Artifacts
NFT miners that generate MST tokens for their owners
What are Artifacts
Digital collectible assets (NFTs) with economic utility. Each artifact is tied to a specific element and mines MST tokens for the owner. Mined MST accumulates in your shared mining storage, not directly in your wallet. To collect it on mobile, open Rewards → Income and press Claim in the artifact-mining block, or use the mining Claim button in Inventory → Artifacts. On desktop, Claim is in the top bar. One claim collects the accumulated MST from all your artifacts into your MST wallet and starts a fresh storage cycle; you do not claim each artifact separately. If Claim shows a countdown, wait until it becomes available. An empty mining storage has nothing to collect.
Key Features
Core characteristics that make artifacts valuable in the Mystic Forge ecosystem
- Five rarity tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary
- Limited supply (varies by element)
- Artifacts mine MST while storage has space. Claim within 7 days.
- Transparent economic mechanics with open formulas
- Finite lifetime: when all MST is mined the artifact becomes a Relic and never mines again
Rarity System & Income
Each rarity level has specific income multipliers with Tree element examples
Supply & Distribution
Planned amounts per element and how they are distributed
- Earth, Water — 100,000 artifacts each; Fire, Air — 10,000 each
- Basic elements are distributed for free through events, giveaways, and activity rewards
- Other elements have their own configured artifact totals; there is no universal 500 or minimum of 100. Check each recipe's total and remaining supply.
- Special event elements (Easter, WLD, etc.) — available in limited event packs
- Current amounts can be found in the Forge recipes
How to Obtain
Multiple ways to acquire artifacts in the Mystic Forge ecosystem
- Craft in the Forge. You get an artifact only if one is still free when the craft starts (then the element comes out fractured). Later artifact-awarding crafts roll rarity, including Legendary. No free slot means no artifact and no rarity roll. See also: Crafting Mechanics
- First Discovery of a new element always awards a Legendary artifact — guaranteed, not a rarity roll
- Opening packs — artifact slots determine what drops See also: Packs
- Failed discovery attempts award Cracked Shard artifacts as consolation
Daily Rate Formula
Artifact daily MST is determined by a transparent formula
- The first day mines at 100% of your current daily rate. Each following day the speed drops by 5%, and mining stops after 7 days until you claim. Daily claims stay the most profitable.
- Higher element craft cost = higher base income
- Higher rarity mines faster and yields more total MST over the artifact's life
- Besides rarity modifiers, basic elements have their own multiplier for early‑game balance (see the list below)
Lifetime MST & Relics
Each artifact has a limited MST stock. It mines at a flat daily rate until the stock is gone, then becomes a Relic and stops. Higher rarity mines faster and holds a larger stock.
Pick a rarity to see daily rate, lifetime multiple, and 24/7 lifespan. All values are derived from live game config.
payback multiple equals lifetime multiple versus full element cost. See also: Crafting Mechanics