All Artifact Detectors In Stalker 2 (& How To Get Them)

This guide details the four artifact detectors in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, explaining their functionality and acquisition methods. Artifacts significantly enhance Skif's stats, but locating them requires an artifact detector. Detector effectiveness varies, impacting the ease of artifact discovery.

Artifact Detectors in Stalker 2

• Echo Detector – The Standard:

The Echo Detector is your starting equipment. This small, yellow device features a central light tube that pulses when an artifact is nearby. The pulse rate increases as you approach the artifact, indicating proximity. While functional, pinpointing the artifact's exact location can be time-consuming.

• Bear Detector – An Echo Upgrade:

Obtained during the "A Sign of Hope" side mission or from vendors, the Bear Detector improves upon the Echo. It provides a visual distance indicator via concentric rings around its display. The rings illuminate progressively as you get closer to the artifact; full illumination signifies you're at the artifact's spawn point.

• Hilka Detector – Precision Artifact Finding:

Acquired during the "Mysterious Case" side mission from Sultan, the Hilka Detector offers a more precise approach. It displays numerical values representing the artifact's distance. Decreasing numbers indicate closer proximity.

• Veles Detector – The Ultimate Artifact Finder:

The Veles Detector, earned by completing the "In Search of Past Glory" main mission, is the most advanced. Its radar display pinpoints the artifact's location within the anomalous field and also highlights dangerous nearby anomalies. This is the best detector in the game.