Artifacts

Artifacts are equippable gear pieces providing stat bonuses through main stats, substats, and set bonuses. The system unlocks at level 2500 on Snow Island for 500,000 Money and 500 Gems. You equip 4 pieces (Helmet, Gloves, Body, Boots), each upgradeable to level 15.

Best Artifact Sets for DPS

Sacred Dominion and Abyssal Crown are both strong endgame sets. Abyssal Crown wins on raw DPS multiplier, but Sacred Dominion provides HP alongside competitive damage and is easier to farm from any Sea 2 NPC.

Set	Pieces	Total DMG %	Total Crit Chance %	Total Crit DMG %	Effective DPS Multiplier*
Abyssal Crown	4	+20%	+12.5%	+20%	~1.47x
Sacred Dominion	4	+20%	+15%	+22.5%	~1.46x (+ 15% HP)
Celestial Rupture	4	+15%	+15%	+12.5%	~1.40x
Crownless Regalia	4	+15%	+10%	+0%	~1.33x
Black Horizon	4	+7.5%	+10%	+20%	~1.32x
Void Reaver	4	+6.5%	+12.5%	+15%	~1.29x
Ashen Chronicles	4	+5%	+0%	+15%	~1.11x

*Effective DPS multiplier assumes 20% baseline crit chance and 150% baseline crit damage before artifacts kick in. Actual ratio shifts based on your existing crit stats — the higher your base crit chance, the more crit damage sets like Black Horizon start closing the gap.

Runner-Up: 2+2 Split

Before you have four of one set, 2-piece Abyssal Crown + 2-piece Celestial Rupture is the best transitional combo. That gets you +15% Damage, +32.5% Crit Damage, and 0% Crit Chance — still loses to 4-piece Abyssal Crown because you miss the +12.5% Crit Chance, but it's stronger than any full 4-piece from tier A and below while you farm.

Substat Priority (all four pieces combined, max rolls)

Substat	Max Per Piece	Max Across 4 Pieces	Priority
Damage %	+9%	+36%	1st
Crit Damage %	+18%	+72%	2nd
Crit Chance %	+10.5%	+42%	3rd
HP %	+15%	+60%	Optional (survival)
Flat HP	+50,000	+200,000	Tank only
Damage Reduction	+4%	+16%	Tank only
Lifesteal	+1.5%	+6%	Sustain only

Endgame Contribution Ceiling

A fully-rolled 4-piece Abyssal Crown with all-damage substats contributes approximately:

+56% Damage (20% set + 36% substats)
+54.5% Crit Chance (12.5% set + 42% substats)
+92% Crit Damage (20% set + 72% substats)

The Damage Calculator's "Apply Max DPS" button auto-selects this exact configuration — open it to see the contribution stacked against every other source in your build.

Artifact Sets

Sorted from strongest (S+) down. Endgame DPS builds use 4-piece Sacred Dominion, Abyssal Crown, or Celestial Rupture. Sacred Dominion is the newest set, farmable from any Sea 2 NPC.

Set	Tier	Role	2-Piece Bonus	4-Piece Bonus	Farm Location
Sacred Dominion	S+	Damage + crit (Sea 2)	+15% HP and +20% Damage	+22.5% Crit Damage and +15% Crit Chance	Any Sea 2 NPC
Abyssal Crown	S+	Pure damage	+20% Crit Damage	+12.5% Crit Chance and +20% Damage	Ninja & Lawless Island, plus all Sea 2 NPCs
Celestial Rupture	S	Damage + sustain	+15% Damage and +12.5% Crit Damage	+15% Crit Chance and +1.5% Lifesteal	Shinjuku, Valentine, Slime, Academy, Judgement
Void Reaver	A	Early bossing	+6.5% Damage and +1% Lifesteal	+12.5% Crit Chance and +15% Crit Damage	World boss routes
Black Horizon	B	Midgame crit	+7.5% Damage and +5% HP	+10% Crit Chance and +20% Crit Damage	Shibuya, Hollow
Crownless Regalia	C	Tank progression	+12% HP and +5% Damage Reduction	+10% Crit Chance and +15% Damage	Desert, Snow
Ashen Chronicles	C	Early filler	+5% Damage and +15% Crit Damage	+7.5% Damage Reduction and +15% HP	Starter, Jungle

Main Stats by Slot

Helmet: HP or Flat HP
Gloves: Damage only
Body: Any stat
Boots: Damage, Damage Reduction, HP, or Flat HP

Substat Ranges

Crit Chance: 6-10.5%
Crit Damage: 11-18%
Damage: 4-9%
HP: 8-15%
Flat HP: 20000-50000
Damage Reduction: 2-4%
Lifesteal: 0.5-1.5%
HP Regen: 7.5-15%

Upgrade Economy

Maxing one artifact costs 287 Dust. Selling a Legendary returns 96 Dust. Bulk-upgrade up to 50 at once. The Artifact Milestone NPC on Snow Island tracks milestone level (cap: 40).