List of artifacts sorted by equip slot

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Weapon

Artifacts equipped in this slot oftenmost gives bonuses to Attack. The list of these are:

Weapon list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Centaur's Axe Centaur's Axe Weapon Treasure 10000 Gold   Attack +2
 Blackshard of the Dead Knight Blackshard of the Dead Knight Weapon Minor 15000 Gold   Attack +3 Part of Armor of the Damned
 Greater Gnoll's Flail Greater Gnoll's Flail Weapon Minor 20000 Gold   Attack +4
 Ogre's Club of Havoc Ogre's Club of Havoc Weapon Major 25000 Gold   Attack +5
 Sword of Hellfire Sword of Hellfire Weapon Major 30000 Gold   Attack +6 Part of Armageddon's Blade (artifact)
 Red Dragon Flame Tongue Red Dragon Flame Tongue Weapon Minor 20000 Gold   Attack +2
Defense +2
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Titan's Gladius Titan's Gladius Weapon Relic 50000 Gold   Attack +12
Defense -3
Part of Titan's Thunder
 Sword of Judgement Sword of Judgement Weapon Relic 100000 Gold   All Primary Skills +5 Part of Angelic Alliance
 Titan's Thunder Titan's Thunder [[ Weapon
(4 slots)]]
Combo ~200k Gold   Attack +9
Defense +9
Knowledge +8
Spell Power +8
Spell Titan's Lightning Bolt
Part of Titan's Thunder
 Angelic Alliance Angelic Alliance [[ Weapon
(6 slots)]]
Combo ~420k Gold   All Primary Skills +21
no Alignment penalty
Prayer in combat
Part of Angelic Alliance
 Armageddon's Blade (artifact) Armageddon's Blade (artifact) [[Weapon
(3 slots)]]
Combo ~250k Gold   Attack +3
Defense +3
Knowledge +6
Spell Power +3
Spell Armageddon expert
Immune to Armageddon
Part of Armageddon's Blade (artifact)

Shield

Artifacts equipped in this slot almost always give a bonus to Defense, just one of the 8 also gives Spell Power and Knowledge.

Shield list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Shield of the Dwarven Lords Shield of the Dwarven Lords [[ Shield]] Treasure 10000 Gold   Defence +2
 Shield of the Yawning Dead Shield of the Yawning Dead [[ Shield]] Minor 15000 Gold   Defence +3 Part of Armor of the Damned
 Buckler of the Gnoll King Buckler of the Gnoll King [[ Shield]] Minor 20000 Gold   Defence +4
 Targ of the Rampaging Ogre Targ of the Rampaging Ogre [[ Shield]] Major 25000 Gold   Defence +5
 Shield of the Damned Shield of the Damned [[ Shield]] Major 30000 Gold   Defence +6 Part of Armageddon's Blade (artifact)
 Dragon Scale Shield Dragon Scale Shield [[ Shield]] Major 30000 Gold   Attack +3
Defence +3
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Lion's Shield of Courage Lion's Shield of Courage [[ Shield]] Relic ~80k Gold   All Primary Skills +4 Part of Angelic Alliance
 Sentinel's Shield Sentinel's Shield [[ Shield]] Relic ~50k Gold   Defence +12
Attack -3
Part of Titan's Thunder

There are 8 shields. Relics cannot be bought at Artifact Merchants, so the price is approximated.

Helmet

Artifacts equipped in this slot usually give a bonus to Knowledge, but there are a few exceptions.

