# Battle with artifacts — Artifact Adventure Gaiden Steam update #1057524

Let's move on to battle using artifacts. Artifacts must be pre-equipped, and "Active Artifacts" can be activated using the "M", "," and "." keys. Except for certain items, "Passive Artifacts" provide permanent effects. No two artifacts are exactly alike, and it would be impossible to explain the effects of all of them. So here we'll just explain about equippable artifacts. First off is artifacts for attacking. The hordes of fiends appearing in the dungeons are, to a certain extent, fixed. As long as you don't touch a whirlpool, they're generally similar. As for the fiends composing these hordes, if they're mostly on the ground, then select a ground-based artifact. If they're mostly in the air, then select an air-based artifact. If you find there are some fiends you don't like or which are hard to approach in the horde, then you can select wide-range attack artifacts, or artifacts that wi...