Artifacts introduced in Shadow of Chernobyl return in Heart of Chornobyl, inheriting the gameplay mechanics introduced in Call of Pripyat - in particular, requiring a detector to be seen, located and identified.
Artifact list[]
Altered items[]
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Weird Ball | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. A child's ball, oddly weighty. Equipping it seems to reduce bullet damage in combat, particularly when standing still. | |
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Weird Bolt | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. As long as this bolt is charged and secured to your belt, it reduces damage from anomalies. It takes a lot of anomalous energy to recharge, though — far beyond what regular anomalies can offer. | |
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Weird Flower | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. If you sleep with this flower on your belt, its fragrance will mask your scent, though the effect diminishes over time. | |
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Weird Pot | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. Although the pot is empty, steam is always wafting from beneath its lid. This item helps to allay one's thirst and hunger, but be careful: the Zone's gifts can be unpredictable. | |
[[file:|center|100px|link=]] | Weird Mirror | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. It looks like an ordinary mirror that shows nothing but fog. Yet, upon closer inspection, there's an eerie shadow lurking within it. You get the feeling that if the mirror were to break, something horrible might burst forth from it. | |
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Weird Nut | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. Eerily cold to the touch, this unusual nut promotes rapid blood coagulation when attached to your belt, though the wounds themselves take longer to heal. | |
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Weird Water | One of the legendary “altered items” often mentioned in hushed tones by stalkers around the campfire. You can't drink this stuff, but strap it to your belt, and radiation won't bother you as much. It makes moving around a bit smoother too, although you might go a little weak in the knees from time to time. |
Chemical anomaly artifacts[]
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Skipjack | A rare artifact found in chemical anomalies. It exudes an acrid and repulsive odor reminiscent of ammonia. | |
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Bubble | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. The Bubble's transparent membrane conceals a substance that resembles the contents of the Fruit Punch anomaly. | |
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Kolobok | An uncommon artifact found in chemical anomalies. It may unexpectedly become soft and slip out of your grasp, causing numerous tiny wounds that prove exceptionally challenging to heal. | |
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Horn | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. Mainland craftsmen carve this artifact into a musical instrument resembling a hunting horn. The sound of the Horn resembles the haunting howl of the autumn wind. | |
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Meat Chunk | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. The liquid oozing from the Meat Chunk bears a resemblance to animal fat in terms of its chemical composition. Consumption is strongly discouraged. | |
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Crust | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. Despite its unsightly appearance, the Crust is utilized in wastewater treatment owing to its ability to decompose a wide range of organic pollutants. | |
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Crystal Thorn | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. Composed of an anomalously hard material unknown to science, with spikes varying in thickness from 0.3 millimeters to just a few molecules. | |
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Devil's Mushroom | A rare artifact found in acid anomalies. Ingesting fragments of the artifact leads to symptoms similar to acute food poisoning, with a mortality rate ranging from 60% to 90%. | |
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Urchin | An uncommon artifact found in acid anomalies. Submerging the artifact in a test tube filled with saline solution triggers the accelerated growth of its needles. The process ceases once the needles have completely filled the vessel. | |
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Mold | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. Facilitates the rapid growth of fungi and microbes. Storing it alongside foodstuffs, including canned goods, is not advised. | |
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Liquid Rock | A legendary artifact found in acid anomalies. Among its less apparent properties, the Liquid Rock exhibits an analgesic effect for migraines. To ensure the desired result, it is necessary to carry the artifact on one's person. | |
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Mica | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. When exposed to ultraviolet or infrared light, the Mica loses its transparency, becoming pitch black. | |
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Pellicle | A rare artifact found in chemical anomalies. Because of its scarcity, it was long regarded as a stalker myth. | |
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Ciliate | An uncommon artifact found in chemical anomalies. Any damage to the outer membrane of the artifact results in a reduction in the effectiveness of its practical properties. | |
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Tourist's Breakfast | An uncommon artifact found in chemical anomalies. Emits a pungent stench of decay. Examining it without a gas mask is not recommended. | |
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Slime | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. When subjected to extremely contrasting temperatures, the Slime melts and solidifies into a distinctive spiral shape. | Radio protection: Weak |
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Slug | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. When hit by a heavy object or dropped onto a hard surface, the Slug quickly hardens for 0.1 seconds. | Radio protection: Weak |
