relic machine

A machine that takes swords to obtain relics, competing with tribute for available blades.

Evidence: 4 official · Last verified: 2026-11-14 · Sources: 1

The relic machine in ForgeTax lets you spend swords to obtain relics. Those blades also compete with your tribute needs, so using the machine means deciding how much to invest in relics without leaving yourself short for the dragon.

How to Use the Relic Machine

1. Review your tribute needs first

Before spending swords on relics, consider which blades you need for tribute. The official description explicitly warns that every blade spent on a relic is one less blade available for the dragon. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

This makes the machine a resource-allocation decision rather than a separate source of free upgrades. If you are relying on your available swords to meet tribute, weigh that immediate requirement against the possible benefit of another relic. The supplied information does not establish a safe number of swords to spend or a recommended reserve.

2. Spend swords to obtain relics

The machine takes swords, and players spend those blades on relics. Use it when you have decided that obtaining a relic is worth giving up swords that could otherwise go toward tribute.

The available description does not specify an exchange rate, minimum sword value, required number of blades, or exact interaction sequence. It therefore does not support a precise instruction such as inserting a particular sword, selecting a named button, or paying a fixed price.

3. Explore the draw-ticket option

The relic-machine description states that players can change their draw tickets. Treat this as another aspect of the mechanic to examine alongside spending blades on relics.

However, the supplied information does not explain what draw tickets represent, how to change them, whether changing them costs anything, or how they affect the resulting draw. Do not assume that this feature guarantees a particular relic or improves your odds by a known amount.

4. Look for effects that work together

The official description encourages players to combine effects and build around their luck. This supports approaching relics as potential parts of a combination, rather than judging each one only in isolation. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

When considering further investment in the machine, look at the effects available to you and whether they appear useful together. No named relics, effect values, or verified combinations are provided, so there is no supported best build or guaranteed synergy to recommend.

5. Reassess before spending more blades

After investing in relics, return to the same practical question: what swords remain for tribute? Each additional blade committed to the machine reduces the blades available for that competing purpose. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

The dragon’s tribute matters because meeting it earns another round at the anvil; falling short is described as making the presence beyond the bars lose patience. The excerpt does not specify the exact penalty for failure. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

Tips for Managing the Trade-Off

• Plan around both uses of your swords. Relics and tribute draw on the same available blades; do not evaluate machine spending without considering the dragon’s demand.
• Look for useful combinations, not a promised outcome. The official description promotes combining effects, but it does not identify a universally strongest relic or strategy. [src-4d2e93b2d8]
• Keep draw-ticket expectations grounded. Changing draw tickets is confirmed, but its rules and results are not explained in the supplied information.
• Avoid assuming a fixed spending rule. There is no verified sword budget, exchange ratio, or recommended number of relic purchases in these sources.

Rewards and Limits

The confirmed reward for spending blades at the relic machine is obtaining relics. The official description presents their appeal as combining unusual effects and turning several advantages into greater value, but it provides no numerical bonuses or specific relic examples. [src-4d2e93b2d8]

The central decision is therefore clear even though the detailed interface is not: spend swords to pursue relic benefits, or preserve those swords for tribute. Exact machine controls, relic availability, draw-ticket behavior, and optimal spending thresholds remain unspecified by the supplied source.

Details

input

The relic machine takes swords.

exchange

Players spend blades on relics.

drawTickets

The relic-machine description states that players can change their draw tickets.

evidenceType

official

Sources

• Steam store page — ForgeTax

Related

• tribute