Artifact Shop

The Artifact Shop is a special Shop feature from the [[Main Menu]] that allows the purchase of creatures with an initial expensive price in shooms, which can be lowered by obtaining certain mission-based items called artifacts. These missions do '''not''' have a guaranteed chance to drop their respective artifact (except Warden Jewels/Stones). All Artifacts are consumed upon purchase of their respective creature (Ex. All Air/Storm Artifacts are consumed if a player purchases a Megalodystrix from the Artifact Shop).

There are currently {{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Artifact Shop}}-0}} creatures in the Artifact Shop.

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== Artifacts ==
Artifacts are items used to lower the cost of creatures in the Artifact Shop. The effects of artifacts on the same creature to buy are not cumulative, but done via multiplication (·) of the initial value as many times as artifacts recovered (instead of stacking (+) a set value to a multiplier).

<math>\text{FinalPrice}=\text{InitialPrice}\prod_{i}^N\sigma_i</math>

Where '''''σ'''''<sub>i</sub> is the reduction factor of a specific artifact (i), and N is the total number of artifacts collected. 

As early 2025, a maximum cap of 20 was implemented for all artifacts in an attempt to curb the ability of bot farmers, cheaters, and hard-core grinding to make the prices in the shop miniscule, especially at release of new artifact creatures. This change was contentious among the community as it forced players to engage with other mechanics of the game that were considered more tedious or difficult. Gaining artifacts above 20 is halted, but players who had over 20 of any artifact at the time of implementation kept this amount, unable to gain any more, until purchasing an artifact species and setting their artifact count back to 0.

<gallery>
AirArtifacts.png|The Air and Storm Artifacts
PlantArtifacts.png|The Plant and Earth Artifacts
WaterArtifacts.png|The Water and Sea Artifacts
FireArtifacts.png|The Fire and Volcanic Artifacts<ref>Thank you to [[User:VineLight|VineLight]] for the Fire and Volcanic Artifact image.</ref>
WardenArtifacts.png|The Warden Stone and Warden Jewel Artifacts
BlightednShadowArtifact.png|The Blighted and Shadow Artifacts
</gallery>


=== '''<big>Artifact items and how to obtain them</big>''' ===
Unless explicitly told so, there's a chance (not necessarily 100%) to obtain any artifact from performing ANY of the missions on their bullet lists - Ex. you can obtain a Plant Artifact only eating food units without having to grow or nest a tier 3+ photovore.

==== [[Fairiocris]], [[Megalodystrix]], [[Sylvesqual]] and [[Mustegaryx]] ====
===== Air Artifact =====
Effect: -2% price (·0.98).
* Survive as a [[:Category:Tier 3|Tier 3 (Medium)]] [[:Category:Tier 4|or]] [[:Category:Tier 5|bigger]] [[:Category:Flier|Flier]]/[[:Category:Glider|Glider]].
* Kill an age 100 Flier or Glider. 
* Travel Studs as a Flier/Glider.

===== Storm Artifact =====
Effect: -40% price (·0.6).
* Roll the [[Gacha/Type Gacha Drops|Sky Gacha]] (20% chance per roll).
* Grow a Tier 3+ Flier/Glider to 100.
* Nest someone as any Flier/Glider.<ref name="MQ">Credits to Sundew#0197 (aka Moonlxrk) on the CoS Discord for the Air, Storm, Plant, and Earth Artifact missions.</ref>


==== [[Fluren]], [[Quezekel]], [[Takamorath]] and [[Veraiatrice]] ====
===== Plant Artifact =====
Effect: -2% price (·0.98).
* Nest as a Tier 3+ [[:Category:Photovore|Photovore]]/[[:Category:Photocarnivore|Photocarnivore]].
* Eat food units as any creature. 
* Travel studs as a [[:Category:Terrestrial|Terrestrial]].

===== Earth Artifact =====
Effect: -40% price (·0.6).
* Grow a Tier 3+ Photocarnivore/Photovore to age 100. 
* Kill an age 100 Photocarnivore/Photovore. 
* Heal [[:Category:Creature Abilities#Injury Status|Injury]] as any creature.<ref name="MQ" />


==== [[Corsarlett]], [[Magnacetus]], [[Olatua]] and [[Umbraxi]] ====
===== Water Artifact =====
Effect: -2% price (·0.98).
* Drink from a water source as any creature.
* Nest someone as an [[:Category:Aquatic|Aquatic]], [[:Category:Semi-Aquatic|Semi-aquatic]], or [[:Category:Glider Semi-Aquatic|Semi-aquatic Glider]]. 
* Survive as an Aquatic, Semi-aquatic, or Semi-aquatic Glider.

===== Sea Artifact =====
Effect: -40% price (·0.6).
* Roll the [[Gacha/Type Gacha Drops|Sea Gacha]].
* Kill any Tier 3+ age 100 creature as an Aquatic.
* Grow a Tier 3+ Aquatic, Semi-aquatic, or Semi-aquatic Glider to age 100.<ref>Credits to [https://www.youtube.com/@MomotaKyuun Momota Kyun] on YouTube for the Water and Sea Artifact missions.</ref><ref>Thank you to [[User:Superzekree|Superzekree]] for testing Water and Sea Artifact missions.</ref>


==== [[Dabaemura]], [[Ghartokus]], [[Morthorax]], [[Phantaris]] and [[Prialoura]] ====
===== Warden Stone =====
Effect: -2% price (·0.98).
* Complete a donation of 150 food units to [[Angelic Warden]]'s [[Warden Shrines|Warden Shrine]].
* Complete a donation of 750 food units to [[Boreal Warden]]'s Warden Shrine. 
* Complete a donation of 250 food units to [[Garra Warden]]'s Warden Shrine. 
* Complete a donation of 50 food units to [[Hellion Warden]]'s Warden Shrine.  
* Complete a donation of 500 food units to [[Verdant Warden]]'s Warden Shrine. 

===== Warden's Jewel =====
Effect: -30% price (·0.7).
* Complete a donation of 2500 food units to [[Ardor Warden]]'s Warden Shrine. 
* Complete a donation of 1000 food units to [[Eigion Warden]]'s Warden Shrine. 
* Complete a donation of 1500 food units to [[Novus Warden]]'s Warden Shrine.


==== [[Embristiss]], [[Flamerir]], [[Mag'Masta]] and [[Torcherouk]] ====
===== Fire Artifact =====
Effect: -2% price (·0.98).
* Nest as a [[:Category:Creature Abilities#Volcanic|Volcanic]] creature. 
* Survive as a Volcanic creature. 
* Eat 100 food units on the [[Main World (Sonaria)#Volcano Island|Volcano Island.]]

===== Volcanic Artifact =====
Effect: -40% price (·0.6).
* Grow a Tier 3+ Volcanic creature to age 100.
* Heal [[:Category:Creature Abilities#Burn Status|burn status]]. 
* Survive on the Volcano Island as any creature.<ref>Credits to shockwave2008 (aka WolfGirl_Stormz2) on the CoS Discord for the Fire and Volcanic artifact missions.</ref>
Note: Both fire and volcanic artifacts are the easiest artifacts to achieve.

==== [[Khilutatra]], [[Pentagloss]], [[Xymorax]], [[Zakaiodrak]], and [[Zokzis]] ====
===== Blighted Artifact =====
Effect: -5% price (·0.95).
* Kill another creature on the [[Main World (Sonaria)#Shadow Isle|Shadow Isle]] (<12.5% chance).

===== Shadow Artifact =====
Effect: -30% price (·0.7).
* Donate 2,500 food to the shadow shrine.

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Creature Rarities]]
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