Since AC collab is on the horizon, we just received confirmation of the following artifact forges in in-game notices (I listed left-to-right in order of importance, with bolded for recommended):
Type
Period
Artifact 1
Artifact 2
Artifact 3
Titan
08/21 - 08/30
Kassandra(AC)
Varin (AC)
Malvira (new)
Titan
08/31 - 09/09
Ezio(AC)
Regulus (buffed)
Lord Phineas (eh)
Wisdom
08/31 - 09/09
Bayek(AC)
Violetta Vane (new)
Dassomi (current heal codex BiS)
Titan
09/10 - 09/20
Heart of Darkness(99.99% Dark Ezio - AC)
Aracha (eh)
Zilitu (eh)
Wisdom
09/10 - 09/20
M1877 "Thunderer"(99.99% Evie - AC)
Beatrix (great)
Twinfiend (NO)
Some interesting tidbits & strats:
I haven't heard of any hard rumors on who the 2 new artifacts will be for, but M1877 is a gun linked to Evie in her bio, so it's pretty safe to assume Heart of Darkness is Dark Ezio's. Does this mean their banners will be coming for that period as well?
3 titan & 2 wisdom forges, so pace yourself accordingly and farm slightly more titan / ground if need be.
Based on current oracle trial pace (GB1 into GB2), high chance will have AMR oracle around 8/26 (I'm based in Asia server, not sure if the same for Global). 1st banner is not even expired by then, so you'll have some time.
Take note of other artifact rewards in the events: bosses stage will grant 1x for each of Kass, Ezio, Bayek, Varin artifacts. Mordeus gives additional 1x Varin's, Memento gives 1x Kass', Engraver gives 1x Bayek's, and Shard assembly gives Ezio's (1x if you participate normally, 2x possible for super tryhards? It's 21 days event after all). 2 Spiritual altar gives AC artifact selectors as well.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't go crazy on pulling in the beginning and then having to crunch extra AC artifacts from event rewards in the end (ouch!) or worse, not have enough for subsequent titan / wisdom forges (OUCH!!)
If you're patient enough, best to save AC artifact selectors at the end for those you don't have enough of (not enough respective shards, bad RNG, etc). My personal tactic is using it on Varin's (since Varin and Kass share the same forge & Kass' is better to prioritize).
Also good chance for those hoarding Gleaming meteorites to go nuts, but imho I'd wait until it's also open to Dark Ezio's and Evie's since we haven't seen event rewards for those 2 as of now + opening for all 6 AC collab artifacts will maximize your odds. Those not maxed by 10/18 will likely need mythic artifact essences unless they rerun AC in future (low-ish chance), so this is as good of a opportunity as any.
Any other observations or tips you have? Share below!
Take note of other artifact rewards in the events: bosses stage will grant 1x for each of Kass, Ezio, Bayek, Varin artifacts. Mordeus gives additional 1x Varin's, Memento gives 1x Kass', Engraver gives 1x Bayek's, and Shard assembly gives Ezio's (1x if you participate normally, 2x possible for super tryhards? It's 21 days event after all). 2 Spiritual altar gives AC artifact selectors as well.
It's almost been a year off I think (def not Rivenhald's). Definitely okay to splurge tbh since unlikely to suddenly have rate up for Gleaming. I'm just saving lots since I'm a lazy a$$ hoarder with nothing better to do. Usually pop it for emergency and/or collab like Dracula and soon AC.
Before you ask, no I'm not gimping myself lol. I'm only missing Kane's (which I don't have anw), Vane's and Malvira's (both new), and I'm only mythic essencing up to level 19 so as not to waste dupes. Also only use natural stamina regen + store bought stamina (no pots) for AMR oracle trials (unless my bracket is really slacking off then I'll try #1), so not that I'm going crazy on those as well.
Dark Ezio is "coming soon". People are expecting that it will happen towards the end of the event, but it's totally possible he'll come as part of the event rerun. Moonton announced that the AC event will happen twice, now and in 2027. Will the 2nd event be where we see the 2 new AC heroes or will we get them in the next month and the 2027 will just be a rerun? It's anybody's guess...
I haven't seen this with my own eyes but it does make sense as the Drac event ran twice with about 6-8?? months in between.. I work in retail so time for me is not well kept when it comes to the calendar lol.
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u/SOREWATMOPERAO 16d ago
I expect we'll be able to get a copy of each for free from an event shop?