AFK Arena Artifacts are unique trinkets found in the Peaks of Time or Trials of God event maps that can be equipped onto your heroes to boost their stats and imbue them with powers unique to each artifact. This post serves both as an artifact tier list and a guide for the best artifacts for each hero or class.
Dura's Artifacts
Lore
Peaks of Time
“According to Legend, the Peaks of Time were created by Honas, God of Creation, in order to allow him watch over all of his creations in the past, present and future. It was said that when Dura fell to the earth, the last remnants of her being fell onto the high peaks of the mountain and were scattered, breaking up into Seven Divine Artifacts that lay hidden somewhere within its interior. Only when all seven of the artifacts are brought together, will the world have a chance to return to a state of peace.“
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Dura's Artifacts Backstory
Dura, goddess of life is a generous being, she gave knowledge to the mortals and showered them with compassion. Weakened by Annih and his Hypogean horde, Dura used the last vestiges of her power to create the seven divine artifacts, fearing that the demonic horde may once again resurface from the barred gate. Wielding the divine artifacts, the mortals may have a fighting chance of fending off the demons once more.
Dura's last words to the mortals:
Mortals of power will never cower,
With the divine light, champions shall always fight.
Those that do not surrender, let no man put asunder.
Evil shall never decree, it may only flee.
How to upgrade Dura's Artifacts?
Acquiring a Dura's artifact is relatively easy, by achieving a 100% completion percentage at its corresponding Peaks of Time map. Upgrading Dura's artifacts is not challenging, it's just a very slow process, as you can acquire fragments by completing Campaign Quests, performing Stargazing, or getting a few of them from other events or from the AFK rewards.
Dura's Artifacts List
Artifact | Details | Equipment Attributes | Artifact Powers | Obtained In |
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Dura's Grace | An artifact forged by Dura that calls upon the divine light for protection, allowing them to fight on valiantly. | DODGE: 10 HP: 8% | Activates a divine shield that offsets up to 120% damage over 5 seconds. 2 stars: Divine shield offsets up to 170% damage 3 stars: Divine shield prevents any mind control effects for 3 seconds | Ranhorn's Strife |
Dura's Eye | An artifact forged by Dura that is able to perceive its enemy's weak spots and deal a fatal blow to them. | CRIT: 5 PR: 5 | Increases attack speed by 15% for 3 seconds when a Critical Strike occurs. 2 stars: Attack speed is increased to 20% 5 stars: Haste +25%, Critical Strike Damage +30% | Secrets of the Forest |
Dura's Call | An artifact forged by Dura that allows its wearer to fight on, even at the brink of death. | Movement Speed (MSPD): 8 MR: 5 | Restores 10 energy points per second. 2 stars: Restores 15 energy points per second. 5 stars: Remaining energy points are shared amongst surviving heroes if death occurs. | Rest In Peace |
Dura's Drape | One of Dura's rare artifacts. Those that wear the drape will have Dura's blessing. | Defense: +8% | Health Recovery Rate +10%. Health Recovery Rate Increased to +15%. 2 stars: Health Recovery Rate increases the more the wearer's health falls. 5 stars: Health Recovery Rate may be increased up to +30%. | The Far Frontier |
Dura's Blade | An artifact forged by Dura, that can only be used by the honorable. It bestows courage to swordbearers. | Accuracy: +15 Attack: +5% | Once the battle begins, the wielding hero's attack rating increases 1% every 3s. 2 stars: Attack rating increases 1% every 3s and 2 ACC 5 stars: Attack rating increases 1.5% every 3s and 3 ACC | Viper's Marsh |
Dura's Chalice of Vitality | An artifact forged by Dura herself. The chalice possesses Dura's own blood and gives renewed vigor to anyone that drinks from it. | HP: 8% Defense: 5% | Restores 1% health per second for the first 30 seconds of a battle. 2 stars: Restores 1% health per second for the first 45 seconds of a battle 5 stars: Restores 1.5% health per second for the first 45 seconds of a battle | The Savage Wastes |
Dura's Conviction | One of Dura's artifacts. Dura's conviction is able to strengthen the resolve of whoever wears it. | Critical Rating: 3 Accuracy: 15 | Increases the wearer's Attack Rating by 5% when there are no nearby enemies. 2 stars: Attack Rating is increased by up to 7%. 5 stars: Unleashes a shockwave every 15 seconds that knocks back any nearby enemies. | The Solar Plane |
Class Artifacts
Lore
In ancient times, the great evil known as the Hypogeans were forever seeking ways to deal a final blow to mortal men. To aid the mortals, Dura instructed the five great elemental guardians to forge five divine artifacts.
Guardian Aaldir used the power of mountains to forge his artifact. Whoever wields it shall become as mighty as the mountains.
Guardian Udea used the power of the waves to forge her artifact. Whoever wields it shall see the world in crystal clarity.
