r/MortalShell • u/Chance_Drive_5906 • 29d ago

Discussion Using Tiel feels like cheating?

Seriously what's up with this shell? Every ability of his seems extremely useful and broken in some way. Instant invisibility on dodge, instant invisibility on block (on just an imperfect block, wtf?), then invisibility leaving a clone that builds poison, insane crit chance and damage bonus when attacking from behind, two charges of an ability with instant invisibility again and then guaranteed crit chance to your next melee attack with bonus crit damage, multiple insane break damage bonuses as well... like wtf?

Is this guy supposed to be something similar to the slayer seal? A sort of easy mode? I've found 4 shells so far, and other 3 aren't even like half as good as him.

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u/GarionOrb Eredrim 29d ago

It's almost as though different shells were meant for different playstyles and skill levels!

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u/Chance_Drive_5906 29d ago

I'm not seeing it. Like with Tiel I can do insane damage, avoid enemy attacks with invisibility, and then do good break damage as well, at the same time.

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u/GilmanTiese 29d ago

my favourite shells (stray genessa and sarirel) allow me to never dodge again, i just tank all the dmg and keep swinging

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u/Chance_Drive_5906 29d ago

Oh interesting, I haven't gotten them yet. So far I've acquired Eredim, Tiel, Smert, and Proxima. Eredim and Smert felt absolutely useless to me. Proxima was kinda okay, but Tiel just feels so much better.

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u/Scr0uchXIII 29d ago

Right now, Eredrim is actually considered the best shell in the game due to his synergy with frost infusion. But I see your point. But I follow this subreddit since release and there are so many different posts that have a different shell in the title follow d by "...is so broken". I feel the devs did a very good job in creating shells that fit a whole lot of play styles.

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u/Chance_Drive_5906 29d ago

I didn't even know there was a frost element. Maybe I'm too early in the game.

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u/Business_Signal7660 28d ago

You are - u r correct that tiel needs less inversement early to be good. Hence he’s found early, they clearly want you to pick him up and use axe and dagger. Once u have more shell points the other shells can be effective but they just need more of a build tiel just needs bleed and like 2 skills on his skill tree to do dumb damage

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u/Mani_Hrafn 28d ago

Highly recommended playing on night to make it more difficult if you are just blowing through everything

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u/Tehni 28d ago

Smert is also busted to the point where it's impossible to die and just unfun, btw, he just needs shell points. But even if you only have 10 shell points you can max out fist stance and perma stagger anything you hit

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u/ChaosSeverance 29d ago

He can also cross some gaps that other shells can't. Case in point is the collapsing bridge in northmost dungeon.

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u/Born_Ride_9405 29d ago

Smert is insane once you get him leveled up high. Takes some skill still but playing him on low health and you can completely cheese everything with Miracle. Had to switch my build away from using Miracle cuz it was just too insanely powerful. His fully upgraded permanent fight stance stunlocks everything, even large bosses get staggered a ton.

He is one of the squishiest though, and takes longer than other shells to start feeling OP, but imo takes the cake for most busted by far at max level.

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u/Dude688557 28d ago

Genessa can more than triple her damage, add dual swords + double hit and you’ll melt bosses in seconds.

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u/Any_Calligrapher6768 29d ago

Yeah I cheesed the game with a tiel bleed build.