Players will encounter several dangerous anomalies while exploring the world ofSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Even though it’s best to just avoid the areas with anomalies and live to fight another day, exploring the areas with these anomalies can get you some powerful artifacts to improve and give your stats a boost.

One of these anomalies is the bigBulbanear the Zalissya basewhich harbors one of the best artifacts inSTALKER 2calledWeird Ball, which offers damage reduction from bullets. However, securing said artifact can be a bit tricky.

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How to Get the Weird Ball Artifact Under the Bulba Anomaly in STALKER 2

Players can find the Bulba anomalytowards the east of Zalissya basein the location marked on the map inSTALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. As players enter the area, they’ll notice a big ball of energy over the lake that’s constantly pulling in objects at short intervals. Getting too close will also pull players towards it, resulting in instant death.

So, here’s how players can reach close to the Bulba anomaly safely and secure the Weird Ball artifact inSTALKER 2.

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Now you’ll finally have a legendary artifact inSTALKER 2to reduce damage taken from bullets, especially while standing still. You can go ahead andequip it in one of your artifact slotsand its effects will start right away. One of the best things about the Weird Ball artifact is that it doesn’t have any radiation side effects on it, so players can use it without any repercussions.

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