Artifacts can make or break heroes in Watcher of Realms and it can sometimes be hard to pick the right ones, espcially as some read stronger in their description than they really are and others seem weaker. I have below a full ranking by each class to show you overall what artifacts work well with the class and which ones do fall short.
Please also check out my tier list of the best heroes in Watcher or Realms here that gets frequently updated along this list below.
Strongest Artifacts (By Class) in Watcher of Realms
Below you find the tier list with a section for each class in Watcher of Realms that also contains non-class-specific artifacts that work well for that class with a short description why the artifact works well or not.
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Defender
Olagues Wall
S
Stacks blocks with great damage reduction and is easily one of the best defender class artifacts in Watcher of Realms.
Class:Defender
Regal Majesty
S
Every defender needs a healer in the back and buffing up the healing recieved by 20% is really powerful..
Class:Defender
Lionheart Scepter
S
The mac HP increase during ultimate is not a defender class artifact in Watcher of Realms but helps a lot with the way many defender class heroes scale by max HP and also affects surrounding allies..
Class:Universal
Betrayal Forge
S
Increased block, chance to stun and self-healing is a very universal artifact that does a lot.
Class:Universal
Bloodthirst
A
Basically will give 15% attack buff realitically and works great with all defenders that can also deal some sort of noticable damage in Watcher of Realms..
Class:Defender
Holy Radiance
A
Gives you an AoE damage every 10 attacks that dies damage to up to 5 targets and heals you for 10% of the damage dealt. With an attacker with decent base ATK a great sustain and alsod amage dealing artifact to run in Watcher of Realms.
Class:Defender
Goddess Grace
B
Up to 19% additional DEF. Not the craziest defender artifact but works if you can't run one of the ones listed above..
Class:Defender
Death Knell
B
Best yellow defender artifact in Watcher of Realms with great instant self-healing whenever you drop below 40% HP, so can help to self-sustain.
Class:Defender
Rexs Vow
B
Good with shielding defenders or with support heroes that provides shield so you get flat 10% dmage taken reduction, but only when the shield is active. Can work well in those setups but not universally strong artifact..
Class:Defender
The Watchguards Unity
C
Flat 10% more max HP for defender with a large HP pool or defenders that either use abilities based on max HP or with support that heals based on target max HP. Not overly great..
Class:Defender
Heart of Thorn
D
Nice if the chance procs and can deal alright damage then, but the proc chance is overall to low to make it a good defender artifact..
Class:Defender
Nightmare Serpent
D
Sounds better than it is as the self-healing is not enough to really make a meaningful impact at the end of the day..
Class:Defender
The Norths Will
D
Okay with setups that use a lot of shielding for the extra self-healing, but very specific and normally the other artifacts overall perform better..
Class:Defender
Solar Rune
D
More DEF when taking damage, but at the end of the day not enough to be very useful..
Class:Defender
Fighter
Scarlet Hunt
S
Amazing with a hero that applies bleeding (Salazar!!!) as you will gain flat 20% more damage which makes a huge difference. If not, it's not that great. But he is run that frequently and so strong that I rank it here..
Class:Fighter
Soul Drainer
S
Up to 2.1% self-healing of max HP whenever your hero deals damage to a target (with up to 3 targets) can cause massive sustain for area-damage dealing heroes in Watcher of Realms..
Class:Fighter
Magmus Molten Heart
S
With Lava Flow active, deals up to 5% more damage based on max HP so an amazing scaler.
Class:Universal
Ragnarok
A
Great crit damage scaler for figher class heroes in Watcher of Realms that have nice crits in their kit.
Class:Fighter
Eye of Sin
A
Good AoE damage increase for fighter class heroes that does AoE damage with a great bonus as well..
Class:Fighter
Flawless Blade
A
Depends a little on the setup but if you run a fighter that is normally not taking damage too frequently this can give a nice damage boost..
Class:Fighter
Void Gazer
A
Works well with the mechancis of many fighter class heroes for increased damage..
Class:Fighter
Bones of Savagery
A
Good with fighters that deal multiple stages of damage with their ultimate and makes a good impact there..
Class:Universal
Crystal of Vileness
B+
Can situationally work well unless you have bad luck with RNG activating it or you run against heavy AoE setups that clear the shadows easily..
