Relic Guide

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Relics

Relics are a core part of the game and are gathered and used almost everywhere. There's a great deal to know about Relics, so dig in! If you only want the bare basics, just check out Relics. For sources of Relics, look at Lottery Machine, Alchemy Furnace, and Home Base.

Stats

AFFCT

Relics each have FAME, ART, FTH, CIV, and TECH stats (abbreviated to AFFCT), one of which is higher and the dominant trait for each relic. Within your relic tab you'll see different tabs for each AFFCT type, and this is how your Relics will be sorted. This is important for a variety of reasons.

Mainly, embedding. Relics can be embedded in the compass during Exploration to boost your HARD stats. FAME boosts all HARD stats, ART boosts HP, FTH boosts RUSH, CIV boosts ATK, and TECH boosts DEF. During explorations, you'll also come across AFFCT Checks, typically of one of the types. For instance, in Koryeo you might come across an event that requires you to have 500 FTH. If you don't have 500 FTH, you can't complete the event. You'll also see this become important in fights. Almost every enemy in the game has a weakness to one of the 5 AFFCT types, or of the entire AFFCT. If you can make this, you get extra RUSH DMG on that enemy.

Your total of each AFFCT is determined by the total each relic has, so upgrading is crucial.

Special Stats and Buffs

You'll notice that your relics also all have unique abilities and buffs that they provide. These buffs are permanent and always working for you! This means that no matter what relics you embed in your compass, every single activated relic provides their buffs during your gameplay. The buffs get better and better with each upgrade and with awakening.

Upgrading

Rank

Relics are sorted and acquired by rank, which you'll notice a lot throughout the game. After AFFCT, relics are further sorted by their rank: Orange > Purple > Blue > Green, Orange being the highest and Green being the lowest. Purple relics are further categorized into A, AA, and AAA and Orange into S, SS, and SSS.

Each Relic also has a Tier, indicated by the number of stars. Green relics will always have a maximum of 3 stars, blue relics will have a maximum of 4 stars, purple relics have only 5 stars, and orange relics have 6 stars.

Taking this even farther, blue and higher relics can be Awakened for extra stats and resonance, which is covered later.

Tiers

When you first obtain a Relic, it's essentially dormant and does nothing for you. First it needs to be activated, which costs B-tads. Green relics cost 1k, blue costs 3k, purple costs 5k, and orange costs 10k. Once activated, your relic is at Tier 1. The only exception to this is Supreme Relics which, once obtained, are automatically at the maximum tier and can only be awakened to grow stronger.

Fragments

Fragments are crucial to upgrading relics. Each relic has its own fragment, and to upgrade it past tier 3 requires more of its own fragments. Once a relic has been upgraded past tier 3, it requires its own fragments and spare fragments from other, fully upgraded relics. Below is a list of the required materials to upgrade relics.

Relic Color 1★ → 2★ 2★ → 3★ 3★ → 4★ 4★ → 5★ 5★ → 6★ Awakening
Green 35 Green Reagent 60 Green Reagent
Blue 35 Green Reagent 60 Green Reagent 75 Blue Reagent
10 Self Frags
100 Blue Frags
Purple 35 Green Reagent 60 Green Reagent 120 Blue Reagent
20 Self Frags
20 Blue Frags
150 Purple Reagent
40 Self Frags
40 Blue Frags
100 Blue Frags
300 Purple Frags
Orange 35 Green Reagent 60 Green Reagent 145 Blue Reagent
40 Self Frags
40 Purple Frags
40 Blue Frags
175 Purple Reagent
80 Self Frags
80 Purple Frags
80 Blue Frags
225 Orange Reagent
120 Self Frags
120 Purple frags
120 Blue Frags
100 Blue Frags
300 Purple Frags
900 Orange Frags

Skills

At tier 4, Skills are unlocked for blue and higher relics. Skills are the little icons underneath the stat overview, and look like this: Koryeo skill I.pngYamato skill II.pngCathay skill III.png.

When you go to the "Upgrade" screen of each Relic, you'll notice a series of fluid-filled tubes. This is where the reagent goes, powering up the relic to the next level. While the first two tubes upgrade the AFFCT stats of the relic, the next three upgrade the skills, each tube upgrading one skill in order. Blue relics have one skill, purple relics have two, and orange relics have all three. When first activated, the skills are not active and provide no boosts. Once past T3, the stamps are at "skill up I" (blue), past T4 they are "skill up II" (purple), and past T5 they are "skill up III" (orange), In this way, you can upgrade your skills a little even if you don't have fragments for that relic.

