How to Get the Artifact You Want in Genshin Impact: A Comprehensive Guide
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Getting the specific artifact you want in Genshin Impact is largely a game of chance, but you can significantly improve your odds by understanding the game’s mechanics and employing strategic farming methods. Here’s the key: focus on efficient Resin usage, targeting the correct domains, understanding artifact stats, and managing your expectations. The process involves repeatedly running specific domains that drop the desired artifact sets, optimizing your team compositions for faster clears, and understanding the artifact substat lottery to identify pieces worth investing in. It’s a grind, no doubt, but with the right knowledge, you can minimize the frustration and maximize your gains!
Understanding Artifact Mechanics
Before diving into farming, it’s crucial to understand the underlying artifact system. Artifacts come in five slots: Flower of Life (HP), Plume of Death (ATK), Sands of Eon (ATK%, Energy Recharge%, Elemental Mastery, HP%, DEF%), Goblet of Eonothem (Elemental DMG Bonus%, Physical DMG Bonus%, ATK%, HP%, DEF%), and Circlet of Logos (Crit Rate%, Crit DMG%, Healing Bonus%, ATK%, HP%, DEF%). Each artifact also has a main stat and up to four substats. When leveling up an artifact, substats are randomly upgraded, or new substats are added. This RNG (Random Number Generation) aspect is the biggest hurdle in getting the “perfect” artifact.
Targeting the Right Domains
Domains are your primary source of artifacts. Each domain offers specific artifact sets. To get the artifact you want, you must farm the domain that drops it. Websites and wikis dedicated to Genshin Impact have extensive information on which artifacts drop from which domains. Common domains to target include:
- Domain of Guyun: Archaic Petra, Retracing Bolide
- Valley of Remembrance: Viridescent Venerer, Maiden Beloved
- Midsummer Courtyard: Thundering Fury, Thundersoother
- Hidden Palace of Zhou Formula: Crimson Witch of Flames, Lavawalker
- Momiji-Dyed Court: Emblem of Severed Fate, Shimenawa’s Reminiscence
- The Lost Valley: Vermillion Hereafter, Echoes of an Offering
Optimizing Your Farming
Efficiency is key when using Resin, Genshin Impact’s energy system. Here are some tips to optimize your artifact farming runs:
- Maximize Your Adventure Rank (AR): The higher your AR, the better the artifact drop rates. Aim for AR 45 or higher, where you are guaranteed at least one 5-star artifact per domain run.
- Build Efficient Teams: Create teams specifically designed to clear the targeted domain quickly and efficiently. Consider the elemental weaknesses of the domain enemies and build your team accordingly.
- Utilize Condensed Resin: Condensed Resin allows you to claim double the rewards from a domain run at the cost of twice the Resin (40 instead of 20). This effectively halves the number of runs you need to do, saving you time.
- Be Strategic with Fragile Resin: Fragile Resin replenishes 60 Resin. Use it wisely, especially during events that offer increased artifact drop rates.
- Track Your Progress: Keep track of your domain runs and artifact drops to identify patterns and adjust your strategy. This helps you understand how many runs it typically takes to get a desired piece.
Understanding Substat Priority
Even if you get the correct artifact set and main stat, the substats play a crucial role. Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, Energy Recharge, and Elemental Mastery are generally the most desirable substats for damage-dealing characters. HP% and DEF% can be valuable for characters whose abilities scale with those stats.
Evaluating Artifacts
Don’t get discouraged if you don’t get perfect substats immediately. Focus on getting the correct main stat and then leveling the artifact to see how the substats develop. If the substats roll poorly (e.g., multiple upgrades into flat DEF), it might be best to use that artifact as enhancement material for a better piece.
The Importance of Patience and Perseverance
Getting the perfect artifact set with optimal substats takes time and dedication. Be patient, persevere, and don’t let the RNG get you down. Remember that even “good enough” artifacts can significantly improve your character’s performance. Many players have found insights through the research shared at the Games Learning Society, so don’t forget to look into that as well. Learn more at GamesLearningSociety.org.
FAQs: Artifact Acquisition in Genshin Impact
1. How do I know which artifact set is best for my character?
Read character guides and consult with the Genshin Impact community. Different characters benefit from different artifact sets depending on their role and playstyle.
2. What is the difference between ATK% and Flat ATK?
ATK% increases your character’s base ATK by a percentage, while Flat ATK adds a fixed number to your ATK. ATK% is generally more desirable, especially at higher levels, as it scales better. Avoid investing in flat stats.
3. Should I use artifacts with DEF as a main stat?
DEF main stat artifacts are generally only useful for characters whose abilities scale with DEF, such as Arataki Itto, Albedo, and Noelle.
4. How do I get more artifact enhancement material?
You get artifact enhancement material by sacrificing unwanted artifacts. You can also purchase Sanctifying Essence and Sanctifying Unction with Realm Currency from the Teapot Traveling Salesman after reaching Trust Rank 8. You can also sometimes obtain it through in-game events.
5. Can I buy artifacts in Genshin Impact?
Yes, you can buy 3-star artifacts from specific NPCs in Mondstadt and Liyue. These artifacts are useful in the early game or as fodder for enhancement, and they refresh every 7 days.
6. Is it worth farming for 4-star artifacts?
In the early game (before AR 45), farming for decent 4-star artifacts is worthwhile to strengthen your characters. However, once you reach AR 45, focus on farming for 5-star artifacts.
7. What are the best substats to look for on artifacts?
The best substats depend on your character’s role, but generally, Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, Energy Recharge, and Elemental Mastery are highly valued for damage dealers.
8. How do I increase my Crit Rate and Crit DMG?
You can increase Crit Rate and Crit DMG through artifact main stats (Circlets), artifact substats, weapon passives, and character ascension bonuses.
9. How does Energy Recharge work?
Energy Recharge determines how quickly your character can regenerate their Elemental Burst. A higher Energy Recharge allows you to use your Burst more frequently.
10. What is Elemental Mastery, and who benefits from it?
Elemental Mastery increases the damage of certain elemental reactions, such as Vaporize, Melt, Electro-Charged, and Swirl. Characters who frequently trigger these reactions benefit most from Elemental Mastery.
11. Should I level up all my artifacts to +20?
No. Only level up artifacts with promising main stats and substats. Evaluate the substat rolls at different levels (+4, +8, +12, +16) before committing to +20.
12. What is the “strongbox” feature, and how does it work?
The artifact strongbox allows you to exchange three 5-star artifacts for a single 5-star artifact from a specific set. This is a good way to get rid of unwanted artifacts and potentially obtain a better piece.
13. When should I start farming for specific artifact sets?
Focus on artifact farming at Adventure Rank 45. At this point, you are guaranteed at least one 5-star artifact per domain run.
14. What is the importance of artifact sets?
Artifact sets provide additional bonuses when you equip two or four pieces from the same set. These bonuses can significantly enhance your character’s abilities.
15. Why am I not getting the artifacts I want?
Artifact acquisition is heavily reliant on RNG. It may take many domain runs to get the desired artifact with the optimal main stat and substats. Keep farming, and don’t give up!
Getting the artifacts you want in Genshin Impact can be a long and challenging process. By understanding the mechanics, targeting the right domains, optimizing your farming, and managing your expectations, you can increase your chances of success and build powerful characters. Good luck, Traveler!