Artifacts
Artifacts are special items that can have many time-limited effects on ships (both yours AND the ships of other players) and planets (also yours and other players). These effects range from lowering and boosting Attack and Defense to resetting your Raiding, Hacking, Repair, and Trade abilities. Learning how to use artifacts to their full potential is imperative to your success in Galaxy Legion.
Some artifacts can be sent to any other player, either as your fellow legion member, your Facebook friend, or as a member of a legion with which your legion has signed a trade pact. Sent artifacts are removed from your cargo and are transported to the other player's cargo bay. If you are sending multiple shipments, there is a 5-minute time delay between shipements. Some artifacts can be shared on your facebook page where they can be collected by your Facebook friends. An artifact shared is replicated so that you do not lose your copy, but each shared artifact (or the stack that the artifact was shared from) can only be shared once. Only 1 copy is added to your feed so it is first-come, first-served. There is a 24-hour waiting period in between artifact shares.
Artifacts can generally be scrapped for credits or sold on the Galactic Trading Center (GTC) for credits. Some rarer artifacts, acquired via missions or disabling NPC ships, can be scrapped for complex tech parts, a necessary item for upgrading a legion base. Click here for a list of artifacts that can be scrapped for complex tech parts.
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Acquiring Artifacts
Artifacts can be acquired in several ways:
1. Accumulation from planets. This is the main way that most common artifacts are gained. You can accumulate artifact points from the planets that you own, and trade them in at any time for an artifact shipment. This may be done via the trade page. There is a list of the artifacts that are available via this method further down the page in the "common artifacts" section. Note that you cannot get an artifact that costs more than your total points at the time you accept a shipment, so if you want a specific artifact, don't cash in an artifact shipment unless you have enough stored up! Shipments are also completely random; you are not guaranteed to get the highest level artifact you can afford. You will however only trade in the exact cost of an individual artifact, as listed in the table below.
2. Raiding. If you raid an enemy player's ship, you can steal artifact points that you can use for an artifact shipment (see below).
3. Buy specific artifacts with Galaxy Points. You can buy most artifacts with Galaxy Points. Some artifacts are ONLY available by spending Galaxy Points, although these artifacts are not necessary for playing the game; they simply make it easier to play in some way. The green "Buy Artifact" button is near the top of the Trade page. There is a second "Buy Artifacts" button if you click on the "Redeem Points" link when you have Galaxy Points that you want to spend.
4. Mission completion rewards. You have a small chance to get artifacts when you undertake certain missions (They will state the chance of receiving an artifact and the rarity of the artifact). Also, certain missions automatically give artifacts after each completion.
5. Combat rewards. Certain NPCs drop artifacts when they are defeated. If the NPC was shared to legion members, artifacts will only be given to the top few players that dealt the most damage (A blue padlock symbol will display next to their name if the attacker is guaranteed to receive a reward due to the amount of damage they have dealt)
Artifact List
Common Artifacts
Common Artifacts are artifacts that can be acquired through cashing in your hourly artifact hauls from planets. Save up your hourly artifact hauls if you want a chance to get more expensive artifacts. Also note that many of these artifacts can be bought from the Artifact Market for Galaxy Points. (Click the Common Artifacts link to see the table for these.)
Battle Market Artifacts
Battle Market Artifacts artifacts can be bought in exchange for badges. These badges are earned by disabling, hacking, or raiding other players. They can also be earned by invading planets. They were added as part of the 15th February 2011 update. More buyable artifacts will likely be added over time. (Click the Battle Market Artifacts link to see the table for these.)
Mission Artifacts
Mission Artifacts are acquired by completing specific missions. Some are provided randomly during the course of the mission, others are received per completion, whilst others may only be provided when a mission is totally completed. (Click the Mission Artifacts link to see the table for these.)
NPC-Dropped Artifacts
NPC-Dropped Artifacts are received when you destroy specific NPC's in combat. Some artifacts are required to complete certain missions, whilst other artifacts provide bonuses to your ship or planets. (Click the NPC-Dropped Artifacts link to see the table for these.)
