There is no exact artifact respawn timer in STALKER 2: Shadow of Chornobyl. Learn about factors that don't affect artifact respawn time and an example farming route for artifacts.

Artifact Respawn Timer Explained

Factors that Don't Affect Respawns

Per our own testing, there is no noticeable impact on the artifact respawn timer from any of the factors above. Artifacts can still not respawn after an Emission while some have been found to respawn even before the event.

We can also confirm that neither sleep, fast travel, nor distance affect the artifact's respawn time, as we've gotten inconsistent results.

With no way to clearly know the exact value of artifact respawn times, it is best to spend time planning artifact farming routes and exploring regions instead. After having finished routes, try going through them again to see if any artifacts may have respawned.

All Artifact Farming Locations

Artifact Respawn Farming Route

Sample Artifact Farming Route

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Garbage, Cement Factory, and Rostok Lesser Zone

Named areas above (bases exempted) are filled with anomalies and are known to respawn artifacts.

Above is an example of an artifact farming route you can follow. The route starts at the Lesser Zone and ends at Rostok. You can restart this route at the end of it or after an Emission. Use the guide at Rostok to let you fast travel back to Zalissya.

Artifacts spots in this route are closer to bases and to each other, so it'll be easier to go back and forth between them when needed to check when artifacts have respawned.

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List of All Artifacts