Mechanic

Relic vault

Some maps have a relic vault event; completing it drops a batch of ciphers. Relic tombs pay out through their vaults.

Payouts (Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6): a relic vault's payout includes an Artifact cargo container. A beacon's payout includes a Regalia cargo container, and the rest of its loot comes out loose.
Since Hotfix 9, a relic vault's name shows in the Artifact colour, like the container it drops.
Canyon and Tunnel relic tombs (Hotfix 6): bigger vault payouts, and no more asteroid fields. In both Tunnel layouts the deploy rooms hold richer beacons, containers and mining caches.
The Orrery (Hotfix 9): its relic tomb spawns ORDO SOLARIS VAULT T3, fought in three waves of Golems and Guardians (3, then 5, then 6) plus a Golem elite.

Guardians and Golems are robots that also drop ciphers and, like other mechanical NPCs, Core Capacitors. Since Hotfix 6, Guardians have a Lightning Storm ability, which STORMCALLER elites in tiers 3 to 7 use too. Golems and Guardians speed up faster, begin their shield-bash windup sooner, turn faster while winding up, and knock players back again.

Changed by patches

Relic vault payout: Includes an Artifact cargo containerOfficial hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6
Beacon payout: A Regalia cargo container, with the rest of the loot looseOfficial hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6
Canyon and Tunnel relic tombs: Larger vault payouts; no asteroid fieldsOfficial hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6
Tunnel deploy rooms (both layouts): Richer beacon, container and mining cache rewardsOfficial hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6
Guardians: Have a Lightning Storm ability, also used by STORMCALLER elites in tiers 3 to 7Official hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6
Golems and Guardians: Accelerate faster, start shield-bash windups sooner, turn faster while winding up, and knock players back againOfficial hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 6
Relic vault name: Shown in the Artifact colour, matching the container it dropsOfficial hotfix notes · Beta Patch 2 · Hotfix 9

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