Where to find the Whirlwind Artifact (STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl)

This guide shows where to find and how to get the Whirlwind Artifact in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl game, which was released on 20th November 2024. Whirlwind Artifacts can be found in Gravitational Anomalies. One such location where you can find Whirlwind Artifact is RIBS in the Lesser Zone as shown in the picture below.

Before entering the RIBS, equip the Bolt and Echo Detector as shown in the picture below.

As you enter the RIBS, there will be a disturbance right in the front (Disturbance 1 in the picture below). Feed a bolt to the disturbance to get rid of it. Now follow the beeping in the Echo Detector to find the location of the artifact. In my game, the artifact was underneath the disturbance on the right side (Disturbance 2 in the picture below). Feed a bolt to the disturbance on the right side to get rid of it. Then quickly go there and stand for a few seconds for the artifact to spawn there as shown in the second picture below. Please note that you need to have the Echo Detector device equipped and you also need to stop for a few seconds for the Artifact to spawn. If you did not get the Whirlwind Artifact, then reload the area and try again. You will get it in 3-4 tries.

Pick up the artifact and quickly move away before the disturbance reappears. If you did not find the artifact there, try finding it underneath the disturbance at the center of the area, as many players have reported it to be there. In any case, the artifact is always underneath one of the disturbances outside the building. No need to enter the building searching for the artifact.