Guardian Zateus used the power of fire to smelt his artifact. Whoever wields it shall fight with a burning fire in their heart.
Guardian Elo used the power of nature to weave his weapon. Whoever wields it shall be as light as a leaf.
Guardian Winas used the power of the wind to chisel her weapon. Whoever wields it shall be as wild as the wind.
With the artifacts in their hands, the mortals would possess the power of the gods. Hidden throughout Esperia, the artifacts are waiting to be wielded once again, ready for the next great war.
Class Specific Artifacts List
Class-specific artifacts can be obtained from the Trials of God maps.
Artifact | Class | Stats | Artifact Powers | Trials of God |
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The Barricade | Tank | 3-star CR:10 HP:21% 4-star CR:11 HP:23% | When the ally with the highest Combat Rating (excluding the wearer) suffers fatal damage, The Barricade nullifies the damage. The hero using Barricade loses 40% HP, converted into a shield that protects the ally for 12 seconds. Cooldown: 30s 3 stars Cooldown: 15s. | The Depths of Time |
Tank | 3-star HP:21.3% DEF:16.7% 4-star HP:23.4% DEF:18.3% | Deals 130% damage to a non-summoned enemy when they are under the effects of control ability and grants the Waistband's wearer a shield equal to 10% of their max health, which exists for 9 seconds. This ability can target the same enemy once every 12 seconds. 3 stars Shield's value is equal to 15% of the wearer's max health. | The Frosted Expanse | |
Chaos Bringer | Warrior | 3-star ACC:30 ATK:15% 4-star ACC:35 ATK:16% | The first 2 times the hero’s Ultimate ability is used deals 180% AoE damage to enemies ahead and permanently raises the hero’s Haste by 10 points and Life Leech by 8 points. 3 stars The first 2 times the hero’s Ultimate ability is used deals 220% AoE damage to enemies ahead and permanently raises the hero’s Haste by 15 points and Life Leech by 12 points. | Fields of Stone |
Carnage | Warrior | 3-star AS:19.6 ATK:8.3% 4-star AS: 21.5 ATK: 9.1% | Once the wielder's health falls below 50%, they are granted 15 Haste points and 32 Life Leech points for 8 seconds. Cooldown: 18s. 3 stars Haste points increased to 20; Life Leach increased to 40. | The Forest’s Edge |
Shroud of Verdure | Ranger | 3-star CRIT:9.5 HP:14.3% 4-star CRIT: 10.5 HP: 15.8% | Grants a shield at the beginning of battles with a value equal to 60% of the wearer's max health that lasts 8 seconds. The Wearer's Attack Rating is increased by 20% while the shield exists. 3 stars Wearer's Attack Rating is increased by 25% while the shield exists. | Fallen Souls |
Mage | 3-star HP:9.2% ATK:10% CA:16.7 4-star HP:10.1% ATK:11% CA:18.3 | Wielder immediately gains 250 Energy points at the start of battles. Wielder loses 40 Energy points per second for 5 seconds after using their Ultimate ability for the first time. Wielder immediately gains 300 Energy points at the start of battles. 3 stars Wielder loses 40 Energy points per second for 5 seconds after using their Ultimate ability for the first time. | Highburn Stronghold | |
Mage | 3-star HASTE:8 DEF:24.8% ATK:11.7% 4-star HASTE:9 DEF:27.2% ATK:12.8% | When damage is dealt to enemies, an additional 160% damage is also dealt to them. Can be used against the same enemy once every 12 seconds. 3 stars Additional damage raised to 190% | Frozen Ground | |
Support | 3-star CR:15.3 HP:14.2% 4-star CR:16.2 HP:16% | During battles, the wielder shall gain a shield every 15 seconds with a value equal to 30% of their max health, which exists for 5 seconds. If the shield still exists after its timer has elapsed, every 2% of the shield's value will be converted into 12 Energy points but shall not exceed 120 points. 3 stars Shield value raised to 40% of their max health. | The Howling Wastes | |
Ranger | 3-star ATK:13.3%, ACC:36.7 4-star ATK:14.7%, ACC:40.3 | Deals 230% damage to a target, ignoring their Defense Ratings every 4 normal attacks. 3 stars Normal attacks reduced to 3 | The Depths of Time II | |
Support | 3-star ATK:10% HR: 6.7 4-star ATK:11% HR: 7.3 | The first two wearer ultimates bounce orbs that heal allies for 180% and damage enemies for 150% damage. Allies hit get 10 haste for 6 seconds while enemies lose 10 haste. 3 stars Effect caused for the first three wearer ultimates. | The Frozen Hinterland | |
Warrior | When the wielder is damaged, deals damage back to the attacker equal to 8% of health already lost by the wielder. Cooldown: 5 seconds. 3 stars Damage deal equal to 12% of the health already lost. Cooldown: 3 seconds | The Hazy Timberland | ||
