Cold Imbuement

Cold Imbuement is a Rogue skill from the Imbuements skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Cold Dmg	Crowd Controlled
Vulnerable	Frozen
Freezes
Imbuement

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Cold Imbuement Cooldown: 13 seconds Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next 2 Imbueable Skills deal Cold damage and Chill enemies for 25% per hit. Damage: N/A Tags: Imbuement, Imbueable Chilling Weight Chilled enemies have their Movement Speed further reduced by up to 10% and you gain 5%[x] increased Chill effect. Prerequisite: Can also reach Chilling Weight via Cold Imbuement.

Upgrades

Enhanced Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 40% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds.	Mixed Cold Imbuement Cold Imbued Skills deal 20%[x] damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen (CC) enemies.
	Blended Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 35% chance to instantly Freeze enemies for 3 seconds.

Other Skills that work with Cold Imbuement

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Cold Imbuement can exploit
• Exploit a condition Cold Imbuement creates

Basic Tree
Fundamental Blade Shift Casting a skill that isn't Blade Shift empowers your next Blade Shift to deal 100%[x] more damage. Skill
Primary Forceful Arrow Every 3rd cast of Forceful Arrow pierces through all enemies hit. Skill
Fundamental Forceful Arrow Forceful Arrow Knocks Back (CC) Non-Elite enemies if they are Close. If they collide with another enemy, both are Knocked Down (CC) for 1.5 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Heartseeker When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain 8%[+] Attack Speed for 4 seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable . Skill
Core Tree
Twisting Blades Energy Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Impale an enemy with your blades, dealing 54% damage and making them take 8%[x] increased damage from you for 1.5 seconds. After 1.5 seconds the blades return to you, piercing enemies for 86% damage. Damage: Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded weapons Tags: Core, Cutthroat, Imbueable Skill
Improved Twisting Blades Enemies are Dazed for 1.5 seconds while impaled with Twisting Blades . Skill
Barrage Energy Cost: 30 Lucky Hit Chance: 16% Unleash a barrage of 5 arrows that expands outwards, each dealing 22% damage. Each arrow has a 20% chance to ricochet off an enemy up to 1 time. Ricochets deal 40% of the arrow's Base damage. Damage: Physical Damage Requires a Ranged weapon Tags: Core, Marksman, Imbueable, Chain Skill
Enhanced Barrage Barrage's ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy. Skill
Flurry Energy Cost: 25 Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Unleash a flurry of stabs and slashes, striking enemies in front of you 4 times and dealing a total of 130% damage to each. Damage: Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded weapons Tags: Core, Cutthroat, Imbueable Skill
Enhanced Flurry Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life up to 12% Maximum Life per cast. Skill
Improved Flurry Casting Flurry dashes you to the target and Heals 10% of your Maximum Life. Skill
Advanced Flurry Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal x30% increased damage and Stun(CC) enemies for 2.5 seconds. Skill
Rapid Fire Energy Cost: 25 Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Rapidly fire 5 arrows, each dealing 33% damage. Damage: Physical Damage Requires a Ranged weapon Tags: Core, Marksman, Imbueable, Chain Skill
Improved Rapid Fire Gain 15 Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy. Skill
Penetrating Shot Energy Cost: 35 Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Fire an arrow that pierces through all enemies in a line, dealing 70% damage, increased by 10%[x] per enemy it pierces. Damage: Physical Damage Requires a Ranged weapon Tags: Core, Marksman, Imbueable Skill
Advanced Penetrating Shot When cast with full Energy Penetrating Shot will Slow (CC) all enemies it hits by 50% for 3 seconds. Elite enemies will also be Knocked Down (CC) for 1.5 seconds. Skill
Agility Tree
Shadow Step Cooldown: 9 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 100% Become Unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows to stab your victim from behind for 80% damage. Gain 50% increased Movement Speed for 2 seconds afterwards. Damage: Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded weapons Tags: Agility, Cutthroat, Imbueable, Mobility Skill
