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Sealed Artifacts - Version 6 vs Version 7
Aug 23, 2026, 07:39 AM
Documented the live sealed-artifact progression system: unlock schedule, slot and class categories, material socketing and aggregation, Beyonder Knowledge and Resonance, the Echo of History upgrade currency, the per-role recommendation matrix, and the separate Corridor of History artifact
Aug 26, 2026, 01:35 PM
Linked the Beyonder materials section to the dedicated Extraordinary Substances page
11Overview22Sealed Artifacts are extraordinary supernatural items in Lord of Mysteries that grant their user strange and powerful abilities, always at the cost of a significant drawback. In the fiction they are central to high-Sequence Beyonder operations and tightly controlled by the orthodox Churches.44In the live game they are also a full progression system. Artifacts unlock at character level 29, sit in typed slots, take socketed materials, and can be upgraded into higher quality tiers with a dedicated currency. This page covers both: the equipment system first, then the in-fiction classification that gives the artifacts their names.66Artifact names below are given in their Chinese forms with working English glosses. The game has no published English naming.88The Launch System1010The system opens in stages across the published opening schedule:1212MilestoneGateWhat opensSealed artifact systemCharacter level 29The attack and defence artifact categories. Only these two are exposed on day one.Material socketing (非凡物质嵌入)Level 42, day twoGold-tier Beyonder materials carrying affixes can be socketed into artifacts.Material aggregation (非凡物质聚合)Day threePlayers can aggregate materials themselves, trying for better stats or more affixes before socketing.Gold-tier artifactsDay fourThe gold artifact tier becomes obtainable.Artifact upgrade (封印物升级)Level 46Artifacts can be levelled and re-qualitied by spending the Echo of History.Specialisation artifacts (特化封印物)Day sevenA slot whose attack and defence configuration can be reset freely.1414Slot Categories1515CategoryChinese nameNotesAttack攻击封印物Open from day one. Takes attack-type materials.Defence防御封印物Open from day one. Takes defence-type materials.Specialisation特化封印物Opens later in the first week. Its attack and defence configuration is freely reconfigurable, which makes it the flexible slot in a loadout.1717Artifact Classes1818ClassChinese nameHow it is obtainedNormal普通封印物Behave like accessories, granting a passive or an active skill. Only some are unlocked at the start, with more opening up through deeper play.Special特殊封印物System-unlock items whose lore comes straight from the novel canon. They unlock automatically at fixed story milestones with nothing to farm. The published example is artifact 2-049, the Antigonus family puppet held by the Church of the Evernight Goddess.2020Beyonder Materials, Knowledge and Resonance2121Beyonder materials (非凡物质) are the socketable layer. Only gold-tier materials that carry affixes are eligible, and they come in attack and defence types that must match the artifact they go into. From the third day of the schedule, players can aggregate materials themselves to chase better stats or a higher affix count before committing them.2323Artifact rarityActive material affixes once socketedPurpleFourGoldFive25+Materials are a progression system in their own right, with a fusion layer, published star-up odds, and a rare mutated-affix tier. They are covered in full under Extraordinary Substances.26+Two stats sit above the individual artifact. Beyonder Knowledge (非凡知识), raised through story progress and through proficiency rewards from material aggregation, lifts artifact skill attributes and Beyonder Resonance efficiency at the same time, across every equipped artifact rather than one at a time. Beyonder Resonance (非凡共鸣) is defined as the extra stat a multi-affix material yields once it is embedded, so Knowledge and Resonance compound.2628Upgrading with the Echo of History2830From character level 46, a sealed artifact can be levelled and pushed into a higher quality tier by consuming 【历史回响】, the Echo of History. It is mainly bought on the exchange with unbound soli. Published guidance is candid that for players who do not trade, the other acquisition routes are very limited and slow, and it deliberately holds back advice on which artifact to prioritise until the relevant progression points arrive.3032The Echo of History is a currency. It is one character away from the Corridor of History (「历史回廊」), which is an artifact, and the two are routinely confused. They are covered separately below.3234One-Click Assist3436Sealed artifact one-click assist (封印物一键辅助) auto-casts an artifact's effect as soon as it comes available, but it is dependent rather than standalone: it only functions when base skill one-click assist is already enabled. In manual mode the toggle does nothing at all, even switched on. See Combat System.3638Recommendations by Role3840Published launch guidance maps day-one obtainable artifacts onto the game's role taxonomy:4042RoleAttack artifactsDefence artifactsTank, PvE公证书 (Notarial Deed)正义钱包 (Justice's Wallet), 绿华 (Green Splendour)Damage, PvE公证书 (Notarial Deed), 蠕动的饥饿 (Creeping Hunger)绿华 (Green Splendour)Damage, PvP丧钟 (Death Knell)荣耀之证 (Proof of Glory), 月亮纸人 (Moon Paper Figure)Damage, club versus club黄昏面具 (Twilight Mask), 蠕动的饥饿 (Creeping Hunger)荣耀之证 (Proof of Glory), 安静的发丝 (Quiet Strand of Hair, melee), 月亮纸人 (Moon Paper Figure)Healer, PvE幸运草 (Lucky Clover)正义钱包 (Justice's Wallet), 绿华 (Green Splendour)Healer, PvP幸运草 (Lucky Clover)荣耀之证 (Proof of Glory), 月亮纸人 (Moon Paper Figure)4244The same guidance expects most players to have collected the whole set of currently previewable attack and defence artifacts by the second week after launch, so the matrix above is a priority order rather than a long-term scarcity problem.4345Named Launch Artifacts4547ArtifactWhat it doesMisfortune PuppetNamed in an official preview of the launch artifact set. Each artifact in that set pairs a combat benefit with a cost: a curse, a health drain, a cooldown penalty or a stamina drain.Wishing LampFrom the same official preview set.