ARTIFACTS & CHAMPIONS

Artifacts

As you start a Season, you will be introduced to an artifact. Artifacts are seasonal tools that provide new mods that you can unlock over time! In addition, an Artifact also enables an artificial power boost as you continue to earn XP through various activities.

The types of mods provided by an artifact vary by season. Unlocking additional columns within the artifact allows you to obtain stronger mods that you can utilize for the entire season.

To acquire the Synaptic Spear in Season 16, complete the introductory mission from the Witch Queen campaign, available for all players.

Champions

Champions are special mini-boss combatants that have unique capabilities, often requiring specifically equipped mods in order to combat their abilities. While they are primarily found in Nightfall Strikes and Legendary/Master Lost Sectors, they can also be found in Raids, Story Missions, and in Free Roam on the Moon and on Europa!

Types of Champions

Barrier Champions

Champions that create an impenetrable dome shield when that also heals up most of their lost health if not stunned immediately.
Types of Barrier Champions:
- Cabal: Colossus
- Fallen: Servitor
- Hive: Knight
- Vex: Hobgoblin

Unstoppable Champions

Champions that have a large amount of health and will rage attack when being attacked.
Unstoppable Champions are immune to stagger and stun capabilities from weapons and abilities (with the exception of anti-champion mods)
Types of Unstoppable Champions:
- Cabal: Incendior
- Hive: Ogre
- Taken: Taken Phalanx
- Scorn: Abomination

Overload Champions

Champions that have increased healing and ability regeneration.
Overload Champions will often spam their abilities!
Types of Overload Champions:
- Fallen: Captain
- Taken: Taken Hobgoblin
- Vex: Minotaur
- Scorn: Chieftain

HOW TO USE ANTI-CHAMPION MODS

Anti-Barrier Mods

Automatically active when mod is applied.
Use this to pierce Barrier Champion Shields.
Anti-Barrier Weapons also pierce shields on Hobgoblins, Phalanxes and Hydras!

Unstoppable Mods

Aim down-sights for a few seconds to create an unstoppable shot.
Unstoppable Weapons also stagger unshielded combatants when used with a slight damage increase to that unstoppable bullet.

Overload Mods

Continuously fire your weapon to proc the Overload function.
Overload weapons cause disruption, which decreases the damage output of other enemies.
Overload weapons also delay PvP ability regeneration when used against combatants.

Ability Anti-Champion Mods

Some Seasonal Artifacts provide ability anti-champion mods.
Using a fully charged ability of the correct ability type and element can immediately stun the specified champion type.

Note: Anti-Champion Weapon Mods can be equipped on arm armour. Ability Mods can be equipped on class items.

Anti-Barrier Colossus

Anti-Barrier Knight

Unstoppable Incendior

Champions do not appreciate having their pictures taken – over time, this carousel will be updated with more images of all Champion types you may encounter out in the wild!

Artifact Champion Mods - Season 16

There is a short cooldown when stunning Champions with anti-champion weapons/abilities. There will be a short animation on the tendril-like growths on their back that will light up white when they can be stunned again!