Mortal Shell 2 Caged Hystrix Location
Updated September 4, 2026 · Checked for the current launch build
Quick answer: Silent Steps → Chamber of Becoming. Finish Sariel's two-part fight, break resurrection stones, take Clockwork Scythe and Sariel, then inspect the tablet near the dungeon exit for Caged Hystrix. S-tier burst on launch sidearm lists. Balance Patch 1 removed its minimum Resolve to fire.
Official promotional screenshot: Steam / Cold Symmetry / Playstack
At a glance
PickupMammon — Chamber of Becoming
Nearest BeaconThe Silent Steps
RequirementComplete Sariel's Chamber route
Launch tierS — rapid burst
TarstonesLaunch lists put this at the top of sidearm pace; pair after you own it rather than delaying the Sariel run
How to get Caged Hystrix
- Tag Silent Steps Beacon in southeast Mammon.
- Jump-gate into the Chamber of Becoming. Damage Sariel until he flees, then finish the later fight.
- Destroy the glowing resurrection stones.
- Loot Clockwork Scythe, inhabit Sariel, then inspect the tablet near the exit for Caged Hystrix.
When to use it
- eGamersWorld's sidearm tier list puts Hystrix in S with the Lute.
- Same dungeon finishes a primary weapon and a Shell, so it is a high-value late Mammon stop.
Before you leave
- If Guns. Lots of Guns did not unlock, this tablet is the usual last miss after Cursed Child.
All eight: Troubadour's Lute · Forgotten Crossbow · Nayleshotte · Salvaged Trebuchaxe · Triarch Repeater · Ballistazooka · Cursed Child.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Caged Hystrix?
Chamber of Becoming after Sariel. Tablet near the dungeon exit, same run as Clockwork Scythe and Sariel's Shell.
Evidence: GameRant — Sariel, Scythe, Hystrix · eGamersWorld — sidearm tier list Reviewed September 4, 2026.