Artifacts are reward containers opened through matching portals. Farm the right SND type, refine its reward odds with Umbral Splinters, clear the portal stage and choose your reward. This is the route to Madara’s Tablet and Ghost Gunbai parts.
Artifact guide: portals, refining and shared rewards · Madara item sources · Madara quests and materials
In Pleiadys Tower, clear Aguriya Sand Dunes Act 12 to unlock Library of the Dead. Complete its Act 1 Book of the Dead objective, then farm Act 2 for Scorpion’s Key (3%). Entry to Sword Saint’s Garden consumes the key; defeat First Sword Saint for Rainu Harto and the title. Evolution requires level 70, Astrea Dragon Crest (450 Scorpion Tokens at Shali’s Stash) and Remnants. Humility and Diligence blessings reduce Library’s seals.
AllThingsHow · September 7, 2026A Mythic Hill banner unit. Recipe: 20 Azure, 15 Violet, 1 Radiant, 3 Promethe Remnants, 15 Cursed Beast Horns and 1 Book of Wisdom. Clear Library of the Dead Afterdark Acts 1–6; Legend 1 supplies horns and PLD-1 artifacts. Open PLD-1 for Book of Wisdom. The guide recommends level 70 before evolving. Do not substitute Prismatic for Promethe: this recipe names a different material.
AllThingsHow · September 6, 2026The September 6 patch guide reports the evolution requirement corrected to 1 Sixfold Spirit Crystals. Craft it with 20 Azure, 6 Violet, 6 Radiant, 4 Prismatic and 9,000 Gold. This is Jolius’s item; it does not replace Sobaru & Beti’s Book of Wisdom.
AllThingsHow · September 6, 2026For Madara, collect SND4 for the Tablet and SND1, SND2 and SND3 for the Gunbai components. The same broad label “artifact” covers different reward pools.
Keep the artifact type consistent when joining another player’s portal. Plan the desired item before spending splinters.
Hidden Sand Act 1: SND1; Act 2: SND2; Act 3: SND3 and SND4. Complete story progression to access the Legend route.
At Robyn, spend Umbral Splinters to improve the rare-reward chance. Guides report about 500 splinters for a refinement; confirm the displayed cost before spending.
Use the artifact NPC near the story area. Select the portal for your artifact and finish the stage; joining a friend requires the same artifact type.
Eligible players choose from the shared reward pool after the clear. Pick your missing Tablet or crafting component before another duplicate.
Refinement improves the chance of the rare reward; it does not guarantee the Tablet or increase a unit’s stats directly.
| Refinement | Tablet chance | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| Ascendant | 10% | Highest listed rare chance |
| Perfected | 6% | Intermediate investment |
| Base / first refinement | 2% / 4% | Lower splinter commitment |
Rates are from the community Madara and artifact guides. A 10% chance means an individual opening can still miss.
Madara’s Tablet begins the quest chain. Receiving it is the start of the unlock, not the finished unit.
SND1: Gunbai Staff. SND2: Gunbai Base. SND3: Gunbai Bandage. Combine one of each with 9,500 Coins.
Artifacts yield items and resources through a portal reward. Traits modify a unit’s combat or economy effects; trait rerolls use their own resource.
Choose the next missing requirement in your unlock route. This priority follows the Madara quest steps.
Farm Hidden Sand Legend Act 3 for SND4. Refining these artifacts advances your chance at the quest starter.
Target the SND type for the specific missing part. Save all three pieces and 9,500 Coins for crafting.
Continue the Tablet objectives and trials. More artifact openings do not replace the required quest counters or Trial II clear.
Use this before a run to avoid farming the wrong reward pool.
Artifacts only matter if they feed the loop.
Farm an artifact, optionally refine it with Umbral Splinters, enter its matching portal and clear the stage to choose a reward.
Hidden Sand Legend Act 1 gives SND1, Act 2 gives SND2, and Act 3 gives SND3/SND4, according to the community artifact guide.
Use SND4 for Madara’s Tablet. The reported rare-reward chances are 2%, 4%, 6% at Perfected and 10% at Ascendant; refining spends Umbral Splinters.
The guide reports a shared reward pool after the clear for players who brought the matching artifact. Each eligible player chooses one reward.
