Artefact - Revision history

Hordes at 07:44, 13 October 2025

2025-10-13T07:44:30Z

GamerKilroy: Bump, changed accuracy/damage malus to Slay, added note about Mountain Dwarves being able to enchant randarts.

2025-03-12T12:32:49Z

Bump, changed accuracy/damage malus to Slay, added note about Mountain Dwarves being able to enchant randarts.

Ge0ff: /* History */ cba d345d8e62

2025-03-11T19:12:31Z

‎History: cba d345d8e62

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-10-19T07:57:56Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: man-made -> pregenerated

2023-08-09T16:45:35Z

man-made -> pregenerated

Hordes: /* Strategy */ fix red links

2023-07-31T03:02:22Z

‎Strategy: fix red links

Hordes at 03:01, 31 July 2023

2023-07-31T03:01:59Z

Hordes: artefacts aren't necessarily powerful

2023-07-31T03:01:07Z

artefacts aren't necessarily powerful

Ge0ff: /* History */

2023-06-19T19:41:09Z

‎History

Ge0ff at 19:40, 19 June 2023

2023-06-19T19:40:34Z

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 An '''artefact''' is a unique item that can posses a wide variety of properties, making them different from "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a ''golden'' sword" or "a ''shimmering'' scale mail".
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 *Making noise while wielded
 *Preventing teleportation
 *Causing [[magic contamination]] when unwielded/unequipped
 *Causing [[draining]] when unwielded/unequipped
 *Causing you to go berserk when attacking enemies
-*Causing you to sometimes be [[corrosion|corroded]] or slowed when taking damage
+*Causing you to sometimes gain a certain negative status when taking damage:
 *Fragility - if unequipped, the item is destroyed
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.33|-Cast will be replaced with *Silence. [[Mad Mage's Maulers]] will keep -Cast, though.}}
+*Prior to [[0.33]], artefacts could come with -Cast instead of *Silence.
 *Prior to [[0.28]], artefacts could come with evocable [[berserk]], but *Rage generally inflicted berserk less often.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], artefacts could come with *[[Curse]], cursing when they are equipped. They also had evocable temporary flight instead of permanent flight.

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 An '''artefact''' is a unique item that can posses a wide variety of properties, making them different from "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a ''golden'' sword" or "a ''shimmering'' scale mail".
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 Unfortunately, they can also have some negative properties:
 *One level of fire or cold vulnerability
-*Penalties to accuracy, damage, stats, stealth, or willpower
+*Penalties to slaying, attributes, stealth, or willpower
 *Making noise while wielded
 *Preventing teleportation
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 The game will auto-inscribe all of an artefact's properties when identified, allowing you to reference them at a glance.
-Artefacts cannot be modified by regular means. Scrolls of enchant weapon/armour won't work on them.
+For most races, artefacts cannot be modified by regular means. Scrolls of enchant weapon/armour won't work on them.
 ==Sources of Artefacts==

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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.28]], artefacts could come with evocable [[berserk]], but *Rage generally inflicted berserk less often.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], artefacts could come with *[[Curse]], cursing when they are equipped. They also had evocable temporary flight instead of permanent flight.

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 ==Strategy==
-It is easy to recognize an artefact. Randarts have their names in white, and unrands have their names in cyan. All artefacts come with an [[inscription]], such as {freezing, Int+4}. For reference, regular magical items have names in blue, and do not have inscriptions (by default).
+It is easy to recognize an artefact. Randarts have their names in white, and unrands have their names in cyan. All artefacts come with an [[inscription]], such as {freezing, Int+4}. For reference, regular magical items have names in blue, and do not have inscriptions unless you add one.
 Artefacts are somewhat common. You'll find them in various treasure vaults, such as in [[Elven Halls|Elf]]:3, [[Vaults]]:5 and [[Slime Pits|Slime]]:5. They can appear throughout the game, or be gifted by gods like [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]]. [[Scrolls of acquirement]] generate high-value items, which often include artefacts.
-Artefacts are not necessarily more powerful than a regular [[brand]]ed item. For example, the +3 hand axe "Yendor" {flaming, rC+, Int +5, *Corrode} would have the same damage output as a +3 [[flaming]] [[hand axe]] (which isn't very much). While rC+ or Int +5 may be useful for some characters, it's worse as an ''axe'' than a +3 flaming [[war axe]].
+Artefacts are not necessarily more powerful than a regular [[brand]]ed item. For example, the +3 hand axe "Yendor" {flaming, rC+, Int +5, *Corrode} would have the same damage output as a +3 [[flaming]] [[hand axe]], which isn't very much beyond the early game. While rC+ or Int +5 may be useful for some characters, it's worse as an ''axe'' than a +3 flaming [[war axe]].
 For more details, see [[Randart#Strategy]] or [[List of unrands|the specific unrand's page]], depending on the type of artefact in question.

