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{{magic system
|image=Table of Allomantic Metals.jpeg
|world=Scadrial
|related=[[Preservation]]
|focus=Metal▼
|prereq=Genetic ability, [[Snapping]]
|type=End-Positive
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[Mistborn (series)|Mistborn]], [[The Stormlight Archive]],{{wob ref|6933}} [[The Sunlit Man]]
}}{{update|book=mb6}}
{{spoilers|tsm}}
{{quote
|Allomancy is brutal, raw, and powerful
|[[Khriss]] in "On the Three Metallic Arts"{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}}
}}
'''Allomancy''' is the most widely used form of [[Investiture]] on [[Scadrial]],{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} and is locally known as one of the three [[Metallic Arts]]. People who have one or more Allomantic abilities are called '''Allomancers''' with each Allomantic power being paired with a type of metal, which must be ingested and "burned" to activate.
== Mechanics ==
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{{image|Mistborn by Manuel Castanon.jpg|[[Vin]] pushing on coins with the Allomantic power of [[steel]]|side=right|width=250px}}
Allomancy is an End-Positive magic system, which draws on the power of Preservation, channeled through a metal when it is burned. This differs to how Feruchemy works, as Allomancy is not being powered by the body of the Allomancer, but instead by an external force.{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}} Like the other Metallic Arts, Allomancy as a magic system formed through the natural interactions between the two Shards that inhabit Scadrial, Preservation and Ruin, and the planet itself, instead of being created by a specific Shard.{{wob ref|5269}} This magic system, however, is generally tailored and fuelled by Preservation,{{epigraph ref|mb3|32}} although specific cases will involve an Allomancer drawing upon Ruin's essence instead.{{epigraph ref|mb3|78}} Like other forms of Investiture, Allomancy does not necessarily reflect the intent of the Shard which it is associated with.{{wob ref|4032}}
Allomantic metals are the
Allomancers feel a reserve of power in their stomach when they have ingested a metal they can burn. The metals are usually ingested by drinking specifically prepared metal vials, which contain metal flakes suspended in an alcohol solution or other such liquid, e.g. cod oil. While swallowing metal is the most common way of getting metal into the body, other ways such as injecting or snorting will also work.{{wob ref|13947}} When using their powers, many Allomancers describe a warm feeling in the stomach, hence the term "burning metal". An Allomancer can also burn their metals at an accelerated rate, which is called "flaring." Flaring grants more power, but the reserve of metals depletes much faster, too.{{book ref|mb1|7}} Allomancers can burn metals from any [[
Allomancers can suffer side-effects from leaving metal in their bodies for too long, and they normally burn their remaining ingested metals before sleeping to avoid this.{{wob ref|8949}} Despite this, due to their physiology, Allomancers are generally immune to metal poisoning.{{wob ref|14804}} They are not immune to metal allergies, however.{{wob ref|16102}}
Advanced Allomancy can be combined with Feruchemy to gain faster-than-light travel.{{wob ref|4697}} It is possible to use Allomancy in the Cognitive Realm.{{wob ref|1835}}
Burning metals containing [[BioChromatic Breath]] has no effect on the Allomancy, although if the Breath belongs to the Allomancer it will be regained.{{wob ref|8055}} If an Allomancer burns an Invested metal which
=== Gaining Allomantic Abilities ===
Allomancy is a spiritually hereditary trait, that does not follow the same principles of dominant and recessive physical genetics.{{wob ref|12576}}{{wob ref|16270}} Scadrians with mixed skaa-noble heritage generally must have a noble in the previous five generations in order to be born an Allomancer.{{book ref|mb1|21}} The ability lays dormant until an Allomancer undergoes [[Snapping]], which will activate their Allomantic abilities. The abilities can be used instinctually, including while unconscious,{{book ref|mb1|15}} once awakened if the user is to ingest the correct type of metal, though training is required to use these powers well. Snapping does not affect the chances of having an Allomancer child.{{wob ref|2733}} Twins are more likely to have the same metal, especially if they are identical instead of fraternal.{{wob ref|345}}
It is possible to gain Allomancy through the use of Hemalurgic spikes where the spiritual DNA associated with Allomancy is transferred from one soul to another. If an Allomancer attempts to burn a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, the Allomancer's spiritual DNA will be spliced to that of the person's contained in the spike. The consequences of this are as of yet unknown.{{wob ref|4616}}
Additionally, consuming a bead of lerasium will hardcode Allomancy into a
==== Snapping ====
In the [[Final Empire]], children of confirmed noble bloodlines often undergo a planned beating as a test to see if they [[Snap]], as Snapping commonly occurs when a Misting or Mistborn undergoes heavy stress and pain, often in a near-death situation, causing them to trigger latent Allomantic abilities.
