Relics are a special type of building and the central element of the second post-release major update. They allow players to benefit from special abilities or bonuses but need to be forged first by assigning Smiths to a Forge.
A relic cost 100, 50 and 10 and takes 8 months to be forged with two regular smiths. Once built, it needs to be placed in an area like a regular building.
It is not possible to build more than one relic per game. Only Horse clan can build a second one, by activating the Lore "Ancestral Influence".
Allies cannot build the same relic. It is not possible to use another player's relic, even if you colonize a zone containing a relic that your clan could build.
While some relics are common and can be built by any clan, others can only be built by one specific clan.
A relic cannot be removed or destroyed once built. The same goes to a relic in an area that has been colonized.
Common relics[]
In their October 2019 AMA, the developer team announced that more common relics may appear in the future.
Mjölnir : Forging time is 50% faster. When landing a strike, upgraded units have a 20% chance of summoning Mjölnir's wrath on their opponents.
Gefjun's Jar : Population Happiness requriements are reduced by 20%. The more you have, the more your units' production is increased.
Jörmunr : You gain a Lore bonus depending on the number of zones in your territory. You can colonize zones with Lore.
Clan specific relics[]
Hlidskjalf : Allows you to recruit Einherjar at Hlidskjalf. Powerful units consuming more Food but whose strength increases with the clan's Fame.
As of the Swords and Solace update, the relic now instead allows you to train Einherjar by assigning them to Hlidskjalf.
Horn of Managarm : Summons up to 3 White Wolves under your control for 50 Food each, with the cost being reduced by half if you build it in a Wolf Den tile. You can summon them every 2 months. 3 is the total maximum number; if you summon 3 wolves and lose 2 of them, next time the Horn of Managarm is off cooldown you will be able to summon only 2 wolves.
Scabbard of Gram : Your Warchief wields the sword Gram. Enemies hit by Gram are frozen, along with the area around them. Gives +10% attack, +10% defense to Borgild.
Edda of Vör : You can force the Kraken's Event. During Kraken's event, if any boat is destroyed you will receive resources.
Aegir : Torfin can use Provocation : All enemy units and towers target Torfin during a short period and his defense is increased by 100% for 6 seconds.
Glepnir : Allows you to place a trap in a non-enemy zone. Activate on demand to reveal spikes that damage and slow enemies for as long as they are in the zone. Lasts 30 seconds.
Yggdrasil's root : The zone where Yggdrasil's Root is built becomes “Eldritch". Every 4 months, another zone becomes eldritch. Units in Eldritch zones benefit from periodical production bonuses. Enemy units in an eldritch zone have a chance to pick a fight with their own kin for 5s.