Helmet list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Helm of the Alabaster Unicorn Helm of the Alabaster Unicorn [[ Helm]] Treasure 5000 Gold   Knowledge +1
 Skull Helmet Skull Helmet [[ Helm]] Treasure 15000 Gold   Knowledge +2 Part of Armor of the Damned
 Helm of Chaos Helm of Chaos [[ Helm]] Minor 20000 Gold   Knowledge +3
 Crown of the Supreme Magi Crown of the Supreme Magi [[ Helm]] Minor 25000 Gold   Knowledge +4
 Hellstorm Helmet Hellstorm Helmet [[ Helm]] Major 30000 Gold   Knowledge +5
 Crown of Dragontooth Crown of Dragontooth [[ Helm]] Relic 40000 Gold   Spell Power +4
Knowledge +4
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Thunder Helmet Thunder Helmet [[ Helm]] Relic 50000 Gold   Knowledge +10
Spell Power -2
Part of Titan's Thunder
 Sea Captain's Hat Sea Captain's Hat [[ Helm]] Relic 75000 Gold   Hero sea movement +
Spells Summon boat, Scuttle boat
Protects army in whirlpools
Part of Admiral's Hat
 Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment [[ Helm]] Relic 120000 Gold   All Primary Skills +6 Part of Angelic Alliance
 Spellbinder's Hat Spellbinder's Hat [[ Helm]] Relic 150000 Gold   All 5lvl Spells
 Admiral's Hat Admiral's Hat [[ Helm
(2 slots)]]
Combo ~125k Gold   Hero sea movement +
No penalty for Boat
boarding/disembarking
Spells Summon boat, Scuttle boat
Movement converted between
land and sea
Protects army in whirlpools
Part of Admiral's Hat

Torso

Artifacts equipped in this slot usually give a bonus to Spell Power, but there some exceptions. The artifacts equipped in this slot are:

Torso list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Breastplate of Petrified Wood Breastplate of Petrified Wood Torso Treasure 5000 Gold   Spell Power +1
 Rib Cage Rib Cage Torso Minor 15000 Gold   Spell Power +2 Part of Armor of the Damned
 Scales of the Greater Basilisk Scales of the Greater Basilisk Torso Minor 20000 Gold   Spell Power +3
 Tunic of the Cyclops King Tunic of the Cyclops King Torso Major 25000 Gold   Spell Power +4
 Breastplate of Brimstone Breastplate of Brimstone Torso Major 30000 Gold   Spell Power +5 Part of Armageddon's Blade (artifact)
 Armor of Wonder Armor of Wonder Torso Minor 20000 Gold   All Primary Skills +1 Part of Angelic Alliance
 Dragon Scale Armor Dragon Scale Armor Torso Relic 40000 Gold   Attack +4
Defense +4
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Titan's Cuirass Titan's Cuirass Torso Relic 50000 Gold   Spell Power +10
Knowledge -2
Part of Titan's Thunder
 Armor of the Damned Armor of the Damned [[ Torso
(4 slots)]]
Combo ~60k Gold   Attack +3
Defence +3
Spell Power +2
Knowledge +2
Slow Curse Weakness Misfortune
on all enemyes for 50 rounds
Part of Armor of the Damned
 Power of the Dragon Father Power of the Dragon Father [[ Torso
(9 slots)]]
Combo ~210k Gold   Primary Skills +16
Luck +1
Morale +1
Immune to 1-4 lvl spells
Part of Power of the Dragon Father

Shoulders

Artifacts equipped in this slot have varying powers, including a couple of the best in the game. The artifacts equipped in this slot are:

Shoulder list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Cape of Conjuring Cape of Conjuring Shoulder Tresure 7500 Gold   Spell duration +3 Part of Ring of the Magi
 Dragon Wing Tabard Dragon Wing Tabard Shoulder Minor 20000 Gold   Spell Power +2
Knowledge +2
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Vampire's Cowl Vampire's Cowl Shoulder Minor 20000 Gold   Necromancy +10% Part of Cloak of the Undead King
 Surcoat of Counterpoise Surcoat of Counterpoise Shoulder Major 20000 Gold   Resistance +10%
 Ambassador's Sash Ambassador's Sash Shoulder Major 25000 Gold   Surrendering cost is reduced
 Everflowing Crystal Cloak Everflowing Crystal Cloak Shoulder Major 25000 Gold   Resource Crystal +1 Part of Cornucopia
 Recanter's Cloak Recanter's Cloak Shoulder Major 40000 Gold   Prevents casting 2lvl+ spells
 Cape of Velocity Cape of Velocity Shoulder Major 50000 Gold   Unit speed +2
 Angel Wings Angel Wings Shoulder Relic 100000 Gold   Spell Fly permenent
 Cloak of the Undead King Cloak of the Undead King [[ Shoulder
(3 sots)]]
Combo ~60k Gold   Necromancy +60% Skeletons,
Walking Deads, Wights or Liches
Part of Cloak of the Undead King

Boots

Artifacts equipped in this slot have varying powers, but are generally strong.

