diff --git a/lib/CArtHandler.cpp b/lib/CArtHandler.cpp
index 9373f5ad5..44e7f101e 100644
--- a/lib/CArtHandler.cpp
+++ b/lib/CArtHandler.cpp
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ CArtifact * CArtHandler::loadArtifact(const JsonNode & node)
 				case ArtBearer::HERO: //TODO: allow arts having several possible bearers
 					break;
 				case ArtBearer::COMMANDER:
-					makeItCommanderArt(art->id); //TODO: when id is deduced?
+					makeItCommanderArt (art, false); //do not erase already existing slots
 					break;
 				case ArtBearer::CREATURE:
-					makeItCreatureArt(art->id);
+					makeItCreatureArt (art, false);
 					break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ CArtifact * CArtHandler::loadArtifact(const JsonNode & node)
 		}
 	}
 
+	readComponents (node, art);
+
 	BOOST_FOREACH (const JsonNode &bonus, node["bonuses"].Vector())
 	{
 		auto b = JsonUtils::parseBonus(bonus);
@@ -660,10 +662,8 @@ void CArtHandler::giveArtBonus(TArtifactID aid, Bonus *bonus)
 
 	artifacts[aid]->addNewBonus(bonus);
 }
-
-void CArtHandler::makeItCreatureArt (TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCreature /*=true*/)
+void CArtHandler::makeItCreatureArt (CArtifact * a, bool onlyCreature /*=true*/)
 {
-	CArtifact *a = artifacts[aid];
 	if (onlyCreature)
 	{
 		a->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::HERO].clear();
@@ -672,9 +672,14 @@ void CArtHandler::makeItCreatureArt (TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCreature
 	a->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::CREATURE].push_back(ArtifactPosition::CREATURE_SLOT);
 }
 
-void CArtHandler::makeItCommanderArt( TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCommander /*= true*/ )
+void CArtHandler::makeItCreatureArt (TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCreature /*=true*/)
 {
 	CArtifact *a = artifacts[aid];
+	makeItCreatureArt (a, onlyCreature);
+}
+
+void CArtHandler::makeItCommanderArt (CArtifact * a, bool onlyCommander /*= true*/ )
+{
 	if (onlyCommander)
 	{
 		a->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::HERO].clear();
@@ -684,6 +689,12 @@ void CArtHandler::makeItCommanderArt( TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCommande
 		a->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::COMMANDER].push_back(i);
 }
 
+void CArtHandler::makeItCommanderArt( TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCommander /*= true*/ )
+{
+	CArtifact *a = artifacts[aid];
+	makeItCommanderArt (a, onlyCommander);
+}
+
 void CArtHandler::addBonuses()
 {
 	const JsonNode config(ResourceID("config/artifacts.json"));
@@ -702,23 +713,29 @@ void CArtHandler::addBonuses()
 		else if(artifact.second["type"].String() == "Commander")
 			makeItCommanderArt(ga->id);
 
-		const JsonNode *value;
-		value = &artifact.second["components"];
-		if (!value->isNull())
-		{
-			ga->constituents = new std::vector<ui32>();
-			BOOST_FOREACH (auto component, value->Vector())
-			{
-				VLC->modh->identifiers.requestIdentifier(std::string("artifact.") + component.String(),
-					boost::bind (&CArtifact::addConstituent, ga, _1)
-				);
-			}
-		}
+		readComponents (artifact.second, ga);
 
 		VLC->modh->identifiers.registerObject ("artifact." + artifact.first, ga->id);
 	}
 }
 
+void CArtHandler::readComponents (const JsonNode & node, CArtifact * art)
+{
+	const JsonNode *value;
+	value = &node["components"];
+	if (!value->isNull())
+	{
+		art->constituents = new std::vector<ui32>();
+		BOOST_FOREACH (auto component, value->Vector())
+		{
+			VLC->modh->identifiers.requestIdentifier(std::string("artifact.") + component.String(),
+				boost::bind (&CArtifact::addConstituent, art, _1)
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 void CArtHandler::clear()
 {
 	BOOST_FOREACH(CArtifact *art, artifacts)
@@ -755,7 +772,15 @@ void CArtHandler::initAllowedArtifactsList(const std::vector<ui8> &allowed)
 	}
 	for (int i = GameConstants::ARTIFACTS_QUANTITY; i < artifacts.size(); ++i) //allow all new artifacts by default
 	{
-		allowedArtifacts.push_back(artifacts[i]);
+		 if (artifacts[i]->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::HERO].size())
+			allowedArtifacts.push_back(artifacts[i]);
+		 else //check if active modules allow artifact to be every used
+		 {
+			 if (artifacts[i]->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::COMMANDER].size() && VLC->modh->modules.COMMANDERS ||
+				 artifacts[i]->possibleSlots[ArtBearer::CREATURE].size() && VLC->modh->modules.STACK_ARTIFACT)
+				 allowedArtifacts.push_back(artifacts[i]);
+			 //keep im mind that artifact can be worn by more than one type of bearer
+		 }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/CArtHandler.h b/lib/CArtHandler.h
index 69859eb7c..15ee1e854 100644
--- a/lib/CArtHandler.h
+++ b/lib/CArtHandler.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ public:
 	void load(const JsonNode & node);
 	/// load one artifact from json config
 	CArtifact * loadArtifact(const JsonNode & node);
+	///read (optional) components of combined artifact
+	void readComponents (const JsonNode & node, CArtifact * art);
 
 	void sortArts();
 	void addBonuses();
@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@ public:
 	bool isBigArtifact (TArtifactID artID) const {return bigArtifacts.find(artID) != bigArtifacts.end();}
 	void initAllowedArtifactsList(const std::vector<ui8> &allowed); //allowed[art_id] -> 0 if not allowed, 1 if allowed
 	static int convertMachineID(int id, bool creToArt);
+	void makeItCreatureArt (CArtifact * a, bool onlyCreature = true);
 	void makeItCreatureArt (TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCreature = true);
+	void makeItCommanderArt (CArtifact * a, bool onlyCommander = true);
 	void makeItCommanderArt (TArtifactInstanceID aid, bool onlyCommander = true);
 	CArtHandler();
 	~CArtHandler();