The Glimpse Grind & Tricky Trophies
Everything that isn't a boss or a collectible: the three-run Bond plan, the Tarforge, and the fiddly one-offs — from the tutorial missables to Egon and the Mango.
The three-playthrough Bond plan
Maxing one Shell's Bond at the Shellkeeper costs 27 Glimpses. With 8 Shells, that's 216 Glimpses total. A single playthrough only yields enough for roughly three Shells — so you need three runs (Story + NG+ + NG++).
The plan
Glimpses come from defeating bosses and cleansing Beacons. Do both fully every run. Bond 2–3 Shells on run one (including Genessa), 3 more on NG+ (not Genessa), and finish the rest on NG++. Start a new cycle by interacting with the Ova Siphon after the credits.
Progression trophies
This is Not an Achievement
DetailsComplete Mortal Shell II
This is Not an Achievement
DetailsSimply complete Mortal Shell II — beat the final boss, Zmey, the Unbidden. The only Gold in the game.
Decked Out
DetailsReach the maximum bonding tier for a Shell at the Shellkeeper
Decked Out
DetailsReach the maximum Bond tier for a single Shell at the Shellkeeper. You'll get this naturally on your first fully-bonded Shell — spend Glimpses on one Shell until it caps.
Over 9000
DetailsMax out a Weapon at the Tarforge
Over 9000
DetailsFully max out a Weapon at the Tarforge. Weapons upgrade with Coin and materials, and higher tiers need Tarstones — so collect Tarstones (see Collectibles) and pour resources into one weapon to the cap.
Seeking the Past
Glitch-sensitiveDetailsWatch all Shell Memories
Seeking the Past
Glitch-sensitiveDetailsWatch all 40 Shell Memories — the headline grind. Fully covered on the Collectibles page; it's the reason you need NG++.
Mid Summer?
MissableTutorialDetailsEnter the Festival
Mid Summer?
MissableTutorialDetailsEnter the Festival. On the way to claim your first Shell, an NPC — Marigold — offers you a flower crown. Accept it.
No, You Still Can't Win
MissableTutorialDetailsTake the Tar Golem to his Minimum Health
No, You Still Can't Win
MissableTutorialDetailsTake the tutorial Tar Golem down to its minimum health during the opening encounter.
How
Fight the Golem properly and whittle it to minimum HP; watch its unblockable ground-slam. If you're struggling you can quit to the dashboard and reload to retry the encounter.
Feed Me
DetailsCause Egon to pass away
Feed Me
DetailsFind Egon in the tower southwest of the Castigator's Keep Beacon. Give him a cumulative total of 10,000 Gloom — he then returns 20,000 and passes away, popping the trophy. You can feed him in instalments across visits; it's the cumulative total that counts.
Ascension
DetailsDiscover the secret of the Mango
Ascension
DetailsThe Mango secret. Find Mether's Flesh in the Sanguine Caverns (the Pulsing Caves, bottom level). Take it to the cave at the Outskirts of Nochte Beacon, interact with the cup in front of the large fish and use Mether's Flesh. This opens the Mango Sanctuary dungeon — interact with the giant mango inside.
Bag Holder
DetailsYou’ve mastered nothing and this is your reward. Pretty pointless, eh?
Bag Holder
DetailsA joke trophy: “You've mastered nothing and this is your reward.” It unlocks from a specific throwaway interaction rather than any real achievement — grab it whenever you stumble on the prompt; it costs nothing.
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