Relics

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This article has been verified for the current PC version (3.10) of the game.

Relics are very powerful artifacts and trophies that an empire can collect if they defeat a crisis or own the required DLC. Every Relic has a passive effect as well as a powerful Triumph effect that requires resources. All Relics have a Triumph cooldown during which no other relic can be activated. Most relics have a cooldown of 10 years, but some have a shorter one.

If an empire invades and captures the capital of another empire while using a casus belli other than Claim the Galatron there is a 10% chance to steal one of the owned Relics. The chance is increased to 15% if the empire has the Barbaric Despoilers civic and 50% when using the Despoliation casus belli.

Relics give large amounts of score, which can tip the balance in games with victory enabled. The Relics Collected score for empires in the victory tab can be used to deduce which empire has relics.

List of relics

Archaeological relics

The following relics can only be obtained by fully excavating certain archaeological sites.

	Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Archaeological site	Score
	Crystal of Odryskia	+15% Monthly Rare Crystals	60 months worth of Energy Credits A scientist gains the Hyper Focus trait	3000	3600 days	Debris Belt	3000
	Blade of the Huntress	+25% Army Morale +10% Diplomatic Weight +2 Planet Sensor Range	+25% Sublight Speed for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Fossilized Remains	200
	Head of Zarqlan	+150 opinion with Holy Guardians Allows the colonization of Holy Worlds	+75% Spiritualist Ethics Attraction for 10 years 3 Fallen Empire Escorts on first use 6 Fallen Empire Escorts on second use 9 Fallen Empire Escorts on third use 12 Fallen Empire Escorts on fourth use 15 Fallen Empire Escorts on fifth+ use 1-5 Battlecruisers if the Holy Guardians exist	3000	3600 days	Ancient Tomb	200
	Miniature Galaxy	+5% Research Speed	+50% Research progress in a random technology	3000	3600 days	Abandoned Ecumenopolis	2000
	The Defragmentor	−10% Building and District Energy Upkeep −10% Job Energy Upkeep −10% Robot Upkeep −10% Pop Housing Usage if machine empire	+20% Monthly Energy Credits for 10 years +10% Engineering Research Speed for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Planetary Machinery Develop A Cure For The Ferrophage special project	1000
	The Omnicodex	+1 Gene Modification Points +25 Opinion with biological empires if machine	3 Pops from a new random species They will have the Hive-Minded trait if main species has it	3000	3600 days	Ruined World	500

Crisis relics

The following relics are tied to Crises and can be gained by certain actions connected with them.

	Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Source	Score
	Extradimensional Warlock	+30% Sublight Speed +30% Ship Weapons Range	+100% Jump Drive Range for 10 years −50% Jump Drive Cooldown for 10 years +75% Quantum Catapult Accuracy for 10 years +75% Quantum Catapult Range for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Destroying the last Extradimensional Invaders' portal	5000
	Isolated Contingency Core	+100% Mechanical Pop Assembly Speed Can build 2 of every multi-stage megastructure	+300% Megastructure Build Speed for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Destroying the Contingency's secret lair	5000
	Prethoryn Brood-Queen	+50% Society Research Speed	+5% Prethoryn Weapon Attack Speed Controllable Prethoryn fleet (36 Warriors and 54 Swarmlings)	10000	3600 days	Capturing the Prethoryn Queen	5000
	Khan's Throne	−20% Claim influence cost Grants access to the Satrapy subject type	+20% Ship weapons damage for 10 years +25% Militarist Ethic Attraction for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Defeating the Great Khan's fleet a second time	3000

Guardian relics

The following relics can only be obtained by defeating a certain guardian.

	Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Guardian	Score
	Ether Drake Trophy	+10% Monthly Unity	+10% Happiness for 10 years +10 Stability for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Ether Drake	1000
	Scales of the Worm	+10% Physics Research Speed	+20% Research Speed for 10 years −5 Stability for 10 years	3000	3600 days	The Worm	1000
	The Rubricator	+15% Archaeotech Weapon Damage +20 Society Research	500 Minor Artifacts	3000	3600 days	Shard	1000
	Maw of the Toxic Entity	+15% Strike craft damage Unlocks Demesne Outpost for toxic god origin	Consecrate Habitat decision if toxic god origin 1000 Exotic Gases if not toxic god origin	3000	3600 days	Toxic Entity	3000

Precursor relics

The following relics can only be obtained by exploring a precursor homeworld.

	Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Precursor	Score
	Cybrex War Forge	Can recruit Cybrex Warform armies on capital	Basic: +1000 Alloys for cost −2000 minerals. Effect and cost increase by +1000 and −2000 respectively after each use, until reach +20000 Alloys for −40000 minerals.	3000 2000-20000	900 days	Cybrex	5000
	Javorian Pox Sample	+20 Years Leader Lifespan Javorian Pox orbital bombardment stance Double chance to discover Biology techs	+50% Biology Research Speed for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Irassian Concordat	5000
	Psionic Archive	−50% Breach into the Shroud Cooldown Enables the Zro Additives edict Better Shroud odds	Choose one: Ruler levels up (if possible) +20% Ship weapons damage for 5 years +5 Planet Stability, −10% Edict Upkeep, and +25% Government Ethic Attraction for 5 years	3000	3600 days	Zroni	1000
	The Last Baol	+10% Pop Growth Speed +10% Society Research if machine empire	Nu-Baol Life-Seeding decision	3000	3600 days	Baol	1000
	Vultaum Reality Perforator	−10% Pop Amenities Usage	Random combat modifier: +40% Armor Hit Points for 2-5 years +40% Shield Hit Points for 2-5 years +40% Ship Hull Points for 2-5 years +40% Ship Weapons Damage for 2-5 years All the above for 1 year	3000	3600 days	Vultaum Star Assembly	5000
	Yuht Cryo Core	+1 Extra pops when establishing colony +20% Energy Weapon Attack Speed	−20% Ship Upkeep for 10 years	3000	3600 days	Yuht Empire	5000

