Clerik’s Stone is a Combat Tarstone found in a chest behind an illusory wall in the Ruins of Nochte, and it gives your primary weapon a special Heavy Combo Finisher with critical-hit upgrades.
If you’re hunting Tarstones for the Combat tree, Clerik’s Stone is one of the easier ones to miss because it sits behind a wall that doesn’t look like a wall you can break. Grab it and your primary weapon picks up a dedicated Heavy Combo Finisher that scales into crit as you upgrade it. Here’s exactly where it hides, how to reach the chest, and whether it’s worth slotting.
Clerik’s Stone quick facts
| Detail | Answer |
|---|---|
| Type | Combat Tarstone |
| Region | Ruins of Nochte |
| Source | Chest behind an illusory wall |
| Equipment slot | Primary weapon |
| Main effect | Special Heavy Combo Finisher |
Before the full route, here’s the short version — what it is, where it lives, and what it changes about your weapon.
Where to find Clerik’s Stone in the Ruins of Nochte
Clerik’s Stone is tucked into the cliff-side castle section of the Ruins of Nochte. The cleanest way to orient yourself is to head southwest of the Disciple’s Stash Dungeon and follow the path as it climbs up into the castle-like ruins — the chest sits on a cliff-edge platform at the top, not down near the dungeon entrance.
If you’re coming in from fast travel instead, the Outskirts of Nochte Beacon is your anchor. From there, the waterfall stretch with the three whipping snake enemies sits to the southeast, and the castle platform rises above it. Both approaches funnel you to the same spot, so use whichever landmark you can see first.
Once you’re on the platform, everything you need is in the north corner — you’re looking for a stack of boxes against the wall, and that wall is the whole trick.
How to get Clerik’s Stone in Mortal Shell 2
Travel to the Ruins of Nochte
Make your way toward the castle structures near the Outskirts of Nochte Beacon.
Climb into the cliff-side castle section
From southwest of the Disciple’s Stash Dungeon, follow the path up until you reach the cliff-edge platform.
Find the north corner behind the boxes
Head to the north corner of the platform where a set of boxes sits against the wall.
Strike the plain wall to dispel it
Attack the section of wall behind the boxes and it vanishes, since it carries no crack or glow to mark it as breakable.
Open the chest by the cliff
Loot the chest behind the wall to pick up Clerik’s Stone — it’s a chest reward, not an enemy drop.
Swing at the blank wall behind the three boxes in the north corner — it has no cracks, shimmer, or glow, so the boxes are your only marker for where to hit.
What Clerik’s Stone does and who should run it
| Upgrade | Effect |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | Grants the special Heavy Combo Finisher, +20% critical chance |
| Level 2 | Heavy finisher +25% critical chance |
| Level 3 | Heavy finisher +30% critical chance |
Key This is a heavy-attack player’s stone. Slotting it into your primary weapon unlocks a special Heavy Combo Finisher — a dedicated payoff move at the end of a heavy string — and each upgrade level pushes the finisher’s critical chance higher. It doesn’t touch light attacks, dodges, or general stats, so the value is entirely in how often you actually close combos with a heavy.
An August 20 balance update buffed this stone, so older guides may still list a four-level spread with higher percentages — the numbers above reflect the current PC build. Anyone leaning on charged heavies, slow big-swing weapons, or a break-focused approach gets real mileage here; the finisher’s crit is exactly what turns a heavy connect into a stagger or a chunk of burst.
Upgrading Clerik’s Stone and weapon compatibility
Clerik’s Stone levels up through the standard Tarstone track at the Tarforge in Marrow Keep. The full range of upgrade options only opens once you’ve handed Franz the Etching Needle, a quest item that expands what the Tarforge can do — you loot it from a chest right before the Magdalena, the Lady of the Woods boss fight. Upgrades run on the usual Tarstone economy, and the exact per-level costs shift with balance passes, so treat the forge itself as your source of truth for current prices.
It equips to your primary weapon and pairs naturally with heavy-hitting kits — the Great Martyr’s Blade, Veteran’s Battle Axe, Obsidian Hammer, Clockwork Scythe, Black Needle, and The Iconoclast all show up as compatible, though the exact roster still varies between listings. If your weapon can slot it, the finisher works the same way regardless of which one you’re wielding.
Common misses when hunting Clerik’s Stone
The single biggest reason players leave empty-handed is never hitting the wall. It looks like ordinary stone with no telegraph, so it’s easy to run right past the ledge and assume the corner is a dead end. Swing at it anyway.
The other trap is searching the wrong part of the ruins — circling the main beacon or the central dungeon mouth when the chest is specifically up on the castle cliff above the waterfall stretch. And because Clerik’s Stone is a fixed chest reward, farming the enemies in the area does nothing; no mob in Nochte drops it, so grinding the snakes or knights is wasted time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Clerik’s Stone dropped by an enemy or found in a chest?
It’s a fixed chest reward behind the illusory wall, and it’s guaranteed — there’s no drop rate and no RNG involved. You collect it once and it’s yours, so there’s nothing to re-farm afterward.
Why can’t I see the wall hiding Clerik’s Stone?
It’s an illusory wall, and those don’t crack, shimmer, or glow before you interact with them — they only fade once struck. A single light attack is enough to dispel it, so you don’t need a heavy swing or any special item; just line up on the wall behind the boxes and hit it.
Is Clerik’s Stone worth using for non-heavy-attack builds?
Not really. The entire payoff lives in the Heavy Combo Finisher, so a light-attack or dual-strike build that rarely ends combos with a heavy barely touches it. If heavies aren’t your finisher of choice, a Combat Tarstone that boosts your light attacks or crit chance more broadly will serve you better.
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