Boots list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Dragonbone Greaves Dragonbone Greaves [[ Boots]] Treasure 10000 Gold   Knowledge +1
Power skill +1
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Boots of Speed Boots of Speed [[ Boots]] Minor 30000 Gold   Hero movement +6
 Dead Man's Boots Dead Man's Boots [[ Boots]] Major 30000 Gold   Necromancy +15% Part of Cloak of the Undead King
 Boots of Polarity Boots of Polarity [[ Boots]] Relic 30000 Gold   Magic Resistance +15%
 Sandals of the Saint Sandals of the Saint [[ Boots]] Relic 40000 Gold   All Primary skills +2 Part of Angelic Alliance
 Boots of Levitation Boots of Levitation [[ Boots]] Relic 50000 Gold   Spell Water walk permenent

Necklace

Artifacts equipped in this slot usually (8 out of 17 artefacts) render units immune to certain Spells (damage Spells: Destroy Undead, Death Ripple as whole battlefield spells and Lightning Bolt/Chain Lightning as single target/arcing targets damage spells, Blind as temporary unit remover, Berserk or Hypnotize as further crowd control spells, Curse and Forgetfulness as unit damage reducers) but there are also skill enchancers, attack/defense or spellpower/knowledge as well as luck/morale additions.

Some of the necklace artefacts are also part of combination parts that grant additional effects if all parts are combined on the same hero.

There are 17 necklaces.

Necklace list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Pendant of Dispassion Pendant of Dispassion [[ Necklace]] Treasure 5000 Gold   Immune Berserk
 Pendant of Free Will Pendant of Free Will [[ Necklace]] Treasure 5000 Gold   Immune Hypnotize
 Pendant of Life Pendant of Life [[ Necklace]] Treasure 12500 Gold   Immune Death Ripple
 Pendant of Death Pendant of Death [[ Necklace]] Treasure 12500 Gold   Immune Destroy Undead
 Pendant of Total Recall Pendant of Total Recall [[ Necklace]] Treasure 15000 Gold   Immune Forgetfulness
 Pendant of Holiness Pendant of Holiness [[ Necklace]] Treasure 25000 Gold   Immune Curse
 Pendant of Second Sight Pendant of Second Sight [[ Necklace]] Major 25000 Gold   Immune Blind
 Pendant of Negativity Pendant of Negativity [[ Necklace]] Major 25000 Gold   Immune Lightning Bolt
Immune Chain Lightning
 Collar of Conjuring Collar of Conjuring [[ Necklace]] Treasure 2500 Gold   Spell durration +1 Part of Ring of the Magi
 Amulet of the Undertaker Amulet of the Undertaker [[ Necklace]] Treasure 10000 Gold   Necromancy +5% Part of Cloak of the Undead King
 Garniture of Interference Garniture of Interference [[ Necklace]] Major 10000 Gold   Resistance +5%
 Statesman's Medal Statesman's Medal [[ Necklace]] Major 25000 Gold   Surrender +10%
 Necklace of Swiftness Necklace of Swiftness [[ Necklace]] Treasure 25000 Gold   Unit speed +1
 Pendant of Courage Pendant of Courage [[ Necklace]] Major 35000 Gold   Luck +3
Morale +3
 Necklace of Dragonteeth Necklace of Dragonteeth [[ Necklace]] Major 30000 Gold   Spell Power +3
Knowledge +3
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Necklace of Ocean Guidance Necklace of Ocean Guidance [[ Necklace]] Major 50000 Gold   Hero sea movement + Part of Admiral's Hat
 Celestial Necklace of Bliss Celestial Necklace of Bliss [[ Necklace]] Relic 60000 Gold   All Primary Skills +3 Part of Angelic Alliance

Ring

Artifacts equipped in these slots give varying bonuses, though they are seldom very powerful. The artifacts equipped in this slot are:

