Worthy Armor
Each level reduces the Resolve cost of Lazlo's Retribution
- 1Retribution costs 20% less Resolve
- 2Retribution costs 30% less Resolve
- 3Retribution costs 40% less Resolve
Lazlo the Justiciar
- Ability
- Retribution
- Passive
- Fortified Plate
- Skill nodes
- 12
- Found in
- Royal Crypt of Mammon, Mammon
Lazlo the Justiciar is one of nine Shells in Mortal Shell 2 — the body the Harbinger occupies, and the one slot a weapon cannot make up for. Its active is Retribution. Its passive, Fortified Plate, runs for free. The skill tree holds twelve nodes across four tiers, opened by spending Glimpses at the Shellkeeper. You claim it in Royal Crypt of Mammon, Mammon.
“Justice is not given, it is exacted.”
Abilities
ActiveRetribution — Lazlo heats his armor, unleashing a Shockwave. Repeated use causes Overheat, triggering a stronger shockwave that inflicts Burn stacks but temporarily disables his armor.
PassiveFortified Plate — Lazlo has a base 10% damage reduction as long as his armor is on.
Our take
The only Shell with flat damage reduction — 10% while his armor is on — and the only one whose active gets stronger the more you press it. Retribution builds toward Overheat, which pays a bigger shockwave and Burn stacks at a cost. That combination makes Lazlo the most forgiving Shell to learn a hard fight on: you can afford the mistakes that teach you the moveset.
Skill tree
Spend Glimpses at the Shellkeeper to raise this Shell's bond and open the next tier. Every node takes several levels of its own, so the tree is a question of what to finish rather than what to reach — and the last level of a node is usually where its effect changes rather than merely grows.
Tier 1
Warmed Up
Lazlo gets stronger as the Heat Meter increases
- 1Lazlo deals up to 30% more damage
- 2Lazlo gains up to 35% more Resolve from melee attacks
- 3Lazlo's armor provides up to 10% more damage reduction
Inner Fire
Each level grants Lazlo a new effect against Burn
Tier 2
Temperament
Each level improves Lazlo's Retribution
- 1Unleashed shockwaves deal 130% damage
- 2Unleashed shockwaves deal 160% damage
- 3Unleashed shockwaves cover a much larger radius
- 4Overheated shockwaves ignite the ground for 5s
Adaptation
Each level reduces Lazlo's Armor cooldown duration
- 1Armor cooldown reduced by 2s
- 2Armor cooldown reduced by 3s
- 3Armor cooldown reduced by 4s
Incandescence
When Lazlo's Armor comes off cooldown:
- 1Lazlo's Heat Meter fills by 20%
- 2Lazlo's Heat Meter fills by 35%
- 3Lazlo's Heat Meter fills by 50%
Tier 3
Breaker
Each level improves Lazlo's Retribution
- 1Unleashed shockwaves deal 15 Break Damage
- 2Unleashed shockwaves deal 20 Break Damage
- 3Overheated shockwaves have 15% chance to instantly Break enemies
Furnace
As long as Lazlo's Heat Meter is full:
- 1Enemies suffer from 2 Burn stacks when striking Lazlo
- 2Damage reduction increases by +10%
- 3Lazlo has 50% chance to survive a fatal blow
Detonation
When Lazlo is severed from the Harbinger:
- 1Lazlo's Armor unleashes one last shockwave that deals 120 damage
- 2The shockwave ignites the ground for 12s
- 3The shockwave covers +50% the radius
Tier 4
Inflamed
Each level improves Lazlo's Retribution
- 1Heat Meter no longer drains over time
- 2Overheated shockwaves no longer consume Resolve and inflict 10 Burn stacks
- 3Overheated shockwaves have 30% chance to not deactivate Lazlo's Armor
- 4Overheated shockwaves cure all negative conditions on Lazlo
Rekindle
Lazlo's Heat Meter:
- 1Restores 1 Health every 1s as it drains
- 2Restores 1 Resolve every 1s as it drains
- 3Restores 15 Health and Resolve when fully empties
Rush
When Lazlo's Armor goes on cooldown:
- 1Lazlo gains 10 Warp stacks
- 2Lazlo gains 20 Warp stacks
- 3Lazlo has +15% Critical Hit chance
- 4Lazlo has +20% Critical Hit chance
Where to find it
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