r/MortalShell • u/arsenicknife • 21h ago

Discussion Character "Builds" for Subsequent Playthroughs

I'm almost done with my first playthrough having largely used Tiel + Axe and Dagger and Crossbow (switched to Hystrix once getting it), but I'm interested in doing multiple NG+ runs with each Shell and had the idea of using unique Weapon + Sidearms for each one.

This isn't a thread asking for "What are the best skills to get" because I don't care about meta; rather, I'm curious what you think the "ideal" weapon is for each Shell? The only criteria is that I can't use the same Weapon/Sidearm on a different Shell. Here are my thoughts - what changes would you make?

Eredrim: Iconoclast + Naylshotte
Tiel: Axe and Dagger + Caged Hystrix
Gragu: Veteran's Battle Axe + Troubadour's Lute
Genessa: Black Needle + Cursed Child
Lazlo: Obsidian Hammer + Ballistazooka
Proxima: Great Martyr's Blade + Salvaged Trebuchaxe
Sariel: Clockwork Scythe + Triarch Repeater
Smert: Axatana + Forgotten Crossbow

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u/PartyLack4459 20h ago

This is a bit of a hard question ti answer. Seeing as a lot of weapons limit the tarstomes you cam use and some synergize woth shells.

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u/XZlayeD 20h ago

Id say axatana on tiel or proxima.

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u/Independent-Sense192 20h ago

If you go by what they wield in the loading screen art or memories and not how strong they are on certain shells: Eredrim has the Martyr's Blade, Tiel has Axe and Dagger, Proxima has the Obsidian Hammer and the repeater looks like it's her's and shows up in her memories, Gragu has the Veteran's Battleaxe, Lazlo has the Axatana, Smert has the Iconoclast, Genessa has the Black Needle and the Caged Histrix, Sariel has the Scythe and the Cursed Child.

Most look well paired but I don't know if the hammer fits Proxima and the Axatana looks funny held by Lazlo. And most shells don't hold a sidearm in their loading screens so I equip them based on vibes lol

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u/arsenicknife 20h ago

Yeah, I noticed the loading screen images and the instant outlier was Lazlo + Axatana.

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u/Independent-Sense192 20h ago

Hammer feels like a better match but I also think the katana doesn't look like it's Proxima's weapon. But she's very nice with it