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[[File:Imbue - Example.png|thumb|Purchasing [[Superior Cooldown]] as [[Shiv]] presents the option to [[Imbue]] an ability.]]
[[File:Imbue - Example.png|thumb|Purchasing [[Compress Cooldown]] as [[Shiv]] presents the option to Imbue an ability.]]


[[Imbue|Imb]]<nowiki/>a is a term for when an [[Item]] requires the player to choose a specific ability of the hero they are playing. Typically the item will enhance only that ability, or provide a greater boost of [[Stats]] for that ability compared to the others.
'''Imbued items''' are [[items]] whose effect is only applied to one ability, chosen by the player or pre-selected by the player's item build.


Items refer to the selected ability as the [[Imbue|Imbued Ability]]. Abilities not imbued by an item are referred to as [[Imbue|Non-Imbued Abilities]].
== Overview ==
Once an item has been imbued, the player can only change the imbued ability by selling the item and buying it again.


Ability imbuements are item-specific - imbuing two separate abilities using, for example, [[Superior Cooldown]] and [[Quicksilver Reload]], will not grant both abilities the effect of both items. However, one ability can be imbued by multiple sources.
The player can imbue items even in abilities that don't trigger the item's effect.


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Most items cannot be imbued on passive abilities, the only exceptions being {{ItemIcon|Mystic Expansion}} and {{ItemIcon|Duration Extender}}.
 
== Notable interactions ==
* If {{HeroIcon|Silver}} imbues one of her non-ultimate abilities, it imbues both versions of the ability in human and werewolf form.


== Sources of Imbuements ==
== Sources of Imbuements ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Item
! Notes
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Ballistic Enchantment}}
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| {{ItemIcon|Compress Cooldown}}
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| {{ItemIcon|Duration Extender}}
| Can be imbued on passives
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Echo Shard}}
| Is both an imbue and an active. The cooldown is based on the imbued ability's cooldown. Cannot be imbued on ultimates
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Mercurial Magnum}}
| Is a [[charge-up]] item
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Mystic Expansion}}
| Can be imbued on passives
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Mystic Reverb}}
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|-
| {{ItemIcon|Quicksilver Reload}}
| Is a [[charge-up]] item
|-
| {{ItemIcon|Surge of Power}}
|
|}


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|list1=
{{ItemBox|item_name = Quicksilver Reload}}
{{ItemBox|item_name = Improved Reach}}
{{ItemBox|item_name = Superior Cooldown}}
{{ItemBox|item_name = Superior Duration}}
{{ItemBox|item_name = Surge of Power}}
{{ItemBox|item_name = Mystic Reverb}}
 
}}
[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Game mechanics]]
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