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 Imbue your weapons with frigid energies. Your next 2 Imbueable skills deal Cold Damage and Chill enemies for up to 25% per hit. Cooldown: 13 seconds Damage: Cold Tags: 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% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen enemies.
	Blended Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 20% 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
</noinclude> Fundamental Blade Shift Moving through enemies while Blade Shift is active refreshes its duration. After moving through enemies 5 times your next Blade Shift will Daze (CC) enemies for 2 seconds. Skill
Primary Forceful Arrow Every 3rd cast of Forceful Arrow pierces through Vulnerable enemies. 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 Impale an enemy with your blades, dealing 45% damage and making them take x 8% increased damage from you for 1.5 seconds. After 1.5 seconds the blades return to you, piercing enemies for 72% damage. Combo Points increases movement speed and damage. Requires Dual Wielded weapons Energy Cost: 30 Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 33% Tags: Core, Imbueable, Cutthroat Skill
Improved Twisting Blades Enemies are Dazed (CC) while impaled with Twisting Blades. Skill
Barrage 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. Combo Points increase number of arrows and damage. Requires Ranged Weapon Energy Cost: 30 Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 16% Tags: Core, Chain, Imbueable, Marksman 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 Unleash a flurry of stabs and slashes, striking enemies in front of you 4 times and dealing a total of 75% damage to each. Combo Points increase damage and attack speed. Requires Dual Wielded weapons. Energy Cost: 25 Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 10% Tags: Core, Imbueable, Cutthroat 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 Flurry deals x 20% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. If Flurry hits any Vulnerable enemy it will make all enemies hit by that cast Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Skill
Advanced Flurry Evading through an enemy will cause your next Flurry to deal x30% increased damage and Stun enemies for 2.5 seconds. Skill
Rapid Fire Rapidly fire 5 arrows each dealing 33% damage. Combo Points increase number of arrows fired and damage. Requires a Ranged Weapon. Energy Cost: 25 Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 20% Tags: Core, Imbueable, Marksman Skill
Improved Rapid Fire Gain 15 Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy. Skill
Penetrating Shot Fire an arrow that pierces through all enemies in a line, dealing 70% damage. Combo Points increase damage and improves Lucky Hit Chance. Requires a Ranged Weapon. Energy Cost: 35 Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Tags: Core, Imbueable, Marksman 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 Become Unstoppable and quickly move through the shadows and stab your victim from behind for 72% damage. Gain 50% increased Movement Speed for 2 seconds afterwards. Requires Dual Wielded weapons Cooldown: 9 seconds. Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 100% Tags: Agility, Imbueable, Cutthroat, Mobility Skill
Methodical Shadow Step Enemies damaged by Shadow Step are Stunned (CC) for 2 seconds. Skill
Dash Dash forward and slash enemies for 37% damage. Requires Dual Wielded weapons Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tags: Agility, Cutthroat, Mobility, Imbueable 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 Leap backwards and throw caltrops on the ground, dealing 40% damage and Slowing (CC) enemies by 50%.  Lasts 7 seconds. Charges: 2 Charge Cooldown: 12 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 25% Tags: Agility, Mobility, Trap Skill
Weapon Mastery Gain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type: Daggers: x 5%/10%/15% increased damage to Healthy enemies. Swords: x 3%/6%/9% increased damage. Bows: x 4%/8%/12% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Crossbows: x 5%/10%/15% increased Critical Strike Damage. Passive
Subterfuge
Smoke Grenade Throw a smoky concoction at enemies that Dazes (CC) them for 4 seconds. Dazed enemies cannot attack or use skills but are able to move. Cooldown: 13 seconds Tags: Subterfuge, Grenade Skill
Subverting Smoke Grenade If an enemy is Vulnerable, Slowed, or Chilled then Smoke Grenade will Daze (CC) them for x 20% longer. Skill
Countering Smoke Grenade Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to enemies affected by Smoke Grenade has up to a 25% chance to reduce its Cooldown by 1 second, or by 3 seconds instead if the enemy is Vulnerable. Skill
Enhanced Poison Trap Poison Trap Knocks Down (CC) enemies for 1.5 seconds when it activates. Skill
Countering Poison Trap Poison Trap has a 30% chance to reset your Imbuement Skill Cooldowns when activated. Skill
