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Complete Prospecting Museum Guide

A recent addition to Prospecting introduces a facility where players exhibit rare discoveries to activate enhancements. By placing artifacts on pedestals, users gain improvements to excavation velocity, fortune, storage capacity, and similar attributes. Displayed objects differ in quality, mass, and enhancements that multiply their effects. This overview explains exhibition mechanics and optimal artifact selection across tiers.

Museum Access Points

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Positioned beyond the Fortune River’s eastern shore, this facility becomes accessible immediately upon discovering its coordinates. Interior stands accept geological findings – prioritizing mass and enhancement quality for amplified effects. Activated modifiers persist until artifacts remain displayed.

Exhibition Mechanics

Adding item to display in Museum
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Artifact traits determine stat amplification, with enhancement tags providing cumulative multipliers. Prime modifiers include:

Modifier Bonus Granted
Irradiate + Modifier Boost
Scorching + Dig Strength
Iridescent + Luck
Electrified + Shake Speed, + Dig Speed
Voidtorn + Luck, + Capacity

Optimal Display Selections

Exhibition value derives from tier classification, base multipliers, and enhancement tags. Below outlines artifact efficiency across classifications.

Common Tier Recommendations

Basic artifacts provide marginal boosts (0.01-0.03x), suitable for foundational stat stacking through lightweight modifiers.

Item Bonus
Pearl + Shake Speed
Seashell + Capacity
Copper + Size Boost

Uncommonly Effective

Mid-tier artifacts (0.02-0.05x) offer improved modifiers for incremental gameplay enhancements.

Item Bonus
Smoky Quartz + Shake Strength
Titanium + Dig Speed
Topaz + Capacity

Rare Finds

Substantial early-game artifacts (0.05-0.13x) with improved modifiers amplify multiple attributes.

Item Bonus
Cobalt + Dig Speed
Onix + Size Boost
Meteoric Iron + Shake Strength
Lapis + Dig Speed

Epic Artifacts

Mid-tier game-changers (0.08-0.16x) with significant modifier impacts for enhanced progression.

Item Bonus
Iridium + Dig Speed
Osmium + Size Boost
Ammonite Fossil + Capacity

Legendary Tier

High-impact artifacts (0.10-0.19x) often surpassing multiple epics through weight scaling and modifier synergy.

Item Bonus
Starshine + Size Boost
Rose Gold + Shake Strength
Uranium + Modifier Boost
Tourmaline + Sell Boost
Aquamarine + Dig Speed

Mythic Class

Multi-stat artifacts (0.18-0.64x) with versatility through combined attribute boosts.

Item Bonus
Flarebloom ++ Luck, Size Boost
Painite + Size Boost
Mythril + Shake Strength
Frostshard + Dig Strength
Prismara + Dig Strength, + Luck, + Capacity, + Shake Strength
Volcanic Core + Dig Strength, + Size Boost

Exotic Tier

Premium artifacts (0.20x+) with unmatched modifier potency for maximum stat amplification.

Item Bonus
Voidstone + Luck
+ Capacity

Gameplay Queries

Duplicate Artifacts in Displays?

Exhibition rules prevent duplicate placements, requiring unique items per pedestal for stat accumulation.

Mass Versus Bonus Correlation?

Greater artifact mass exponentially increases stat multipliers, making heavier finds more advantageous.

Optimal Stat Prioritization?

Focus on excavation rates for active farming or fortune for rare discoveries, adaptable to individual gameplay strategies.

Mythic/Exotic Superiority?

While typically stronger, well-modified legendary/epic artifacts can rival higher tiers in specialized stat focuses.