Implants

What are implants?

There are two basic types of implants:

Attribute enhancers

There are five different types of attribute implants: Intelligence, Perception, Charisma, Willpower and Memory. Each attribute implant increases your character's corresponding attribute ranging from 1 to 5. This can be quite useful if you want to reduce skill training time.

Skill hardwiring

Skill hardwiring implants are also available in EVE. They boost various skills to give you the edge in combat or increased speed to elude your enemy.

More detailed information on the various implant types can be found in our item database. Information organized by skill and slot are available on the skill hardwiring page.

How to get and use implants

Acquiring implants can be quite difficult as their main source is through agent rewards and rare loot drops. Storyline agents occasionally give them out as a reward, you can also buy some implants from the various loyalty point stores around the EVE universe.

Each character can hold up to 10 different implants. Five slots are reserved for the various attribute implants, and the rest are for hardwiring implants. To be able to plug in your implant you will also need the Science skill and the Cybernetics skill.

Implants sold on the market tend to be quite expensive and rare due to the limited supply available.