Denji's Chainsaws

Artifacts are special items that can be equipped on units to give them unique buffs. They can also, however, nerf certain stats on a unit. Artifacts can either be crafted, obtained through unique means (such as events or raids), or traded.

Table of Artifacts

Effects

Artifacts have a certain number of "perk slots" equivalent to the number of stars it has. Upon crafting an artifact, each slot will choose one of five random unit stats to affect. These include: damage, range, cost, critical damage, and critical chance. A subsequent slot cannot choose a stat that has already been occupied by a previous slot. The stats on an artifact, perks, can be rerolled at the Artifact Refining NPC in-game, located just behind the Blacksmith NPC. For this you will have to spend "Perk Rerolls" to change the perks on your artifact.

Note: These stat perks will, unlike inherited damage, increase the stats after the modifiers of traits have been applied. This would mean that an artifact with a +10% damage perk will multiply the unit's damage, as displayed in its stat tab, by 1.1x.

Another primary feature of artifacts is their "inherited damage" stat, which affects the damage of a unit based on both the number of stars and quality of an artifact. This stat is separate and is not occupied by any slot of an artifact. Note: This damage increase counts on top of of the unit's absolute base damage, before any buffs are added (Traits, in-game buffs from towers, etc.).

Some artifacts additionally have unique effects, such as a Spectral Prism. These unique effects can be read about on this page in the "Non-Craftable Artifacts" section above

Stars

Stars are an important artifact characteristic that determine both the number of slots an artifact will have and the inherited damage percent of the artifact.

The amount of slots an artifact will have is equal to the number of stars the artifact has. For example, a Lucidator, an artifact with 5 stars, will have a total of 5 slots.

Depending on the amount of stars an artifact has, a certain percentage of inherited damage will be added to the artifact.

Table of Inherited Damage Given by Stars

Stars	Inherited Damage Percent
⭐	+5%
⭐⭐	+7.5%
⭐⭐⭐	+10%
⭐⭐⭐⭐	+12.5%
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	+15%

Qualities

Qualities are another important artifact characteristic that both increase the minimum and maximum values of slot stats and help determine the final inherited damage of an artifact. Upon crafting an artifact, it will inherit a random quality.

For example, an artifact with the Masterworks quality will yield many more buffed stats than nerfed ones, while an artifact with the Perfect quality will only yield buffed stats. In addition, the better the quality of an artifact, the higher the percent of inherited damage will be added to the artifact.

Currently, there is no way to change the quality of an artifact.

Table of Qualities

Quality	Chance of Obtaining	Inherited Damage Percent	Min. and Max. Stat Values
Junk	10%	-10%	Damage: -10% to +5% Range: -7.5% to +5% Cost: +7% to -7% Critical Chance: +1% to +2.5% Critical Damage: +1% to +5%
Regular	60%	0%	Damage: -8% to +6.25% Range: -6% to +7% Cost: +5% to -7.5% Critical Chance: +1% to +4% Critical Damage: +1% to +7.5%
Fine	20%	+7.5%	Damage: -7% to +7.5% Range: -6.5% to +8.5% Cost: +4.5% to -8% Critical Chance: +1% to +5% Critical Damage: +1% to +9.5%
Superior	8%	+15%	Damage: -6% to 8.25% Range: -5% to +10% Cost: +4% to -8.5% Critical Chance: +1% to +6% Critical Damage: +1% to +12.5%
Flawless	2%	+25%	Damage: -5% to +10% Range: -4.5% to +11.5% Cost: +3% to -9% Critical Chance: +1% to +7% Critical Damage: +1% to +20%
Masterwork	0.5%	+35%	Damage: -2.5% to +12.5% Range: -2.5% to +13.5% Cost: +1.5% to -10% Critical Chance: +1% to +8% Critical Damage: +1% to +35%
Perfect	0.1%	+55%	Damage: +1% to +17.5% Range: +1% to +15% Cost: -1% to -12.5% Critical Chance: +1% to +10% Critical Damage: +1% to +50%

* The chance of receiving a higher quality is improved based on the blacksmithing level luck bonus of the player. Currently level 20 is the highest, giving you a 2% overall luck bonus.