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 when used.
As an Action, Monterey Jack may discard 1 Artifact to retreat 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 , then spending 1 Sanity to gain a powerful benefit. Generally, Tome Artifacts are used by spellcasters, as they would need a high rating to consistently pass the 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 and sometimes have a medium boost to an investigator's . 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 test to perform.
List of Artifacts[]
There are 54 Artifacts across the base game and all expansions.
Card | Name | Trait | Set |
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Alien Device | Item | ||
Black Book | Item — Tome | ||
Black Fan | Item — Magical | ||
Bone Pipes | Item — Magical | ||
Book of the Dead | Item — Relic Tome | ||
Crux of Cykranosh | Item — Magical | ||
Crystal of the Elder Things | Item | ||
Crystallizer of Dreams | Item — Magical Teamwork | ||
Cultes des Goules | Item — Tome | ||
Cursed Sphere | Item — Magical | ||
De Vermis Mysteriis | Item — Tome | ||
Dhol Chants | Item — Tome | ||
Dragon Idol | Item — Magical Relic | ||
Elder Key | Item — Tome | ||
Elixir of Life | Item — Elixir | ||
Eltdown Shards | Item — Tome | ||
Fetch Stick | Item — Magical Weapon | ||
Flute of the Outer Gods | Item — Magical | ||
Gate Box | Item — Magical | ||
G'harne Fragments | Item — Relic Tome | ||
Glass of Mortlan | Item — Magical | ||
Grotesque Statue | Item | ||
Heart of Winter | Item | ||
Hemisphere Map | Item | ||
Hyperborean Crystal | Item — Magical | ||
Key to Carcosa | Trinket — Magical | ||
Khopesh of the Abyss | Item — Magical Relic Weapon | ||
King in Yellow | Item — Tome | ||
Lightning Gun | Item — Magical Weapon | ||
Livre d'Ivon | Item — Tome | ||
Mask of Sthenelus | Item — Magical Relic | ||
Mask of the Watcher | Item — Magical | ||
Massa di Requiem per Shuggay | Item — Tome | ||
Mi-go Brain Case | Item — Magical Teamwork | ||
Milk of Shub-Niggurath | Item — Elixir | ||
Necronomicon | Item — Tome | ||
Pallid Mask | Item — Magical | ||
Pentacle of Planes | Item — Magical | ||
Pnakotic Manuscripts | Item — Tome | ||
Ruby of R'lyeh | Item — Magical | ||
Satchel of the Void | Item — Magical | ||
Scales of Thoth | Item — Magical Relic | ||
Serpent Crown | Item — Magical | ||
Shining Trapezohedron | Item — Magical | ||
Sword of Saint Jerome | Item — Magical Weapon | ||
Sword of Y'ha-Talla | Item — Magical Weapon | ||
T'tka Halot | Item — Tome | ||
Tattered Cloak | Item — Magical | ||
The Silver Key | Item — Magical | ||
Tikkoun Elixir | Item — Elixir | ||
True Magick | Item — Tome | ||
Twin Scepters | Item — Magical Relic | ||
Vach-Viraj Chant | Item — Magical Tome | ||
Zanthu Tablets | Item — Tome |