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Shell

Dread Shell

Scavenger Shell

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Shell is a further development of the DSC engineers' defensive concept. The hull is surrounded by durable physical shields, and a special energy core is located in the center. Thanks to it, this walking fortress can make short sprints to key points, while the excess heat generated by the core can damage and knockback enemies that came too close.

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— in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	Real Value	Exp Level
10,000	$100 (Estimate)
Robot Information
Class	Ability	Faction
Medium	Atom	DSC
Base Statistics
Level	Durability	Speed
1	116,000	33 kph
Armaments			Standard Paint Jobs
Hardpoints	2x Light 1x Heavy
Default Weapons	2x Punisher 1x Thunder
Module Slots			Legendary Paint Jobs
Active	Yes
Passive	3
Other			Legendary Pilots
Tier	IV
Wiki Class	Medium

Introduction

The Shell is a medium robot with 2 light and 1 heavy hardpoints.

Ability

The Shell's ability is called Atom. Upon activation, the Shell accelerates by exposing it's core and using it's heat to thrust it forward whilst it opens up its shield configuration, allowing enemies without splash weaponry to damage it directly from both the front and the back. After 5 seconds, the Shell overloads its core unleashing an explosion within a 100m range. Any enemies caught within this explosion will be knocked back into the air and will receive 15,870（at base level) damage. After the explosion Shell retracts its shields and enters a 7-second cooldown phase before Atom can be used again.

The Shell also comes built-in with 8 physical shields, wrapped around the robot's hull, protecting itself from fire from all sides. Each of these shields has varying amounts of durability (see below), and will be shot off separately if destroyed. Being physical shields, they block energy and sonic fire, but take double damage from kinetic shells and are mitigated entirely by flamethrower and rocket weapons.

Strategy

The Shell is aptly described a scaled-down version of Arthur. The only noticeable differences are that it has physical shields that wrap all around the robot, has a speed boost that goes with its damaging blast, and has stats and weapons fit for a robot and not a Titan. It comes with 2 Light and 1 Heavy hardpoints similar to Arthur's weapon layout of the 2 Beta and 1 Alpha which essentially are the 2 Light and 1 Heavy hardpoints of the Shell, and is also notably arranged in the same manner (The larger weapon is mounted centrally on the top, the smaller weapons mounted on either side). Because of its all-around protection and decent firepower, Shell is an excellent bot for area defense and holding/capping beacons.

A weakness of the Shell is splash damage weapons, as they splash past Shell's physical shields, damaging both shield and bot. Because of this pilots should be vigilant for enemies wielding weaponry such as Cryo or flamethrowers, or even worse Scald-type weapons. Another weakness is when it uses its ability, enemies can directly damage the bot from the front and the back as its shields expand during ability use, so it is recommended to turn and face 45 degrees away from the direction you are receiving enemy fire. Flying bots can also reach angles that allow them to fire over Shell's physical shields to inflict damage. Notable dangers include Hawk or Ao Jun; the shield is rendered useless. One other weakness is that corrosion weapons like the Viper or Hornet that hit it during it's ability will continue to damage Shell, so overexposure can ultimately result in a death from corrosion damage. Due to Shell's eight shields being individual, a single hit from for example the Hellburner's Overload will damage the robot as well as all 8 shields, essentially dealing 9x damage output and charging Nuclear Amplifier very quickly.

The Shell can be extremely effective if played in coordinated squads or clans, since it can draw attention and tank damage from multiple sides, allowing allies to either obliterate them while they're distracted or to nullify their potential with status effects such as Lockdown, Suppression or EMP, giving the Shell a temporary window to shred the enemies. Alternatively Shell can ambush a point as a spearhead of an attack, which can rout the defenders for a continued assault.

When solo, using Shell's ability to rush large groups of distracted enemy robots is a valid strategy, as one can detonate to damage multiple enemies, while its ring of shields will protect it from fire from all sides.

However, while Shell is a powerful robot with a devastating ability, its low speed and ability cooldown make retreat near impossible, so it is recommended to choose your battles carefully. Furthermore, its ability in fact does only around half of Hellburner's Overload, but this can be balanced with superior firepower, shielding and the Revitalizing Intensifier on drones.

Good choices of active modules to mount on Shell are the Jump Unit, Lock-Down Ammo, Death Mark and Advanced Repair Unit.

