Artifact

Artifact

Buff
Negates debuffs.
  • Swallows one debuff: when a visible debuff would be applied to the owner, Artifact sets the amount to 0 and spends one stack. Buffs, hidden powers and amounts that count as buffs pass through untouched.
  • One per application: no matter how large it is, and it never decays.
  • No player source: no player card or relic grants it.
  • Enemies carry it from the start: Chomper with 2, Mecha Knight and Aeonglass with 3, Cubex Construct and Punch Construct with 1.
Kind
ArtifactBuff
Stacks
Yes
Applied by
5 enemies

Where it comes from

Enemies that apply Artifact

AeonglassChomperCubex ConstructMecha KnightPunch Construct

Also named on

Expose

Notes

In multiplayer the stacks an enemy receives grow by 1 for every player beyond the first, so Chomper faces two players with 3. Expose strips every stack from an enemy along with its Block before applying its Vulnerable. Otherwise burn stacks with cheap debuffs first, since even 1 Weak removes a whole stack.

Rules and timing

In co-op an enemy receives more of it: the amount rises with the number of players.

Changes by version

  1. 2 Jul 2026Bug fixUnsettling LampPlaytest
    Unsettling Lamp relic no longer get used up if the target's Artifact blocks the debuff
    Bug fixEnfeebling TouchMiseryStrengthPlaytest
    Fixed Enfeebling Touch + Misery combo causing enemies with Artifact to gain Strength next turn
  2. 18 Jun 2026NerfSlipperySkittishv0.107.1
    Nerfed multiplayer scaling for enemy Artifact, Slippery, and Skittish powers
  3. 26 Apr 2026NerfSlipperySkittishBeta branch
    Nerfed multiplayer scaling for enemy Artifact, Slippery, and Skittish powers
All 13 patch notes10 older
  1. 20 Nov 2025NerfInternal playtest
    Nerfed Adversary: Artifact decreased from 1/2/3 to 0/1/2
  2. 23 Oct 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Artifact increased from 1 to 2
    ChangeInternal playtest
    Door's Enforce no longer gives additional Artifact
  3. 27 Aug 2025NameToothed enchantmentTechnify (to match theming as it applies Artifact)Internal playtest
    Changed power name from "Toothed enchantment" to "Technify (to match theming as it applies Artifact)"
  4. 21 Aug 2025BuffCubex ConstructInternal playtest
    Buffed Cubex Construct: now has 1 Artifact
  5. 7 Aug 2025Bug fixTwisted FunnelInternal playtest
    Twisted Funnel relic no longer gets applied before start of turn Artifact
  6. 20 Jun 2025Bug fixBag of MarblesRed MaskInternal playtest
    Bag of Marbles and Red Mask relics now properly remove Artifact power from enemies that start with it
  7. 27 Feb 2025Bug fixNeurosurgeInternal playtest
    Neurosurge card's power is now categorized as a debuff so it can be negated with Artifact
  8. 13 Feb 2025ChangeSlipperyPlatingBufferInternal playtest
    Certain powers are now scaled specially: Artifact, Slippery, Plating, and Buffer
  9. 30 Jun 2023InterfaceInternal playtest
    When Artifact negates a debuff, there's some text so it's more clear
  10. 9 Jun 2023Bug fixShockwaveInternal playtest
    Shockwave card now correctly applies vuln if there is only 1 Artifact

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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