Hero Relics and Hero Memories frequently drop from Blacksail Pirates, and the treasure hoard at the Void Sea Terminal. Most of the Hero Items dropped are specialized to your Hero Trait, but occasionally you may get generic Legendary Hero Items, or specialized drops for other Hero Traits which you can sell on the Trade House. Magic Hero Relics and Hero Memories are commonly dropped by the Blacksail mechanic, but if you're lucky you might also obtain a Legendary Hero Relic or Memory. Many Void Sea Seals increase the drop rate of Hero Relics and Memories.

The stats rolled by Magic Hero Relics are always closely associated with the build archetypes a Hero Trait specializes in. For example Erika's Magic Hero Relics all have stats like Movement Speed, Multistrike bonuses, and things related to Attacking. Conversely Youga's Spacetime Elapse Hero Relics roll bonuses related to Reaping, Twisted Spacetime, and DoTs. Hero Relics CANNOT be crafted, but can be traded to other players via the Trade House. Always check T1 modifiers denoted by the gold square.

The Engram slots are distributed randomly, and you are only able to Engrave Hero Memories in an open slot. In this example slots 1, 2, and 4 are open. Some Hero Relics increase the bonuses granted by Hero Memories Engraved into them. These effects vary by Engram location or Hero Memory rarity. Like many other Magic items, the modifiers that can roll on Hero Relics have different tiers, and a higher item level Hero Relic has a better chance of rolling good modifiers. Therefore you should always farm for them in the highest level content you can.