Awesome Artifacts
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 3 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #18 of 38 Weapons and Armour mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod is the cheese for your Skyrim burger. It's the product of years of tinkering with Skyrim's lackluster unique items to do them justice. Yes, I'm saying it's another unique items overhaul. The mods I once found for the bland artifacts were poorly made or too boring or far too overpowered, so I took it into my own hands and learned my way to making this mod the best it can be. Awesome Artifacts aims to be lightweight and of high quality, to have effects that are unique and fun, to stay true to the original theme and be immersive, and finally, to keep things balanced enough to make things interesting. The only item that's truly overpowered is Ysmir, as you'd expect.
Requires the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch (USKP/USLEEP). Includes fixes and tweaks from Weapons & Armor Fixes Remade (WAF).
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Ysmir, Dragon of the North
- You can upgrade Konahrik to Ysmir at the Skyforge once you have ended the civil war and become the Thane of every hold and learned every Smithing perk.
- Requires all the original Dragon Priest masks and 50. 000 gold to forge. Skyrim needs more gold sinks.
- Has all enchantments from said Dragon Priest masks.
- Has the hidden effect from Dragon Aspect that makes most shouts more powerful.
- Comes in both Cloth, Light, and Heavy versions, which you can switch between for a fee of 10. 000 gold.
- Light version gets Matching Set bonus from all Elven and Nightingale armor, and Heavy from Daedric.
- It will use any new textures you install for Konahrik.
- Konahrik's effect now makes you explode, damaging enemies and healing allies, and leaving you with a flame cloak for 15 seconds. Its chance to activate at low health has been decreased so that it won't make you near-immortal, but its chance to summon a Dragon Priest has been increased. The explosion scales with Destruction skill.
- Includes fixes and tweaks from USKP, WAF and me to all Dragon Priest masks. Noticeably, they now benefit from perks related to their material, e.g. Elven Smithing for moonstone. If you have another mod for the masks, load it after this one.
Chillrend
- You can craft an unenchanted replica of Chillrend called Rimeglass Sword. It requires Glass Smithing, Arcane Blacksmith and Deep Freeze/Crystallize to forge.
- A Rimeglass Sword can be upgraded to a Honed Rimeglass Sword once you have 100 Smithing skill. The Honed version has the stats of max-rank Chillrend.
- Rimeglass Swords have been added to leveled loot lists. So they may rarely be found after level 30 anywhere enchanted Glass Swords can appear
Awesome Artifacts is a lightweight unique items overhaul for Skyrim that makes artifacts unique and powerful without being unimmersive or overpowered. It has 369 endorsements and was last updated in May 2020, indicating a stable, community-approved mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 369 endorsements and over 17k downloads.
- Lightweight design means it won't bloat your load order.
- Focuses on immersion, so it fits well with roleplay playthroughs.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020 — may have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim version or other mods.
- Only 369 endorsements suggests a niche following, not a mainstream overhaul.
For Skyrim players who want unique artifacts to feel special without breaking game balance. If you're tired of vanilla artifacts being underwhelming but don't want a massive overhaul like Ordinator, this is a good middle ground. Skip if you prefer total conversions or need frequent updates.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to install and manage this mod easily.
- Check the mod's compatibility with other artifact overhauls you might have installed to avoid conflicts.
- Load this mod after other item mods to ensure its changes take priority.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim LE Mods
- Author
- Argonil
- Version
- 1.9.1
- Downloads
- 17,169
- Endorsements
- 369
- Category
- Weapons and Armour
- Created
- 11/29/2017
- Updated
- 5/16/2020
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