Malice You deal x 3% / 6% /9% increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. Requires point in Exploit. 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% / 6% / 9% increased Critical Strike Chance. Passive
Frigid Finesse You deal x 5%/10%/15% increased damage to Chilled enemies. This bonus increases to x 10%/20%/30% against Frozen enemies. Passive
Chilling Weight Chilled enemies have their movement speed further reduced by up to 10/20/30%, and you gain 5/10/15%[x] increased Chill effect. Requires point in Frigid Finesse. Passive
Ultimate Tree
Rain of Arrows Arrows rain down over a large area 2 times, each wave dealing 110% damage. Requires a Ranged weapon. Cooldown: 55 seconds Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 2% Tags: Ultimate, Imbueable, Marksman 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' second wave Knocks Down (CC) enemies for 3 seconds. 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 a 4% / 8% / 12% increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds. Passive
Alchemist's Fortune Non-Physical damage you deal has a 5% / 10% / 15% increased Lucky Hit Chance. Requires point in Innervation. Passive
Key Passives Tree
Momentum Cutthroat skills grant a stack of Momentum for 8 seconds if they either: Hit a Stunned, Dazed, or Frozen enemy Hit any enemy from behind While at 3 stacks if Momentum you gain: 20% increased Damage Reduction 30% increased Energy Regeneration 15% increased Attack Speed Passive
Victimize Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 50% chance to cause an explosion, dealing 29% of the original damage to them and surrounding enemies. Victimize's damage is increased by x 120% of your Vulnerable damage bonus. Passive
Exposure Lucky Hit: Dealing direct 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 Stun Grenades that deal 40% total Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 1 second. 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 20 - 40% increased potency against Vulnerable enemies. Gloves, Offhand, 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 8 - 16% increased damage for 9 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 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 14 - 29% additional Poison damage to Frozen enemies. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Aspect of Siphoned Victuals	Defensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Core Skill has up to a 10 - 20% chance to drop a Healing Potion. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	Leviathan's Maw (Map)	Hawezar	Rogue
Aspect of Unstable Imbuements	Offensive	When casting an Imbuement skill you trigger an Imbued explosion around yourself, applying the Imbuement effects and dealing [# - #] damage of the same type. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Whispering Vault (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Frostbitten Aspect	Utility	Chilled enemies hit by your Grenade skills have a chance equal to double your Critical Strike Chance to be instantly Frozen for 2 seconds. You deal 10 - 25% increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen enemies. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, 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 0.3–0.48 Cold damage to the target and surrounding enemies, Chilling them for 25%. If they were already Chilled or Frozen, increase this damage by 100%[x]. Gloves, Offhand, 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 25 - 45% chance to Daze (CC) them for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Ravenous Aspect	Resource	Killing a Vulnerable enemy grants you 50 - 70% increased Energy Regeneration for 4 seconds. Ring	Shifting City (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Snap Frozen Aspect	Defensive	Each Chilled or Frozen enemy you Evade through grants you a Barrier that absorbs [# - #] damage for 5 seconds, absorbing up to a maximum of [# - #] damage. Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Trickster's Aspect	Offensive	Caltrops also throw a cluster of exploding Stun Grenades that deal [# - #] total Physical damage and Stun (CC) enemies for 0.5 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Guulrahn Canals (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Vengeful Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Making an enemy Vulnerable has up to a 40 - 60% chance to grant + 3% increased Critical Strike Chance for 3 seconds, up to + 9%. Gloves, Offhand, 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: Amulet Class: Rogue Description: Your Rain of Arrows is always Imbued with all Imbuements at once.	+ % Resistance to All Elements Affixes: + % Movement Speed + % Ultimate Skill Damage + 1 - 2 Ranks to all Imbuement Skills % Rain of Arrows Cooldown Reduction
	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: Gloves Class: Rogue Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has up to a 24% - 34% chance to summon a Shadow Clone that mimics your attack.	Affixes: + % Attack Speed + # Dexterity + # Ranks in all Core skills + % Shadow Clone Damage

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%.