Imbues

Imbues are positive status effects in Outward which increase the potency of the player's melee weapon, pistol or shield.

Overview

Only one type of Imbue may be active on a weapon/shield at a time. Attempting to use two imbues at once will overwrite the first imbue with the second one.

Melee Imbues

Melee weapon Imbues have a skill or associated item which activates them, and they generally last between 90–180 seconds. These imbues add elemental damage to the weapon, which is triggered on every hit until the imbue expires.

Daggers will also gain the benefits of Melee imbues if you apply one while you have a Dagger equipped.

Pistol Imbues

Pistol imbues are acquired via Mercenary skills. Unlike melee weapon imbues, they have no set duration and expire after one shot of the pistol.

Shield Imbues

Shield imbues are acquired via the Shield Infusion mercenary skill.

List of Imbues

Icon	Name	Duration	Effects
	Blood Bullet Imbue	∞	Next shot deals Decay damage. Pistol's damage is converted to Decay Damage multiplier: 0.8x
	Decay Shield Imbue	600 seconds	Decay explosion on next blocked Melee attack
	Divine Light Imbue	180 seconds	Increases base damage by 25% as Lightning damage, and grants +6 flat Lightning damage. Emits light
	Ethereal Shield Imbue	600 seconds	Ethereal explosion on next blocked Melee attack
	Fire Imbue	90 seconds	Increases damage by 10% as Fire damage, and grants +4 flat Fire damage.
	Fire Shield Imbue	600 seconds	Fire explosion on next blocked Melee attack
	Frost Bullet Imbue	∞	Next shot creates a Frost explosion with bonus damage Inflicts Slow Down, Crippled and pistol's effects
	Frost Imbue	90 seconds	Increases damage by 10% as Frost damage, and grants +5 flat Frost damage.
	Frost Shield Imbue	600 seconds	Frost explosion on next blocked Melee attack
	Greater Decay Imbue	180 seconds	Increases damage by 20% as Decay damage, and grants +15 flat Decay damage.
	Greater Ethereal Imbue	180 seconds	Increases base damage by 10% as Ethereal damage, and grants +15 flat Ethereal damage.
	Greater Fire Imbue	180 seconds	Increases damage by 10% as Fire damage, and grants +12 flat Fire damage. Inflicts Burning (40%)
	Greater Frost Imbue	180 seconds	Increases damage by 10% as Frost damage, and grants +15 flat Frost damage. Inflicts Slow Down (40%)
	Greater Lightning Imbue	180 seconds	Increases damage by 10% as Lightning damage, and grants +15 flat Lightning damage.
	Greater Poison Imbue	180 seconds	Weapon inflicts Extreme Poison (40% buildup)
	Infuse Blood (Imbue)	180 seconds	Adds +10 flat Decay damage Inflicts Extreme Poison (35%) Inflicts Extreme Bleeding (35%) Absorbs 10% of damage dealt as Health
	Infuse Mana (Imbue)	180 seconds	Increases damage by 25% as Ethereal damage, and grants +10 flat Ethereal damage.
	Lightning Imbue	90 seconds	Increases damage by 10% as Lightning damage, and grants +5 flat Lightning damage.
	Lightning Shield Imbue	600 seconds	Lightning explosion on next blocked Melee attack
	Mystic Fire Imbue	180 seconds	Increases damage by 25% as Fire damage, and grants +7 flat Fire damage. Inflicts Burning (49%)
	Mystic Frost Imbue	180 seconds	Increases damage by 25% as Frost damage, and grants +10 flat Frost damage. Inflicts Slow Down (49%)
	Poison Imbue	90 seconds	Weapon inflicts Poisoned (40% buildup)
	Shatter Bullet Imbue	∞	Next shot deals high Impact, inflicts Pain, and all damage is converted to Physical.
	Wind Imbue	180 seconds	1.2x Attack Speed 1.5x Weapon Impact damage 2.0x Stamina Burn rate

Melee Imbue Damage Formula

The amount of elemental damage added by a Melee imbue is calculated with the following formula:

((Total base damage * Imbue Multiplier) + Imbue Flat) * (1 + Damage Bonus)

For more information, see Damage.

See Also

• Boons