Infusion — Essence Crafting

Infusion lets you apply an essence shard directly to a LumenPod, modifying a single trait. It's the core of Phase 2 of the Lumen Alchemy system.

Unlike synthesis (which creates a new pod), infusion modifies an existing pod permanently.

How Infusion Works

1. Open any pod's detail view and tap INFUSE ESSENCE
2. A dialog shows all compatible essences in your inventory
3. Tap an essence to apply it
4. Pay the particle cost and the essence is consumed

Particle cost: targetPod.gp × 0.5 Abyss Particles (minimum 1). Shard cost: 1 essence shard per infusion.

Infusion Types

Type Infusion

Changes a pod's type to another type. You cannot infuse the same type the pod already has.

• Requires a Type Essence shard from a previously extracted pod
• The type is permanently changed

Stat Infusions (ATK / DEF / HP)

Each stat infusion adds the shard's stored stat value directly to the pod's stat. The stored value was captured during extraction: extractedPod.stat × 0.3.

HP infusion also adds the bonus to current health, so your pod gets an immediate heal.

Ability Infusion

Replaces the pod's current ability with the one stored on the essence shard. Cannot infuse the same ability the pod already has.

Decor Infusion

Replaces the pod's current decoration with the one stored on the essence shard. Cannot infuse the same decor the pod already has. This is useful for transferring rare decorations between pods.

Generation Catalyst Infusion

Increases the pod's generation by (shard.genValue).toInt() (minimum +1). The gen value was captured during extraction as extractedPod.generation × 0.3.

This is the only way to increase a pod's generation without fusion. Higher generation pods have stronger glow effects and unlock more synthesis catalyst slots.

Pure Essence Infusion

Pure Essence is a special crafted essence. It boosts all three stats by a percentage of the target pod's GP:

bonus = GP × 0.1 (minimum 1)
ATK += bonus × 0.3
DEF += bonus × 0.3
HP  += bonus × 0.4

This makes Pure Essence more effective on high-GP pods.

Crafting Pure Essence

Pure Essence is not dropped from extraction — it must be crafted from 3 stat essences:

1. Gather 1× ATK Essence, 1× DEF Essence, and 1× HP Essence
2. Use the Craft Pure Essence action in the essence inventory screen
3. The 3 stat essences are consumed and 1 Pure Essence shard is created

This is a great way to use low-value stat essences from weak pods.

Compatibility Rules

Not every essence can be infused into every pod. The canInfuse check filters out essences that would have no effect:

Stat essences, generation catalysts, and pure essences are always compatible.

Strategy Tips

• Use Type Infusion to fix type disadvantage before a tough PvP match
• Stack ATK/DEF/HP infusions on your best battler to push its stats beyond natural limits
• Gen Catalyst infusion is useful for unlocking more synthesis catalyst slots on a pod (2 slots at Gen 5+, 3 at Gen 15+)
• Pure Essence scales with GP — save it for your highest-GP pods
• Decor infusion lets you move rare cosmetics between pods without relying on fusion RNG
• Ability infusion can give a strong pod a mythic or crossbreed ability without risky fusion

Comparison: Infusion vs Fusion