Minecraft Dungeons artifacts guide


What are the best artifacts in Minecraft Dungeons? If you’re still getting your head around artifacts and how to use them, we’ll explain everything you need to know about these equippable character abilities, including all the artifacts we’ve seen so far.

Artifacts are loot that can be found from enemy drops, in chests, or as an end of level reward. You can use them to aid you in battle by equipping them as abilities to your character. You have room for three artifact slots for your character, and can swap artifacts in and out at any point. This is especially handy if you need an extra boost from your ability in a certain situation. To equip an artifact, simply bring up the inventory screen and drag an artifact into one of the available slots below your character.

Artifacts range from common to very rare and you can salvage any old or duplicate artifacts for emeralds (the in-game currency). There are tons of artifacts to discover in Minecraft Dungeons, but here are all the artifacts we’ve seen so far. It’s worth noting these artifacts are from the beta and may change in the full release.

Minecraft Dungeons artifacts

Here are all of the artifacts we’ve seen in Minecraft Dungeons so far:

Fireworks Arrow

The explosive power of the TNT combined with the high velocity movement of an arrow – what could go wrong?

Ability: Puts a fireworks arrow into your quiver. The arrow explodes on hit.
Damage: 40 ranged damage
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Tasty Bone

You hear distant howling as you hold the Tasty Bone in your hand.

Ability: Summons a wolf to aid you in battle.
Damage: 21 summon damage
Cooldown: 30 seconds


Death Cap Mushroom

Eaten by daring warriors before battle, the Death Cap Mushroom drives fighters into a frenzy.

Ability: Greatly increases attack and movement speed
Duration: 8.6 seconds
Cooldown: 30 seconds

Boots of Swiftness

Boots blessed with enchantments to allow for swift movements. Useful in uncertain times such as these.

Ability: Gives a short boost to movement speed
Duration: 1.5 seconds
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Flaming Quiver

This quiver is filled with the deadliest of arrows.

Ability: Gives you burning arrows.
Damage: 10 ranged damage per second
Cooldown: 30 seconds

We’ve also seen a Love Medallion artifact being used, one of the best items in the game, which makes nearby mobs friendly – we’ve not had the chance to use it, but be sure to keep an eye out for this special artifact. It’s not only Minecraft Dungeon artifacts that will aid you in battle, you can also use enchantments in Minecraft Dungeons to enchant your weapons and armour, especially if you’re trying Minecraft Dungeons on a higher difficulty setting.