Accumulation is a mechanic in Avowed that represents the continued and successive attacks made against enemies, which eventually trigger status effects on enemies after a threshold is met.
Overview[]
Attacks of a particular type (Physical, Fire, Frost, Poison, Shock) can accumulate on enemies, triggering specific status effects upon reaching a threshold. Wands in particular will often deal Accumulation of the element type they're associated with.
For example, an enemy that accumulates enough Burn damage will recieve an "Ignited" status, and an enemy that takes enough physical damage will recieve a "Bleeding" status for an amount of time.
There are a few types of Accumulation:
| Category | Type | Cause | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elemental Accumulation | Fire Accumulation |  Burn Damage |
Ignited: The target frequently takes small amounts of Fire damage over a duration. |
| Frost Accumulation |  Freeze Damage |
Frozen: The target is frozen solid (they cannot move or take actions) for a duration. When the target takes damage, the duration is reduced. | |
| Shock Accumulation |  Shock Damage |
Shocked: The target is immobilized (they cannot move but may take actions), and sends out bursts of Shock damage in an AoE (10 Shock Damage per 2.0 sec). | |
| Poison and Bleed Accumulation | Poison Accumulation |  Poison Damage |
Poisoned: The target takes large amounts of Poison damage at less frequent intervals over a duration. |
| Bleed Accumulation | Physical Damage | Bleeding |
The rate at which a type accumulates is a result of the attack made, the bonuses that the attacker has to accumulation, and the defender and their resistances.
Note that while accumulation is caused as a result of recieving damage of a particular type, it is not exclusive to being damaged, and can be applied on its own. For example, abilities like Tanglefoot will accumulate Poison on a character without damaging them.
The current accumulation of a particular type is shown as a small colored circle with an icon. For enemies this appears underneath their health and stun bar, for the player this appears underneath the Stamina meter. As a character sustains more attacks of that type, the circle fills up from the bottom. Once it's full, a status effect is applied and the outer ring of the circle is filled. While the effect is active, the ring around the outside of the circle is drained, indicating the amount of time the effect has remaining.
Resistance[]
Resistance is used to combat Accumulation. A character's resistance is a direct reduction of the amount of Accumulation that occurs on them, thereby increasing the threshold at which they become affected by damage of a particular type. Negative resistance causes the character to take more Accumulation.
Buffs[]
These are buffs to all Accumulation dealt by the player. Debuffs which increase the amount of Accumulation taken are listed on Resistance.
Fire Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessories | Ring | Ring of Elemental Balance (Elemental Balance) | +10% | |
| Armor | Light Armor | Wildwalker Armor (Wildstrike) | +20% | |
| Abilities | Level 15 Wizard Passive | Scion of Flame | +20/35/45% | |
Frost Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessories | Ring | Ring of Elemental Balance (Elemental Balance) | +10% | |
| Armor | Light Armor | Wildwalker Armor (Wildstrike) | +20% | |
| Abilities | Level 15 Wizard Passive | Secret of Rime | +20/35/45% | |
Shock Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessories | Ring | Ring of Elemental Balance (Elemental Balance) | +10% | |
| Armor | Light Armor | Wildwalker Armor (Wildstrike) | +20% | |
| Abilities | Level 15 Wizard Passive | Spirit of Decay | +20/35/45% | |
Poison Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing | Gloves | Spellblade's Gloves (Master of Poisons) | +20% | |
| Abilities | Level 15 Wizard Passive | Heart of the Storm | +20/35/45% | |
Sources[]
These are sources of direct Accumulation dealt to enemies. This does NOT include accumulation by damage (e.g. Fire Damage is a combination of Damage and Fire Accumulation)
Fire Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Great Hammer | Forge's Friend (Strike the Iron) | High | On Power Attacks |
| Great Hammer | Forge's Friend (Strike the Iron) | High | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Great Sword | Hel's Tongue (Corrupting Parry) | High | On Parry to attacking enemy | |
| Arquebus | Izmalt's Meteoric Apparatus (Meteoric Burst) | Low | On kill to nearby enemies | |
| Arquebus | Izmalt's Meteoric Apparatus (Meteoric Devastation) | Moderate | On kill to nearby enemies | |
| Arquebus | Izmalt's Meteoric Apparatus (Lingering Inferno) | High | On kill, in hazard AoE | |
| Arquebus | One Last Trick (Indenciary Charge) | Low | ||
| Dagger | Sheathed in Summer (Glimmering Embers) | Moderate | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Dagger | Sheathed in Summer (Burning Pyre) | Moderate | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Dagger | Sheathed in Summer (Flint and Iron) | High | On Parry to attacking enemy | |
