leveled purps and blues are fine to wear as you're farming. don't be afraid to level your artifacts as there are daily routes for "trash" artifacts that can be used to burn on upgrading your gear.

Or go co-op.

It is best to use coop. There will be ar 60 joining.

Also, world boss and weekly boss should began to drop some 5-star gladiator and Wanderer before you reached 45. You should also have 4-star berserker, instructor, exile and other set pieces. Choose better ones and level them to +16. Replace them slowly.

Just max level your best 4 star artifacts (lvl 16) You can feed them to better artifacts later and retain 80% of the exp

Also make sure you have lvl 80 weapons and at least lvl 6 on relevant talents

Edit: don’t spend resin on 4 star artifacts. Just use whatever pieces you have with correct main stats. Don’t worry about set bonuses. Only set bonuses worth farming at 4 star is VV and you can get it from strong box

The entire purpose of co op is to help scrubs like you clear domains. Queue up to your hearts content. If anyone is mean ignore them and move on.

Co op ?

If im not wrong, i cant remember but i think you can get dungeon keys from the mana crystal exchange shop (4 a day), and you can also get them from completing challenges (some of them will give you dungeon keys iirc)

But to get more artifacts, its mostly gates and dungeons tbh... of course gates usually drop shit artifacts, but i think thats the nature of the game

Also try to get the artifact selection boxes from doing your instance/encore dungeons. I think after 60, you get a artifact selection box every 15 entries into the dungeons.

You get 12 keys per day on reset and then you can use mana crystal exchange for another 4 per day. Then if you REALLY wanted you can convert Essence Stones in to keys but I wouldn't recommend that unless you're gonna whale

I feel you man it’s tough. They do an event every month or two that lets you make the perfect piece of gear. You usually get to make like 3-4 pieces. That’s usually when you can optimize your characters.

Artifactmaxxing guide:

Reserve 240 low tier mana crystals daily for keys

Buy the guild shop key’s every monday

Always accept the pack advertisement for the 4 keys for 80 gold pack

Light team is good for left side farming

Use your selectors on either what you need most of (usually expert or curse pieces) or what you need the most (a specific set like OHKO for Kanae or obsidian or Iron Will for Andre)

gate kept by keys, but it not bad , slowly see u acc grow .

just never use essence stone to buy keys

Find a good league make sure they do team up attacks and start writing on the game chat on some random channels add me for team up. After that make sure you do team up that gives you the yellow card to pull a random artifact it’s a slow grind but it’s the best free thing for an f2p player.

I farmed with my Mastercard and sometimes my Visa . It works great. I farmed all the artifaczs so far.Try this way I recommend

I've just been buying the 100 gem coordinate search every day. That plus doing team ups, since they occasionally drop from team-up battles. I only pull when I get 10 though. Save them until that moment.

Would love to hear other strategies though.

It is, just gotta get lucky. And then there is rolling the artifact, so even if you get a good looking one it could go to shit

Not really. They need something to keep you logging in each day. Artifact grind is what you do when you finish your talents, weapon, and ascension. It has nothing to do with forcing you to top up. They even have a limit to how many refreshes you can do. So if it really was about the money they wouldn’t have a limit where allowed.

A player needs something to spend resin on and there’s a finite amount you need for everything else. So artifacts has the rng.

It gets a lot easier. I don’t do refreshes but have a nice variety of good enough artifacts where I can clear abyss with a variety of different teams. It just takes time but it’s a single player game there’s no rush

Day 1 player. I used to max refresh every day up until version 3.0. In no shape, way, or form am I a whale. Artifact farming is literally the only way to progress your character past 10/10/10 talents, so if you like progressing in games, they know you'll drop those primos. What is the point of playing a game with no progression?

It’s more psychologically BS than it is actual BS. Average/above average artifacts are good enough for the hardest content and don’t take too long to farm. It’s just that browsing the internet makes people feel inadequate when they see people sharing their builds where every piece has at minimum 45 CV

I m new f2p player, 100 days active probably 50hrs time. At this point I m tired. Levelling up and some 4 star weapons was easy at lower levels, now I don't even I have the recommended 4 star weapons and the artifact have to be good to fight at higher levels. I spent last 3 days (around 20 runs on emblem domain) farming for xiangling, still my xiangling is doodoo. I had some resin left yesterday but i m bored at this point, even if I got more resin it's boring doing the same domain hundred times to get decent. Weapon and artifacts are worse for occasional f2p player.

I like the grind. The fact that it costs resin for such crap rng is what sucks

thats not why they do it. Artifacts are the biggest source of dmg for pretty much any dmg dealer. They are more impactful then cons to the point where if u had a c6 five stars with a really shit build, a c0 very well invested 5 star dps could easily out dmg them. If they made grinding artifacts very easy, ppl would be less inclined to pull for cons since you'd easily be able to get 50 cv artifacts, and at that point, why bother getting cons or weapons. So they really just make the artifact system shit to incentivise ppl to pull on cons and weapons, not bcuz they specifically want ppl to refill their resin

Don't care about sub stats, only main stats. Keep every single 5 stars. Fodder all 4 stars. Level upto 16.

