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Imbuement 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.

Purchasing Compress Cooldown as Shiv presents the option to Imbue an ability.

Items refer to the selected ability as the Imbued Ability. Abilities not imbued by an item are referred to as Non-Imbued Abilities.

Ability imbuements are item-specific - imbuing two separate abilities using, for example, Compress Cooldown and Quicksilver Reload, will not grant both abilities the effect of both items. However, one ability can be imbued by multiple sources.

Sources of Imbuements

Item
Ballistic Enchantment
Compress Cooldown
Duration Extender
Echo Shard
Mercurial Magnum
Mystic Expansion
Mystic Reverb
Quicksilver Reload
Surge of Power