Methodical Shadow Step After Shadow Stepping , you gain 20% Damage Reduction for 3 seconds. Skill
Dash Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Dash forward and slash enemies for 40% damage. Any enemies hit are Slowed (CC) by 30% for 3 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Requires Dual Wielded weapons Tags: Agility, Cutthroat, Imbueable, Mobility Skill
Disciplined Dash Dash Slows (CC) enemies it hits by 30% for 3 seconds. Any enemy already Slowed will be Dazed (CC) for 2 seconds instead. Skill
Caltrops Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing 45% damage and Slowing enemies by 50%. Lasts 7 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Agility, Trap, Mobility Skill
Weapon Mastery Gain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type used in your attack: • Daggers: 7%[x] increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies. • Swords: 3%[x] increased damage. • Bows: 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. • Crossbows: 5%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage. Passive
Subterfuge
Smoke Grenade Cooldown: 13 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that deals 45% damage and Dazes them for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Subterfuge, Grenade Skill
Subverting Smoke Grenade Smoke Grenade now deals Poison damage and applies another 45% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds. Skill
Countering Smoke Grenade Hitting an Elite or Boss with your Smoke Grenade reduces its Cooldown by 5 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Poison Trap Poison Trap Knocks Down enemies for 1.5 seconds when it activates. Skill
Countering Poison Trap Poison Trap has a 40% chance to reset your Imbuement Skill Cooldowns when activated. Skill
Malice You deal 3%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies and 3%[x] increased damage to Knocked Down (CC) enemies. These bonuses can apply simultaneously. Damage: Physical Damage Prerequisite: Can also reach Malice via Smoke Grenade. Passive
Imbuements
Mixed Shadow Imbuement Enemies infected by Shadow Imbuement take x12% increased Non-Physical damage for 8 seconds. Skill
Precision Imbuement Imbued Skills gain 3%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance. Passive
Frigid Finesse You deal 5%[x] increased damage to Chilled enemies. This bonus increases to 10%[x] against Frozen (CC) enemies. Passive
Chilling Weight Chilled enemies have their Movement Speed further reduced by up to 10% and you gain 5%[x] increased Chill effect. Prerequisite: Can also reach Chilling Weight via Cold Imbuement. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Rain of Arrows Cooldown: 50 seconds Lucky Hit Chance: 4% Arrows rain down over a large area 2 times, each wave dealing 110% damage. Rain of Arrows' first wave knocks down enemies for 3 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Requires a Ranged weapon Tags: Ultimate, Marksman, Imbueable Skill
Prime Rain of Arrows Imbuement Skill effects applied by Rain of Arrows have x30% increased potency. Skill
Supreme Rain of Arrows Rain of Arrows deals 40%[x] increased damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Skill
Prime Death Trap Enemies are Pulled Into (CC) Death Trap when it activates. Skill
Trap Mastery When Poison Trap or Death Trap activates, you gain 4%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Trap Passive
Alchemist's Fortune Non-Physical damage you deal has a 5%[+] increased Lucky Hit Chance. Damage: Physical Damage Passive
Key Passives Tree
Momentum Casting or Channeling a Cutthroat Skill grants a stack of Momentum. Casting a Marksman Skill removes a stack of Momentum. For each stack of Momentum, you gain: • 3% Damage Reduction • 3% Maximum Energy • 3%[x] Energy Regeneration • 3%[+] Movement Speed • 5%[x] Increased Damage Maximum of 10 Stacks. Tags: Cutthroat Passive
Victimize Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 50% chance to cause an explosion, dealing [[80% weapon damage]] damage to them and surrounding enemies. Victimize's damage is increased by 120%[x] of your Vulnerable Damage Bonus. Passive
Exposure Lucky Hit: Dealing damage to an enemy affected by a Trap Skill has up to a 25% chance to: • Reduce the active Cooldowns of your Trap Skills by 20% • Drop a cluster of exploding Stun (CC) Grenades that deal 40% total Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1.00 seconds Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Trap, Grenade Passive