Ring list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Ring_of_Conjuring Ring_of_Conjuring Ring Treasure 5000  Gold   Spell duration +2 Part of Ring of the Magi
 Still Eye of the Dragon Still Eye of the Dragon Ring Treasure 10000 Gold   Attack +1
Defence +1
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Quiet_Eye_of_the_Dragon Quiet_Eye_of_the_Dragon Ring Treasure 10000 Gold   Morale +1
Luck +1
Part of Power of the Dragon Father
 Equestrian's_Gloves Equestrian's_Gloves Ring Minor 15000 Gold   Hero movement +3
 Diplomat's_Ring Diplomat's_Ring Ring Major 25000 Gold   Surrendering cost is reduced
 Ring_of_the_Wayfarer Ring_of_the_Wayfarer Ring Major 25000 Gold   Unit speed +1
Hero movement +6
 Ring_of_Vitality Ring_of_Vitality Ring Treasure 25000 Gold   Unit health +1 Part of Elixir of Life
 Ring_of_Life Ring_of_Life Ring Minor 25000 Gold   Unit health +1 Part of Elixir of Life
 Ring_of_Infinite_Gems Ring_of_Infinite_Gems Ring Major 25000 Gold   Resource Gem +1 Part of Cornucopia
 Eversmoking_Ring_of_Sulfur Eversmoking_Ring_of_Sulfur Ring Major 25000 Gold   Resource Sulfur +1 Part of Cornucopia
 Ring_of_the_Magi Ring_of_the_Magi [[ Ring
(3 sots)]]
Combo 15000 Gold   Spell duration +56 Part of Ring_of_the_Magi

There are 10 rings in total, the Equestrian's Gloves artefact counts as a ring slot item.

As alternatives most weapons increase attack, all shields increase defense (one at the expense of attack). 2 rings can be equipped.

Miscellaneous

The artifacts that can be equipped in these slots are many, and have different powers, but the ones boosting Secondary Skills are in the majority.

Miscellaneous list
Artifact Slot Class Cost Effect Combination
 Charm of Mana Charm of Mana [[ Misc.]] Treasure 2500 Gold   Spell point +1/day Part of Wizard's Well
 Talisman of Mana Talisman of Mana [[ Misc.]] Treasure 5000 Gold   Spell point +2/day Part of Wizard's Well
 Mystic Orb of Mana Mystic Orb of Mana [[ Misc.]] Treasure 7500 Gold   Spell point +3/day Part of Wizard's Well
 Wizard's Well Wizard's Well [[ Misc.
(3 slots)]]
Combo 15000 Gold   Spell point all/day Part of Wizard's Well
 Orb of Silt Orb of Silt [[ Misc.]] Major 30000 Gold   Earth spell dmg +50%
 Orb of the Firmament Orb of the Firmament [[ Misc.]] Major 30000 Gold   Air spell dmg +50%
 Orb of Driving Rain Orb of Driving Rain [[ Misc.]] Major 30000 Gold   Water spell dmg +50%
 Orb of Tempestuous Fire Orb of Tempestuous Fire [[ Misc.]] Major 30000 Gold   Fire spell dmg +50%


 Tome of Earth Tome of Earth Misc. Relic 100000 Gold   All Earth spells as expert
 Tome of Air Tome of Air Misc. Relic 100000 Gold   All Air spells as expert
 Tome of Water Tome of Water Misc. Relic 100000 Gold   All Water spells as expert
 Tome of Fire Tome of Fire Misc. Relic 100000 Gold   All Fire spells as expert


 Sphere of Permanence Sphere of Permanence Misc. Major 37500 Gold   Immune to Dispel
 Orb of Inhibition Orb of Inhibition Misc. Relic 100000 Gold   Prevents casting all spells
 Orb of Vulnerability Orb of Vulnerability Misc. Relic 125000 Gold   All spells usable, no immunities


 Bird of Perception Bird of Perception Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Eagle Eye +5%
 Stoic Watchman Stoic Watchman Misc. Treasure 10000 Gold   Eagle Eye +10%
 Emblem of Cognizance Emblem of Cognizance Misc. Minor 15000 Gold   Eagle Eye +15%


