Infusion

Upgrade interface: applying an Infusion to an ascended staff.

This article is about the upgrade component used in ascended equipment. For equipment with an extra Infusion slot, see Infused equipment.

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 Five major types of infusions: Agony Infusions, Attribute Infusions, WvW Infusions, Swim-Speed Infusions, and Cosmetic Infusions.

• Attribute, WvW, and Certain Cosmetic Infusions are Account Bound on Acquire.

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. Each Agony infusion level costs two of the previous level plus one Thermocatalytic Reagent, making higher level agony infusions exponentially expensive. There are few reasons to make or use agony infusions above +9.

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

See Agony Infusion for an overview of costs, and Agony Resistance for an overview of needed amounts and efficient builds for the needed resistance for Fractals.

Attribute Infusions

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

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

Basic Attribute Infusion

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

• These are generally not recommended, due to the scarcity of Laurels, all other Attribute infusions are +5 with additional benefits, and the chosen attribute cannot be modified.

•   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.

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 

• These Infusions provide their Attribute bonus in PvE modes as well as WvW.
• They do not provide any Agony Resistance, and cannot be modified to another attribute once purchased.

• 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

Cosmetic Attribute Infusions

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

• Costs for Cosmetic Infusions vary wildly, Some are relatively common and cost only slightly more than standard Attribute infusions, while the rarest trade for thousands of gold.
• Some Cosmetic Attribute Infusions are connected to achievements and Account Bound.

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   Magnetite Shards.

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 Piñata
•   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 achievement The End of the Road
•   Jormag Left and   Right Eye Infusion,   Primordus Left and   Right Eye Infusion - Crafted in the Mystic Forge using Pristine Dragon's Left and Right Eye respectively.
•   Echo of the Dragonvoid - Possible The Battle for the Jade Sea meta event reward (contained in Glob of Dragonvoid Aether)

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: Red - Complete The King Toad and The Crimson Assassin collection.
•   Moto's Unstable Bauble Infusion: Blue - Complete The Storm Wizard 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.

Strike Mission related Infusions

•   Imperial Everbloom - Can be bought from Zazzl or dropped from EoD strike missions with challenge modes. Purchased infusions are account bound.

Crafting related Infusions

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

Swim-Speed 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).