With the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion last year, New World added Artifacts. Whether you get them from reward tracks or by other means, the team continues to add more options to let you tailor your experience alongside gearing changes. There’s a new deep dive devblog on all eight Artifacts added in Season of the Guardian.
There are three weapons and five armor pieces introduced in season 5. The weapon ones are Sin, for the Hatchet, Venom for the Spear, and Tempest Fury – for the Great Axe. Armor options are Nature’s Wrath (medium chest), Gilli’s Gravity Gauntlets (heavy glove), Ironheart (heavy legwear), Creed Boots (light footwear), and the Phoenix amulet.
The other Artifact that caused balance concerns on the PTR is the Phoenix amulet. Cartwright describes several iterations before they reached the current form.
We also get a rundown of the other armor pieces, which were added for balance, to fill a gap, and to just be fun. The gauntlets were added to offer an offensive glove option that also lets you charge up and unleash a blast at enemies.
The full devblog described each Artifact’s properties and more on the goals behind them