 Clover of Fortune Clover of Fortune Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Luck +1
 Ladybird of Luck Ladybird of Luck Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Luck +1
 Cards of Prophecy Cards of Prophecy Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Luck +1
 Hourglass of the Evil Hour Hourglass of the Evil Hour Misc. Treasure 10000 Gold   Luck disabled


 Glyph of Gallantry Glyph of Gallantry Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Morale +1
 Crest of Valor Crest of Valor Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Morale +1
 Badge of Courage Badge of Courage Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Morale +1
Immune to Mind spells
 Spirit of Oppression Spirit of Oppression Misc. Treasure 10000 Gold   Morale disabled except negative


 Spyglass Spyglass Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Scouting radius +1
 Speculum Speculum Misc. Treasure 5000 Gold   Scouting radius +1


 Golden Bow Golden Bow Misc. Major 40000 Gold   Eliminates Range, Obstacle penalty
 Bow of Elven Cherrywood Bow of Elven Cherrywood Misc. Treasure 10000 Gold   Archery +5% Part of Bow of the Sharpshooter
 Bowstring of the Unicorn's Mane Bowstring of the Unicorn's Mane Misc. Minor 20000 Gold   Archery +10% Part of Bow of the Sharpshooter
 Angel Feather Arrows Angel Feather Arrows Misc. Major 30000 Gold   Archery +15% Part of Bow of the Sharpshooter
 Bow of the Sharpshooter Bow of the Sharpshooter [[Misc.
(3 slots)]]
Combo 60000 Gold   Eliminates Range, Obstacle penalty
No melee penalty
Part of Bow of the Sharpshooter
 Vial of Lifeblood Vial of Lifeblood Misc. Major 50000 Gold   Unit health +2 Part of Elixir of Life
 Elixir of Life Elixir of Life [[Misc.
(3 slots)]]
Combo 100000 Gold   Unit health +25% & +4Hp
Regeneration ability
Part of Elixir of Life
 Endless Purse of Gold Endless Purse of Gold Misc. Major 25000 Gold   Gold +500 Gold
 Endless Bag of Gold Endless Bag of Gold Misc. Major 37500 Gold   Gold +750 Gold
 Endless Sack of Gold Endless Sack of Gold Misc. Relic 50000 Gold   Gold +1000 Gold


 Inexhaustible Cart of Lumber Inexhaustible Cart of Lumber Misc. Minor 25000 Gold   Resource Wood +1
 Inexhaustible Cart of Ore Inexhaustible Cart of Ore Misc. Minor 25000 Gold   Resource Ore +1
 Everpouring Vial of Mercury Everpouring Vial of Mercury Misc. Major 25000 Gold   Resource Mercury +1 Part of Cornucopia
 Cornucopia Cornucopia [[Misc.
(4 slots)]]
Combo 100000 Gold   Resources Crystal Mercury Sulfur Gem +5 Part of Cornucopia
 Legs of Legion Legs of Legion Misc. Treasure 25000 Gold   Creature 2lvl growth +5 Part of Statue of Legion
 Loins of Legion Loins of Legion Misc. Minor 25000 Gold   Creature 3lvl +4 Part of Statue of Legion
 Torso of Legion Torso of Legion Misc. Minor 25000 Gold   Creature 4lvl +3 Part of Statue of Legion
 Arms of Legion Arms of Legion Misc. Major 25000 Gold   Creature 5lvl +2 Part of Statue of Legion
 Head of Legion Head of Legion Misc. Major 25000 Gold   Creature 6lvl +1 Part of Statue of Legion
 Statue of Legion Statue of Legion [[Misc.
(5 slots)]]
Combo 125000 Gold   Creature growth +50% Part of Statue of Legion
 Shackles of War Shackles of War Misc. Major 25000 Gold   Prevents retreat and surrender


 Vial of Dragon Blood Vial of Dragon Blood Misc. Relic 100000 Gold   Dragons gets +5 Attack, Defense


 Spell Scroll Spell Scroll Misc. - Gold   Has a spell on it

See also

List of artifacts