a back-up save (USB or Upload it) and now consume all the consumable tar and then spend them at Vlas.
You can also get the Tools from Vlas for the Balistazooka and get the “Nailed It” trophy as well.
If you are still short then grind for the remaining Tar until you get the trophy.
When you get your trophy then load your old save back and buy the required Abilities from Sester Genessa for the other trophies.
This can also be done during your 2nd Playthrough as its a No Shell playthrough then you will have no shells to spend you Tar on, all the Tar you receive can be spent Vlas.
Untarnished
Parry over 100 attacks.
To be able to parry you need to get the Tarnished Seal from the Old Prisoner in the Fallgrim Tower.
You can parry an incoming attack by pressing the 
at the right moment, you don’t have to follow it with an attack (
or 
). Though not all attacks can be parried, if the Tarnished Seal glows red then it indicates that the attack can’t be parried.
I recommend attempting this on the monsters near the Fallgrim Tower, i finished of the other monsters and only kept one so i can focus on him solely.
Look for the hand animations, whenever the hand goes all the way to the back and as soon as its about to come back at you then that’s the moment you press to parry.
If you do it correctly then you can get this trophy within minutes.
You Seem Different…
Unlock all of the Shells in the game.
There are 4 Shells in the game:
– Harros, the Vassal
– Solomon, the Scholar
– Eredrim, the Venerable
– Tiel, the Acolyte
All shells can be unlocked easily except for Tiel as you need to beat a Mini-Boss “Ven Noctivagu” before being able to get his shell.
Of course each shell is different in terms of Health and Stamina bars as well as Abilities that can be bought from Sester Genessa except for 3 Core Abilities which all shells have.
Fun Guy
Pick 50 mushrooms.
Mushrooms are collectable items that can be found all around the maps, they have a respawn time where you will be able to collect them again after a certain time.
This trophy should come naturally as there are many spots for gathering mushroom.
Note: There is the Health Regeneration Mushroom “Weltcap” and the Poison Muhsroom “Tarspore“.
Step Goal
Kill an enemy with bear trap.
You will find plenty of Bear Traps in the Fallgrim Area near the enemy camps.
Just attack a monster to lower its healthy and then stand in-front of a trap, they will come closer to you and get trapped and killed by the Bear Trap.
Is This a Sparta?
Kill an enemy by kicking them off a platform.
For this you need to get the “Recollection of Strength” ability from Sester Genessa for 1,000 Tar and 6 Glimpses.
Now find a spot where an enemy is near a ledge, lower its health and then kick them off to their death.
There is a monster near a ledge on your way to Seat of Infinity just before the Eredrim Shell.
Bring the Glands Back to Me
Bring a gland to Dark Father.
You will get glands after defeating the area bosses, as soon as you get a gland the atmosphere will shift into a foggy mode.
The monster will change and will be slightly more aggressive, all you have to do is to take this Gland to the Old Prisoner in the Fallgrim Tower.
The Good Times are Killing Me
Jam with a brigand.
You will find many monster using Lutes near camps.
As soon as you enter Fallgrim walk straight ahead, on your left is the Harros Shell on your right if you continue slightly you will see a camp on the right with a chest where you can find a Lute inside.
You can also buy a Lute from Vlas.
When you have a Lute, just try to get close to a monster that is playing the Lute and start using the Lute yourself.
If you don’t get it then get slightly closer, don’t get too close as they will stop and attack you.
Different Kinds of Grisha
Defeat all different versions of Grisha in the game.
There are 3 different versions of Grisha in the game, one version can be found in two areas though you need to beat only one.
– Grisha (Inside the Cave beside the Fallgrim Tower)
– Enslaved Grisha (in the Crypt of Martyr’s, you need to beat him to progress).
– Fog Grisha (This one is more like a normal big monster and can only be found during the Fog Mode. There are two, though you need to beat only one, the first can be found under the Big Tree in the Fallgrim Area on your way to the Crypt of Martyr’s just before where you get Tiel’s shell. The second one can be found at the right hand side of the Fallgrim Area, just keep going to the right of the map until you reach a dead end with camps, if you take the Big Frog as a reference then facing him go to the right and continue all the way till the end).
Crossed the Threshold
Complete Mortal Shell.
Story related, beat the final boss “The Unchained“.
Doesnt matter whether you choose to Ascend or not.
Faded the Fire
Defeat Imrod, the Unrepentant.
Story related, beat the Shrine of Ash area boss
Matryr’d the Martyr
Defeat Tarsus, the First Martyr.
Story related, beat the Crypt of Martyr’s area boss.
Tragic Loss
Defeat Crucix, the Twiceborn.
Story related, beat the Seat of Infinity area boss.
Felled the Glandfather
Defeat The Unchained.
Defeat the final boss of the game, this can only done after beating all 3 area bosses
Nailed It
Kill Two or more enemies with one shot from the balistazooka.
You will find the broken Balistazooka on the upgrade table in Fallgrim Tower, you need to buy the Tools from Vlas for 8,000 Tar to repair it.
Now go and circulate around the monster near the tower until they all start following after you, get slightly away from and start aiming and shoot when you see at least two aligned and can be killed with one shot.
It’s a me
Kill an enemy with a hardened plunge.
For this you need to unlock the Recollection of Knowledge from Sester Genessa for 2,500 Tar and 15 Glimpse.
Now just find a ledge with monsters underneath, jump and press 
to plunge while hardened.
You can actually get to the upper floor of the Fallgrim Tower and from there jump on the enemies camping beside the tower.
This ability is automatically available to you in the Obsidian Dark Form.
The Nihilist
Renounce humankind.
See “Life is Suffering” Trophy.
When you enter the Fallgrim the first time, if you explore the right hand side you will eventually find a Big Frog.
Facing him take right and walk straight ahead to see a hole at the left side.
Upon entering it you will see a shrine which will give you the option to remove the Shell and lose all upgrades.
Do it and you will get the trophy.
Purrfect
Pet Vlas’s Cat.
At the upper flower of the Fallgrim tower you can find a weapon upgrade bench. Beside it you will see and open door, get out and take left, you will see a big bell and beside it you will see stairs leading up. Climb these stairs until you reach Vlas and you will see his cat beside him, pet his cat to get the trophy.