There are a set number of skills that work in specific ways: Realm skills require the relic to be placed in that realm's museum in order to take effect in the realm. Home resource skills require the relic to be embedded in that resource. Gene sim and Snail Fight relics work likewise. So a relic that has multiple different skills can only have one of those types active depending on where it is placed.

Embedding My Relics

Making sure you're embedding the right relics is crucial to progressing at a good pace. Generally, the recommened priority for embedding relics is Compass > Home Resources > Museums > everything else.

Compass always comes first! Consider how high the relevant AFFCT value of the relic is, and any skills. How good are the boosts? Sometimes it's better to lose skill benefits in favor of a higher AFFCT and sometimes the opposite is true. Keep in mind the above info and try things out to see what works for you.

Awakening and Resonance

Once a blue or higher relic is at its maximum tier, there is an option to awaken the relic. This will further boost the relics AFFCT and special stats, and also contribute to Resonance and Mirage fights.

Blue: 100 blue fragments
Purple: 100 blue fragments, 300 purple fragments
Orange: 100 blue framgnets, 300 purple fragments, 900 orange fragments


Once awakened, that relic now contributes to resonance. Resonance is an extra way to get boosts and awakening relics within a resonance set will unlock that boost. For instance, awakening Code of Law and Commercial Code will give the extra buff: Snail HP +500. The higher the rank of the relic and the more relics in a set, the better the boosts.

Civilization Mirage

Civilization Mirages unlock at 150K Power.

Every orange relic has a Civilization Mirage, consisting of a series of fights which are unlocked at 3 and higher stars, depending on its rank. S relics have fights at 3, 6 and awakened. SS relics have fights at 3, 5, 6, and awakened. SSS relics have fights at 3, 4, 5, 6, and awakened. The awakened fight is always the relic itself.

The difficulties of these fights vary from relic to relic, but always gets harder the higher the tier. Completing individual fights rewards a Gem of that AFFCT (TECH Gem +1 for example), and completing the entire mirage rewards 3 more Gems of that AFFCT and a unique reward relating to the relic. Gems can be used at the Mirage Pedestal for more rewards.

See each individual relic page for its mirage fights, and note that every mirage fight has addition special stats of "HIT +80, Paralysis RES +80%."

Mirage Pedestal

AFFCT Effect 1 Effect 2
FAME Snail FAME increases Zombie Ritual FAME Requirements decrease
ART Snail ART increases Demon Ritual ART Requirements decrease
FTH Snail FTH increases Angel Ritual FTH Requirements decrease
CIV Snail CIV increases Mutant Ritual CIV Requirements decrease
TECH Snail TECH increases Mecha Ritual TECH Requirements decrease
AFFCT Snail HARD Stats increase In Civilization Mirages, DMG increases

Relic Forge

Most of the time it's down to pure luck on what relics you receieve, but the Relic Forge allows you to choose what you want. This of course comes at a hefty cost: Relic RF. Relic RF is a rare currency that can only be reliably obtained from fighting in Manhunt Act and participating in Weekly Events. It's a very rare resouce, so be careful when you spend it!

The Relic Forge is separated into each of the AFFCT types and includes valuable AAA and orange relics, which cost between 80 and 120 Relic RF. This is, generally speaking, the most reliable way to get the specific fragments that you need.

Relic Calendar

The Relic Calendar (2023) contains a large amount of Relics, one assigned to each day of the year (corresponding in some way to the relic's history). The calendar is used as a Sign-in function, and each day of the week gives a different reward. The amount of the reward claimed depends on if the player does not own the relic, owns the relic, or has awakened the relic.

Day Item Rewards
Base Owned Awakened
Sun Novice Scroll.png Novice Scroll 5 15 30
Mon B-Tad.png B-Tad 5,000 15,000 30,000
Tues Expert Scroll.png Expert Scroll 5 15 30
Wed W-Tad.png W-Tad 30 90 180
Thurs Master Scroll.png Master Scroll 5 15 30
Fri Lottery Ticket.png Lottery Ticket 1 3 6
Sat Gear Chest.png Gear Chest 20 60 120

