Black Needle
- Ability
- Needle Storm
- Found in
- Map purchased from merchant
- Compatible Tarstones
- 22
- 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 22 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
The reach of a spear, on the weapon whose own flavour line promises exactly that, and 22 compatible Tarstones — mid-pack rather than the deepest pool, so the case for it is the spacing, not the sockets. 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 (22)
9 Combat · 6 Ability · 5 Support · 2 Infusion
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