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Back of an Artifact card

Artifacts are possessions of great power that investigators can occasionally acquire. They are commonly obtained through Expedition Encounters. Some Artifacts are required in order to solve a certain Mystery. Several Artifacts also have risks and drawbacks, such as Tomes that cost Sanity Sanity when used.

As an Action, Monterey Jack Monterey Jack may discard 1 Artifact to retreat Doom Doom by 1.

The artwork for the back of Artifacts feature the Sword of Saint Jerome, the Grotesque Statue, the Ruby of R'lyeh, and a drawing of Cthulhu.

Traits[]

Artifacts are always either Items or Trinkets. They can also have the following traits: Magical, Weapon, Tome, Relic, Elixir, and Teamwork.

  • Tome Artifacts almost always have a powerful action that you can take, normally testing Lore, then spending Sanity 1 Sanity to gain a powerful benefit. Generally, Tome Artifacts are used by spellcasters, as they would need a high Lore rating to consistently pass the Lore test. Also, they generally aren't used by investigators who have 4 or 5 Sanity, unless they have an easy way to recover Sanity quickly, as using it often would rapidly decrease their sanity.
  • Weapon Artifacts are often used by combat investigators but can be used by a non-combat oriented investigator to help boost their combat rating. These Weapons generally have a great increase in Strength and sometimes have a medium boost to an investigator's Will. Most Weapons will give you a decently powerful effect if you defeat Monsters.
  • Relic and Magical Artifacts are both extremely varied in usefulness. Both categories can have bonuses that can give boosts to investigators of any type.
  • Elixir is a specific type of Artifact that requires an action and a Will test to perform.

List of Artifacts[]

There are 54 Artifacts across the base game and all expansions.

Card Name Trait Set
Alien Device Alien Device Item 03
Mountains of Madness
Black Book Black Book Item — Tome 09
Masks of Nyarlathotep
Black Fan Black Fan Item — Magical 09
Masks of Nyarlathotep
Bone Pipes Bone Pipes Item — Magical 04
Strange Remnants
Book of the Dead Book of the Dead Item — Relic Tome 05
Under the Pyramids
Crux of Cykranosh Crux of Cykranosh Item — Magical 07
The Dreamlands
Crystal of the Elder Things Crystal of the Elder Things Item 03
Mountains of Madness
Crystallizer of Dreams Crystallizer of Dreams Item — Magical Teamwork 07
The Dreamlands
Cultes des Goules Cultes des Goules Item — Tome
01Core
Cursed Sphere Cursed Sphere Item — Magical 02
Forsaken Lore
De Vermis Mysteriis De Vermis Mysteriis Item — Tome
01Core
Dhol Chants Dhol Chants Item — Tome 03
Mountains of Madness
Dragon Idol Dragon Idol Item — Magical Relic 04
Strange Remnants
Elder Key Elder Key Item — Tome 07
The Dreamlands
Elixir of Life Elixir of Life Item — Elixir 02
Forsaken Lore
Eltdown Shards Eltdown Shards Item — Tome 03
Mountains of Madness
Fetch Stick Fetch Stick Item — Magical Weapon 08
Cities in Ruin
Flute of the Outer Gods Flute of the Outer Gods Item — Magical
01Core
Gate Box Gate Box Item — Magical
01Core
G'harne Fragments G'harne Fragments Item — Relic Tome 08
Cities in Ruin
Glass of Mortlan Glass of Mortlan Item — Magical
01Core
Grotesque Statue Grotesque Statue Item
01Core
Heart of Winter Heart of Winter Item 03
Mountains of Madness
Hemisphere Map Hemisphere Map Item 09
Masks of Nyarlathotep
Hyperborean Crystal Hyperborean Crystal Item — Magical 03
Mountains of Madness
Key to Carcosa Key to Carcosa Trinket — Magical 06
Signs of Carcosa
Khopesh of the Abyss Khopesh of the Abyss Item — Magical Relic Weapon 04
Strange Remnants
King in Yellow King in Yellow Item — Tome 06
Signs of Carcosa
Lightning Gun Lightning Gun Item — Magical Weapon
01Core
Livre d'Ivon Livre d'Ivon Item — Tome 03
Mountains of Madness
Mask of Sthenelus Mask of Sthenelus Item — Magical Relic 06
Signs of Carcosa
Mask of the Watcher Mask of the Watcher Item — Magical 04
Strange Remnants
Massa di Requiem per Shuggay Massa di Requiem per Shuggay Item — Tome 02
Forsaken Lore
Mi-go Brain Case Mi-go Brain Case Item — Magical Teamwork
01Core
Milk of Shub-Niggurath Milk of Shub-Niggurath Item — Elixir 02
Forsaken Lore
Necronomicon Necronomicon Item — Tome
01Core
Pallid Mask Pallid Mask Item — Magical
01Core
Pentacle of Planes Pentacle of Planes Item — Magical 07
The Dreamlands
Pnakotic Manuscripts Pnakotic Manuscripts Item — Tome 03
Mountains of Madness
Ruby of R'lyeh Ruby of R'lyeh Item — Magical
01Core
Satchel of the Void Satchel of the Void Item — Magical 02
Forsaken Lore
Scales of Thoth Scales of Thoth Item — Magical Relic 05
Under the Pyramids
Serpent Crown Serpent Crown Item — Magical 02
Forsaken Lore
Shining Trapezohedron Shining Trapezohedron Item — Magical 05
Under the Pyramids
Sword of Saint Jerome Sword of Saint Jerome Item — Magical Weapon
01Core
Sword of Y'ha-Talla Sword of Y'ha-Talla Item — Magical Weapon 02
Forsaken Lore
T'tka Halot T'tka Halot Item — Tome
01Core
Tattered Cloak Tattered Cloak Item — Magical 06
Signs of Carcosa
The Silver Key The Silver Key Item — Magical
01Core
Tikkoun Elixir Tikkoun Elixir Item — Elixir 08
Cities in Ruin
True Magick True Magick Item — Tome 09
Masks of Nyarlathotep
Twin Scepters Twin Scepters Item — Magical Relic 05
Under the Pyramids
Vach-Viraj Chant Vach-Viraj Chant Item — Magical Tome 08
Cities in Ruin
Zanthu Tablets Zanthu Tablets Item — Tome 02
Forsaken Lore
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