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Thorn | A common artifact found in acid anomalies. The internal structure of the Thorn's needles represents an infinite fractal. | Radio protection: Weak |
Electro anomaly artifacts[]
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Glare | A rare artifact found in electro anomalies. Direct physical contact with the Glare deprives a person of the ability to sleep, even under medication. | Electric protection: Strong
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Battery | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. The high-frequency alternating current glowing within the Battery does not cause burns upon contact. | Endurance: Weak
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Chocolate Bar | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. Trying to separate the plates causes them to collapse back into their original shape at speeds exceeding 700 feet per second. | Electric protection: Weak
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Harp | An uncommon artifact found in electro anomalies. Among stalkers, there's a belief that if you stare into the crystals of this artifact, you hear mysterious music playing. | Electric protection: Weak
Radiation: Medium |
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Crest | A rare artifact found in electro anomalies. Despite their apparent fragility, the spikes on the Crest are hard enough to scratch diamond. | |
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Thunderberry | A legendary artifact found in electro anomalies. When gradually heated to 78 degrees Celsius, it induces vibrant collective hallucinations portraying a utopian theme. | Endurance: Maximum
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Shell | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. Caution: risk of injury even under controlled laboratory conditions. Avoid inserting fingers between the disks! | Endurance: Weak
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Flash | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. When the Flash is pulverized into powder, each particle continues to generate electrical discharges. | Electric protection: Weak
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Sapphire | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. According to stalker folklore, smuggling a Sapphire in someone else's gear will pass on the troubles of the previous owner to the new one. | Endurance: Weak
Bleeding: Weak Radiation: Medium |
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Moonlight | An uncommon artifact found in electro anomalies. A single contact with this artifact may inspire certain individuals with a manic desire to possess it. As of now, the underlying causes are yet to be determined. | Electric protection: Weak
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Starfish | A rare artifact found in electro anomalies. Upon contact with saltwater, the artifact sets off an electrolysis reaction, resulting in the precipitation of salt. | Endurance: Medium
Bleeding: Medium Radiation: Medium |
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Snowflake | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. After touching this artifact, individuals may experience lingering sensations of phantom electrical discharge for several days. | Endurance: Weak
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Soul | An uncommon artifact found in electro anomalies. Despite its apparent fragility, the artifact remains impervious to destruction via mechanical, thermal, or chemical means. | Endurance: Medium
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Sparkler | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. Resembling the flawed work of a glassblower, the Sparkler is employed in the production of ultra-high-capacity batteries. | |
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Lantern | An uncommon artifact found in electro anomalies. Even those who have completely lost their sight can perceive the light and outline of the artifact when looking in its direction. | Electric protection: Medium
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Shop Class | An uncommon artifact found in electro anomalies. If the bolts are removed from the core of the artifact, it takes approximately a week for them to grow back. | Endurance: Weak
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Rat King | A common artifact found in electro anomalies. Every wire within the tangle generates an electromagnetic field, causing the Rat King to continuously move. | Electric protection: Weak
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Thermal anomaly artifacts[]
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Flaw | An uncommon artifact found in thermal anomalies. Despite its red-hot appearance, it feels barely warm to the touch, a phenomenon attributed to low thermal conductivity. | |
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Spinner | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. The color of the sparks from the artifact transitions to a pale green when taken outside the Zone. | |
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Petal | A rare artifact found in thermal anomalies. Despite their red-hot core, Petals do not cause burns even when touched without protection. | |
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Torch | A rare artifact found in thermal anomalies. Laboratory experiments have confirmed that the flame inside the Torch remains lit in both hostile environments and vacuum conditions. | |
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Crystal | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. What seems to be the coloring of the artifact is, in fact, flames burning inside the crystal. | Thermal protection: Weak
Radiation: Weak |
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Dead Sponge | An uncommon artifact found in thermal anomalies. Powdered Dead Sponge used to be sought after by practitioners of alternative medicine on the Mainland. The remedy's popularity waned following a series of deaths among its users. | Bleeding resistance: Medium
Radiation: Medium |
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Droplets | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. When subjected to a temperature of absolute zero, the surface of the Droplets coalesces into an opaque black film. It dissolves as the temperature increases. | |
