Dual katana light form
Light attacks use the Axatana as two katanas. This is the weapon’s faster attack configuration.
Main WeaponConfirmed
Axatana
Transforming weapon
The Axatana is a transforming main weapon found in Mammon. Its light attacks use a pair of katanas, while heavy attacks combine them into a battle axe, giving one weapon two distinct attack configurations.
- Main Weapon
- Transforming weapon
- Mammon
At a glance
Quick Facts
Weapon identity
Transforming weapon
Region
Mammon
Route anchor
Sester’s Refuge
Destination
Forgotten Tower
Where to Find the Axatana
Region
Mammon
Route anchor
Sester’s Refuge
Destination
Forgotten Tower
Start around Sester’s Refuge in Mammon and follow the traversal route toward Forgotten Tower.
How to Get the Axatana
Reach the Forgotten Tower through the traversal-gate route, defeat the enemy inside, and collect the weapon from the alcove.
Travel to Sester’s Refuge in Mammon and look south toward the Forgotten Tower.
Find the bell on the distant cliffside and shoot it with a Sidearm to create the walkway to the nearby jump gate.
Cross the walkway and use the jump gate to reach the Forgotten Tower.
Enter the main structure, pass through the narrow opening beside the giant dead creature, and climb the stairs.
About halfway up, leave through the crumbled side of the wall to reach another jump gate.
Use that jump gate to travel left rather than right.
Find the switch beside the gate, open it, and defeat the enemy waiting inside.
Collect the Axatana from the alcove directly ahead.
Axatana Weapon Mechanics
Battle axe heavy form
Heavy attacks combine the two blades into a battle axe for the weapon’s heavier attack configuration.
How to Play the Axatana
Gameplay guidance
Axatana changes form through the attack input itself: light attacks bring out the dual katanas, while heavy attacks combine them into the battle axe. Plan each input around the form you want to use.
Related Tarstones
Hexapod Core
Weapon Ability relationHexapod Core is the confirmed Tarstone link for the Axatana’s Weapon Ability.
Duality Stone
Light-combo relationDuality Stone is confirmed to interact with the Axatana’s light-attack combo.
Upgrading the Axatana
The Axatana uses the main Weapon enhancement system at the Tarforge in Marrow Keep.
Return the Muradean Actuator to Franz to unlock Enhance Weapons, then select the Axatana through the same Weapon upgrade menu used by other main weapons.
Patch Context
Balance Patch 1
Balance Patch 1 improved light-attack tracking for the Axatana.
Axatana FAQ
Where is the Axatana in Mortal Shell II?
The Axatana is inside the Forgotten Tower in Mammon, south of the Sester’s Refuge route anchor.
How do you get the Axatana?
From Sester’s Refuge, shoot the distant bell with a Sidearm to open the route to the jump gate. Continue through the Forgotten Tower, take the upper jump gate to the left, open the gate with the nearby switch, defeat the enemy inside, and collect the Axatana from the alcove.
How does the Axatana transformation work?
Axatana light attacks use two katanas. Heavy attacks combine the blades into a battle axe, so the attack input determines which configuration appears.
Did Balance Patch 1 affect the Axatana?
Yes. Balance Patch 1 improved tracking for Axatana light attacks.
How do you upgrade the Axatana?
Upgrade the Axatana through Enhance Weapons at the Tarforge in Marrow Keep. The Muradean Actuator unlocks the melee Weapon enhancement function.
Which Tarstones are currently linked to the Axatana?
Current-release sources support an Axatana Weapon Ability relationship for Hexapod Core and a light-combo relationship for Duality Stone.
Sources & Verification
Current-release information reviewed 2026-08-26.