Mage | 3-star HASTE: 6 ATK: 5% HP: 11.70% | When the wielder receives damage from an enemy hero for the first time, the wielder shall steal Health Regeneration and Energy Recovery from the attacker for the following 5 seconds. 3 stars When the wielder receives damage from an enemy hero for the first time, the wielder shall steal Health Regeneration and Energy Recovery from the attacker for the following 7 seconds. | The Echoing Valley | |
Life's Limit | Tank | 3-star RH: 19.60 HP: 19.60% | When the wielder receives damage from an enemy that is positioned relatively far away, the source of the attack shall be regarded as the central target, and the nearby enemies shall be dealt 150% AoE damage which ignores Defense Ratings and reduces Haste by 12 points for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 7s 3 stars When the wielder receives damage from an enemy that is positioned relatively far away, the source of the attack shall be regarded as the central target, and the nearby enemies shall be dealt 180% AoE damage which ignores Defense Ratings and reduces Haste by 15 points for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 5s | Track of the Sands |
Dual Divinity | Ranger | 3-star CRIT: 10 CDA: 16.70 | During the first 35 seconds of battle, every time the wielder deals damage to enemies while on the enemy side of the battlefield, their Attack Rating is increased by 3%, and the damage they receive is reduced by 3%. Effects can be stacked 10 times and will remain until 36 seconds into battle. 3-stars During the first 35 seconds of battle, every time the wielder deals damage to enemies while on the enemy side of the battlefield, their Attack Rating is increased by 5%, and the damage they receive is reduced by 5%. Effects can be stacked 10 times and will remain until 36 seconds into battle. | Black Woods |
How to upgrade AFK Arena class artifacts?
To unlock an AFK Arena class artifact you will have to complete its corresponding Trials of God map with a difficulty score of at least 16. To enhance each artifact even further you will have to complete each artifact's Trials of God map at higher difficulties, up to 40 which fully unlocks the 3-star version. As you probably have guessed beating each map at difficulty 40 is quite the challenge.
Which are the most valuable AFK Arena Artifacts?
One could argue that this is a matter of personal preference, but generally speaking, artifacts that boost Haste, Attack Rating, or Energy Regeneration are typically the most valuable in most game modes as they go hand in hand with the best DPS and support characters. Personally, I would rate the top artifacts in the game as follows.
Artifact Tier List
S | Dura's Eye | Windbinder | Dura's Call | |
A | Waistband of Resilience | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Chaos Bringer | |
B | Dura's Blade | Shroud of Verdure | Verdant Longbow | Warden of the Arcane |
C | Dura's Chalice | Tidebearer | The Barricade | |
D | Dura's Grace | Seraphic Tide | Carnage | |
F | Dura's Drape | Dura's Conviction |
Note: I don't really like Tidebearer but it's good enough in case you want to avoid the diminishing rates when equipping multiple Dura's Calls.
Note: For heroes like Eironn that can go down super fast Dura's Grace and Shroud of Verdure are good choices, but if you Eironn can survive Dura's Eye is a better choice.
Note: Windbinder is pretty good for Mages like Ainz with a devastating Ultimate ability.
Note: Dura's Waistband of Resilience is an artifact I would move to the S tier if your team has enough crowd control.
Note: I consider Dura's Conviction only viable for heroes like Flora but even then Dura's Blade is a better option as she will go down last.
Note: While Chaos Bringer is better than Dura's Blade overall, for fights like the Twisted Realm bosses where the battle goes on for 90 seconds Dura's Blade is probably a better option if your Chaos Bringer is not upgraded. Keep that in mind.
Artifact Priorities per Hero
The artifact of choice for each hero can sometimes be situational, but in most cases, the list below should give you an idea of which artifact to use on which hero.
Note: If your team uses enough CC you will typically benefit more from Waistband of Resilience than The Barricade.
Note: If you use the Twins to link Rosaline and Saurus on your frontline (that's what you typically do for Guild Hunting bosses or the Twisted Realm), oftentimes, the best artifact to equip her with is Dura's Blade. You will have to experiment to check what maximizes your damage though.
