Black Needle
- Ability
- Needle Storm
- Found in
- Map purchased from merchant
- Compatible Tarstones
- 25
- Upgrades to
- +16
Black Needle is one of eight primary weapons in Mortal Shell 2, and every Shell can carry it. Its weapon ability is Needle Storm, paid for in Resolve. It takes 25 Tarstones. How you get it: Map purchased from merchant.
“Stolen from the Twiceborn, this spear enables the bearer to reach further and more quickly than seems physically plausible.”
Our take
Twenty-five compatible Tarstones, more than any other primary, and the reach of a spear to go with them. If you want a weapon you can keep re-tuning as your collection grows, this is the one with the most room to do it in. Two records reach it: the Sesters drop it, and a merchant sells its location map — so it is a fight or a purchase rather than only the fight.
Tarforge upgrades
Franz takes it to +16 at the Tarforge in Marrow Keep. Damage is a percentage of the weapon's base, ending at 180%, and the guard meter at 130%.
| Level | Cost | Damage | Guard meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| +1 |  Ventrium×2Coin×100 | 105% | 101.9% |
| +2 | Ventrium×2Coin×100 | 110% | 103.8% |
| +3 | Ventrium×4Coin×300 | 115% | 105.6% |
| +4 | Ventrium×9Coin×500 | 120% | 107.5% |
| +5 | Ventrium×13Coin×1000 | 125% | 109.4% |
| +6 | Ventrium×18Coin×1250 | 130% | 111.2% |
| +7 |  Laterite×2Coin×2750 | 135% | 113.1% |
| +8 | Laterite×4Coin×2750 | 140% | 115% |
| +9 | Laterite×9Coin×3500 | 145% | 116.9% |
| +10 | Laterite×13Coin×4250 | 150% | 118.8% |
| +11 | Laterite×18Coin×5000 | 155% | 120.6% |
| +12 | Dorsalite×2Coin×5750 | 160% | 122.5% |
| +13 | Dorsalite×4Coin×6500 | 165% | 124.4% |
| +14 | Dorsalite×9Coin×7250 | 170% | 126.2% |
| +15 | Dorsalite×13Coin×8000 | 175% | 128.1% |
| +16 | Dorsalite×18Coin×8750 | 180% | 130% |
Compatible Tarstones (25)
9 Combat · 7 Support · 6 Ability · 3 Infusion
Where to find it
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