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Overview[]

Empowerment Stations are base items that perform two functions. First, they craft component salvage from normal base salvage, based upon which type of station they are (Arcane or Tech). A tech station can craft every kind of tech component salvage and an arcane station can likewise craft every kind of arcane component salvage.

A station's primary function, however, is to grant temporary buffs that are crafted from component salvage. The list of available buff recipes is in the Empowerment Buffs folder in the station's menu. Each level of station can make all buffs available from lower stations, plus some additional buffs. All empowerment buffs last for one hour of in game time (the in-game text incorrectly says 15 minutes). The buff takes effect immediately upon crafting. They will persist even if your character is defeated.

The tier I stations are used to craft the tier II stations, which in turn are used to craft the tier III stations.

Tier I Empowerment Stations[]

Tier II Empowerment Stations[]

Tier III Empowerment Stations[]

Available Empowerments[]

Tier I Buffs[]

Available from all empowerment stations
Tech Material
Salvage TechMaterial
Power
Salvage TechPower
Prototype
Salvage TechPrototype
Hardware
Salvage TechHardwareold
Software
Salvage TechSoftware
Experimental
Salvage ExperimentalTech
Amount of Effect
Mystic/Arcane/Magical Element
Salvage MysticElement
Foci
Salvage MysticFoci
Glyph
Salvage ArcaneGlyph
Essence
Salvage ArcaneEssence
Ward
Salvage MagicalWard
Artifact
Salvage MagicalArtifact
Confusion Resistance 1 1 18%
Fear Resistance 1 1 18%
Fire Resistance 1 1 5%
Grant Invisibility 6 1 25/250 feet Stealth
Increase Attack Speed 2 2 20%
Increase Flight Speed 2 20%
Increase Jump Speed 2 20%
Increase Perception 2 1 +100 feet
Increase Run Speed 2 20%
Knockback Increase 1 60%
Knockback Protection 1 -10 to knockback
Lethal Resistance 1 3 5%
Sleep Resistance 1 2 18%
Slow Resistance 1 1 20%
Smashing Resistance 2 2 5%

Tier II Buffs[]

Available from tier II and tier III stations
Tech Material
Salvage TechMaterial
Power
Salvage TechPower
Prototype
Salvage TechPrototype
Hardware
Salvage TechHardwareold
Software
Salvage TechSoftware
Experimental
Salvage ExperimentalTech
Amount of Effect
Mystic/Arcane/Magical Element
Salvage MysticElement
Foci
Salvage MysticFoci
Glyph
Salvage ArcaneGlyph
Essence
Salvage ArcaneEssence
Ward
Salvage MagicalWard
Artifact
Salvage MagicalArtifact
Cold Resistance 1 4 1 5%
Disorient Resistance 1 3 1 18%
Endurance Drain Resistance 5 1 1 20%
Energy Resistance 4 3 1 1 5%
Immobilize Resistance 2 3 1 18%
Increase Recovery 6 1 17%
Negative Energy Resistance 4 1 1 5%
Toxic Resistance 7 1 5%

Tier III Buffs[]

Available from Tier III stations only
Tech Material
Salvage TechMaterial
Power
Salvage TechPower
Prototype
Salvage TechPrototype
Hardware
Salvage TechHardwareold
Software
Salvage TechSoftware
Experimental
Salvage ExperimentalTech
Amount of Effect
Mystic/Arcane/Magical Element
Salvage MysticElement
Foci
Salvage MysticFoci
Glyph
Salvage ArcaneGlyph
Essence
Salvage ArcaneEssence
Ward
Salvage MagicalWard
Artifact
Salvage MagicalArtifact
Hold Resistance 4 4 2 2 1 1 18%
Psionic Resistance 10 3 3 1 5%

Upgraded Empowerment Stations[]

Tech Material
Salvage TechMaterial
Power
Salvage TechPower
Prototype
Salvage TechPrototype
Hardware
Salvage TechHardwareold
Software
Salvage TechSoftware
Experimental
Salvage ExperimentalTech
Prestige to place
(not part of crafting cost)
Mystic/Arcane/Magical Element
Salvage MysticElement
Foci
Salvage MysticFoci
Glyph
Salvage ArcaneGlyph
Essence
Salvage ArcaneEssence
Ward
Salvage MagicalWard
Artifact
Salvage MagicalArtifact
Level II stations
(Linear Accelerator
and Arcane Crucible)
12 36 30,000
Level III stations
(Supercollider
and Mystic Crucible)
38 25 6 9 60,000
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