Hero | Best Artifact Choice | Alternative #1 | Alternative #2 |
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Ainz | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Albedo | Waistband of Resilience | Chalice of Vitality | The Barricade |
Alna | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Anoki | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | The Barricade |
Antandra | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Grace | Dura's Drape |
Arthur | The Barricade | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Waistband of Resilience |
Athalia | Dura's Eye | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Blade |
Baden | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye |
Belinda | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Brutus | Dura's Blade | The Barricade | Waistband of Resilience |
Cecilia | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Daimon | Dura's Call | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Drape |
Dastan (PoP) | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Drez | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade | Shroud of Verdure |
Eironn | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Call | Dura's Eye |
Elijah & Lailah | Dura's Call | Tidebearer | Dura's Eye |
Dura's Eye | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | |
Ezio | Dura's Blade | Dura's Eye | Shroud of Verdure |
Ezizh | Tidebearer | Dura's Call | Dura's Grace |
Fawkes | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade | Shroud of Verdure |
Ferael | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade | Shroud of Verdure |
Flora | Dura's Eye | Windbinder | Dura's Conviction |
Gorvo | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Grace | Dura's Chalice of Vitality |
Grezhul | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Gwyneth | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Hendrik | Waistband of Resilience | The Barricade | Dura's Chalice of Vitality |
Isabella | Dura's Eye | Windbinder | Warden of the Arcane |
JOKER | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Izold | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Chaos Bringer | Carnage |
Kaz | Dura's Grace | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye |
Kelthur | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace |
Khasos | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace |
Khazard | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Lorsan | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Lucius | The Barricade | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality |
Lucretia | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade | Shroud of Verdure |
Lyca | Verdant Longbow | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye |
Mehira | Windbinder | Warden of the Arcane | Dura's Drape |
Mezoth | The Barricade | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality |
Morael | Warden of the Arcane | Windbinde | Dura's Call |
Mortas | Tidebearer | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace |
Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace | Shroud of Verdure | |
Nara | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye |
Nemora | Tidebearer | Dura's Call | Dura's Drape |
Numisu | Dura's Call | Tidebearer | Dura's Grace |
Oden | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace |
Orthros | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Drape |
Oscar | Dura's Eye | Shroud of Verdure | Verdant Longbow |
Peggy | Dura's Call | Tideberarer | Dura's Eye |
Pippa | Warden of the Arcane | Dura's Call | Windbinder |
QUEEN | Dura's Eye | Chaos Bringer | Pauldron of Burning Fury |
Raine | Dura's Call | Tidebearer | Seraphic Tide |
Raku | Verdant Longbow | Shroud of Verdure | Dura's Eye |
Respen | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call | Shroud of Verdure |
Rigby | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Grace |
Rosaline | Dura's Blade | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Rowan | Dura's Call | Tidebearer | Dura's Chalice of Vitality |
Safiya | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Satrana | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace |
Saurus | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Blade | Dura's Eye |
Seirus | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Call |
Shemira | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Silas | Dura's Blade | Dura's Drape | Tidebearer |
Skreg | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Call |
Skriath | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Solise | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace |
Talene | Dura's Blade | Dura's Call | Dura's Eye |
Tasi | Dura's Eye | Tidebearer | Dura's Call |
Thane | Dura's Eye | Dura's Grace | Shroud of Verdure |
Theowyn | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call | Shroud of Verdure |
Thoran | Dura's Call | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality |
Torne | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Blade |
Ukyo | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye | Pauldron of Burning Fury |
Ulmus | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Chalice of Vitality | Dura's Blade |
Vurk | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade | Shroud of Verdure |
Warek | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye |
Wu Kong | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade |
Zaphrael | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Zolrath | Chaos Bringer | Pauldron of Burning Fury | Dura's Eye |
Scarlet | Windbinder | Dura's Eye | Warden of the Arcane |
Morrow | Windbinder | Warden of the Arcane | Winged Warden |
Thesku | Warden of the Arcane | Winged Warden | Dura's Call |
Thali | Windbinder | Warden of the Arcane | Winged Warden |
Granit | The Barricade | Waistband of Resilience | Dura's Call |
Mishka | Waistband of Resilience | The Barricade | Life's Limit |
Astar | Tidebearer | The Oceanic Strings | Seraphic Tide |
Desira | Dura's Call | Tidebearer | The Oceanic Strings |
Treznor | Dual Divinity | Shroud of Verdure | Verdant Longbow |
Fane | The Oceanic Strings | Tidebearer | Dura's Call |
Awakened Talene | Dura's Eye | Dura's Blade | Dura's Call |
Haelus | Dura's Call | Dura's Eye | The Oceanic Strings |
Titus | The Barricade | Waistband of Resilience | Life's Limit |
Zikis | Verdant Longbow | Dura's Eye | Shroud of Verdure |
Leofric | Tidebearer | Seraphic Tide | Dura's Call |
Framton | Chaos Bringer | Dura's Eye | Dura's Call |
Melusina | Windbinder | Dura's Call | Winged Warden |
Artifact Priorities per Class – General Rule of Thumb
Class | Best | 2nd | 3rd |
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Ranger | Verdant Longbow | Dura's Eye | Shroud of Verdure |
Warrior | Chaos Bringer | Blade | Eye |
Support | Call | Eye | Grace |
Tank | The Barricade | Chalice of Vitality | Waistband of Resilience |
Mage | Windbinder | Eye | Call |