蠕动的饥饿 (Creeping Hunger)From the same set, and one of the recommended attack artifacts for damage roles in dungeons and club warfare.丧钟 (Death Knell)From the same set, and the recommended attack artifact for damage roles in player versus player.正义钱包 (Justice's Wallet)Damage reduction and defence that rise as the wearer's health falls. Recommended on defence for tanks and healers.海之言 (Sea God's Word)Reported from a pre-launch hands-on: a Sea God blessing whose basic attacks generate wind blades, raising movement speed and a defence-break bonus. The values shown at the time were flagged as non-final and no launch numbers have been published.4749The Corridor of History4850「历史回廊」, the Corridor of History, is a named sealed artifact rather than a currency, and the distinction matters because it differs from the Echo of History by a single character. The Corridor lets a player borrow power from the historical figures in their Connections roster, granting skills beyond the limits of their own Pathway and Sequence. Published examples name Old Neil attacking by spending debt, Susie healing by eating a Backlund pet biscuit, and Frank Lee summoning a mushroom that detonates for damage. Players can also unlock a transformation into a Connection's appearance. See Connections System for the roster and how it is built.5052Classification Grades5254In the fiction, the Churches classify Sealed Artifacts into four grades by danger, power, and sealing requirements:5456GradeMeaningGrade 3Low tier with manageable drawbacks. Often loaned to mid-tier Beyonder operatives for specific operations.Grade 2Meaningful power with concerning drawbacks. Tightly controlled.Grade 1High power, severe drawbacks. Restricted to senior captains and above.Grade 0The most dangerous and unfathomable artifacts. Cannot be inquired about, disseminated, described, or spied upon outside the highest Church authorities, and are sealed in the deepest basement of the relevant Holy Cathedral.5658A Sealed Artifact's power corresponds to the Sequence level and Pathway of the Beyonder Characteristic used to form it. An artifact formed from a Sequence 1 Beyonder's residue holds power approximating Sequence 1 Pathway abilities, with side effects to match. Every artifact carries a drawback, which may be physical (it drains the user), mental (it corrupts the user's sanity), conceptual (it warps reality around the user) or contractual (it demands a price for each use). The Churches catalogue drawbacks alongside abilities and rate the artifacts accordingly.5759Notable Grade 0 Artifacts5961Source-material references identify several named Grade 0 artifacts that surface in the campaign through cinematic moments or story-locked encounters:6163ArtifactEffect0-08 Alzuhod's PenApplies a law of words: stories written with the pen become reality. It features in the Tingen arc as a critical late-act element.0-17 Concealment AngelA descendant of the Destruction Demon Wolf. People and items that approach it disappear and reappear in a small town on Mount Hornacis.0-05 Magic Wishing LampGrants ten wishes. The third wish kills the holder.6365These are referenced through Mr. Fool visions and Church archive scenes. Whether the player can wield any of them is gated behind story progression.6466Church Control6668Each orthodox Church maintains its own Sealed Artifact archive, with the Saint Selena Cathedral in Backlund hosting one of the largest collections. Older Churches, the Church of the Evernight Goddess and the Church of the Lord of Storms, tend to hold larger archives than newer ones; the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, a relatively recent foundation, has a smaller collection.6870The Machinery Hivemind, Nighthawks and Red Gloves can borrow artifacts from their Church's archive through a procedural request. Mid-tier operatives may receive Grade 3 or Grade 2 artifacts for a specific assignment, while Grade 1 and Grade 0 stay reserved for senior captains and special-mission scenarios.7072Artifacts in the Story7274Alongside the equipment system, artifacts reach the player through the narrative in several shapes:7476RouteHow it worksStory setpiecesCinematic moments during major story beats. Grade 0 artifacts in particular feature in the campaign's apex moments.Loaned itemsA Nighthawks reputation tier granting a Grade 3 artifact for a specific mission, with the artifact returning to Church custody afterward.Quest-locked rewardsRare side quests granting a permanent Grade 3 or Grade 2 artifact, typically with a drawback that shapes how it can be used.Crafted itemsHigh-Sequence characters participating in Church-sanctioned artifact crafting. This has not been published as a launch-build feature; neither beta surfaced it.7678Caveats7779Sealed Artifacts are never handed over lightly. In the source material every one carries a drawback, and the live game models that directly: the named launch artifacts each pair a combat benefit with a cost, whether a curse, a health drain, a cooldown penalty or a stamina drain, and some uses will push Acting or sanity checks on activation. They are powerful but punishing tools.7981Balance is a moving target. Values shown during the February 2026 Crimson Test and the Gray Fog Test were explicitly flagged as non-final at the time, and neither beta's numbers describe the live client. Expect the live game's iterative patches to keep moving them.