I have decided on a domain that I will farm for one/multiple of my characters. I log in, do my commissions, and then spend my resin. I +4 some of them to see if I get good ones, if I do, I +20. If I don't, I move on to either the event or exit the game.

you don't NEED to stick to the recommended element for domains. it's merely a suggestion. you can clear any domain with any character

No domain really affected me, I just brought my GEO team to all of then, but what I do is farm for a set until I get right main bonus and 1 decent sub stat

If you can't solo a domain just use co op.

Late reply is late, because Reddit only decided to show me this post now, But I just wanted to add a note that I don't think anyone pointed out yet. Even if the artifacts you find don't have the ideal stats, you shouldn't hesitate to level them. It's not a wasted expenditure. When you get one with better stats you can use the old artifact to level the new and you'll get around 80% of the leveling back. And in the meantime you'll benefit from the improved stats on the old one.

Before farming for artifacts make sure you finish building your characters, talents, weapons, levels til you can final ascend before farming artifacts . These are the things that give you guarantees stats. I know you're asking about artifacts as artifacts give us Gacha release , but make sure your characters are built properly first.

Here let me see if I can simplify it down a bit.

Basically, you can build a character to a useable state for the over world just by getting the right mainstat with the right set. And with 1 - 2 correct substats per piece, they should be good enough to at least pull their weight in most non-endgame content.

So if u just want to build specific characters, stop here, look up guides for said character and follow those instead.

For general case artifacts that don't have an owner yet, what you typically want to start with are main stats and whether it makes sense with the set and/or the substats.

For example a Def% mainstat piece, with atk% and flat atk and hp subs don't work together. So the piece is trash. With main stat - set, its a point against the piece, eg: def% on an atk set, but with good enough substats, it can still function as an off piece so it can still have value.

Typically elemental bonus cups (esspecially with 1-2 good subs), crit circlets (esspecially if the other crit stat is in the sub), EM pieces (typically with ER or 1-2 good subs) or ER hourglasses (with 1-2 good subs) are keepers. Others will require more thinking on who can actually use it.

After main stat we look at substats. Typically, crit rate + crit dmg pieces should be kept since you will need a ton for building dps characters, even as off pieces. ER is another almost universally useful substat and for a support set piece can be more valuble than getting crit. Aside from those rule of thumbs, you really just have to look at the overall combination of stats and think. Who can actually use this combination of main stat + sub stat (and set tho as mention its a bonus rather than dealbreaker). And it doesn't have to be every stat, but at least 1 - 2 of the 4 sub stats should bring value to the character. If you can name someone who can use that combination of stats, and you may want to build them or someone like them, then keep it. And when rolling, you want to at least hit those value adding sub stats at least a few times. Otherwise, its still quite a lackluster piece.

Like I know its alot, but that because the different characters all want slightly different things to be good. So there isn't really a one size fits all solution with it comes to artifacts for all characters.

What may help is to perhaps take a look at the existing characters and look at trends for stat scaling vs element and role. Like dpses typically want crits. Geo character are basically the only ones scaling with def while hydro often wants hp. But unless you have exact characters in mind, there isn't really many concrete things to look for.

You'll get a feel for it over time.

First you want to look at main stats. Crit circlets are typically useful, as are elemental cups since those are the only pieces that can have those mains stats. The hourglass is typically either the stat the character scales on, ER if the character relies on their burst alot. There are exceptions to those rules like if a character relies purely on reactions you can replace all 3 piece mainstat with EM. And as a healer, healing bonus circlet makes sense as well. And some buffers only care about stacking a specific stat to gibe the biggest buff possible, so you triple main stat that stat. With those in mind, good crit circlets, elemental cups, and EM/ER main stat pieces are quite rare so you typically want to keep those. For hourglass or other mainstat pieces, I only typically keep if they make sense with the set and/or the substats are really good. (For use as an off piece)

Next, you want to look at substats and the artifact set. Typically artifacts are divided into support, dps sets.

Support sets are usually easy to farm for. Typically, ER is universally desirable here. Past that, it depends on the units being built, but you want the stat that they primarily scale on (atk, hp, def etc) And finally, EM isn't a bad choice for characters that proc reaction. So for example a character like Kokomi, you would probably want ER and HP% first and formost, then EM if available. And would want to be built on a support set such as one of the healer sets.

