Artifacts Guide By Gemstone Legends

### Introduction:

Welcome to our guide. Here you will find our perspective on Artifacts in Gemstone Legends. Remember that the topic of Artifacts is very extensive, and this guide aims to help you better understand the role Artifacts play in character development, but it does not cover the entire subject. Don't be afraid to experiment and find your own playstyle.

### First Stage:

At the beginning of your adventure in GL, it's worth equipping your entire team with found Artifacts. The equipment found in the early stages, despite being of low quality, will make a big difference in terms of the power of your heroes and enable further progress.

> I. Make sure that the found equipment pieces go to the heroes you are using. Heroes of higher rarity have better base statistics, so prioritize equipping them first for the best effect.
> II. Removing equipment is costly. Avoid frequent swapping of heroes. It's better to spend gold on upgrading the owned Artifacts to level 12. You will acquire a lot of equipment and many heroes. Instead of removing old, low-quality equipment from heroes, equip newly acquired equipment on newly acquired heroes. If you want to strengthen your favorite hero, it's better to destroy the current common or uncommon equipment and use the saved gold to upgrade the new equipment to level 12. At this stage, it's not worth upgrading equipment to level 15 (it's expensive, and the equipment will quickly be replaced by better options).
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Key points to remember at this stage:

> a) Fill equipment gaps as quickly as possible.
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> b) Equip new equipment on new heroes.
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> c) Upgrade to level 12 and destroy only low-quality and rarity equipment when you find better replacements.
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Which Artifacts are worth keeping at this stage?

Ans: Those that enable further progress. Most likely, any found Artifact will help you in further battles.

The goal at this stage will be to reach a point in the Campaign where we can unlock Rifts.

### Second Stage:

The second stage begins after unlocking Rifts. It involves expanding your heroes and equipment in the campaign to be able to reach level 20 of the Rifts with Artifacts. It won't be easy, but it is the main source of the best equipment in the game. Other sources of the best equipment include:

* Dragons 6.6
* Arena
* Guild Wars
* Event Shop

Achieving the second stage may require assembling a specific team dedicated to each type of Rift. You may need heroes of the appropriate color or with specific abilities, but it's worth it. You can find guides on Rifts on our YouTube channel: LINK

Don't worry about Sets for now - at this stage, you can achieve satisfactory results without set bonuses. All Artifacts provide the same foundation. This means that regardless of the set you choose, you can dress your hero perfectly and achieve the same results. However, it's worth learning more about Artifacts.

#### What does Particular Stats mean?

 HP
 DEF
 RES
 SPD

#### What should you consider when choosing artifacts?

When choosing artifacts, it is worth taking into account the **hero's class**, as it gives us an indication of their dedicated role in combat. In the second place, pay attention to the hero's Special Ability and Passive Ability in order to personalize the equipment more accurately.

#### Basic builds for heroes based on classes:

Weapon always includes ATK as the main stat, Helmet always includes HP, and Shield always includes DEF, so the differences will start to occur in Gloves, Armor, and Boots.

Remember that these are just guidelines. One hero can be equipped in several possible ways, achieving very good results and adapting to your play style. A perfect example of this is the Legendary Hero Freya.

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 Example III

In each example, we have something that our hero will gain, but the gain is always at the expense of other statistics. It is up to the player to decide in which form the hero will perform best and what their team needs at any given moment.

### Third Stage (Mid game):

You already have 5\* and 6\* equipment? Great! Farming will come later. At this stage of your journey in the world of Chronar, it's more important to focus on building teams: for Dragons, for Arena, for Guild Wars, and so on. Build your army using Classic Events for farming, strengthening and upgrading heroes, and obtaining new equipment from Rifts.

Even if you solely focus on acquiring equipment, you may not have enough diverse heroes to achieve your intended goals. A good team with heroes that have the right synergy and color advantage over the opponent will allow you to overcome the challenges that lie ahead.

Even the best-equipped hero will perform only averagely in a poorly composed team. On the other hand, a moderately equipped hero in a team with proper synergy can perform exceptionally well. Utilize this stage to build a solid foundation to aim for the best artifacts and challenge the top players! If you already have teams that can safely farm Level 20 of the Rifts, I suggest focusing on building a team dedicated to each dragon color. You can find guides here: LINK

In the meantime, you can focus on building a defensive team for the Arena. Heroes prepared in this way can also be used confidently in Guild Wars. Once you have built teams for the Rifts, Dragons, and a defensive team for the Arena, you can start filling out your lineups for Guild Wars. By that time, you should have a good understanding of what you need for your favorite heroes to perform as expected. A good guild is invaluable at this stage of the game, as it will help you develop faster and provide guidance to avoid costly mistakes. Achieving personal milestones at this stage of the game can be incredibly satisfying and bring a lot of joy from your own accomplishments.

### Fourth Stage (End game):

Someone once mentioned that, unlike classic games where completing the main missions means the end of the game, in RPGs, the game is just beginning.

Gemstone Legends is similar in this aspect. Even after defeating every 6.6 dragon, winning against every opponent in the Arena, completing the entire Campaign, and defeating all the Rift Bosses, you will still have plenty to do. At this stage, you can fully focus on striving to be the best, discovering new surprising synergies between heroes, acquiring the best equipment perfectly suited to your heroes, and obtaining Legendary Relics.

#### Time to mentione Artifacts' Sets

While at earlier stages of the game, set bonuses are a nice addition, at this stage of the game, they should be the farming goal.

Let's take a closer look at the previously mentioned Examples I, II, and III of the hero Freya. We already know that regardless of the chosen set, we can achieve very good results; a foundation that will assist our hero in battle.

ATK, HP, DEF
Crit DMG%/ HP%
HP%/ ACC%
HP%/ SPD

So, what do Sets provide? Sets help fulfill two important functions:

1. Strengthening the statistics that are lacking in the possessed Artifacts (when there is a lack of appropriate substats in the current equipment).
2. Extracting the maximum potential from a hero (when you have already achieved the foundation and the only additional power boost can be achieved through completing a set).

> Example I: By using the Giant and Vitality set, we will gain even more HP and the missing Crit DMG. Our Freya will be incredibly resilient and can deal significant damage. However, it may be more challenging to apply debuffs with her (which should not be a problem if the enemy has low RES). The Destroyer + Vitality set will increase damage even further and also be suitable for
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> Example II. Example II: We already have damage and resilience - we can use three Cursed sets to gain 90% ACC and have more certainty that debuffs will hit the target, or we can use Destroyer/Giant sets to further boost damage.
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> Example III: We can use the Mystic set to accelerate Freya even more and ensure that debuffs hit, and complement it with the Vitality set for additional HP% or the Cursed set for additional ACC%.
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These are just a few examples, but there are many more possibilities. Don't worry if you don't have the exact set mentioned - another set can also work!

If you're already in the endgame phase of the game, your heroes are well-equipped, and you're wondering how to maximize the potential of your sets without cluttering your inventory, we have two tips for you:

1. It's worth keeping Legendary 6\* Artifacts regardless of the set if their main stats don't include flat values (excluding Weapons, Helmets, Shields, and SPD Boots).
2. Keep artifacts that are suitable for the intended set's usage: