Mortal Shell 2 Proxima Location, Abilities & Build

Mortal Shell 2 Proxima the Broodseeker is found at the Shattered Beacon in Blackridge Cliffs, Fainweald. Follow the route from Widow Overlook through Blackridge Pass and the cliffs, then interact with the corpse inside the Beacon to play Proxima’s memory and obtain her Shell. Biosampler gives hook and Lightning pressure, while Grafted Armor offers conditional damage mitigation.

Where can you find Proxima the Broodseeker?

Start at Widow Overlook and travel north to the Blackridge Pass Beacon. Follow the path toward Blackridge Cliffs and take the slope on the left. Continue to the Shattered Beacon. An Infested Stalker may be nearby, and the route description says you can ignore it while reaching the Beacon.

Inside the Shattered Beacon, go to the corpse in the middle of the room. Interact with it to play Proxima’s memory and obtain the Shell. The location is described as an early accessible Shell route, while the order in which a player reaches it depends on the path taken through the world.

What does Biosampler do?

Biosampler fires a hook from Proxima’s left arm. It can pull a smaller enemy toward her or pull Proxima toward a larger target, then follow with an attack that inflicts Lightning. Use it to start a fight, close a gap, or pressure an enemy that is trying to retreat.

The skill tree can add Lightning stacks, Stasis, stagger pressure, and a Lightning storm. The exact cooldown, upgraded Resolve cost, targeting rules, and final damage remain To be confirmed.

What does Grafted Armor do?

Grafted Armor gives Proxima a listed base chance to mitigate melee or ranged damage. When it triggers, the listed effect reduces incoming damage and prevents stagger. The collected descriptions give base values of 15% chance and 50% reduction, but those numbers remain version-qualified until a current platform and build are confirmed.

Treat the effect as a chance to finish an exchange rather than permission to stand in every attack. Exoshell supports mitigation during Biosampler, while Reflection offers a separate projectile interaction to test. Fortress improves the mitigation direction in the skill tree, with its final values tied to the displayed build.

Which Proxima skills support a build?

Attunement reduces Biosampler’s Resolve cost. Biohazard improves its damage or adds Lightning stacks. Seizure adds Stasis and later area or stagger effects. Discharge adds knockback and a Lightning storm after the hook attack.

Biohunter improves damage against enemies Proxima has sampled. Shellshock can restore Resolve or add Lightning when Grafted Armor mitigates a hit. Collector can provide a chance to harvest Specimens from defeated enemies. Ampereon supports Lightning mitigation, and Energize supports Proxima after she revives from a severed state. Some level values remain To be confirmed.

What is a practical Proxima build direction?

The collected community builds point toward a Biosampler-focused style.

• Use the hook to create the opening or close distance.
• Use light attacks to build Resolve, then return to Biosampler.
• Add Attunement when lower Resolve cost is the priority.
• Choose Biohazard, Seizure, and Discharge according to whether the current fight needs damage, control, or area pressure.
• Test a Stasis-infused weapon for control synergy, or a Lightning-focused weapon for a Lightning-centered setup.

These are build directions from community testing. They do not establish a universal best weapon, Tarstone, or boss setup. The exact numeric values shown in different build descriptions conflict, so keep final damage, mitigation, cooldown, and targeting values To be confirmed.

How should you play Proxima safely?

Test both directions of Biosampler on the same enemy. Pull the enemy toward Proxima when the follow-up is safe, then use the hook to close distance when the target is outside melee range. After the attack, move according to the enemy’s recovery instead of waiting for another Grafted Armor trigger.

Seizure and Discharge give Biosampler area value through Stasis, splash or stagger pressure, and the Lightning storm. Bosses can respond differently to Stasis, so a control-focused rotation needs to be checked against each encounter. Proxima’s final tier position and boss performance remain To be confirmed.

What is confirmed about the current version?

The collected route and ability descriptions support the Shattered Beacon location, the Biosampler hook, and the Grafted Armor role. An official Week 1 patch note records a fix for Proxima becoming stuck in the Biosampler hook shot. It does not publish a complete current skill tree or a universal build.

The research set includes beta gameplay, review-code footage, and community build testing. Keep those version boundaries visible when comparing numbers. For the wider roster, see the Mortal Shell 2 Shells and Abilities index.