List of major artifacts in Dungeons & Dragons

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, magic items are common; however, artifacts are crafted by gods, fiends, or powerful wizards or clerics to be more permanent and potent than more ordinary magic items. Unlike typical magic items, artifacts usually cannot be created in play and cannot be disenchanted or destroyed by mundane means. Each artifact is intelligent and has specific goals. An artifact's power depends on its current attitude towards its wielder; its more powerful effects may work alterations on its wielder as a side effect.

Major artifacts are generally unique and exist for a specific purpose. Less powerful or potent artifacts, or ones that are not unique, are generally called minor artifacts.