diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/artifact/effect.dm b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/artifact/effect.dm
index 281097f912a..e424ac65f39 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/artifact/effect.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/artifact/effect.dm
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 			effectrange = rand(5, 15)
 		if(3)
 			//large range, long charge time
-			chargelevelmax = rand(20, 120)
-			effectrange = rand(20, 200)
+			chargelevelmax = rand(20, 60)
+			effectrange = rand(15, 20)
 
 /datum/artifact_effect/proc/ToggleActivate(var/reveal_toggle = 1)
 	//so that other stuff happens first
diff --git a/html/changelogs/geeves-artifact_ranges.yml b/html/changelogs/geeves-artifact_ranges.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..045f0c0a7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/geeves-artifact_ranges.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes: 
+  - tweak: "Reduced long-range artifact effect max range from 200 tiles, to 20."