In SpiritVale, cards can be socketed into 7 equipment slots, while artifact sets consist of 4-piece equipment with their specific set bonuses and refine scaling. This guide will provide you with some of the best cards and artifact sets in the game, including the most powerful options for each class and slot type.
Best Artifact Sets by Class
There are 27 artifact sets in the game, but you need to prioritize refining your main set after your weapon. You can also mix partial sets, but full 4-piece bonuses are usually the strongest ones. Here are the best artifact sets for each class:
| Classes | Artifact Sets |
|---|---|
| Paladin | Titanplate (primary) — Excellent defense stacking, damage reflection, and block. Makes you nearly unkillable in groups. Alternatives: Eternis (solo sustain via Heal/Haste), Veilward (magic-heavy bosses, Mdef/reflect). |
| Berserker | Steelheart (primary) — +Melee damage and crit for burst. Alternatives: Warglyph (balanced Atk), Bloodbind/Vampiric (sustain farming, HP/MP on kill/hit). |
| Wizard | Arcanum (primary) — +Matk, cast speed, magic damage multiplier. Alternatives: Spellweaver (PvP cast speed), Starfire (raw Matk glass cannon), Eternis (solo). |
| Shinobi | Steelheart (primary for damage). Alternatives: Windborne (mobility/speed), Shadebound (dodge/evasion). |
| Gunslinger | Stormquiver (primary for rifle/long-range). Alternatives: Warglyph (heavy/launcher builds), Steelheart (multistrike variants). |
| Priest | Eternis (primary) — Free Lv.5 Heal + Haste for sustain and speed. Alternatives: Arcanum (hybrid heal-DPS, Matk scaling on heals), Vitalis (max HP). |
| Necromancer | Arcanum (primary for spell/Matk scaling on summons). Alternatives: Eternis (solo sustain), Vampiric/Bloodbind (minion farming sustain). |
Best Cards by Slot Category
There are over 200 cards in the game, which can be slotted into your weapon, shield, headgear, shoes, chest, legwear, and accessories. Gear can have up to 3 slots per piece with such effects as stat boosts, damage bonuses, element conversion, skill grants, status immunities, autocasts, and refine scaling. Here are the best cards in the game:
| Slots | Cards |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Naga Card, Shadow Wyvern Card, Inferno Wyvern Card, Fire Wisp Card, Lightning Wisp Card, Meteor Card, Luna Moth Card. Alternatives: Adder (Double Attack), Azure Octopus (ranged), Horror (vs Shadow), Man-Eater (vs Neutral). |
| Shield | Archangel Card, Cacti Card, Boxy Robot Card, Cyclops Titan Card, Nymph Card. Alternatives: Gremlin (magic reflect chance), Dire Mole (Earth resist), Chompbloom (status resists). |
| Headgear | Cosmic Entity Card, Direwolf Card, Egg Card, Demon Lord Card, Oozelord Card. Alternatives: Eyeclops Arcanist (cast speed), Broodmother (Venom), Azure Eyestalk (MP %). |
| Shoes | Goldtail Card, Cactus King Card, Icicle Card, Darter Card. Alternatives: Imp (Move Spd), Gale (MP scaling), Nightwing (MP %). |
| Chest | Fire Glimmer Card, Ice Mage Card, Ghost Card, Cindermaw Card. Alternatives: Element Conversion Cards (match boss damage type). |
| Legwear | Mole Card, Goblin Soldier Card, Canary Merling Card, Fairy Card. Alternatives: Eyeclops Bat (Magic Damage %), Hermit (MP %). |
| Accessory | Fungi Card, Bloodsucker Card, Nosferatu Card, Nightfiend Card. Alternatives: Elder element cards (damage %), Bat (Mana on kill), Bomb (high Atk Spd with drawbacks). |
