Artifact

Artifact

Artifacts are non-craftable magical items that can be found as loot or earned as quest rewards. Artifacts that are not locked in your Inventory have title text that is Brown. If you are not sure if an item is an artifact, hover your mouse over the item, then look at the info window that pops-up. An artifact will show "Artifact" in the info window.

Combining Artifacts to Increase the Tier

With the Smelting skill, lower tier Artifacts of same type can be combined to create an Artifact of a higher tier. Higher tier artifacts are more powerful.

The Recipes for combining artifacts are Discoverable. Combining artifacts is performed at the Smelting Station and you must have Smelting Tongs equipped. The recipes to combine Artifacts require that the following ingredients be placed on the crafting table:

To Make This Artifact Tier	Place These Ingredients on Smelting Station
	Artifacts	Ancient Essence	Tool	Chunk of Coal
Uncommon	4 Common	1	Stone Chisel	100
Rare	4 Uncommon	2	Stone Chisel	100
Legendary	4 Rare	4	Stone Chisel	100
Epic	2 Legendary	6	Stone Chisel	100

Modifying Artifacts to Add Buffs

Regarding modifications to artifacts:

• Artifact Rings & Necklaces can be socketted with a non-imbued Jewel.
• Artifact Weapons, Wands, Off Hand items, and Chest Armor can be socketted with a non-imbued Gem.
• All Artifacts can be modified with Enchantment.
• Artifacts cannot be Masterworked nor socketed with an Imbued Jewel.

Salvaging an Artifact

Salvaging an artifact with yield Ancient Essences. For eligible artifacts, salvage may also yield an Imbued Gem or Imbued Jewel.

Artifact Tier That is Salvaged	Yield from Salvage
	Ancient Essences	Chance of Getting Imbued Gem/Jewel †	# of Imbued Gems/Jewels †
Common	1	10%	1
Uncommon	1	50%	1
Rare	2	100%	1
Legendary	4	100%	2
Epic	8	100%	3

† This only applies to artifacts that are eligible to drop an Imbued Gem or Imbued Jewel.

List of Artifacts

Trivia

• Rare, non-craftable magical items that can be found as loot on high level creatures