Infusion (Dark Souls III)

For other uses, see Infusion.

Infusion is a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls III. It is a form of weapon reinforcement. Infusing a weapon can be performed by talking with Blacksmith Andre and change the attributes of a weapon. For example, infusing a Scimitar with the Blessed infusion increases the scaling on that weapon for Faith, while reducing scaling for every other parameter.

Types

Infusion	Stone	Description
Heavy	Heavy Gem	Bolsters a weapon's scaling with Strength, but reduces the weapon's base damage and removes scaling with Dexterity.
Sharp	Sharp Gem	Bolsters a weapon's scaling with Dexterity, but reduces the weapon's base damage and scaling with Strength.
Refined	Refined Gem	Equalizes the scaling of the weapon with Strength and Dexterity, but reduces the weapon's base damage more severely than the Heavy and Sharp infusions.
Raw	Raw Gem	Greatly increases the base damage of the weapon, but removes all scaling.
Crystal	Crystal Gem	Adds Magic damage to the weapon, as well as scaling with Intelligence, but reduces base physical damage and scaling with Strength and Dexterity.
Simple	Simple Gem	Adds Magic damage to the weapon, as well as scaling with Intelligence. Reduces base physical damage more severely than the Crystal infusion, but does not affect scaling. Adds a slow FP recovery effect while the weapon is in use.
Fire	Fire Gem	Adds Fire damage to the weapon, but reduces its base physical damage and removes all scaling.
Chaos	Chaos Gem	Adds both Fire damage and scaling with Intelligence and Faith. Reduces base physical damage, but does not affect scaling.
Lightning	Lightning Gem	Adds Lightning damage to the weapon and scaling with Faith, but reduces base physical damage and scaling with Strength and Dexterity.
Blessed	Blessed Gem	Adds a slow HP recovery effect while the weapon is held and scaling with Faith. Reduces base physical damage and physical stat scaling. Prevents skeletons from reviving.
Deep	Deep Gem	Adds Dark damage to the weapon, but reduces base physical damage and removes all scaling.
Dark	Dark Gem	Adds Dark damage to the weapon, as well as scaling with both Intelligence and Faith. Reduces base physical damage, but does not affect scaling.
Bleed	Blood Gem	Adds a Bleed build-up effect to the weapon, but reduces its base physical damage and physical stat scaling.
Poison	Poison Gem	Adds a Poison build-up effect to the weapon, but reduces its base physical damage and physical stat scaling.
Hollow	Hollow Gem	Adds Luck scaling to the weapon, and also grants the player additional Luck based upon their level of Hollowing. Reduces the weapon's base damage less severely than the Heavy and Sharp infusions.
Reset	Shriving Stone	Removes infusion from the weapon.