For DPS sets, typically, crit (rate and dmg) are universally desirable. After that, you typically want some combination of the stat they scale on, ER for burst up time and EM for reactions. The exact ideal mix would depend on the particular character and the set effects. But a typical dps like say Clorinde would want a good balance of crit rate - crit dmg (at roughly a 1:2 ratio), atk% (the stat she scales on), ER for getting her burst back up (up to a point, you also don't want too much ER since its a waste of stats to recharge her burst before thr CD is even over) and whatever is left over, grab EM for better reaction dmg.

Please keep in mind that everyone's advice regarding 'good artifacts' is with respect to what they are doing currently as end game players. You are still new, AR47. Initially you only need to worry about the correct artifact set bonus and correct main stats on the pieces. If substats are favorable its just a bonus. You can use lvl 16 artifacts, and it will be more than sufficient. As you progress, levelling your characters to 80(out of 90) and levelling their important talents is going to be more helpful, as it has no luck involved.
Even after you reach endgame (AR60) i did recommend not falling too deep into the artifact hell hole(rerolling for unicorn pieces) but at that point you will atleast be making decisions knowingly.

Wrt to tips, i guess the most important is to have fun so keep doing what you are enjoying the most in the game lol.
Some basic precautions which others might not have touched upon. Be careful with your resources such as mora and xp books. Be mindful of spending wishes for a character, only because everyone says they are good (without knowing if the said character actually synergizes with your current and future characters). Try to use co op feature for domains/bosses etc. it might save some time. Could also help make some friends with other newer players, and you can help each other.

Actually, stats you need to watch out varies from set to set and also the characters. But in general, look out for crit stats! They're quite universal and even in wrong sets, work well as off-pieces :)

Oh and for VV (green artifact set in Mondstadt, paired with pink artifact set), elemental mastery, attack and energy recharge will be your best pal. The number of characters that are waiting for good artifacts in that domain are crazy. A lot of anemo characters love that set.

Run domains until you die and hope for the best. You can create condensed resins to have less trips. But other than advise on how not to die while doing it that's all I got.

I've put more time into farming Crimson Witch than any other artifact and still have a miserable set. Hell, my best EM set is actually a crimson witch 4 piece that is better than my best VV Em set by almost 150 points. Kind of sad tbh.

Change weeks to months. And god tier to decent.

You cry.

Keep slapping the domain with resins till it gives in. Then slaughtering enough potentially good artifacts to get that final good rolled one.

Just like raising a venemous gu in a jar.

As previously mentioned. Don’t craft yet. Wait for the last ship. Just send shorts for now to rank up to the next ship. Don’t do targeted missions for now.

Bro has 6 artifacts ive never seen even though hes only one ship ahead of me lol

You won’t need to touch crafting until much much later. It’s a waste of GE for you right now.

Like all the other commenters said, don't craft till the last ship. This is because each successive ship will give you better artifacts than you can craft with the previous ship, and it only takes a few months to get to the last one sending shorts.

As to artifacts, this is a pretty good guide: https://egg-inc.fandom.com/wiki/Artifacts#Recommended_Sets

As is this one once you get to the last ship: https://www.reddit.com/r/EggsInc/comments/13tknv2/artifacts_crafting_guide/#lightbox.

The most useful sets, in order imo:

Dilithium set: slot the most dilithium stones you can in artifacts you aren't using for other sets. This increases the duration of your boosts, up to an additional 150% (e.g 10 mins becomes 25 mins)

IHR: a chalice and monocle (and gusset) to speed up how quickly your habs fill

Prestige/earnings: use smart assistant to find your best set, this will constantly evolve. But it boosts your soul egg gain. You will also use some of these artifacts just to increase your earnings, so two chickens with one stone.

Contract set: basically an IHR set plus a tachyon, and eventually a metronome and compass. Contracts are how you'll earn GE, so they're important. Starting out, getting to max habs is the most important thing, so focus on the IHR and dilithium set and boost.

the best thing you can do for circlets, goblets and sands is to always look at the mainstat first

if the mainstat is shit, dont even look at the substats. that way you're saving yourself the frustration of getting an artifact with great substats that you cant use cause the mainstat is garbage

If you never played any grinding game before especially for endgame content

And if you think you gonna go insane with this bullshit system

Better stop and do other things

No no

I m not talking about stop artifacts farming

Rather than stop playing the game itself

The game is designated this way and mhy know what they doing

So if you keep stressing over something like this

Just stop before you smash your keyboard or monitor or throw your phone

also, it helps me psychologically to first upgrade weapons, talents, and character levels for characters that I want to work on. After these upgrades are made, there's nothing else left for me to spend resin on, so getting shitty artifacts doesn't feel like a waste of resin. Not to mention that these upgrades have far less RNG and progress is guaranteed

Grind all characters you use to 80/90, lvl 8+ talents, lvl 90 weapons. Then you have nothing else to spend resin on anyway so getting at least something is fine

One more rule:

Keep everything with mainstat EM.