How to Get Artifacts in Risk of Rain 2

How to Get Artifacts in Risk of Rain 2

Getting Artifacts in Risk of Rain 2 is difficult, and newbies may struggle to collect them early on in the game. As you already know from Risk of Rain, these Artifacts give players the chance to change certain rules and aspects of the game. You can choose them at the characters select screen before you launch the game.

Each of these Artifacts has a special function. For instance, the Artifacts of Chaos allows friendly fire on survivors and monsters. The main hassle is in getting and unlocking these Artifacts, which is why we made this post. It has everything you need to get Artifacts on Risk of Rain 2.

How to Unlock Artifacts in Risk of Rain 2

For the sake of this post, we will be dividing the process of getting Artifacts into three major stages. These stages consist of;

• Gathering Hidden Codes
• Unlocking Artifacts
• The Trial Phase

Gathering Hidden Codes

Currently, this game has 18 Artifacts, and as we said earlier, each Artifact performs a unique function. To find these Artifacts, you simply need to search each level for hidden codes. These codes are unique, and they appear in three-by-three shapes on a rectangular stone tablet.

The tablets are scattered in different parts of the games, which include hidden stages, main stages, and sublets of the game, like the menus. The shapes under each tablet include;

• Square
• Circle
• Triangle
• Diamonds.

When you find these hidden codes, you should record them because they will become important at the fifth stage of the game, which is Sky Meadows.

Unlocking Artifacts: Sky Meadows

Once you make your way to the fifth stage of the game, you can unlock Artifacts with the hidden codes that you gathered from previous levels. On this level, you don't need to fight monsters because your focus should be on unlocking the Artifacts. Unlocking the Artifacts is simple: input the hidden codes (Artifact Codes) on a compound generator located at the bottom area of the map.

On the left side of the compound generator, there is a free code tablet, which is the Honor Artifacts Code. We will touch on this code in the latter part of this series. After inputting the code on the compound generator, interact with the laptop to open a portal to the trial phase.

The Trial Phase: Bulwark's Ambry

The next step is to enter the portal that opens up after putting in the code and interacting with the laptop. The portal leads straight to Bulwark's Ambry, which is the trial for the Artifacts you want to get. In this phase, your chosen artifact will be activated together with any artifact that you have unlocked before.

We recommend you explore the entire region and open up all the items on this level before beginning the trial. Now, the trial. Collect and use the first yellow Artifact key on the Artifact Reliquary to begin the trial. Once you've used the key, monsters will start spawning, and players must kill them to collect more yellow Artifact Key.

A key point to note in this arena is that players are in a time loop, so they can take their time to finish the level. Also, you cannot store the yellow Artifact keys because once you use them, they will be depleted from your inventory. After killing the monsters and defeating the boss, players can collect the Artifacts and leave the level through the portal.

Artifacts on Risk of Rain 2

To enjoy Artifacts, you need to understand the function of each of them and their codes. In this section, we will explain every single Artifact in Risk of Rain 2.

• Artifact of Chaos: It allows you to take damage from anything in the game because it initiates friendly fire for survivors and monsters. Its hidden code is Circle, Triangle, Circle – Circle, Triangle, Circle – Circle, Triangle, Circle.
• Artifact of Command: It allows you to select from items of the grade in your loot. Its hidden code is Square, Square, Square – Square, Square, Square – Triangle, Triangle, Triangle.
• Artifact of Death: Its effect is only in multiplayer mode. With this Artifact, if one player dies, everyone dies. Its code is Circle, Circle, Circle – Square, Triangle, Square – Circle, Triangle, Circle.
• Artifact of Delusion: It puts your items at risk in a test of memory to gain more items. Its code is Square, Circle, Square – Circle, Circle, Circle – Square, Triangle, Square.
• Article of Devotion: It changes broken drones to Lemurian eggs. Its code is Triangle, Diamond, Triangle – Square, Diamond, Square – Diamond, Triangle, Diamond.
• Artifact of Dissonance: It enables monsters to spawn at every level. Its code is Circle, Square, Square – Square, Square, Square – Square, Square, Circle.
• Artifact of Enigma: It gives players random equipment when they spawn. Its code is Diamond, Square, Square – Triangle, Square, Triangle – Circle, Diamond, Diamond.
• Artifact of Evolution: It gives monsters items in stages: its code is Diamond, Diamond, Diamond – Square, Square, Square – Circle, Circle, Circle.
• Artifact of Frailty: It doubles your fall damage and makes it lethal. Its code is Circle, Circle, Circle – Triangle, Circle, Triangle – Triangle, Triangle, Triangle.
• Artifact of Glass: It increases the damage caused by you and your allies to 500% but reduces health to 10%. Its code is Diamond, Diamond, Diamond – Diamond, Diamond, Diamond – Diamond, Diamond, Diamond.
• Artifact of Honour: It gives the enemy the ability to spawn as an elite. Its code is Square, Square, Square – Square, Triangle, Square – Square, Square, Square.
• Artifact of Kin: It makes each stage monster the same. Its code is Circle, Triangle, Triangle – Diamond, Circle, Triangle – Diamond, Diamond, Circle.
• Artifact of Metamorphosis: It switches players’ survivors randomly at any stage. Its code is Diamond, Square, Circle – Diamond, Square, Circle – Diamond, Square, Circle.
• Artifact of Sacrifice: It enables enemies to drop items after a kill. Its code is Triangle, Triangle, Triangle – Triangle, Triangle, Triangle – Triangle, Diamond, Triangle.
• Artifact of Soul: It enables enemies to spawn wisps when they are defeated. Its code is Circle, Square, Circle – Circle, Diamond, Circle – Square, Diamond, Square.
• Artifact of Spite: It makes enemies release spiky explosives when they die. Its code is Triangle, Circle, Triangle – Circle, Circle, Circle – Triangle, Circle, Triangle.
• Artifact of Swarms: It enables enemies to spawn in pairs but with halved health. Its code is Circle, Circle, Triangle – Triangle, Diamond, Triangle – Triangle, Circle, Circle.
• Artifact of Vengeance: It makes your doppelganger invade you every ten minutes. Its code is Diamond, Square, Square – Diamond, Circle, Square – Diamond, Square, Square.

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Conclusion

Artifacts let gamers modify certain aspects of Risk of Rain 2, whether it is the dynamics or gameplay. These Artifacts do not spawn regularly in the game and to unlock them, you have to follow an easy process. This process involves getting hidden codes then applying them at the compound generator. After you get these Artifacts, you will need other items to survive in the game. For more tips on these items and how to play Risk of Rain 2, visit our blog section.