Infusion

Upgrade interface: applying an Infusion to an ascended staff.

Infusions are a type of upgrade component that go into infusion slots, which can be found on all ascended and legendary equipment except amulets, as well as in a few exotic back items and an exotic ring. Infusions are the primary source of agony resistance, which is important to survive the higher levels of Fractals of the Mists (although not all infusions provide agony resistance).

Infusions can be removed from equipment using an Infusion Extraction Device or an Upgrade Extractor, the latter also removing any upgrades.

Types of Infusions

There are two major types of infusions: Agony Infusions and Attribute Infusions.

Agony Infusions

Agony Infusions provide the attribute Agony Resistance, which protects players from Agony, a mechanic encountered within the Fractals of the Mists.

Basic Agony Infusions

Basic Agony Infusions provide from +1 to +30 Agony Resistance, and can be upgraded by Artificers or by trading with INFUZ-5959.

•   +1 Agony Infusion
•   +2 Agony Infusion
•   +3 Agony Infusion
• ...etc.

See Agony Infusion for an overview.

Attribute Infusions

Attribute Infusions provide a small bonus to Power, Precision, Condition Damage, Toughness, Vitality, Healing Power, Concentration, Expertise or swimming speed.

Prefix	Attribute
Mighty	Power
Precise	Precision
Malign	Condition Damage
Resilient	Toughness
Vital	Vitality
Healing	Healing Power
Mystical	Concentration
Spiteful	Expertise

Basic Attribute Infusion

These provide +4 to their respective attribute and are purchased from Laurel Merchants for 5 .

•   Mighty Infusion
•   Precise Infusion
•   Malign Infusion
•   Resilient Infusion
•   Vital Infusion
•   Healing Infusion

Standard Attribute Infusion

Standard Attribute Infusions provide +5 to their respective attribute, and +5, +7 or +9 Agony Resistance.

•   Mighty +5 Agony Infusion
•   Precise +5 Agony Infusion
•   Malign +5 Agony Infusion
•   Resilient +5 Agony Infusion
•   Vital +5 Agony Infusion
•   Healing +5 Agony Infusion
•   Mystical +5 Agony Infusion
•   Spiteful +5 Agony Infusion
•   Mighty +7 Agony Infusion
•   Precise +7 Agony Infusion
•   Malign +7 Agony Infusion
•   Resilient +7 Agony Infusion
•   Vital +7 Agony Infusion
•   Healing +7 Agony Infusion
•   Mystical +7 Agony Infusion
•   Spiteful +7 Agony Infusion
•   Mighty +9 Agony Infusion
•   Precise +9 Agony Infusion
•   Malign +9 Agony Infusion
•   Resilient +9 Agony Infusion
•   Vital +9 Agony Infusion
•   Healing +9 Agony Infusion
•   Mystical +9 Agony Infusion
•   Spiteful +9 Agony Infusion

Acquisition

• +5 attribute infusions can be obtained from INFUZ-5959 for three +5 Agony Infusions + 5 Integrated Fractal Matrices.
• +7 attribute infusions can be obtained from INFUZ-5959 for three +7 Agony Infusions + 10 Integrated Fractal Matrices.
• +9 attribute infusions can be obtained from INFUZ-5959 for three +9 Agony Infusions + 20 Integrated Fractal Matrices.
• +5 and +7 attribute infusions can be upgraded to their next value through INFUZ-5959 by using 2 of the current attribute infusion with 6 agony infusions of the same value.
• +5 attribute infusions can be obtained from Basic Magnetite Exchange Operative for 75 Magnetite Shard + 15 gold.

Special Attribute Infusions

These infusions provide +5 to an attribute and +9 Agony Resistance and also provide a unique aura to the character with one equipped.

Raid related Infusions

•   Ghostly Infusion - Loot from Gorseval the Multifarious, or purchased from Scholar Glenna after having defeated Gorseval at least once.
•   Peerless Infusion - Found in   Qadim the Peerless's Coffer,   Djinn Energy Cluster and sold by Scholar Glenna for   Gaeting Crystals.

Open World PvE related Infusions

•   Chak Infusion - Crafted in the Mystic Forge using a Chak Egg Sac
•   Liquid Aurillium Infusion - Crafted in the Mystic Forge using a Vial of Liquid Aurillium
•   Queen Bee Infusion - Crafted in the Mystic Forge using a Preserved Queen Bee
•   Festive Confetti Infusion - Chance from killing Choya Pinata
•   Crystal Infusion - Chance from defeating Death-Branded Shatterer
•   Heart of the Khan-Ur - Super Rare Drop from   "Recovered" Charr Artifact
•   Frost Legion Infusion - Crafted in the Mystic Forge using Tonics of Icebrood Corruption or completing the achievent The End of the Road