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 *A [[scroll of acquirement]] may create an artefact for you.
 *Every so often you'll find an artefact lying around the [[Dungeon]], or used by a monster.
-*Many man-made treasure [[vault]]s, such as in [[Elf]]:3, [[Vaults]]:5, or a [[trove]], are weighted to produce 'high-value' items (including artefacts).
+*Many pregenerated treasure [[vault]]s, such as in [[Elf]]:3, [[Vaults]]:5, or a [[trove]], are weighted to produce 'high-value' items (including artefacts).
 ==Strategy==

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-An '''artefact''' is a powerful weapon, armour or piece of jewellery that possesses wondrous properties, making it more powerful than "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a ''golden'' sword" or "a ''shimmering'' scale mail". When [[identified]], an artefact reveals its true name and all powers it has.
+An '''artefact''' is a unique weapon, armour or piece of jewellery that can possess wondrous properties, making it different from "normal" magical equipment. Unidentified artefacts always carry unusual names, such as "a ''golden'' sword" or "a ''shimmering'' scale mail".
 ==Types of Artefacts==

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 *Prior to [[0.28]], artefacts could come with evocable [[berserk]], but *Rage generally inflicted berserk less often.
 *Prior to [[0.27]], artefacts could come with *[[Curse]], cursing when they are equipped. They also had evocable temporary flight instead of permanent flight.
-*Prior to [[0.19]], randarts could have the *Confuse ego, randomly causing the wielder to become [[confusion|confused]] when taking damage. Each equipped randart with *Confuse would increase the chance of confusion by 1%. [[0.19]] replaced it with the *Slow ego
+*Prior to [[0.19]], randarts could have the *Confuse ego, randomly causing the wielder to become [[confusion|confused]] when taking damage. Each equipped randart with *Confuse would increase the chance of confusion by 1%. [[0.19]] replaced it with the *Slow ego.
 *In [[0.18]], the *Fragile intrinsic was added.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], artefacts were able to resist the permanent effects of [[corrosion]].

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 It is easy to recognize an artefact. Randarts have their names in white, and unrands have their names in cyan. All artefacts come with an [[inscription]], such as {freezing, Int+4}. For reference, regular magical items have names in blue, and do not have inscriptions (by default).
-Artefacts are somewhat common. You'll find them in various treasure vaults, such as in [[Eleven Halls|Elf]]:3, [[Vaults]]:5 and [[Slime]]:5. They can appear throughout the game, or be gifted by gods like [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]]. [[Scrolls of acquirement]] generate high-value items, which often include arteacts.
+Artefacts are somewhat common. You'll find them in various treasure vaults, such as in [[Eleven Halls|Elf]]:3, [[Vaults]]:5 and [[Slime]]:5. They can appear throughout the game, or be gifted by gods like [[Trog]] and [[Okawaru]]. [[Scrolls of acquirement]] generate high-value items, which often include artefacts.
 Artefacts are not necessarily more powerful than a regular [[brand]]ed item. For example, the +3 hand axe "Yendor" {flaming, rC+, Int +5, *Corrode} would have the same damage output as a +3 [[flaming]] [[hand axe]] (which isn't very much). While rC+ or Int +5 may be useful for some characters, it's worse as an ''axe'' than a +3 flaming [[war axe]].
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 *In [[0.18]], the *Fragile intrinsic was added.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], artefacts were able to resist the permanent effects of [[corrosion]].
-*Prior to [[0.12]], artefacts with the "Contam" property caused glow over time instead of a higher amount on unwielding them. That made artefact weapons much more useful as a situational weapon and much less useful as primary weapon
+*Prior to [[0.12]], artefacts with the "Contam" property caused glow over time instead of a higher amount on unwielding them. That made artefact weapons much more useful as a situational weapon and much less useful as primary weapon.
 [[Category:Items]][[Category:Artefacts]]