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Guide to Artifacts in Genshin Impact

Artifacts play a pivotal role in defining your characters' strengths in Genshin Impact. Proper artifact management and understanding can greatly enhance your gameplay experience, making your characters formidable in battle.

Here's a comprehensive guide to Artifacts in Genshin Impact.

Understanding Artifacts

Genshin Impact: Understanding Artifacts, Image via: HoYoverse

•Artifacts are crucial for increasing a character's effectiveness in combat through stat boosts and set bonuses. They are equipable items that can significantly enhance a character's abilities.

Artifact Stats

Genshin Impact: Artifact Stats, Image via: HoYoverse

•Main Stats: Each piece has one main stat, which depends on the artifact slot:

•Flower of Life: Always HP (flat value).

•Plume of Death: Always ATK (flat value).

•Sands of Eon: Can have HP%, ATK%, DEF%, Energy Recharge%, or Elemental Mastery.

•Goblet of Eonothem: Can have HP%, ATK%, DEF%, Physical DMG Bonus, Elemental DMG Bonus, or Elemental Mastery.

•Circlet of Logos: CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Healing Bonus, HP%, ATK%, DEF%, or Elemental Mastery.

•Sub Stats: Up to four at the start, which can be upgraded or new ones added when enhancing artifacts. They can include CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, HP, ATK, DEF, Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge.

Artifact Rarity

Genshin Impact: Artifact Rarity, Image via: HoYoverse

•Artifacts come in different rarities, affecting their potential max level and number of substats:

•1-Star to 5-Star: Higher rarity means more substats when fully enhanced and higher base stats. 5-star artifacts have the highest potential.

Artifact Upgrades and Enhancements

Genshin Impact: Artifact Upgrades and Enhancements, Image via: HoYoverse

•Leveling Up: Artifacts can be enhanced up to +20 for 5-star artifacts using other artifacts as fodder. Each level increases the main stat and can improve or add substats.

•Enhancement Material: Use other artifacts or artifact enhancement ore. Using artifacts gives more XP. Using artifacts of the same set or name can sometimes provide bonus XP.

•Substat Rolls: Every 4 levels (+4, +8, +12, etc.), if the artifact has less than the maximum number of substats, it might gain a new substat or enhance an existing one. This is random, so luck plays a significant role in getting desirable substats.

Set Bonuses

Genshin Impact: Set Bonuses, Image via: HoYoverse

•Artifacts come in sets. Equipping 2 or 4 pieces from the same set grants additional bonuses:

•2-Piece Bonus: A moderate boost related to the set's theme (e.g., +15% Healing Bonus).

•4-Piece Bonus: More substantial effects, like increased attack damage after using an elemental skill.

Important Tips Gameplay Tips

Genshin Impact: Artifact Important Tips, Image via: HoYoverse

•Focus on Main Stat First: Before worrying about substats, ensure the main stat is beneficial for your character's role.

•Substat Efficiency: Higher rarity artifacts not only start with more substats but also gain substat improvements more frequently when leveled.

•Set Goals: Decide if you're building for CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, elemental reaction teams, or raw attack power, and choose artifacts accordingly.

•Artifact Domains: These are the primary source for farming artifacts. Each domain gives artifacts from specific sets.

•Resin Usage: Farming artifacts consumes Original Resin, so prioritize domains based on your current needs.

•Rolling for Substats: If an artifact rolls poorly on substat upgrades, it might be more efficient to farm for a new artifact rather than continue investing in it.

Artifact Management Gameplay Strategies