• The Jump Unit allows the Shell to leap forwards into the air (If you use the ability to speed up before jumping, you can cover much more horizontal distance), meaning a well aimed jump can allow Shell to get close to a target extremely quickly.
• Lock-Down Ammo is mainly for the use in conjunction with its ability, as it allows the Shell to prevent the enemy from moving and thus forces them to remain still for 5 seconds which makes them a sitting duck for the Shell's ability damage. It also mostly negates the Shell's slow speed and thus allows the enemy to stay in a flurry of hellfire for longer.
• Death Mark is a great choice for increasing damage from both Shell's ability and its relatively impressive firepower, while also making the enemy a universal target for your allies to train their fire on. Though this is not the best, as Shell will take a lot of damage and the Revitalizing Intensifier completely outperforms Death Mark.
• Finally, the Advanced Repair Unit is the best choice if the Shell doesn't have the Wonderworker or Mechanic Pilot skills. Due to the Shell's ring of shields, it won't be able to take damage from sonic weapons (most of the time), and thus allows the Shell to heal up after an assault from a splash weapon.

Possible Setups

These are the recommended setups for the Shell:

Note: When "Opt." is next to a slot type, it refers to one of the multiple options that can be used in combination with the other weapon(s) slot type(s).

Each slot type is filled with only one particular weapon. For example, if a robot has 3 lights all three of those slots are filled with Pinatas, as mixing weapons of the different ammunition types is not recommended.

Close Range (350m or less)

Slot Types →	Heavy Slot (Opt. 1) ↓	Heavy Slot (Opt. 3) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 1) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 2) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 3) ↓	Light Slot (Opt. 4) ↓
#Slots →	x1	x1	x2	x2	x2	x2	Name (If Applicable) ↓
Setup 1 →							Shotgun (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 2 →							Mini-Inferno (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 3 →							Mini-Plasma Death Button (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 4 →							Mini-Death Button (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 5 →							Mini-Leadhose (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 6 →							Mini-Sonic Shotgun (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 7 →							Mini-Energy Shotgun (Opt. 1 Light Slot)
Setup 8 →

Mid-Range (500-600m)

Setup 3 →

Slot Types →	Heavy Slot (Opt. 1) ↓	Heavy Slot (Opt. 2) ↓	Light Slot ↓
#Slots →	x1	x1	x2
Setup 1 →
Setup 2 →

Overview

The Shell is a powerful close-combat unit geared to take out enemies quickly, but with its shields can change to sustained combat if required. The ideal setup for the Shell involves high damage per second weapons such as Sonics, Flamethrowers/Toxin-type weapons, and Cryogenic rocket launchers for the 20% damage boost. Scald and Incinerator are also extremely proficient at taking down other Shells or even Titans. Thunders and Gusts can be used to take down other Shells considerably quickly provided they are decently leveled, and Calamity and Spark can take down enemies on the approach towards them, though this is not recommended since you lose lockdown often when brawling with Shell, and you will not be able to damage other Shells. Flamethrower and Acid type weapons can destroy enemies up close as it can bypass all shields on shells, making this the bess counter to other shells and robots in general.

Despite maybe seeming viable, Viper and Avenger-type weapons are not recommended as Shell will be in combat for most of its playtime, and the long reload will become a fatal issue. The cryogenic laser weapons, Hel and Snaer, are also not recommended as they are outperformed by many other weapons at close range and cannot counter other Shells. Running cryogenic rocket weapons, Rime, Cryo and Glacier are also not recommended as they are considerably outperformed by other weapons and also for their long reloads.

Not Recommended

• The use of Sniping, Mid-range or Long Reload weaponry, as they don't fit the Shell's role very well as a brawling, beacon capturer and ambush unit that is almost constantly under fire and dishing out damage.

Upgrade Cost

Tier 4 MK 1 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 100,000 02:00 3 200,000 05:00 4 400,000 14:00 5 2,000,000 28:00 6 4,000,000 66:00 7 6,000,000 102:00 8 11,000,000 124:00 9 17,000,000 140:00 10 36,000,000 148:00 11 52,000,000 152:00 12 70,000,000 160:00 Total Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 198,700,000 39:05:00

Tier 4 MK 2 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 2,500,000 12:00 3 5,000,000 24:00 4 10,000,000 36:00 5 22,500,000 48:00 6 22,500,000 48:00 7 22,500,000 48:00 8 22,500,000 48:00 9 22,500,000 48:00 10 22,500,000 48:00 11 22,500,000 48:00 12 22,500,000 48:00 Total Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 197,500,000 19:00:00

