Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor – How to Unlock All Artifacts (with Tips and Tricks)

This guide will teach you how to unlock all artifacts in DRG Survivor easily, info + tips and tricks about them.

All Artifacts Guide

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Full Artifact List with Tips and Descriptions

Nitra Scanner

• With this artifact you get a small chance to find Nitra, when mining any kind of rock.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to collect 250 nitra.

Gold Scanner

• With this artifact you get a small chance to find Gold,when mining any king of rock.
• in order to unlock this Artifact you have to collect 250 gold.

Gold-Tipped Bullets

• With this artifact you can increase your damage done by 1% for every 5 Gold you have.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to collect 2000 Gold.

Nitragenic Powder

• With this artifact you can increase your critical chance by 0.5% for every Nitra you have.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to collect 2000 Nitra.

Pay2Win Console

In order to unlock this Artifact you have to spend 20000 Gold. There is not a really easy way to get it just at the end of the dive after you beat the Dreadnougth and you level up use the remaining gold to reroll as many times as you can in the weapons upgrades and use driller with the Gold Scanner artifact so you can mine fast gold and get bonus gold for every rock you mine(20-30 per stage) + 30 gold from the objectiv.

Remember to spend it or it will not count!

FRZ Shield Belt

• With this artifact you can knock back and slow nearby enemies when you take damage. 30 seconds cooldown.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to deal 250.000 cryo damage. The Scout Class has some Cryo Weapons available in the early levels, so it would be a good choice.
• If you don t get any cryo damage weapons just reroll and pray. Would be easier on low levels hazard.

BRN Shield Belt

• With this Artifact you can Explode in a ring of fire dealing damage and burning nearby enemies when you take damage. 30 seconds cooldown.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to deal 250.000 Fire Damage. The Driller Class specializes in Fire damage, so it would be an ideal choice for grinding out this Milestone.
• I personal got this achievement using the incendiary grenade or the overclocks that turn Kinetic damage into fire damage.

Reflex Calibrator

• With this Artifact you can increase your dodge chance when taking damage.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to take 2000 damage during a dive.
• You can do this pretty easy by playing gunner and picking every “max heath” upgrade that you see and then after you take some damage go find some red sugar heal up and go again until you got it.

Popup Tripod

• With this Artifact you can increase your fire rate and reload speed when standing still. +2% Fire Rate, +2% Reload Speed for 2 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.
• In order to unlock this artifact you have to kill 15.000 Aliens while standing still.
• You can do this why any class but the best i think it is the gunner cuz have high DPS.
• Easyest part where you can do that is in stage 5 when there are no big Aliens just small ones (only on Hazard 1).

Pickled Nitra

• With this Artifact you can increase your damage by 2% and decrease your move speed by 0.5% for every Nitra you have.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to deal 1337 in one attack.
• The best strategy to get this Artifact is to focus on choosing a high-damage Weapon from a strongly combat-focused Class (such as the Gunner) and focusing on leveling it up as high as possible in a run.
• You should also invest in Upgrades and Level Up Bonuses for Critical Chance and Critical Damage.
• Getting a Critical Hit with a powerful, highly upgraded Weapon is the shortest route to completing this Milestone.
• I did this playing as gunner and using M1000 (Scout Weapon) and prioritize getting damage upgrades for the weapon or % for all weapons.
• I see some people got this artifact by calling the supply drop on the Dreadnought, i did that my accident but for me didn’t count.

Squint-EE5

• With this Artifact you get +30% Critical Chance, +100% Critical Damage, -30% Damage.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to get 75% critical chance.
• Easiest way to get this Artifact is to pick every upgrades for critical chance and use Nitrogenic Powder Artifact (you get 0.5% critical chance for every nitra you have).

Ammo Rig

• With this Artifact you get +50% Fire Rate, -15% Move Speed.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to reach 75% reload speed.
• You can reach 75% Reload Speed by purchasing Upgrades and selecting Level Up bonuses that increase the Reload Speed stat.

BLT Ration Pack

• With this Artifact you get +70 Max HP, +2 Life Regen.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you need to reach 300 Max HP.
• Investing in Max HP Upgrades can make this a little easier.
• You should pick either the Classic Scout (which has a +20 Max HP permanent buff) or the Juggernaut Gunner Class Mod (which has +50 Max HP as a permanent buff).

Armor Grease

• In order to unlock this artifact you have to dodge 100 times during a dive.
• This achievement is kind hard but you can easily do it by using Scout’s Subclass Recon (25% dodge chace) and go to Magma Core biome and just stay on the lava.
• So you take -2 per hit and 25% to dodge that damage and if you use Reflex Calibrator you can have up to 30% dodge chance when you take damage from the lava.

Barley Bulb Juice

• With this Artifact you gain a temporary movespeed buff when standing still. +5% Move Speed for 3 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
• In order to unlock this Artifact you have to reach 50% max speed.
• This can most easily be accomplished by choosing the Recon Scout Class Mod since he has a +35% Move Speed buff by default.
• Naturally, investing a few points into Upgrades for Move Speed helps as well.

Congratulations Mines!

General Tips

Mine constantly

Lots of players seem to run around just trying to kill things and level up that way. Mining is a core game mechanic to get upgrades. If you aren’t spending every moment trying to find new gold and nitre nodes to mine, that’s probably a big part of why you feel weak.

Move constantly

Lots of players will also sit still to try to farm enemies with front-facing weapons, and they’ll also complain that front-facing weapons are stupid. I disagree. The gunner is probably my favorite class because it lends itself to constant movement. Constantly circle around to dish out damage to enemies WHILE YOU’RE EN ROUTE to your next mineral node. I rarely get cornered as the gunner, because he can always clear out a path ahead of me. Speaking of which…

Don’t get cornered

Especially by a boss/elite. Remember where you are in the map and make sure you’re always headed in a direction that will allow you to circle back around the mass of enemies.

Use the terrain

If a large group is coming, you can mine your way through to put a barrier between yourself and them, and buy time to circle back around them.

Let the enemies help you mine

As you’re trying to get your mineral nodes, and the mob is closing up behind you, pull away and around to the front of the node. Let the crush of enemies push through it, and then collect what remains.

Don’t necessarily select the “rarest” upgrade

It’s tempting to just automatically click the blues and purples, but sometimes your best move is to take a more common upgrade to make progress on overcharging your weapons.

Don’t mine sugar if you don’t need it

You’re wasting time. Spend that time looking for nitre, and wait until you need the sugar. Just make a mental note of where it is and circle back to it.

Don’t be afraid to take damage

Sometimes there’s no way out that doesn’t involve charging right through the enemy. There’s a brief pause after taking damage before you can take it again, so use a thin point in the enemy mob to make a tactical, if painful retreat. You can always heal later.

Don’t rush to kill the elite

As you really make progress, this will actually be a problem–they’ll die too quickly. I run away from them not to save my life, to extend the amount of time I have to keep mining, killing, and collecting XP. Kite them around for as long as you can while attacking the underlings. This will help you upgrade faster. Likewise, I don’t use the supply pod as a weapon against the elites–I just grab it as soon as I can, and maybe use it to kill a swarm.

Every weapon can be useful

All of them have pretty cool overclock upgrades that can complement another set of weapons. As you start getting new weapons in the levels, you need to take a moment to think about how these complementary relationships will work, and what you hope to see happen.

Kill the loot bugs

You won’t be proud of it, but it’s their fault for eating precious minerals.