Class:Fighter
Skull of Ire
B+
Nice initial rage boost if you work on a a team that you want a fighter to get ultimate quickly into battle..
Class:Universal
The Watchguards Ambition
B
Extra basic attack is nice but also not overly strong with a low proc chance. Still one of the best yellow artifacts for fighter class heroes in Watcher of Realms..
Class:Fighter
Slayers Presence
B
Nice damage increase that works with many fighter class hero kits, but overall not the most powerful artifact. Still not a bad one, either..
Class:Fighter
Nightmare Shadow
C
Crit rate scaling but takes too long to really get where it is good..
Class:Fighter
Chain of Rage
C
Very weird mechancis that can work in certain teams alright, but not a universally artifact..
Class:Fighter
The Norths Horn
D
Just not the way you would use with the fighter class heroes..
Class:Fighter
Healer
Prayer Scroll
S
Nice for AoE healers and gives a good bunch of extra healing overall.
Class:Healer
Lunar Veil
S
If you can make it long enough into battle with this artifact as a healer, this is a huge thing with the permanent invisibility + the speed increase..
Class:Universal
Gift of Hope
A
Gives more healing when you need it an overall a reliable a good artifact for healers..
Class:Healer
Jungle Relic
A
Similar to Gift of Hope, but has some falls against strong AoE setups..
Class:Healer
Nynivs Mercy
B+
Works nice against burst setups, but the effect is only short at the start of the battle. Useful when you need it, though..
Class:Healer
The Norths Glory
C
Nice shield but normally when it procs you don#t need it, yet, but when you need it you can't proc the shield anymore as you can't heal your target to full HP anymore..
Class:Healer
Child of the Trees
D
Normally gets scaled down so much that it is only a 5% increase at the end of the day..
Class:Healer
The Watchguards Fortune
D
The proc chance is so low and makes it so unreliable..
Class:Healer
Mage
Skull of Desecration
S
Scales area damage very high and as you run those heroes with support the increased damage taken is a effect you can easily trade in for that..
Class:Mage
Book of Distortion
S
Great way to deal with attack slowing effects by gaining attack speed and rage accumulation.
Class:Mage
Crown of the Depths
S
25% for an extra energy ball by basic attacks is a plug-and-play effective artifact in Watcher of Realm.
Class:Universal
Ajaxs Rage
A
Good if you have a hero that chains crits with high crit rate to ramp up more crit damage..
Class:Mage
Blue Sea Ice Ring
A
Not too relibale but overall the slowing is a good effect to have..
Class:Mage
Eye of the Whie Tower
B+
Can be RNG but also make a great impact. Situationally a good artifact and probably the best yellow artifact for mages..
Class:Mage
Zelus Manuscript
B
Sounds stronger as it is as it only affects during ultimate duration..
Class:Universal
Spellcasters Echo
C
Sounds stronger than it is. Not bad, not good, there's simply a lot better options available..
Class:Mage
Soul-Eating Crystal
D
Acticating it is just not happening enought o make it worth it..
Class:Mage
Marksman
Nether Messenger
S
Great permanent effect and the way these heroes deal damage you will have it permanently enabled for a great attack buff..
Class:Marksman
Bloodbond Signet
S
As you run support with those heroes all the time, the reduced max HP is alright for getting the higher critical damage from this artifact..
Class:Marksman
Soulreaper Insignia
S
Great stacking attack buff that always works quite well.
Class:Marksman
Scarlet Dagger
S
Additional area damage and penetration during skill works really well and makes it a good artifact for area damage heroes here in Watcher of Realms..
Class:Universal
Destruction Cog
S
High chance for extra cannonballs works well at the end of the day..
Class:Universal
The Sharpshooters Crest
A
Nice overall and goes well with marksmen mechanics with a good buff..
Class:Marksman
Blood Drinker
B
You won't run marksmen without healing and I normally would rather let them deal more damage than getting some self-healing..
Class:Marksman
Broken Nightmare
B
Can work on quick marksmen but overall more situationally artifact..
Class:Marksman
Taunting Gaze
C
Nice mechanics but the buff is not strong enough to really make it worth it..
Class:Marksman
Conclusion
I hope this general guide helps you prioritize and choose artifacts in Watcher of Realms. I might extend this guide in the future to make it specific for each hero, but with 150+ heroes this takes a lot of time. If you have any questions or notes, please post a comment below and I will be happy to reply.