Limited Time Artifacts
Limited Time Artifacts are available for only a limited time, such as for a holiday. In some cases these artifacts are available annually, whenever the holiday comes around; in others, they may be available one time only. (Click the Limited Time Artifacts link to see the table for these.)
Base-Raiding Artifacts
Base-Raiding Artifacts are received when your legion successfully raids a Level 4 or higher base. See the Base-Raiding Artifacts page for what is available. (Click the Base-Raiding Artifacts link to see the table for these.)
Daily Rewards
Each player has a chance of receiving one of the following artifacts every day from the Daily Reward. Note that other, non-artifact rewards are also available, so you will not necessarily receive one of the artifacts listed below. Also note that the artifact rewards are completely random; it is entirely possible to get the same reward several days in a row.
| Artifact Name | Effect | Obtained From | Event | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Cube | Fully restores energy.
Note: uninstall your relays, uninstall any weapon modules that drain energy, and equip all of your best power cores BEFORE you use the Energy Cube to get the maximum energy recharge possible. | Daily Reward | Daily / Ongoing | Image |
| Tri-Matrix Emblem | Fully restores hull, shields and energy.
Note: uninstall your relays, uninstall any weapon modules that drain energy, equip all of your best power cores, equip all of your best shields, and equip all of your best hull modules BEFORE you use the Tri-Matrix Emblem to get the maximum energy recharge, shield recharge, and hull repair possible. | Daily Reward | Daily / Ongoing | Image |
Discontinued Artifacts
The following artifacts were once available in the game, but have since been removed or replaced. Some players may still have these artifacts in their cargo holds; these artifacts will continue to work as originally intended if used, although this cannot be guaranteed in all cases. If in doubt, contact the developers for more information or post on the forums.
| Artifact Name | Effect | Gained Through | Discontinuation Date | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alien Star Charts | Reveals a random planet that you have not yet discovered. | Artifact hauls | Phased out as part of the 21st November 2010 update.
Existing copies of the artifact will still function as originally intended. | New scanning technologies and ship modules added instead. |
| Omicron Net | Completely ensnares your target, preventing them from attacking or being attacked for 4 hours. | Artifact hauls | Phased out as part of the 16th January 2011 update.
Existing copies of the artifact will NOT function as originally intended. Sell them if you have any. | Phased out due to player complaints. Changes were made to other truce Artifacts to compensate. |
| Radiant Weapons Locker | A locker that contains a technologically advanced piece of weaponry. Weapon gained was based on your rank at time of activation. | Bought with Galaxy Points | Phased out as part of the 18th October 2010 update.
Existing copies of the artifact will still function as originally intended. | Phased out due to the addition of the replacement Radiant Surge Cannons and a number of bugs associated with the Radiant Weapons Locker. Replaced by Radiant Surge Cannons. |
Collective Theory Lab
The following artifacts are only available through the new Collective Theory Lab in the Legion Base. By researching in the lab you have a chance to randomly get a blueprint for one of the following artifacts. Which in turn you can build with common and rare artifacts.
