The Clockwork Scythe is Mortal Shell II's flair piece: enormous reaping sweeps, a ticking clockwork spine, and — once you socket the right stone — a literal chainsaw mode that turns every swing into a multi-hit shredder. It is arguably a fan favorite the moment it appears on screen.
Note: screenshots below are in-game frames referenced from a community weapon-guide video, credited in the sources section.
Where to find the Clockwork Scythe
- Start from the outskirts of Mammon — the same region as the Obsidian Hammer route.
- Make your way to the Chamber of Becoming.
- Clear the chamber and the scythe is yours.
Moveset overview
- Light attacks — sweep, sweep, then a huge sweep: very wide reaping arcs that hit crowds sideways.
- Heavy attacks — committed swings with an enhanced finisher.
- Running attacks — solid gap-closers on both buttons.
The base kit is a crowd-control dream; the special is where it becomes a boss-killer.
Best Tarstones: attack speed again
The Thief's Stone is the pick, exactly as with the Veteran's Battle Axe: Warp stacks ramp the scythe's swing speed until the wide sweeps come out fast enough to be unavoidable.
Infusions: Blood Curse fits the flavor
Two strong options: Arbiter's Prize (Blood Curse) or the Voltaic Crown. Both are good — the honest tiebreaker is taste. Blood Curse gets the thematic nod here: a big bloody chainsaw scythe that punishes enemies for swinging back just looks right, and the self-damage punish loop pairs beautifully with a weapon that never stops moving.
Special ability: chainsaw mode
Two uniques plus the standard Acolyte's Stone/Unwieldly Stone fillers:
- Scholar's Wormstone — the star. Activate it to consume Resolve over time and set the chainsaw in motion: every attack is augmented, and each chainsaw spin deals 35% of the weapon's base damage, turning all your hits into multi-hits. It plays like the savage-axe mode from Monster Hunter — flip it on, then watch status effects and bleed procs stack on every contact.
- Clockwork Shardstone — the alternative active "drain" mode. It works, but the effect is subtle and the Wormstone outclasses it for most builds.
The Wormstone compounding scales beautifully with buff-stacking Shells — any setup with static attack and defense bonuses mows through packs with it active.
Verdict
Wide sweeps, a chainsaw, and Blood Curse dripping off every spin. The Clockwork Scythe is equal parts spectacle and damage math — and the math is very much in your favor.