Festival related Infusions

•   Ember Infusion - Loot from   Trick-or-Treat Bags.
•   Phospholuminescent Infusion - Loot from   Trick-or-Treat Bags.
• Polysaturating Reverberating Infusion - Loot from   Trick-or-Treat Bags.
  •   Polysaturating Reverberating Infusion (Gray)
  •   Polysaturating Reverberating Infusion (Purple)
  •   Polysaturating Reverberating Infusion (Red)
• Polyluminescent Undulating Infusion - Crafted in the Mystic Forge with their respective Refractor.
  •   Polyluminescent Undulating Infusion (Teal)
  •   Polyluminescent Undulating Infusion (Black)
  •   Polyluminescent Undulating Infusion (Green)
  •   Polyluminescent Undulating Infusion (Orange)
•   Winter's Heart Infusion - Loot from   Wintersday Gifts.
•   Snow Diamond Infusion - Loot from   Wintersday Gifts.
•   Toy-Shell Infusion - Loot from   Wintersday Gifts.
•   Moto's Unstable Bauble Infusion: Blue - Complete The Storm Wizard collection.
•   Moto's Unstable Bauble Infusion: Red - Complete The King Toad or The Crimson Assassin collection.

Fractal related Infusions

•   Celestial Infusion (Blue) - Loot from completing Shattered Observatory Fractal challenge mote or as a chance from Fractal Master's Chest.
•   Celestial Infusion (Red) - Obtained from Celestial Infusion Chest from BLING-9009.
•   Abyssal Infusion - Obtained from Abyssal Infusion Chest from BLING-9009.

Dragon Response Mission related Infusions

•   Deldrimor Stoneskin Infusion - Super Rare Drop from   Deldrimor Supply Box or purchased from Tyrn Ironmaw for   Tyrian Defense Seals or Merchant (Deldrimor) for   Deldrimor Support Marks.

Crafting related Infusions

•   Mystic Infusion - Chance from the Mystic Forge using 1 Ectoplasmic Stone + 3 armor or weapon (ERare or FExotic) ^{[verification requested]}

WvW Infusions

There are two versions of Attribute WvW Infusions, Offensive and Defensive. Both types can be purchased from WvW Laurel Merchants for 5  + 125 , or from a Skirmish Supervisor for 45  + 20 

• Offensive versions provide +5 Power, Precision, Condition Damage or Expertise, and +1% Damage to Guards, Lords, and Supervisors.
  •   Mighty WvW Infusion
  •   Precise WvW Infusion
  •   Malign WvW Infusion
  •   Expertise WvW Infusion

• Defensive versions provide +5 Toughness, Vitality, Healing Power or Concentration, and -1% Damage taken from Guards, Lords, and Supervisors.
  •   Resilient WvW Infusion
  •   Vital WvW Infusion
  •   Healing WvW Infusion
  •   Concentration WvW Infusion

Breather Infusions

Swim-Speed Infusions are an infusion specific to ascended aquatic headgear. The +10 infusion is currently the smallest obtainable infusion of its type, and can be exchanged for larger ones with Dive Master Astora in Lion's Arch.

•   Swim-Speed Infusion +10
•   Swim-Speed Infusion +11
•   Swim-Speed Infusion +12
• ...etc.

Transforming stats

Primary article: Stat changing#Infusions

All attribute infusions that give +9 Agony Resistance and special attribute infusions are able to be transformed to a different stat through a Mystic Forge recipe.

Item		Ingredients
Infusion of the desired stat	1	Infusion to change
	1	Anthology of Heroes
	25 or 150	Tier 6 crafting material for the desired stat
	Varies	Unique item (see respective page)

Notes

• Infusions are lost when upgrading ascended items in the Mystic Forge, since the original item is consumed in the crafting process. Make sure to use an Infusion Extraction Device before you upgrade the item if you wish to keep the infusion.
• When crafting the standard attribute infusions, it is cheaper to start by crafting the +5 attribute infusions and then use them to create a +7 one, and use two +7 to craft a +9, though the cost difference is really small.

Steps	Agony Infusion	Matrices	Reagents
Cost to create one +5 attribute infusion	48	5	15
Cost to upgrade two +5 into one +7	192	10	180
Cost to create one +7 attribute infusion	192	10	189
Cost to upgrade four +5 into two +7 into one +9	768	20	738
Cost to upgrade two +7 into one +9	768	20	756
Cost to create one +9 attribute infusion	768	20	765

See also

• Infused equipment — Additional infusion slots for rings and backpacks
• Attuned equipment — A second additional infusion slot for rings
• Cosmetic aura — Infusions that change the cosmetic appearance
• Cosmetic aura/Aura stacking — infusion stacking and death animation
• Enrichment — a special upgrade slot only found on amulets (cannot be used for infusions)

External links

• Linsey Murdock Unveils New High End Ascended Gear

Trivia

• In Guild Wars, infusion was the process of imbuing armor pieces with magic to protect against the mursaat's Spectral Agony.
• Prior to the July 26, 2016 update, there were 5 infusion types: offensive, defensive, utility, versatile (omni), and agony. Versatile infusions could be placed in non-agony infusion slots. The update simplified the types to Infusions (offensive, defensive, versatile, and agony) and Enrichments (utility).