This Returnal Artifacts Guide will show you all the Artifacts in the game, what effects they have when you use them, and where you can find all the Artifacts.
Artifacts are items that give you all sorts of beneficial boosts when you use them. There are various different types of artifacts that can be used over the course of the gameplay, provided that you have found one and have one in hand.
Returnal Artifacts Guide
Below we have listed all the artifacts with their effects and the location where you can find them.
Artifact |
Effect |
Location |
| Wound Seekers | 30% more damage dealth to low health targets | Found in all biomes |
| Worn Calibrator | Grants Weapon Profiency | Found in all biomes |
| Unfed Pod | +20% Stagger Power for each attached Parasite | Found in all biomes |
| Recharging Response | Getting hit reduces Alt-Fire Cooldown by 5 seconds | Found in all biomes |
| Recharging Overload | Overloads reduce Alt-Fire Cooldown by 3 seconds | Found in all biomes |
| Pulsating Mass | Max Integrity improved when attaching or detaching Parasites | Found in all biomes |
| Pristine Calibrator | Grants a large amount of Weapon Proficiency | Found in all biomes |
| Phantom Limb | 10% chance of repairing Integrity when killing enemies | Found in all biomes |
| Music Box | Plays a sound when near secret locations | Found in all biomes |
| Modular Calibrator | Grants a carrying amount of Weapon Proficiency | Found in all biomes |
| Fractal Nail | +10% Weapon Damage while you have a Malfunction | Found in all biomes |
| Enhanced Calibrator | Grants a huge amount of Weapon Proficiency | Found in all biomes |
| Energy Manipulator | Briefly increases Protection by 20% when using consumable. | All Found in all biomes |
| Damaged Robot | Increases invulnerability time after getting hit | Found in all biomes |
| Broken Calibrator | Grants a small amount of Weapon Profiency | Found in all biomes |
| Blown Nightlight | Being at Full or Low Integrity increases weapon damage by 10%. | Can be found in the Overgrown Ruins but can also be bought in the first biome. |
| Blade Balancer | Allows a more powerful melee attack | Found in all biomes |
| Astronaut Figurine | Allows you to resurrect yourself at the spot where you died. | Can be found in the Overgrown Ruins after you complete the House sequence. It can also be bought in the first biome |
| Adrenaline Stimulants (Suit Artifact) | +5% Weapon Damage per Adrenaline Level | Found in all biomes |
| Emergency Stimulants (Suit Artifact) | +15% Weapon Damage Gained at Low Integrity. | Found in all biomes |
| Execution Bolts (Suit Artifact) | Each melee kill will generate two energy bolts that hit any two targets nearby. | Found in all biomes |
| Execution Coolant (Suit Artifact) | Melee kills reduce Alt-Fire Cooldown by 5 seconds | Found in all biomes |
| Overload Bolts (Suit Artifact) | Each successful Overloads will generate bolts that will hit any two targets nearby | Found in all biomes |
| Repair Circuit (Suit Artifact) | Integrity repairs when gaining or fixing Malfunctions. | Found in all biomes |
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