Luck and Stygian Abyss Artifact Drop/Drop Rates generally

[Fizzleton]

Hello, I am trying to coming back to the game trolling around the Abyss. I managed to kill dozens of those "renowned"-mobs, but never got a drop. Therefore some questions:
- Are there confirmed numbers of drops per say 100 kills?
- Does luck affect the chance of getting a drop?
- I found a thread mentioning that artifacts may spawn to the ground. Still true?
- In Doom there was this special "accumulation-thing", by killing bosses you got better and better chances for a drop next time. I guess this is not implemented for these guys?

Best regards, and thx in advance, Fizzle

 

[Eärendil]

- Are there confirmed numbers of drops per say 100 kills?

>The SA-Arties drop on the renowned bosses, not on the mobs. They are rare. I got some Tinker Legs after 200 devourers. But I got 3 Basilisk-Breastplates after 50 Rat Bosses. I don´t know a %-chance...

- Does luck affect the chance of getting a drop?

>No

- I found a thread mentioning that artifacts may spawn to the ground. Still true?

>Aye, there are 4 weapons in the Abyss and 1 in the Underworld. You need stealing skill to get them.

- In Doom there was this special "accumulation-thing", by killing bosses you got better and better chances for a drop next time. I guess this is not implemented for these guys?

>Right. Sheer and utter randomness ;-)

 

[HippoRedux]

- In Doom there was this special "accumulation-thing", by killing bosses you got better and better chances for a drop next time. I guess this is not implemented for these guys?

The only other place I've found where the Doom-like "drop counter" works is in Covetous lvl3 (the area above Cora). I get 1-6 drops a day there (Heph, brightblade, tundra, etc.) depending on how many and how high fame are he monsters killed in the various spawns.

 

[Eärendil]

Correct and correct!