Efficient Gloom and Gold farming in Mortal Shell 2
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A gaming guide sets out the most efficient ways to farm Gloom and Gold, the two key resources in Mortal Shell 2, which players need to level up their Shell and upgrade weapons via the Tarforge system. Efficient farming matters most in the later stages of the game, when high-tier upgrades become significantly more expensive to acquire.
Gloom is best farmed by repeatedly defeating the Grisha Hunters at the Gloomshade Grove beacon, east of Blackridge Pass, at night, netting over 1,200 Gloom per minute-long attempt, a total boosted further by the Gloombound Stone and Gragu's Devourer ability. The stone itself is obtained from a Stone Chest in the Stones of Remembrance sub-region and grants +6% Gloom once fully levelled. Gold, meanwhile, is best farmed by unlocking Proxima's Tier 3 Collector ability to harvest and sell Extracted Specimens from sheep at the Sunken Village beacon, yielding over 100 Specimens, or more than 10,000 Gold, per ten minutes; this is currently the only reliable method, though dungeons, towers and a questline involving Gorf and Hilga offer smaller alternative sources.
- Guide details fastest ways to farm Gloom and Gold in Mortal Shell 2
- Grisha Hunters at Gloomshade Grove yield 1,200+ Gloom per minute
- Proxima's Collector ability enables farming 10,000+ Gold per ten minutes
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Mortal Shell 2 is the sequel to the punishing action role-playing game Mortal Shell, in which players inhabit hollowed-out bodies called Shells and fight through a grim fantasy world. Progress depends on two resources, Gloom and Gold, which are spent to level up a Shell and to upgrade weapons through a system called Tarforge. As the game goes on, these upgrades become far more expensive, so finding quick, reliable ways to gather both resources becomes increasingly important to players.
Guides on efficiently "farming" these resources, meaning repeatedly performing an action to collect large amounts quickly, are a common feature of the gaming community around titles like this. They typically point players to specific locations, enemies or abilities that yield unusually high returns, along with items or character upgrades that can boost those returns further. Such guides are aimed at players looking to progress faster or avoid repetitive grinding.
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Originally published by GameSpot as “Your Mortal Shell 2 Weapons Don’t Have To Get You Killed”.