Introduction
Artifacts are a new type of gear coming to New World! We’ll take a look at all the Artifacts available in the Expansion in our New World Artifact Guide.
Artifact General Information
Artifacts are a new rarity of items found in New World. These Items offer unique perks that change the way you play the game. Artifacts can be found in Expeditions, the Open World, PVP Reward Track and more! We’ll speak more on this later in the guide.
For Example, let’s take a look at the Artifact Great Axe, The Abyss. The Abyss has a unique perk called “Darken Blade” that converts 99% of damage to Void and allows the user to scale all the Great Axe’s damage from Intelligence.
Some Artifacts, such as weapons, provide a second unique perk. The second perk, “Abyss”, allows the weapon to deal 20% more damage when your mana is below 100%. Each Artifact has 6 perks total and each perk has to be unlocked via Artifact Quest and Upgrades.
Artifact Quests
Once players find an Artifact, they’ll need to unlock all the perks of the Artifact through its Quest. Artifact Quests require the player to complete a subquest for each perk on the Artifact.
Artifact Upgrades
Next, Each Artifact can also be upgraded to have a 5th Perk of your choice! Players will need to take the Artifact plus the following items to a Gypsum Kilm.
- Weapon Matrix X 1
- Dark Matter X 500
- Gypsum Orbs X 5
- 1 Crafting Mod
Artifact Weapons
| Name | Weapon Type | Key Perks | Obtained From |
| Pestilence | Blunderbuss | *Attacks against Targets inflict a stack of poison and a decrease to incoming and outgoing healing effectiveness by 7% per stack for 6s (Max 3 seconds) *8% damage against poisoned and diseased targets | PVP Reward Track |
| Boltcaster | Bow | 99% damage converted to lightning, and lightning damage is increased by 20% for both weapons. | Annoyed Aguascia (Elysian Wild) |
| The Abyss | Great Axe | *99% of damage is converted to void, and if higher will scale from Intelligence. *Deal 20% more damage when mana is below 100%. | Closing Corrupted Breaches |
| Serenity | Great Sword | Offense Stance +2% empower per attack for 5s (Max 10 Stacks) Defense Stance: +2% fortify when hit for 5s (max 10 stacks) | PVP Reward Track |
| Freya’s Francisca | Hatchet | Thrown Axe projectiles reduce all axe skill cooldowns by 25%. (5s Cooldown) | The Blighted Greenskeeper – Garden of Genesis |
| Inferno | Fire Staff | If higher this weapon scales with Strength | Commander Marius – Empyrean Forge |
| Odo | Flail | You deal 20% more damage to stunned foes. (Works with both Weapons) | Vanash – Elysian Wilds |
| Deep Freeze | Ice Gauntlet | Frozen, rooted or chilled enemies take 15% additional damage (on Both Weapons) | Ice Troll – Glacial Tarn Expedition |
| Vengeance | Life Staff | When you successfully heal gain 1% dmg for 10s (stacks to 20) | PVP Reward Tack |
| The Mechanic | Musket | Traps and Sticky Bomb cooldown reduced by 25% | Toy Maker Phthah – Elysian Wilds |
| Finisher | Rapier | Attacks against Bleeding targets deal 15% more damage and reduce Flourish’s cooldown by 5% (1s Cooldown) (Works on Both Weapons) | Montrapala the Unruled – Elysian Wilds |
| Scorpion’s Sting | Spear | Javelin now does 160% weapon damage and pulls targets toward you. | Scorpio Supernal – Brimstone Sands |
| The Butcher | Sword | Bleeds last 33% longer (Works with both Weapons) | Zhou Taiying – Mutated Dynasty Shipyard |
| Lifetaker | Void Gauntlet | Your ranged attacks inflict Disintegrate for 8s on both weapons (1 cooldown). And if Higher, this weapon scales with Dexterity | Pugnacious Purutu – Elysian Wilds |
| Spark of Mjolnir | Warhammer | *99% of Hammer Damage is converted to lightning, and you deal 20% more lightning damage with both weapons *Mighty Gavel causes a lightning strike that inflicts a 30% weaken for 7s. | Chardis – Lazarus Instrumentality |
Artifact Armor
Head
| Name | Equip Weight | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Unyielding | Heavy | PVP only: Receive 20% less damage from critical hits. | PVP Reward Track |
| Grey Wizard’s Hat | Light | 100% max mana | Closing Corrupted Breaches |
| Djinn Headwrap | Medium | non-crowd controlling debuffs expire 20% faster on you. | Beasts in Elysian Wild |
Chest
| Name | Equip Weight | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Featherweight | Light | This Armor is weightless. | Ner’Mur – Elysian Wilds |
| Nimble Coat | Medium | Reduces max Cooldowns by 10% | PVP Reward Tack |
| Void Darkplate | Heavy | Your armor is increased by 20% | Nereid in Barnacles and Black Powder Expedition |
Gloves
| Name | Equip Weight | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Quickdraw Gloves | Light | You’re immune to damage for 0.5s after you weapon swap (12 Second Cooldown) | Season 4 Season Pass |
| Ghoul Gloves | Medium | When you hit a foe below half health, transfer one debuff | Overgrown Guardian or Adiana’s Chosen Beast |
| Magnetic Gauntlets | Heavy | Crit Chance increased by 50% but crit damage reduced by up to 50%. | Isabella in Tempest’s Heart Expedition |
Legs
| Name | Equip Weight | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Attuned Leather Pants | Medium | +10 to all other Attributes | Main Story Quest – The End of New Eden |
| Freedom | Heavy | Stun, Slow, and Root effects expire 25% faster. | PVP Reward Track |
| Koya’s Knee Guards | Light | Incoming ranged physical attacks deal 33% less damage to you. | Outpost Rush Cache |
Boots
| Name | Equip Weight | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Tumbler Feetwrap | Light | Successfully Dodging attack, gives you 15% empower and 25% fortify for 5s, you are also healed for 200 +2% of your max hp. | OPR Cache |
| Winged Leather Shoes | Medium | Base duration of hastes on you is increase by 50% | Season 4 Season Pass |
| The Unmoved | Heavy | You cannot be displaced. | PVP reward Track |
Shield
| Name | Type | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Michael | Kite | Cooldowns reduced by 5% On Block: lost one debuff | PVP Reward Track |
| The Wall | Tower | Gain 5% base damage reduction you cannot dodge, but have 33% more stamina | Heru |
| Gladiator | Round | When you are hit in melee inflict bleed on your attacker dealing 10% weapon damage for 10s (3s cooldown) | Tribunal Ice Mammoth (South East Elysian WIld) |
Artifact Jewelry
| Name | Type | Key Perk | Obtained From |
| Ankh | Necklace | incoming Heals are 50% stronger, consumables and outgoing heals are 50% weaker | PVP Reward Track |
| Lost Stopwatch | Necklace | When Activating Taunt Gems: Stuns Last 100% longer but base damage is decreased by 15% | Commander Thorpe – Mutated Depths Expedition |
| Blooddrinker | Ring | – 25% damage, 25% Lifesteal | Greundgul the Regent – Mutated StarStone |
| Endless Thrist | Jewelry | Health Potions are 33% stronger, but the cooldown is 20% longer. | N/A |
Conclusion
That concludes our New World Artifact Guide. For more New World Content, check out our Home Page.