Items that work with Cold Imbuement

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Cold Imbuement
• Create a condition Cold Imbuement can exploit
• Exploit a condition Cold Imbuement creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Corruption	Offensive	Your Imbuement Skill effects have 25 - 45% [x] increased potency against Vulnerable enemies. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Renegade's Retreat (Map)	Kehjistan	Rogue
Aspect of Imitated Imbuement	Offensive	Your Shadow Clones also mimic the Imbuements applied to your Skills. Casting an Imbuement Skill grants your active Shadow Clone 5 - 25% [x] increased damage for 9 seconds. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Aspect of Noxious Ice	Utility	Chilled enemies Poisoned by Poison Imbuement will be further Chilled for 20% per second. You deal [20 - 35]%[x] additional Poison damage to Frozen (CC) enemies. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Aspect of Siphoned Victuals	Defensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Non-Basic Skill has a [5 - 20]% chance to drop a Healing Potion. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	Leviathan's Maw (Map)	Hawezar	Rogue
Aspect of Unstable Imbuements	Offensive	When casting an Imbuement Skill you trigger an explosion around yourself, applying the Imbuement effects and dealing [83 - 150] damage of the same type. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Whispering Vault (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Frostbitten Aspect	Utility	Enemies hit by your Stun Grenades have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to be Frozen (CC) for 2 seconds. You deal [10 - 25]%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Icy Alchemist's Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Shadow Imbued Skills have up to a 75% chance to release an explosion that deals [135 - 195] Cold damage to the target and surrounding enemies, Chilling them for 25%. If they were already Chilled or Frozen (CC), increase this damage by 100%[x]. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Mangler's Aspect	Utility	Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a [30 - 45]% chance to Daze (CC) them for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Ravenous Aspect	Resource	Killing a Vulnerable enemy grants you [55.0 - 70.0]%[x] increased Energy Regeneration for 4 seconds. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Shifting City (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Snap Frozen Aspect	Defensive	Each Chilled or Frozen (CC) enemy you Evade through grants you a Barrier that absorbs [35 - 321] damage for 5 seconds, absorbing up to a maximum of [175 - 1,605] damage. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Trickster's Aspect	Offensive	Caltrops and Smoke Grenade receive your Stun Grenade benefits and throw Stun Grenades that deal [78 - 146] Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1 second. Your Stun Grenades deal [25 - 40]% increased damage. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Guulrahn Canals (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Vengeful Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at the enemy's location , dealing [156 - 404] Physical damage over 3 seconds. Your Arrow Storms deal [45 - 60]% increased damage. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Inferno Dungeon (Map)	Kehjistan	Rogue

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Word of Hakan "Let the great gates of Caldeum be sealed. Let its proud walls stand fiercely defended. The rest of Kehjistan may suffer this plague, but my city, and my people, will not." - Proclamation of Hakan II Type: Unique Amulet Class: Rogue Description: Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements and receives your Arrow Storm benefits.	+25.0% Resistance to All Elements Affixes: (Item Power 925) [29.0 - 42.5]% Rain of Arrows Cooldown Reduction +[219.0 - 300.0]% Ultimate Damage +[67.5 - 90.0]% Chance for Rain of Arrows Waves to Cast Twice +[2 - 3] to Imbuement Skills
	Grasp of Shadow Dark wisps creep hungrily across these gloves, like an assassin's blade seeking a life to steal on a moonless night. Type: Unique Gloves Class: Rogue Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has up to a [24 - 44]% chance to summon a Shadow Clone that mimics that Skill.	Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[10.5 - 15.0]% Attack Speed +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[113.5 - 145.0]% Ultimate Damage +[2 - 3] to Core Skills

Changes to Cold Imbuement

Patch 1-3-0, January 23, 2024

• Chill amount now increases by 5% per skill rank, up from 2.5%.

Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

• Enhanced Cold Imbuement - Lucky Hit Chance increased from 30% to 40%.