Some magical items are unique in their power and fame: the rings of power, the weapons of the greatest heroes, the very equipment of Morgoth himself – these items are known as 'artifacts', and often bear their own, individual names.

Artifacts are endowed with great power, and often with many abilities, from resistances to the attacks of foul beasts, to enhancing the attributes of the wielder, to being able to be activated to cast specific spells.

Artifacts are exceedingly rare, and are often found being carried and used by the creatures that lurk in Angband's tunnels. Each can only be found once during any quest into Angband; if it is lost or destroyed (and destroying an artifact is indeed difficult), it can never be recovered.

Like ego-items, artifacts do not give up their secrets easily; merely identifying an artifact will only tell your character a part of the powers of the item, and more powerful magic must uncover the rest.

Full list of Artifacts