• NOTE: base level starts at level 1 cost is
• MK2 Upgrade cost 500

Stats

Shell

ID	70	Ability	Faction
Tier	4	Atom	DSC
Class	Medium
Wiki Class	Heavy
Availability	Workshop
MK 1 Level MK 2 Durability Speed Durability Speed 104,220 33 1 198,000 48 110,430 35 2 201,960 48 117,090 36 3 205,920 48 124,110 38 4 209,880 48 131,580 39 5 213,840 48 139,500 41 6 217,800 48 147,870 42 7 221,760 48 156,780 44 8 225,720 48 166,230 45 9 229,680 48 176,220 46 10 233,640 48 186,750 47 11 237,600 48 198,000 48 12 241,560 48 MK 3 Level 1 253,638 48

Built-in Weapon Stats
	MK 1		MK 2
1	15,870		44,813
2	17,440		45,709
3	19,165		46,606
4	21,065		47,502
5	23,150		48,398
6	25,440		49,294
7	27,960		50,191
8	30,725		51,087
9	33,765		51,983
10	37,105		52,879
11	40,775		53,776
12	44,813		54,672
mk3		57,406

Shell Shield Values

	Shield SS1	Shield SS2	Shield SS3	Shield SS4	Shield SS5	Shield SS6	Shield SS7	Shield SS8
MKI LVL1	54,600	39,000	39,000	78,000	78,000	39,000	39,000	54,600
MKI LVL2	58,100	41,500	41,500	83,000	83,000	41,500	41,500	58,100
MKI LVL3	61,600	44,000	44,000	88,000	88,000	44,000	44,000	61,600
MKI LVL4	65,800	47,000	47,000	94,000	94,000	47,000	47,000	65,800
MKI LVL5	70,000	50,000	50,000	100,000	100,000	50,000	50,000	70,000
MKI LVL6	74,200	53,000	53,000	106,000	106,000	53,000	53,000	74,200
MKI LVL7	79,100	56,500	56,500	113,000	113,000	56,500	56,500	79,100
MKI LVL8	84,000	60,000	60,000	120,000	120,000	60,000	60,000	84,000
MKI LVL9	89,600	64,000	64,000	128,000	128,000	64,000	64,000	89,600
MKI LVL10	95,200	68,000	68,000	136,000	136,000	68,000	68,000	95,200
MKI LVL11	101,500	72,500	72,500	145,000	145,000	72,500	72,500	101,500
MKI LVL12	107,800	77,000	77,000	154,000	154,000	77,000	77,000	107,800
MKII LVL1	107,800	77,000	77,000	154,000	154,000	77,000	77,000	107,800
MKII LVL2	109,760	78,400	78,400	156,800	156,800	78,400	78,400	109,760
MKII LVL3	111,720	79,800	79,800	159,600	159,600	79,800	79,800	111,720
MKII LVL4	113,680	81,200	81,200	162,400	162,400	81,200	81,200	113,680
MKII LVL5	115,640	82,600	82,600	165,200	165,200	82,600	82,600	115,640
MKII LVL6	117,600	84,000	84,000	168,000	168,000	84,000	84,000	117,600
MKII LVL7	119,560	85,400	85,400	170,800	170,800	85,400	85,400	119,560
MKII LVL8	121,520	86,800	86,800	173,600	173,600	86,800	86,800	121,520
MKII LVL9	123,480	88,200	88,200	176,400	176,400	88,200	88,200	123,480
MKII LVL10	125,440	89,600	89,600	179,200	179,200	89,600	89,600	125,440
MKII LVL11	127,400	91,000	91,000	182,000	182,000	91,000	91,000	127,400
MKII LVL12	129,360	92,400	92,400	184,800	184,800	92,400	92,400	129,360
MK III	135,828	97,020	97,020	194,040	194,040	97,020	97,020	135,828

Gallery

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Shell official poster

War Robots- SHELL, The Ironclad Demolisher 🐢 - NEW ROBOT Overview (Evolife Bloom)

Shell official overview

Shell armed with Volts and a Gauss as seen on one of 2020 Halloween's official posters

Dread Shell armed with Dread Scald and Dread Incinerator

Animation

Update History

Version	Changes
7.9.0	Durability reduced by 10%, side shields durabulity increased by 10%
6.8.0	New special edition model: Dread Shell (Lunar New Year 2021)
6.7.0	Robot added to the game.

Trivia

• During the first test server session of testing out the Shell, you could put an Ancile on it. This was eventually carried into the live server.
• Many consider the Arthur to be a scaled-up/Titan version of the Shell and vice versa.
• Shell is the first robot of its class that does not utilize digitigrade legs, thus giving it a more humanoid-like appearance.
• The Shell has a blind spot that is roughly 60 degrees above their field of view, preventing them for targeting anything above them. This makes it harder for the Shell to fight against flying robots, such as Fafnir, that are able to maintain itself within its blind spot.