Mortal Shell 2 Axe and Dagger Location Guide

The direct answer

Obtain the Chapel Key near Mushroom Village, use it to open the Shrine of Trials, complete the shrine’s puzzle rooms, defeat the final guard, and interact with the weapon slab to claim the Axe and Dagger.

In-game text calls it an unusual pairing of a thief’s tool and a northern axe. It has its own moveset, restores Resolve on hit, and upgrades at the Tarforge. Magdalena’s Memento is the ability Tarstone that belongs on this pairing.

Shrine of Trials Plateau and shrine door on the Grisha Hunter side of Mushroom Village

Before you enter the shrine

• Reach the Mushroom Village area in the full release.
• Obtain the Chapel Key before searching for a way through the locked shrine door.
• Check that the route is labeled Shrine of Trials in your current build.
• Plan to finish the shrine rather than treating the entrance as the pickup point.

How to get the Axe and Dagger

1. Find the Chapel Key. Search the Mushroom Village area for the key needed by the locked shrine route.
2. Return to the shrine entrance. Use the Chapel Key to open the path into the Shrine of Trials.
3. Clear the puzzle rooms. Work through the shrine’s stone puzzle sections. Confirm each mechanism changes before moving on.
4. Defeat the final guard. Clear the guarded section before approaching the weapon slab.
5. Interact with the slab. The route is complete only after the Axe and Dagger pickup is registered.

Why the route can fail

• The shrine door stays locked. You have reached the entrance without the Chapel Key.
• The final room looks empty. Check the weapon slab and use the interaction prompt after the guard is defeated.
• The landmarks do not match. Return to the Mushroom Village and Shrine of Trials landmarks used by the current build.

Related questions

Where is the Axe and Dagger?

The weapon is at the end of the Shrine of Trials route near Mushroom Village.

Do I need the Chapel Key?

Yes. The confirmed retail route uses the Chapel Key to open the locked shrine path.

What if another route shows a different location?

Match the Chapel Key, Mushroom Village, and Shrine of Trials sequence in your current game before following a different route.