Mercury ball

The  is an artifact found in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Lost Alpha.

"Dubbed the Mercury Ball, it got its name from the both the element and planet. The emanating color is akin to the searing heat of Mercury and the inner layer of liquid is, surprisingly, a heavier and more toxic variant of the element mercury, unique to the Zone."

- Inventory description

"Born in the "Burner" anomaly. The second name is Mercury. Named after the planet and the element. The outgoing glow is really like the burning hell of the planet Mercury, and the liquid in the inner chamber is a unique, more toxic and heavy type of mercury that occurs only in the Zone. Despite the toxicity, the artifact is able to heal the disease or damage. Emits radiation."

- Inventory description

Overview

 * v1.30013 - 1.4005:


 * Pretty much unobtainable and uninteresting other than for its selling price.
 * v1.4007:


 * Becomes repurposed as the top-level "health" restore artifact.
 * Assigned a parent anomaly.

Trivia

 * This artifact was an artifact that was cut from earlier builds of the Base game.
 * There is a recipe for creating this item using an Artifact Merger which mercifully, is normally unavailable to the player.