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Returnal Artifacts guide detailing functions and usefulness, including how to obtain them from chests, fabricators, bosses, and house exploration.

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Returnal Artifacts guide detailing functions and usefulness, including how to obtain them from chests, fabricators, bosses, and house exploration.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Artifacts and Suit Artifacts are passive items that grant various benefits during your runs in Returnal.
  2. 2
    Most Artifacts are obtained by opening chests, purchasing them from fabricators, or as drops from boss encounters.
  3. 3
    A few Artifacts are specifically tied to exploring the House sections found in Biomes 1 and 4.
  4. 4
    If you miss any House artifacts, they can be acquired from the obelisk located next to your ship in the starting area.
  5. 5
    You can destroy an Artifact by opening your menu, going to the Equipment section, highlighting the Artifact, and holding the square button to delete it, which is useful if you've reached the Artifact cap and want to make room for a better one.

Artifacts:

  • AST-AA-002 Obolite Extractor: Enemies that injure you drop 50% more Obolites. Rated 1/5; largely useless as the game rewards you for not getting hit.
  • AST-AA-003 Obolite Stabilizer: Dropped Obolites last three seconds longer. Rated 4/5; a huge boon as Obolites tend to disappear quickly, allowing safer play.
  • AST-AA-004 Golden Coil: Gain 5% damage for every 200 Obolites held, max bonus of 20%. Rated 5/5; excellent if you have excess Obolites, providing up to an extra 20% Weapon Damage at 800 Obolites.
  • AST-AA-005 Upgrade Mechanoid: Increases the effectiveness of Max Integrity upgrades. Rated 3/5; provides a significant bonus to Integrity gains, with its usefulness dependent on finding it early in a run.
  • AST-AA-006 Wound Seekers: Deal increased damage to enemies under 30% health. Rated 3/5; a fine Artifact that provides a welcome bonus damage increase.
  • AST-AA-007 Silver Lattice: Grants immunity to slowdown effects. Rated 2/5; has limited use as few enemies possess slowdown abilities.
  • AST-AA-008 Adrenaline Enhancer: You can take an extra hit before losing Adrenaline Levels. Rated 4/5; helps maintain high Adrenaline Levels, though it may appear buggy with perks seemingly disappearing when hit.
  • AST-AA-009 Resinous Shield: Picking up Resin grants a shield against the next hit. Rated 5/5; a favorite Artifact, especially when found in a fabricator due to its low cost and ability to grant near-invincibility by repeatedly picking up Resin.
  • AST-AA-010 Resin Enhancer: Reduces the amount of Resin needed to upgrade Max Integrity from three to two. Rated 4/5; greatly benefits from being acquired early, allowing for faster Integrity upgrades.
  • AST-AA-011 Reactive Stabilizers: Prevents knockback by approximately 80%. Rated 2/5; benefits are not always noticeable, with limited practical application.
Tips
  • The Obolite Stabilizer is highly recommended for allowing safer collection of Obolites.
  • The Golden Coil is a top-tier Artifact for players who accumulate large amounts of Obolites.
  • Resinous Shield, especially when found at a fabricator, can make runs significantly easier by providing consistent shielding.
  • Resin Enhancer and Upgrade Mechanoid are most effective when found early in a run to maximize their impact on Suit Integrity.
  • Consider destroying underperforming Artifacts if you reach your Artifact cap to make space for better options.

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