| Artifact Name | Artifact Costs | Energy | Effect | Scrap Value | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegis Capacitor | 100 XCharge Cell 200 Shield Amplifier | 100 | Special Module - Size:20, Shield:300, Shield Bonus:+5% (Limit 3 per ship) | 2 to 4 CTP | Ship Module | Image |
| Anubix, AI Assault Drone | 200 Ship-Bot 50 Android Helmsman 100 Grid Console | 500 | Ship Ally- Initial Stats:160 Invasion Attack, 60 Cloak (upgrades with rank). Anubix gains a new rank whenever you Raid a Base Level 5+ Requires Rank 200 or greater | |||
| Astrobiology Ward | 50 Cloning Pod 50 Longevity Serum 30 Space Elevator Chassis | 50 | Planet Structure - Size:1, Population +500, Population Bonus +50% (Limit 1 per planet) | 3 to 6 CTP | Chassis | Image |
| Crux Amplifier | 30 Ancient Crystal Foci 30 Crimson Obelisk | 20 | Amplifies your weapon systems, boosting attack by 10%. This effect is immune to removal from other artifacts. Lasts 12 hours. | N to X ?? | Effect | Image |
| DM79 Datacenter | 25 Alien Data Disc 30 Positron Cloud 30 Grid Console | 50 | Planet Structure - Size:1, Research:4 (Limit 1 per planet) If deployed on a non-Gas planet, the structure will provide 2 bonus research. | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Domain Walker | 30 Sentry Guard 30 Shield Sentry 30 Phase Cutter | 50 | Planet Structure - Size:1, Attack:600, Defense:600 (Limit 2 per planet) | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Galactic Concord Station | 50 Halcyon Trap 50 Calming Amplifier 50 Processing Core | 100 | Planet Structure - Size:1, Mining:1, Artifact:1, Defense: +10%, If the planet has not been attacked in the last 9 months when first built all bonuses are doubled (Limit 1 per planet) | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Gravimetric Flume | 150 Grav-Whip Trap 150 Nanite Swarm 150 Spy Uplink Chassis | 200 | Special Module - Size:18, Scan:90 (Limit 3 per ship) | N to X ?? | Ship Module | Image |
| Hypergate Upgrade | 50 Warp Gate 30 Wormhole Emitter 50 Tachyon Cylinder | 100 | Upgrades an existing warp gate on a planet, doubling its bonus. | N to X ?? | Planet | Image |
| HyperSensor Satellite | 40 Continuum Beacon 40 Subspace Seeker 40 Relay Tower Chassis | 50 | Planet Structure - Size:2, Artifact:2, Research:2 (Limit 1 per planet) | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Isolation Bureau | 50 Refining Lab Chassis 50 Calming Amplifier 50 Dark Pyramid | 100 | Planet Structure - Size:2, All Resources:1, Cloak:200
All bonuses double if built on a planet that only YOU have scanned (limit 1 per planet) | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Phasic Chain-Ionizer | 50 Ion Storm Charge 50 Quantum Flare 50 Processing Core Chassis | 100 | Transforms a gas planet into a Plasma World, enhancing its size by 1, research by 2, and defense by 300. | N to X ?? | Planet | Image |
| Planet Flux: Tracer | 20 Flux Probes 20 Quantum Flare 20 Planet Vortex Deflector | 25 | An advanced flux probe that returns the names and ranks of ships who have scanned target planet. | N to X ?? | Planet | Image |
| Polychoron Vault | 20 Mass Storage Pod 20 Tesseract Container 20 Containment Cage | 50 | Planet Structure - Size:1 (Limit 1 per planet) Increases mineral, artifact, and research production capacities by 1000 units. | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Recondite Intruder | 20 Alarm Sentry 5 Drannik Saboteur 20 Engineered Virus | 10 | Sabotages the system of a NPC, reducing its defense by 25%, can be used on elites and bosses. Lasts 12 hours. | N to X ?? | Effect | Image |
| Resonance Inhibitor | 50 Dark Pyramid 30 Containment Cage 40 Spy Uplink Chassis | 100 | Planet Structure - Size:1, Cloak:250, Invasion Defense:500 (Limit 2 per planet) | N to X ?? | Chassis | Image |
| Spy Probe - Governance | 25 Spy Probe - Defense 25 Spy Probe - Weapons 15 Spy Probe - Resources | 10 | This probe returns data on whether the current planet owner is active or inactive. (logged in the past 1 week) | 2500 to 10000 CR | Planet, Enemy | Image |
| Thermionic Intensifier | 50 Ion Storm Charge 50 Ion Repulsor Charge 50 Space Elevator Chassis | 100 | Transforms a volcanic planet into a Demon world, enhancing its size by 1, attack by 800, and all resources by 1. | 25,000 to 100,000 CR | Planet | Image |
| Velox Thruster | 100 Android Helmsmen 200 Void Shell | 200 | Special Module - Size:30, Defense:250, Defense Bonus:+5% (Limit 3 per ship) (Not Sendable, Not Shareable, Action Button = "Build") | 2 to 4 CTP | Ship Module | Image |
Artifacts with Secondary Applications
The following artifacts have uses to progress certain missions in the game.