Commander Slot Artifact Comparison
Cartographer's Locket vs Verdict Telemetry Shard
Comparing Cartographer's Locket (Uncommon) and Verdict Telemetry Shard (Rare), both Commander Slot artifacts in Starforge MMO. They share the same equip slot, so only one can be slotted at a time — this breakdown helps you pick.
At a Glance
| Attribute | Cartographer's Locket | Verdict Telemetry Shard |
|---|---|---|
| Rarity | uncommon | rare★ |
| Equip slot | Commander Slot | Commander Slot |
| Set | Explorer Kit | Verdict Tier |
| Bonuses | 2 | 2 |
| Total bonus magnitude | 17 | 18★ |
| Unique | No | No |
★ marks the higher rarity and larger total bonus magnitude. Magnitude sums the absolute value of each direct bonus and is a rough power proxy, not a balance verdict.
Cartographer's Locket
uncommon Commander Slot Artifact
A personal keepsake carried by explorers of the old Cartographers' Guild. Inside is a micro-etched star map — partial, imprecise, and yet somehow always pointing toward somewhere worth going.
Passive bonuses
- +12% Discovery Xp Bonus
- +5% Faction Reputation Gain
Set bonus2 pieces
+20% Anomaly Discovery Chance
Explorer's Instinct: Veteran gear aligns its bearer with the patterns of unknown space.
How to get
Expedition Cache, Season Reward
Verdict Telemetry Shard
rare Commander Slot Artifact
A crystalline data-shard that intercepted and stored a fragment of the low-band stream a mythic guardian broadcasts toward the relay network mid-battle. The decoded portion is not a weapon schematic or a star map — it reads like a scoring rubric. Commanders who carry it find their reads on a chaotic engagement come a half-second sooner, as though they are seeing the fight the way something else is grading it.
Passive bonuses
- +8% Battle Coordination Bonus
- +10% Intel Reveal Speed
Set bonus3 pieces
+15% Mythic Boss Contribution Score
Verdict-Bound: Relics taken from the Verdict Tier resonate with the guardians' telemetry, increasing your measured contribution in mythic raids.
How to get
Mythic Boss, Deep Expedition
Which Artifact Should You Equip?
Verdict Telemetry Shard is the higher-rarity relic, so it carries the stronger ceiling for the Commander Slot slot and is the long-term target. That said, if you are already running the Explorer Kit set, the set bonus can outweigh raw rarity — favour the artifact that completes a set you already own.