Ultimate Shell Breakdown

In the ever-evolving world of Etheria: Restart, understanding your characters is just the beginning. To truly elevate your gameplay and build teams that dominate, you’ll need to master one of the most underrated but game-changing systems: Shells—also known affectionately by many players as “pets.”

These little companions may look unassuming, but don’t be fooled—they bring powerful skills, stat boosts, and passive effects that can take your team from average to absolutely cracked. In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about shells in Etheria: Restart, from rarities and skills to strategic use and upgrades. Let’s dive in!

Shells are special units you equip to your characters (or Animus) that offer bonus stats, exclusive skills, and passive effects. Think of them as a combination of gear and companions—except they also influence your strategy in a big way.

Shells come in various rarities (Rare, Excellent, Legend, and Mythical) and are further categorized by roles like Striker, Supporter, and Survivor, which help define what kind of bonuses and skills they provide.

Let’s start with some of the early-game pets you’ll encounter:

• Red Comet (Striker) – Boosts attack before acting and heals based on attack power. Simple, effective, and great for early progression.
• Scorpion Queen (Supporter) – A nice AOE heal after your character acts. Good for sustain in longer battles.
• Phantom Cat (Striker) – Follows up with additional single-target damage. Scales well with crit builds.

Even in the Rare and Epic categories, you’ll find some surprisingly useful options for building early team synergy.

These mid-tier shells bring a nice balance of power and utility:

• Agent Lizard  (Striker) – Targets the enemy with the lowest HP and makes them take more damage on the next hit. Excellent for burst setups.
• Teacher Owl (Supporter) – Increases healing done during the turn.
• Unbridled Scientist (Supporter) – Boosts action bar by 40% after acting. Fantastic for turn control.
• Tamamo Doji (Striker) – Gives a big attack buff and crit rate boost—great for damage-dealing units.
• White Gale (Striker) – Applies debuffs, extends their duration, and increases accuracy. A tactical powerhouse.
• Budo Panda (Striker) – Builds crit damage over time, stacking up to 30%. A monster for long fights.
• Reason (Healer) – Increases healing done during the turn and applies heal of time on targets with HP below 65%. Great for sustaining the party.
• Mermaid Princess (Survivor) – A debuff cleanser. Sensational in a number of fights.
• Star (Supporter) – Reduces the cooldown of the next skill by 1 and grants action bar increase. Great for cycling important abilities.

This is where things start getting spicy. Epic shells offer elite-level effects:

• Twilight Knight (Striker) – Massive single-target hit + defense down. Perfect for nuking enemies.
• Blizzard (Supporter) – Has a chance to reduce one random skill’s cooldown after acting.
• Black Flag (Supporter) – Follows up with damage and buffs speed/action bar. Great for PvP speed comps.
• Shan Hai Jing (Survivor) – Increase your action bar by 25% when the enemy takes 3 actions. Perfect for cutting in.
• Crossroads (Striker) – Applies life leech. The harder you hit, the more you heal.
• Diamond Heart (Support) – Grants DEF increase and a shield to the user and target ally with lowest current HP%. Keeping your damage dealers in the fight for longer.
• Electro Squid (Healer) – Increases healing for the turn and grants 2 heal over time on targets with HP below 65%. An upgraded version of Reason.

If you’re looking to dominate high-end content or PvP, these shells are your bread and butter.

Legendary (or red rarity) shells are the absolute peak of power in Etheria:

• Supernova (Healer) – Massive healing boost and a strong heal-over-time effect.
• Law of Silence (Survivor) – Grants Hollow state (target can’t be focused and takes 50% less AOE damage) and boosts defense. Insane for survivability.
• Golden Lion (Striker) – Grants Crit damage and Effect ACC stacking up to 40%
• Alicorn (Survivor) – Cleanses debuffs and heals 10% HP for each one removed.
• Codex of All Magic (Supporter) – Makes the next skill have no cooldown and gives a speed buff. Game-changer.
• White Fang Warrior (Striker) – Double hit with stacking crit damage. Snowballs fast in longer fights.
• Gigabyte (Survivor) – Increases action bar every three enemy turns. Great for keeping up tempo.
• Artisan (Supporter) – Grants DEF up and shields based on DEF, enhancing survivability for both the Animus and allies.
• Black Moon (Supporter) – Deals heavy damage and extends debuffs while boosting Effect ACC, great for control-focused teams.
• Halloween (Supporter) – Reduces skill cooldowns randomly with high consistency, improving uptime for strong abilities.
• Count (Striker) – Boosts ATK and grants Life Leech for 3 turns, ideal for sustain-heavy striker builds.
• Lighthouse (Survivor) – Heals and increases Strike Prep when taking burst damage, offering reactive support against nukers.

These shells are rare, but if you get your hands on one, build around it—because they will carry your team.

Beyond skills and stats, shells come with random passive effects that can dramatically influence your build. Depending on rarity, you can unlock up to three passive effect slots, each offering things like bonus crit, defense, HP, healing received, and more.

And here’s the kicker: You can reroll these passives. If you’re not happy with your current set, invest resources to change them until you find the perfect combo. This level of customization opens up insane build flexibility—tailor each shell to your team’s exact needs.

Shells also carry their own Matrix Effects, similar to gear set bonuses. Each shell can hold up to three Matrix slots, and these contribute toward activating powerful set bonuses just like your normal gear does.

At max, your shells can give you an additional nine slots worth of Matrix Effects. That’s enough to swing an entire fight—especially when paired with proper unit tuning.

• Upgrade Smart: You’ll need dupes of the same shell to increase star level. Prioritize shells that align with your team comp.
• No Wasted Investment: If you level up a shell and later get a better version of the same one, you can fuse them and transfer progress—no need to start from scratch!
• Reroll Strategically: Don’t blow all your resources at once. Focus on rerolling passives for shells you plan to use long-term.
• Synergize Skills: Some shells boost the next action or skill. Use this to set up combo turns or speed-tuned PvP teams.

The Shell system in Etheria: Restart is one of the most strategic and rewarding layers of gameplay. Whether you’re aiming for full auto comps in PvE, high-speed nukes in PvP, or unkillable sustain teams, there’s a shell (or three) that will help bring your vision to life.

And with more shells promised post-launch, the possibilities are only expanding. So start experimenting, theorycraft those comps, and make sure your team’s got the right pets to dominate the battlefield.

Want more Etheria: Restart tips and guides? Be sure to check out our full Matrix Effect breakdown and character guides next!