Mortal Shell II Sanctuary of Trials

To enter the area searched as the Mortal Shell II Sanctuary of Trials, obtain the Chapel Key in Mushroom Village, use it on the locked building beyond the Grisha Hunter camp, and enter the Shrine of Trials. Inside, walk backward while facing the clue statue to cross the illusion wall, then push statues onto pressure plates and defeat the final armored enemy to claim Axe and Dagger.

Name and prerequisite

The researched English sources call the dungeon the Shrine of Trials, while translated guides may render the name as Sanctuary of Trials. They refer to the same route in this context. The Chapel Key is mandatory and is not the Cage Key used for the nearby captive creature.

If you do not have the key, start at the Mushroom Village Beacon and follow the dedicated item guide. The pickup uses a hidden-statue interaction and is easier to miss than the dungeon door itself.

Find the Chapel Key

Set the world to Nighttime as directed by the detailed source. From the Mushroom Village Beacon, take the right-hand route, pass the dancing Babka area, cross the bridge, and clear the enemies near the pyre.

Find the small freestanding archway near the side with steps. Walk through it, then turn and look back through the opening. A kneeling statue appears; approach it and take the Chapel Key from the interaction near the statue.

Reach the locked door

Return to the Mushroom Village Beacon and take the left-hand route. Continue into the Grisha Hunter camp, pass the cage, and move toward the building at the far end. Use the Chapel Key on its locked door.

The door leads into the Shrine route. The Eliteguias walkthrough describes a portal and elevator descent after entry. Prepare healing and your preferred upgraded gear because puzzle rooms also contain enemies.

The illusion wall

Clear the entry hallway, then read or observe the statue clue. The source clue instructs you to gaze at the king and move back. Face the statue and walk backward into the apparent wall.

Do not turn around and run normally through the wall. The walkthrough specifically says the facing direction is the mechanism. Once the illusion accepts the movement, continue into the next room.

Single-plate room

Defeat the enemies before moving the statue or pillar. Attacks slide the object according to the side you strike. Position yourself so successive hits move it onto the single floor pressure plate.

If it moves in the wrong direction, stop swinging and change sides. Repeated attacks from one position can push it away from the route you need. The door unlocks when the object rests correctly on the plate.

Two-plate room

The next puzzle uses two movable columns or statues and two plates. The detailed route moves the right object forward, then shifts the left object sideways and deeper onto one plate. Move the other object across to the remaining plate.

Focus on alignment before distance. Clear enemies first so attacks aimed at combat do not alter a puzzle object accidentally. When both plates are occupied, the next route opens.

Final room and reward

The final source sequence includes an armored Brigand Knight. Defeat the room’s enemies and collect Axe and Dagger. Multiple sources agree on this reward, making the Shrine the correct destination for that primary weapon.

The dungeon is therefore a full chain: reveal the Chapel Key, open the camp building, pass the backward-walk illusion, solve one- and two-plate rooms, then win the final fight. If the key rather than the puzzle is your blocker, return to the Mushroom Village Key page.

If the hidden wall does not open

Return to the clue statue, face it directly, and move backward without rotating the camera into a normal forward run. Confirm the hallway enemies are cleared and that you are at the first illusion rather than striking an ordinary wall. The mechanism is directional movement, not weapon damage.

If it still fails, reload at the nearest safe state and repeat the room in sequence. Do not use an out-of-bounds skip from an undated video when the documented interaction is available.

If a puzzle statue is misplaced

Stop attacking and inspect the object’s alignment with the pressure plate. Move to the side opposite the intended travel direction, then use controlled hits. Clear all enemies so lock-on or stray swings do not push the wrong object.

In the two-plate room, solve one final alignment at a time. The door state is the confirmation that both objects are correctly placed; visual closeness is not enough.

Shrine checklist

• Nighttime is set for the key route.
• Chapel Key was revealed by crossing and looking back through the arch.
• Cage Key and resident door are excluded from this route.
• Locked camp building was opened with Chapel Key.
• Illusion wall was crossed while facing the clue statue and backing up.
• One object occupies the single plate.
• Two objects occupy the two later plates.
• Final enemy is defeated and Axe and Dagger is collected.

Use the checklist to identify the exact blocker instead of restarting the entire chain.

Final route summary

The Shrine is solved in a strict order: Chapel Key, locked camp door, portal and descent, backward-facing illusion, single plate, two plates, then final combat and weapon pickup. If progress stops, compare your state with that sequence and return to the last confirmed interaction.

The English route name is Shrine of Trials. Keeping “Sanctuary” in the search title helps players find the answer without changing the in-game name used by the guides.

Sources

• AllThings.How Chapel Key and Shrine guide
• Eliteguias Shrine walkthrough
• GameGuidesGN puzzle video post

Last updated: 2026-08-23