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Eye | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. Some stalkers believe that the artifact's “pupil” reacts to movement, but this claim remains unconfirmed by experiments. | Thermal protection: Weak
Radiation: Weak |
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Fireball | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. Surprisingly cold to the touch, the Fireball exhibits a temperature difference of 500 degrees Celsius between its membrane and core. | |
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Meat Lighter | A rare artifact found in thermal anomalies. The burning is sustained through a combination of propane and phosphine released from the artifact's internal pores. | |
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Cavity | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. Slightly accelerates the growth of nearby plants. | |
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Magma | An uncommon artifact found in thermal anomalies. The stone flecks within the artifact seem to possess a gravitational field of their own. | Thermal protection: Weak
Weight: Weak Radiation: Medium |
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Mama's Beads | An uncommon artifact found in thermal anomalies. Highly valued on the Mainland's black market as an exclusive interior decoration. | |
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Plasma | An uncommon artifact found in thermal anomalies. Defense contractors actively hunt for Plasma artifacts on the Mainland's black markets. | Thermal protection: Medium
Radiation: Medium |
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Lyre | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. Even the slightest vibrations cause its string-like formations to heat up. | |
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Hypercube | A legendary artifact found in thermal anomalies. The full potential of this artifact has yet to be discovered. It emits ultra-long radio waves and has potential applications in space navigation. | |
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Steak | A common artifact found in thermal anomalies. If you hold the Steak in your bare hand long enough, you'll have to peel it off along with patches of skin. |
Gravitational anomaly artifacts[]
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Stone Blood | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. The reddish-brown veins on the Stone Blood's surface are due to the accumulation of iron salts. | |
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Flower Bud | A rare artifact found in gravitational anomalies. Breaking down the artifact releases an oily substance with a floral fragrance. | |
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Compass | A legendary artifact found in gravitational anomalies. Stalkers hold the belief that whoever discovers and holds onto the Compass will gain the ability to safely navigate the Zone's most treacherous areas. | Physical protection: Maximum
Radiation: Maximum |
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Goldfish | An uncommon artifact found in gravitational anomalies. The Goldfish will sink in water with any salt content, but remains buoyant in distilled water. | |
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Crown | An uncommon artifact found in gravitational anomalies. Due to its resemblance to a piece of jewelry, the Crown fetches a premium price on the Mainland's black markets. | |
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Gravi | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. The Gravi can only be cut into pieces using plasma tools. This artifact exhibits a density and hardness surpassing that of diamond. | |
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Flytrap | An uncommon artifact found in gravitational anomalies. The flagella cause burns upon contact with unprotected skin. Follow all safety precautions. | |
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Jellyfish | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. The Jellyfish can attract or repel radioactive particles depending on the surrounding environment. | |
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Night Star | A rare artifact found in gravitational anomalies. The needles on the artifact are brittle. If a needle punctures the skin, the wound must be disinfected immediately. | |
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Pebble | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. Despite its imposing appearance, the artifact feels porous to the touch and crumbles under pressure. | |
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Magic Cube | A rare artifact found in gravitational anomalies. When exposed to the infrared spectrum, it becomes transparent. | |
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Broken Rock | An uncommon artifact found in gravitational anomalies. In the absence of an observer, the artifact cannot be measured by any instruments. | |
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Whirlwind | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. Combines both gaseous and solid particles in continuous motion. | |
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Spring | An uncommon artifact found in gravitational anomalies. Even under a load of over 3,000 tons, the Spring maintains its compression and decompression cycle. | |
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Stone Heart | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. According to stalker legends, if you cut out a controller's heart, it will look exactly like this artifact. | |
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Rosin | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. It is highly prized among Mainland jewelers. | |
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Wrenched | A common artifact found in gravitational anomalies. In extreme cold, the Wrenched is warm to the touch, while in high temperatures, it remains cool. |
Special artifacts[]
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Heart of Chornobyl | An incredibly rare, almost mythical artifact that functions as a psi-radiation amplifier. The degree of amplification depends on the characteristics and individual capabilities of the source. Its properties are still not fully understood, with the comprehensive range of parameters yet unknown. Presumed to encapsulate the original structure of the Zone's matter. |