| Abilities | Level 1 Wizard Ability | Fan of Flames | ? | In conical AoE |
| Level 5 Wizard Ability | Fireball | ? | In AoE | |
| Level 10 Wizard Ability | Ring of Fire | ? | Directly to melee attackers | |
| Level 10 Wizard Ability | Ring of Fire, Rank 2 | ? | To nearby enemies upon being attacked in melee | |
| Level 20 Wizard Ability | Meteor Shower | ? | In AoE |
Frost Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Axe | Drawn in Winter (Rising Chill) | Moderate | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies |
| Axe | Drawn in Winter (Cold Snap) | High | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Axe | Drawn in Winter (Vengeance of Rime) | High | On Parry to attacking enemy | |
| Arquebus | Moonstrike / Heavenstrike (Ondra's Scorn) | Moderate | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Arquebus | Moonstrike / Heavenstrike (Ondra's Anger) | High | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Sword | Meteor Blade / Ondra's Offense (Tidecaller's Revenge) | High | On Parry to nearby enemies | |
| Axe | Sheda Le Subi (Cold Snap) | High | On Power Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Axe | Sheda Le Subi (Vengeance of Rime) | High | On Parry to attacking enemy | |
| Dagger | Survivor's Guilt (Needling Doubt) | High | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Dagger | Survivor's Guilt (Haunting Regrets) | High | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Wand | Whisper of Exiles (Flight in Autumn) | Low | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Wand | Whisper of Exiles (Exodus in Winter) | Moderate | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Wand | Whisper of Exiles (Ill-Fated Return) | High | On Parry to attacking enemy | |
| Abilities | Level 1 Wizard Ability | Chill Blades | ? | In raked AoE |
| Level 5 Wizard Ability | Blizzard | ? | In AoE for 6/6/12 sec | |
| Level 5 Wizard Ability | Bristling Frost | ? | To melee attackers | |
| Level 10 Wizard Ability | Blast of Frost | ? | In conical AoE | |
| Level 15 Wizard Ability | Freezing Pillar | ? | In AoE, for 20 sec | |
Shock Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Pistol | Caeroc's Pride (Distant Thunder) | High | On Power Attacks |
| Pistol | Caeroc's Pride (Thunder's Fall) | High | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Great Sword | Hel's Tongue (Corrupting Parry) | High | On parry to attacking enemy | |
| Axes | Sheda Le Subi (Wrath of the Living Lands) | Low | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Bow | Storm-Sworn (Thunderclap) | Moderate | On kill to nearby enemies | |
| Bow | Storm-Sworn (Lightning Strike) | High | On kill to nearby enemies | |
| Spear | Wayfinder (Open the Sky) | High | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Abilities | Level 1 Wizard Ability | Jolting Touch | ? | In chain to 3/5/5 enemies |
| Level 5 Wizard Ability | Crackling Bolt | ? | To enemies, bounces up to 3/6/8 times | |
| Level 10 Wizard Ability | Returning Storm | ? | In AoE, for 8 sec |
Poison Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Great Axe | Emerald Splitter (Withering Strike) | High | On Power Attacks |
| Great Axe | Emerald Splitter (Rotting Cloud) | High | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Great Axe | Emerald Splitter (Poison the Roots) | High | On Full Combo Attack | |
| Mace | Star of Unbeing (Unmaking) | High | On Power Attacks | |
| Mace | Star of Unbeing (Annihilation) | High | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Mace | Star of Unbeing (Withering Miasma) | High | On kill, in hazard AoE | |
| Dagger | Survivor's Guilt (Haunting Regrets) | High | On Full Combo Attack to nearby enemies | |
| Spear | Umpara's Spear (Deadly Mechanism) | Moderate | On Power Attacks | |
| Spear | Umpara's Spear (Paralyzing Toxin) | Moderate | On Power Attacks to nearby enemies | |
| Abilities | Level 1 Ranger Ability | Tanglefoot, Rank 2 | ? | On enemies in AoE |
| Level 1 Wizard Ability | Corrosive Siphon | ? per ? sec for 20 sec | To target | |
| Level 15 Wizard Ability | Blackbow | ? | To arrows from summoned weapon, for 30/30/45 sec |
Bleed Accumulation[]
| Type | Source | Amount | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Great Sword | Horsecutter (Cull the Herd) | High | To nearby enemies on Full Combo Attacks |
| Great Axe | Limb-Taker (Severing Blow) | Moderate | On Power Attacks | |
| Great Axe | Limb-Taker (Executioner's Strike) | High | On Power Attacks | |
| Great Sword | The Philosopher's Riddle (Cutting Retort) | High | On Power Attacks | |
| Abilities | Level 1 Wizard Ability | Chill Blades, Rank 2 | ? | In raked AoE |
| Level 5 Fighter Passive | Bleeding Cuts | ? | On Power Attacks with axes and great swords | |
Clears[]
Sources that completely remove any built-up Accumulation on the player.
| Type | Source | Damage Type | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumables | Drink (Alcoholic) | Grog | All | |
| Produce (Fruit) | Springberries | Poison/Bleed | ||