Astral relics

The following relics can only by obtained by fully exploring certain astral rifts.

	Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Astral rift	Score
	Celestial Tear	+5% Habitability in orbit of class A, B, F or G stars	+1250 Astral Threads	3000	3600 days	Subnautical	3000
	Daedalus Seal	+25% Dimensional Locks Duration +1 Astral Threads	Places a lock on every bypass within borders for 5 years	3000	1800 days	Dimensional Conflict	3000
	Ever Spinning Top	+10% Monthly Energy Credits	+33% Propulsion Research Speed	3000	1800 days	The Vortex	3000
	Infinity Root	+10% Monthly Food	Level trait Scientist with the Adaptionist and Eagerness traits	100	3600 days	The Garden	3000
	Plasmic Core	+10% Pop Growth Speed if biological +10% Leader Experience Gain if robot	All Pops on a world gain the Plasmic trait if biological A leader gains 3 positive traits if machine	3000	3600 days	The Fluid	3000
	The Continuum	+5% Monthly Basic Resources +5% Monthly Advanced Resources +5% Research Speed	12 months worth of Basic Resources 12 months worth of Advanced Resources 12 months worth of Research	3000	3600 days	The Mechanism	3000
	Time Crystal	+10 Years Leader Lifespan	+800 Experience for each leader	3000	3600 days	Desert Ruins	3000

Other relics

The following relics don't match any of categories above.

	Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Source	Score
	The Galatron	+3 Influence +100% Diplomatic weight	Random resources: 8000 Energy 8000 Minerals 8000 Food 5000 Alloys 5000 Consumer Goods 500 Exotic Gases 500 Rare Crystals 500 Volatile Motes 30 Minor Artifacts if Ancient Relics is installed	3000	3600 days	Reliquary reward (0.5% chance) Can be captured with the Take Galatron Wargoal	20000
	The Surveyor	+1 Sensor Range	A celestial body within borders gains a random deposit: 5/7/9 Energy 5/7/9 Minerals 5/7/9 Engineering Research 5/7/9 Physics Research 5/7/9 Society Research 5/7/9 Trade Value (Unless Gestalt Consciousness) 1-3 Alloys 1-3 Exotic Gases 1-3 Rare Crystals 1-3 Volatile Motes 50% chance to repeat this process in 360-1080 days 20% chance to repeat this process again in 1080-1800 days	500	1800 days	Defeating the Home Base Ore Grinder	200
	Vacuum Flower	+10% Monthly Energy	Resource income for 10 years depending on capital star +300 Food if class F +300 Energy if class G +300 Minerals if class K +150 Consumer Goods if class A +75 Alloys if class B +30 Rare Crystals if class M +30 Volatile Motes if class T +30 Exotic Gases if Viridescent Lightbringer +15 Dark Matter if Black Hole +15 Living Metal if Red Giant +15 Zro if Pulsar +15 Nanites if Neutron Star Bonuses stack in binary and trinary systems	3000	3600 days	Finishing the The Kaleidoscope situation positively	1000
	Eternal Throne	Leaders are immortal	+333% Monthly astral threads for 10 years	333	3600 days	Subjugating or defeating the Formless	3000

The Key

The Key is an upgradable relic. It can only obtained by the first empire that enters the Dugar unique system and can only be upgraded through the story of the legendary paragon Keides, Scion of Vagros. The relic can optionally be surrendered when entering the final system of the story to avoid a difficult fight.

Relic	Passive effect	Triumph effect	Triumph cost	Triumph cooldown	Score	Description
Relic Fragment (1/4)	+5% Physics Research Speed	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	0	Found inside Exakeides's cryostasis capsule, little is known about this mysterious relic.
Relic Fragment (2/4)	+10% Physics Research Speed	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	0	Not much is known about these relic fragments, neither their composition, nor their purpose.
Relic Fragment (3/4)	+15% Physics Research Speed	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	0	Not much is known about these relic fragments, neither their composition, nor their purpose.
Restored Relic	+15% Physics Research Speed	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	Cannot be activated	0	The seams of the fragments have disappeared, restoring this Relic to full capacity. Still not much is known about its composition or mechanics.
The Key	+25% Physics Research Speed −25% Jump Drive Cooldown	−50% Jump Drive Cooldown for 3 months +75% Combat Disengagement Chance for 3 months Enables Jumps for every ship for 3 months	3000	3600 days	2500	Proof of Exakeides's Vagrosian legacy, this Relic is capable of folding two points in space, allowing near-instantaneous travel across the expanse.

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