Golden Relic

The Golden Relic is an Artifact that can be found by digging up an Artifact Spot in the Desert. It can also appear inside Artifact Troves, making it a possible reward from sources that yield mixed artifact drops. Like other artifacts, donating a Golden Relic contributes to the Museum’s total donation count.

Beyond the Museum, the Golden Relic has a few practical uses. It can be placed in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Relic Shirt, and it can also be used as a yellow dye at the dye pots in Emily and Haley’s house at 2 Willow Lane. These uses make it valuable even after the first copy has been donated.

A Golden Relic is also requested in a Fish Pond quest for Sandfish and Scorpion Carp. Completing that quest with one Golden Relic increases the pond’s capacity from 5 to 10, so players who intend to keep either fish for breeding or production should hold onto one copy for that purpose.

• Source: Desert Artifact Spots are the direct excavation method, and Artifact Troves provide an additional random source.
• Museum donation counts use the item normally, so players should donate one if they have not already completed the collection entry.
• If you want the Relic Shirt or yellow dye access, keep at least one spare copy rather than donating every Golden Relic you find.
• For Fish Ponds, the single relic requirement is a one-time upgrade cost for Sandfish and Scorpion Carp ponds.

The item’s description also contains a misspelling of “hieroglyphs,” which appears in-game.