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Mortal Shell 2 How to Change Shells & Respec

Updated September 4, 2026 · Checked for the current launch build

Quick answer: Sit at any Beacon or talk to Zhirelle in Marrow Keep and swap to an unlocked Shell. There is no cooldown. Shell Points reset for free. Glimpse spent on Bond used to be gone for the cycle; the Week 1 Update adds Mether's Severance, which you turn in to Zhirelle to refund that Bond.
Mortal Shell II Shells

Official promotional screenshot: Steam / Cold Symmetry / Playstack

How to switch

  1. Unlock the Shell first: inhabit the remains and finish its opening memory. Finding the body is not enough.
  2. Rest at any cleansed Beacon, or walk to Zhirelle behind the Marrow Keep Beacon.
  3. Choose the unlocked Shell. Weapons, sidearms, Seals, and Tarstones stay equipped — they are on the Harbinger, not on the body.

Harros is prologue-only. After Marrow Keep he is gone; Tiel and Proxima are the two Zhirelle marks for free.

Sester Genessa is the exception. She is treated as a separate character, not a body the Harbinger inhabits. Bond her at the training Sester (she becomes Stray Sester while you are wearing Genessa), and level her at a Beacon.

Respec: what is free, what is not

ResourceRefund?Where
Shell Points (Harbinger levels)Yes, free, any timeBeacon Level Up window or Zhirelle
Glimpse / Bond tierYes, after Week 1, with Mether's SeveranceTurn the item in to Zhirelle; after the September 14 Hotfix it can also be used at the Genessa trainer. Pre-patch guides that call Bond irreversible are outdated on PC.
Weapon / sidearm gold and oreYes, after Foundry Stone smeltingTarforge

Shell Points are shared on the Harbinger. If you leave Tiel for Eredrim, reset Tiel's tree and put the points on Eredrim. FandomWire's launch tip is exactly that: respec whenever you switch so idle points are not sitting on a body you are not using.

Balance Patch 1 refunds Glimpse previously spent on Shell map markers and moves those marks onto a Gloom cost. Check Zhirelle's alcove if you paid Glimpse for locations before that patch.

Week 1 goes further: Mether's Severance severs a Shell Bond and returns the Glimpse. Rock Paper Shotgun's keep tour places the item behind a wooden wall near Merrick. Famitsu and Eurogamer both describe turning it in to Zhirelle. The September 14, 2026 Hotfix notes that Mether's Severance can also be used at the Genessa trainer. Console players should confirm Week 1 is actually on their storefront before assuming the refund exists.

When to actually switch

Related guides

All Shell locations · Marrow Keep NPCs · Glimpse budget · September 14 Hotfix · Week 1 Update

Evidence: Free Shell Point resets follow GameSpot, KeenGamer's Zhirelle notes, and All Things How's Shell skills page. Swap-at-Beacon-or-hub is the launch-week consensus (eGamersWorld, GamingProMax). Mether's Severance and Bond refunds follow Cold Symmetry's Week 1 notes as reported by Eurogamer, Famitsu, and Rock Paper Shotgun's Marrow Keep tour. Reviewed September 4, 2026.