Summary
Within the new additions ofStellaris' latest exciting DLC, theAstral Planes, players can explore whole new narrative choices and gameplay in the form of new technologies, called Astral Rifts, and the relics that can be acquired from those explorable rifts, should they make the proper dialogue choices.
These relics can empower a player’s empire with many advantages, ranging from increases in technological resources to a relic that enables a galaxy to be locked from any outside access, isolating it from encroaching hostile threats such as a rival empire, or even the incoming death fleet of a Crisis. Here are the best relics players will find in the new Astral Rifts.
7Time Crystal
Enrich An Empire’s Group Of Leaders
Thanks to the latestStellarispatch, leaders have now become more important than before due to their specializations,granting them beneficial traitsthat the player can use to their advantage. As such, leaders are now a very important commodity to improve and maintain.
With the help of the Time Crystal relic, the player will be able to keep a hold of their leaders much longer with the increased lifespan effect, and when activated, will be able to almost instantly level up their leader with the +800 experience.
6Infinity Root
Free Scientist Leader With Great Traits
Although food is not a very reliable resource to focus on,especially in the early game, due to its limited usefulness and low price in the market, it is still crucial to stockpile to ensure the livelihood of an empire’s species, especially if the species are biological. With the help of the Infinity Root, an empire can divert its focus toward other resources.
Its active component is also quite beneficial, as it generates a Scientist leader with Adaptionist and Eagerness, making it a very good starter Scientist leader that is flexible for any specialization. Thus, a player will find themselves more than able to replace any aging or dead Scientist leader without too much effort.
5Ever Spinning Top
Gain Both Economic And Technological Advantage
Stellarisplayers, especially the veteran ones, will always prioritize two important elements in the game before anything else: the economy and technology. Victory will be the consequence of such focus as it willtranslate to better fleets, armies, and planets due to its sheer economic and technological advantages.
The unique Astral Relic, Ever Spinning Top, will help a player gain such an advantage as it can passively increase an empire’s monthly energy credit acquisition. Moreover, when activated, an empire will gain a +33% increase in propulsion technology research, making the empire able to quickly advance through the technological tree.
4Daedalus Seal
A Strategic Seal For Both Defense And Offense
Sometimes,facing hostile alien empiresrequires a deeper look at tactics, as the newest AI ofStellariswill be able to outwit a returning veteran of the game if they are not vigilant enough to see their hostile fleets. With the help of the Daedalus Seal, a player can ward off any attempt of invasion and belligerent hit-and-run ships from rivals.
When activated, this relic will lock on to every bypass within the player’s borders for a set amount of time. This will bar any attempt by the hostile fleet to enter the player’s territory with harmful intentions. However, players will still need to look out for other means of travel that can bypass their borders, such as Jump Drives.
3The Continuum
Passively Gain Economic Advantage With Time Shenanigans
Help can arrive from unexpected places, such as from another dimension, or even another timeline which, when meddled with further, could risk a galactic collapse. Such risk exists in the form of The Continuum, taken from anAstral Rift archaeological site, which will grant a passive increase in resources.
Although it can be seemingly small at first glance, the bonuses will accumulate and ultimately help any player who can obtain the Astral Relic. Furthermore, activation of the relic will grant 12 months' worth of all resources, making it very desirable for any empire with aspirations of ruling the galaxy.
2Plasmic Core
Enhance The General Populace With Plasmic Gifts
Populations are generally a precious resource inStellaris -especially for players who try to populate their planets, and especially forunique and powerful planets- because they grant resources and technological advancements. However, increasing a population can be hard due to many restrictions, such as trait disadvantages.
With the help of the Plasmic Core, biological empires will be able to enhance their populace with the beneficial Plasmic trait, which increases habitability and population growth speed and reduces housing usage. Machine empires will instead be able to enhance their leader with the relic, gaining more advantage as well.
1Celestial Tear
Gain Huge Amount Of Astral Threads In One Click
With the addition of Astral Actions thanks to theAstral PlanesDLC, Astral Threads become one of the most coveted resources in the game as they allow the player to gain various new benefits by using it. These Astral Threads are usually hard to obtain, as they depend on several random variables such as the outcome of Astral Rifts and gaining passive Astral Threads from mining a system.
With the help of Celestial Tear, players can obtain a huge amount of Astral Threads easily, without waiting for months or exploring Astral Rifts, with a single activation. The added passive bonus of habitability is also something to be considered, as it allows a species to settle on a planet that differs from its original planet.
