Genshin Impact Artifacts Guide

Overview of Artifacts

• Artifacts enhance character performance, making them feel fast, fluid, and powerful.

• They serve as equalizers for players, regardless of whether they are whales or free-to-play.

• This guide will cover how artifacts work, strategies for leveling, and which artifacts to keep or discard.

Getting Started with Artifacts

• Artifacts can be obtained from:

  • 1 and 2-star artifacts from crates and investigations.

  • Domains are the primary source for farming high-quality artifacts.

  • Bosses provide limited sets (e.g., Gladiators, Wanderers Troop).

  • Abyss is not recommended for artifact farming.

• Important Note: Wait until completing AR 45 ascension before actively farming artifacts.

  • Completing the AR 45 quest upgrades the world level to 6, granting guaranteed 5-star artifacts from domains.

Artifact Stats Explained

• Main Stats: Increase as artifacts level up, crucial for character effectiveness.

• Substats: Randomly generated bonuses that upgrade every 4 levels.

  • Cannot duplicate main stat on the same artifact.

Key Artifact Stats

• Attack: Increases damage output for normal and special attacks.

• HP: Total health capacity, determining survivability.

• Defense: Mitigates damage received.

• Crit Rate/Crit Damage: Critical hits multiply damage based on crit damage percentage.

  • Aim for 50% crit rate and 100% crit damage as a baseline.

• Elemental Mastery: Boosts damage from elemental reactions. Only the triggering character benefits.

• Energy Recharge: Increases the rate at which energy is restored, essential for using abilities off cooldown.

  • Calculate according to character roles (on-field/off-field).

Artifact Main and Substats

• Main stats vary, including:

  • Timepiece/Sands: HP%, Attack%, Defense%, Energy Recharge%, Elemental Mastery.

  • Goblet: HP%, Attack%, Defense%, Elemental Mastery, Physical Damage Bonus, or Elemental Damage Bonuses.

  • Circlet: HP%, Attack%, Defense%, Elemental Mastery, Crit Rate, Crit Damage, Healing Bonus.

• Substats include:

  • Flat Attack, Flat Defense, Flat HP, Attack%, Defense%, HP%, Energy Recharge%, Elemental Mastery, Crit Rate, Crit Damage.

Tips on Substats

• Flat stats are less desirable than percentage-based stats.

• Energy Recharge%, Crit Rate, and Crit Damage are highly sought after for most characters.

• Character-specific needs may require other stats, and understanding context is crucial.

Leveling Up Artifacts

• Key leveling strategies include:

  • Initial Levels (Plus 0 to Plus 16): Focus on leveling several artifacts to Plus 16 rather than one artifact to Plus 20.

  • Plus 12 Strategy for Veterans: Assess potential of Plus 12 artifacts to determine worthiness before further investment.

• As you level artifacts, the main stat increases consistently, while substat increases are random.

Phase Development for Artifacts

1. Phase 0: Start leveling feathers early for their flat attack bonus.

2. Phase 1: Use highest rarity artifacts with usable main stats.

3. Phase 2: Seek out highest rarity artifacts with desired main stats as you progress.

4. Phase 3 (AR 45): Look for 5-star artifacts with desired main stats and 1-2 good substats.

5. Phase 4: Focus on 5-star artifacts with good main stats and 2-4 desirable substats.

6. Phase 5: Save high-quality artifacts for potential new characters.

Artifacts to Keep vs. Trash

• Evaluate artifacts based on:

  • Total substats and quality.

  • Main relevance to character needs (e.g., crit rate, crit damage, energy recharge).

• Always favor percentage stats over flat stats to improve character scaling.

• Seek advice for character-specific needs during streams for fine-tuning builds.

Summary of Desired Artifacts

• Headpieces: Prioritize crit rate or crit damage, with desirable substats including energy recharge and elemental mastery.

• Goblets: Opt for elemental or physical damage goblets and check for supporting substats.

• Timepieces/Sands: Favor energy recharge%, elemental mastery, and attack%. Support characters may benefit from HP%.

• Remember, synergize artifacts with character roles for optimal performance.