Mortal Shell 2: Besieged Ruins Dungeon Walkthrough and All Loot

The Besieged Ruins is one of the shortest dungeons in Mortal Shell 2, built around a single cultist chamber and two loot containers. You can finish it in about a minute once you know where the lever is and which sarcophagi to open.

Quick answer: Enter east of the High Lord’s Courtyard Beacon, pull the wall lever to open the gate, defeat the female ranged enemy and the cultists in the candlelit chamber, then open both sarcophagi for a Winterglass Gem, an Extracted Specimen, and a Doralite before running out the exit tunnel.

Besieged Ruins location

The dungeon sits east of the High Lord’s Courtyard Beacon. From the beacon, drop down to the lowest level where the jump pad is, then walk along the side of the wall until you reach the cave entrance.

Note: the in-game map is disabled inside this dungeon, so you cannot rely on markers once you are past the gate. The layout is linear, which keeps the run simple.

Enemies you will face

Two threats stand between you and the loot. A female ranged attacker guards the passage right after the gate, and a small group of cultists (Fire Undead) waits in the main chamber. There are no bosses here, so standard combat handles the whole run.

Step-by-step walkthrough

Enter the dark cave and find the lever set into the wall. Pull it to open the gate blocking the path forward.

Player character moving through a narrow torchlit stone passage inside the Besieged Ruins cave — The entrance passage where you pull the wall lever to open the gate. Image credit: Cold Symmetry

Move down the passage and take out the female ranged enemy waiting there. Close the gap quickly so her ranged attacks do not chip away at you.

Crosshair aimed at a ranged enemy in the cave with the Fire sidearm selected — Targeting the ranged enemy guarding the path, with the Fire sidearm equipped. Image credit: Cold Symmetry

Enter the candlelit chamber and clear out every cultist (Fire Undead). Do not open the containers until the room is empty so you can loot without pressure.

Character approaching several cultist enemies in a candlelit cave chamber with an enemy health bar showing — The candlelit chamber where the cultists must be defeated. Image credit: Cold Symmetry

Open the sarcophagus on the left side of the chamber to collect the Winterglass Gem and the Extracted Specimen.

Loot notifications on the right of the screen confirming Gloom and a Winterglass Gem were collected in the cave — Loot notifications confirm the Winterglass Gem pickup from the first sarcophagus. Image credit: Cold Symmetry

Open the sarcophagus on the right side of the chamber to collect the Doralite. That empties both containers in the room.

Head through the exit tunnel to finish the run and leave the dungeon.

Armored character in the cavern as a plus 45 Coin pickup notification appears near the exit — Coins picked up along the exit tunnel as you complete the run. Image credit: Cold Symmetry

All Besieged Ruins loot

Both loot containers sit in the main chamber. The left sarcophagus holds two items, and the right holds one.

Container	Reward
Left sarcophagus	Winterglass Gem
Left sarcophagus	Extracted Specimen
Right sarcophagus	Doralite

Confirming the dungeon is finished

Once both sarcophagi are empty and you have reached the exit tunnel, the run is done. To track it yourself, move the cursor over the Besieged Ruins icon on the world map and use the Mark Complete option, since the game does not flag dungeons as finished automatically.

If you only picked up one item from the left container, return and open the sarcophagus again to grab the second reward, as it holds both the Winterglass Gem and the Extracted Specimen.