January
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Holmes' Pipe.png Lumieres' Film.png Holy Nail.png Gee Virus.png King Dangun Statue.png Prometheus Torch.png St. Louisa Goblet.png
Penicillin Sample.png Kilogram Prototype.png Cornucopia.png Mermaid Statue.png Noah's Ark.png Julian Calendar.png The Art of War.png
Cuckoo Clock.png Storyteller.png Jade Cup.png Hawking's Wheelchair.png Higgs Boson.png The Pieta.png The Argo.png
Tudor Rose.png Guanery's Violin.png Shakespeare Scripts.png Glass Coffin.png Liberty Guide People.png Mysterious Relic.png Scale of Anubis.png
Franklin's Kite.png Costa Rica Stone.png Tesla Coil.png

February
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Avelon.png On War.png Magellan's Telescope.png Nibelungenlied.png
Persian Star Chart.png Peter Pan's Flute.png Kani Jade.png World Bowl.png Blood of Cain.png Element R..png The Song of Roland.png
Bach Concerto.png Rubik's Cube.png No. 23's Ball.png Zoroaster's Torch.png Gutenberg's Press.png Dunhuang Scripts.png Hera's Peacock Fan.png
Ancient Block.png Horoscope.png Schindler's List.png Deity Quetzalcoatl.png Imperial Jade.png Caesar Statue.png Wheel of Fortune.png
Imperial Lamp.png Chakana.png The Decameron.png

March
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Killing Stone.png Iliad & Odyssey.png Eye of Akamoddo.png Ark of Covenant.png
Tetrabiblos.png Annals of Joseon.png Wealth of Nations.png Prince's Rose.png The Last Supper.png DOI.png Maya Slate.png
Eye of Medusa.png Nocturnes.png Guernica.png Magna Carta.png Voyager 1.png Ansidei Madonna.png Mysterious Relic.png
Haradric Cube.png Genesis.png Gordian Knot.png Prehistoric Fossil.png Dead Sea Scrolls.png Turin Papyrus.png Gaea's Hand.png
Im's Arrow.png Divergence Meter.png Jade Burial Suit.png Socrates' Poison.png SDI.png The Key of Solomon.png

April
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Athena Statue.png
Arirang Satellite.png Hun Min Jong Um.png Jade Burial Suit.png Blood of Dracula.png Mysterious Relic.png Lyre of Hermes.png Encyclopedia.png
Izu Dancer.png Commercial Code.png Edison's Phonograph.png Chinchorro Mummy.png Mysterious Relic.png Aladdin's Lamp.png Golden Wheat.png
Janssen Microscope.png Ludovisi Gaul.png Moonlight Sonata.png Rosetta Stone.png 3-Faced Statue.png Paradise Lost.png Phoenix Feather.png
Mordan Bullet.png Ranjyatai Incense.png Plantagenet Badge.png Pine Trees Screen.png Babbage Engine.png Bronze Shiva Statue.png Dyson Sphere.png
Magellan's Journal.png

May
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Melcades' Prophecy.png Watt Steam Engine.png Crystal Piano.png Archimedes' Lever.png Da Vinci's Notes.png Epic of Gilgamesh.png
Linde's Fridge.png Art of Ninja.png Nuclear Football.png The Scream.png 5th Element.png Mysterious Relic.png War and Peace.png
Klein Bottle.png Quantum Cat.png Armstrong's Footprint.png Dolly Specimen.png Swan Lake.png Gravitation Scripts.png Guevara's Portrait.png
Gone with the Wind.png Requiem.png Speech of MLK.png Dream Top.png Nuclear Bomb.png Edison's Kinetoscope.png SkyWeb Hub.png
Seated Scribe.png Torpedo Swimsuit.png Sorron's Eye.png Ali's Belt.png

June
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Buddha's Skull Sarira.png Medal of Honor.png Einstein's Brain.png
Aztec Calendar.png Atomic Clock.png Platinum Record.png The Starry Night.png Pandora's Box.png Sunflowers.png Horn of Heimdall.png
Gregor Specimen.png Spinning Jenny.png Gene Map.png Maya Codices.png Hubble Telescope.png Winged Victory.png Matrix System.png
Roman Dodecahedron.png Big Fish Bone.png Cavendish's Scale.png Augustus' Medal.png Buddha Finger Sarira.png Era Magazine Vol.1.png Aladdin's Carpet.png
Universe Bowl.png Throne of Pope.png Yuan Calendar.png Treaty of Versailles.png The Black Book.png Smug's Chalice.png

