Lesser and Greater Artifacts
Lesser and greater artifacts are among the rarest pieces of equipment you can find as loot in this world. They look just like normal loot and have random properties like normal loot, but they also carry some extra properties:
Lesser and greater artifacts do not drop in the Doom Gauntlet. In Ter Mur the chance of finding gargish artifacts is higher. In Khaldun the chance of finding an artifact is noticeably higher, but the monsters there come at you in groups. Wearing luck items will increase your chance of finding these artifacts.
Prefixes and Suffixes
The table below shows the prefixes and suffixes that lesser and greater artifacts can get, along with the properties each one stands for.
- Cursed - These artifacts cannot be insured, and a Bless deed cannot be used on them.
- Brittle – PoF (Powder of Fortifying) cannot be applied to these artifacts, so their durability cannot be raised.
- Unlucky – These artifacts have a luck value of -100.
- Cannot be repaired – These artifacts cannot be repaired.
- Antique – These artifacts take damage faster than normal. PoF can be applied 3 times. After each application the durability cap drops, going to 250, 200 and then 150. They can be repaired.
- Unwieldy – These artifacts have increased weight, at 50 stones.
- Massive – These artifacts have an increased strength requirement, needing 125 strength.
- Prized – These artifacts have a high insurance cost.
- Named – Lesser artifacts get either a prefix or a suffix; greater artifacts can get a prefix, a suffix, or both.
- Bonus Properties – As the name suggests, lesser artifacts have fewer bonus properties. Greater artifacts have one or more bonus properties. You can see this in the example below,
Lesser and greater artifacts do not drop in the Doom Gauntlet. In Ter Mur the chance of finding gargish artifacts is higher. In Khaldun the chance of finding an artifact is noticeably higher, but the monsters there come at you in groups. Wearing luck items will increase your chance of finding these artifacts.
Prefixes and Suffixes
The table below shows the prefixes and suffixes that lesser and greater artifacts can get, along with the properties each one stands for.
| Prefix | Suffix | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Mighty | of Vitality | Strength |
| Mystic | of Sorcery | Intelligence, Spellcasting |
| Animated | of Haste | Dexterity, Speed |
| Arcane | of Wizardry | Spellcasting |
| Exquisite | of Quality | Quality, Durability |
| Vampiric | of the Vampire | Leeches, Drains |
| Invigorating | of Restoration | Regeneration |
| Fortified | of Defense | Damage Mitigation |
| Auspicious | of Fortune | Luck |
| Charmed | of Alchemy | Potions |
| Vicious | of Slaughter | Attack |
| Towering | of Aegis | Defense |
Source: Quingis UO