July
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Cairo Declaration.png
Chronometer.png Twelve Tables.png Hannibal's Cup.png Koryeon Sutra.png Das Kapital.png The School of Athens.png Fermat's Scripts.png
Penny Black.png Musician Figure.png Magic Mirror.png DRMC.png Double Helix DNA.png Tree of Life.png Ragnarok.png
Lewis Chessmen.png Chair of Busby.png Haulers on Volga.png Edict of Milan.png Mona Lisa.png The Analects.png Artificial Blackhole.png
Benin Statue.png Musketeer Mask.png ARPAnet.png Leaf Manuscript.png Time-Travel Box.png Mayflower.png Koh-i-Noor Diamond.png
Hillary's Pickaxe.png Seismograph.png

August
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Nefertiti Bust.png Ark Reactor.png King's Gayageum.png Boltzmann Brain.png Golden Scarab.png
Stela of Djet.png Dendera Tablet.png Fallen Lucifer.png Fuchun Mountains.png Antimatter Bomb.png David.png Ship in a Bottle.png
Dragon Crystal.png Dunhuang Painting.png Tree of Life.png Hope Diamond.png Golden Vase.png Morse's Telegraph.png Venus de Milo.png
Our Lady of Kazan.png Sleeping Gypsy.png Polonium.png Codex Leicester.png Forbidden Fruit.png Unispark.png Golden Finger.png
Royal Doll.png Pumpkin Coach.png Mars Rover.png Corinthian Pillar.png Soul Stone.png

September
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Divine Comedy.png Notre Dame Bell.png
Demoiselles d'Avignon.png Pressburg Treaty.png Phoenician Tablet.png BetaGo.png Fire Chalice.png Nobel's Will.png Tutankhamun Mask.png
Moai.png Enigma Machine.png Galileo's Ball.png Supersoldier Serum.png Causality.png Aegis System.png Houmuwu Ding.png
Mask of Zorro.png Sonnet.png Spirit of Laws.png Napoleon Painting.png 1001 Nights.png Golden Chariot.png Trojan Horse.png
Golden Fleece.png Star of David.png Sword Throne.png Lennon's Guitar.png Faust.png Mind Controller.png Leaf of Yggdrasil.png

October
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Churchill's Cigar.png Traveler Manual.png Bell's Telephone.png Andersen's Fairytales.png Mummy of Ramesses.png True Cross.png Sputnik 1.png
Code of Law.png Guillotine.png Crystal Skull.png Keyhole Satellite.png Nautilus.png Relativity Scripts.png Napoleonic Code.png
Bronze Bird.png 1982 Wine.png Voynich Manuscript.png Turing Machine.png Arkanrock.png The Thinker.png Hammurabi Code.png
Marseilles Statue.png Tee Virus.png Lionheart.png Yamato Mirror.png Sistine Madonna.png Proclamation 95.png Tetromino.png
Buddha Tooth Sarira.png Minie Ball.png Death of Marat.png

November
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Figaro Marriage.png Travels of Marco Polo.png Africa Star.png Origin of Species.png
Opera Phantom.png Euclid's Elements.png The Nutcracker.png Meditations.png The Tale of Genji.png Shroud of Turin.png Somersault Cloud.png
No.1 Majesty.png Templar Emblem.png Boy with Goose.png Marconi Telegraph.png Cuneiform Tablet.png Holy Loaves.png Mahakala Scroll.png
Campbell's Sextant.png Peacock Clock.png Truth Crystal.png Hermes' Coin.png Dharma Statue.png Plato's Republic.png Boat of St. Peter.png
Golden Menorah.png Viking Horn.png Skidbladnir Ship.png Jormungandr Scale.png Golden Trophy.png

December
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Periodic Table Scripts.png Quantum Radio.png
Leo's Plant.png Portland Vase.png Kapa's Camera.png Behistun Inscription.png Fu Hao Scripts.png Particle Collider.png Tokamak.png
Bellum Gallicum.png Sholes' Typewriter.png ENIAC Prototype.png Peacock Suit.png Mysterious Relic.png Watt Steam Engine.png Mysterious Relic.png
Flyer I.png Faraday's Dynamo.png Manneken Pis.png Frigga's Wheel.png Ape's Footprint Fossil.png Agamemnon Mask.png Kepler Telescope.png
Pinocchio.png Great Wave.png Tyr's Arm.png Observatory.png Impression, Sunrise.png Lotus Chalice.png Devol's Robot.png
Atilla Horseshoe.png

Supreme Relics

Supreme Relics are obtained in the Premium Shop for USD or CAD.