In the [[Final Empire]] era of Scadrial, Snapping required immense trauma that was usually inflicted by an intense beating at a young age. It was possible for Allomancers to Snap from intense positive emotion, but this is much less common.{{wob ref|8025}} It is also possible to Snap from false emotions, caused by Soothing and Rioting.{{wob ref|3871}} It was said that the more powerful the Allomancer, the more intense the trauma had to be to Snap.{{wob ref|7526}} After the [[Final Ascension]], [[Harmony]] changed the way Snapping operated, but it is unknown how it was altered.{{wob ref|6888}} After an Allomancer has Snapped, they will have access to their full power, and do not have to build to reach their full potential such as with Surgebinding.▼
According to [[Realmatic Theory]], this creates a crack on the soul which the power can fit into. There are some similarities on this to other magic systems, such as the [[Knights Radiant]] all being "broken" as indicated by [[Syl]].{{wob ref|5469}}{{book ref|sa2|68}}
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After the [[Final Ascension]], [[Harmony]] changed the way Snapping operated, but it is unknown how it was altered.{{wob ref|6888}}{{wob ref|4242}} After an Allomancer has Snapped, they will have access to their full power, and do not have to build to reach their full potential such as with Surgebinding.
==== Mist Sickness ====
In the run up to the [[Catacendre]], however, the mists cause sickness in people, triggering their own Snapping; this process is started by [[Preservation]], but is manipulated by [[Ruin]] into killing people, thus raising superstitions about the mists being dangerous.
The length a person has "mist sickness" relates to their Allomantic powers and abilities. The most powerful [[atium]] mistings are sick for the longest time.
During the time the mists are Snapping people in [[The Hero of Ages]], they also raise the Allomantic potential of the people they Snap so that exactly 16% are Snapped.{{book ref|mb3|21}} The number is a hint left by Preservation for humans to understand.
=== Savantism ===
{{anchor|Mistings}}{{anchor|Mistborn}}Allomancers are categorized based on if they can burn a single metal, '''Misting''', or if they can burn all metals, '''Mistborn''', with Hemalurgy being the only known way to access a combination powers that falls outside of this categorizations structure. Each type of Misting was given a particular name depending on their ability, such as Lurcher, Coinshot, or Soother. An Allomancer's lineage does not usually play a factor in which kind of Misting they are.{{wob ref|12582}}
Throughout the ages, the strength of an Allomancer has slowly decreased, weakening a bit with each generation.{{epigraph ref|mb3|21}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|22}} This dilution of power eventually caps and cannot decrease any further; there was no apparent power dilution between Era 1 and Era 2, and
=== Twinborn and Compounders ===
After the [[Final Empire]], Terris and
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== Allomantic Metals ==
In addition to Pulling and Pushing classifications, there are external and internal metals. External powers influence things outside an Allomancer's body, while internal powers influence the Allomancer. This naturally divides the sixteen Allomantic metals into four groups of four metals each: physical, mental, temporal, and enhancement powers. Each quadrant has a metal and alloy pair of an external power, and another pair of internal powers.
The Allomantic effects of metals are most similar to the effects of [[fabrial]]s on [[Roshar]]. Steel and Iron also have corresponding effects in how they affect Aether, whether other allomantic metals also have effects or not is currently unknown.{{book ref|tress|26}}
God metals do not fit in the modern Allomantic Table, and Scadrians appear to only know of the metals that correspond to the Scadrian Shards; [[lerasium]], [[atium]], and [[ettmetal]]. Unlike the standard Allomantic metals, which are regular metal elements and compounds, god metals are a condensed, solid form of pure Investiture. Alloys of god metals can lead to additional abilities.{{book ref|mb4|part=ars}}▼
=== God Metals ===
▲[[God
{| width=80% class=infobox style='text-align:center!;' align=center
! class=title colspan=3 style='background-color:#bbf;' | God Metals{{file ref|Table of Allomantic Metals.jpeg|Table of Allomantic Metals}}
|-
!Shard
!Effect
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| '''[[Atium]]'''
| [[Ruin]]
| Reveals other's future
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| '''[[Atium|Pure Atium]]'''
| [[Ruin]]
| Gives an expanded vision of the future
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| '''[[Malatium]]'''
| [[Ruin]]
| See into another person's past
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| '''[[Atium|Atium Alloys]]'''
| [[Ruin]]
| Various expanded mental and temporal effects
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| '''[[Lerasium]]'''
| [[Preservation]]
| Turns one into a Mistborn or increases one's Allomantic power
|-
| '''[[Lerasium|Lerasium Alloys]]'''
| [[Preservation]]
| Creation of Mistings, various expanded physical and enhancement effects
|-
| '''[[Harmonium]]'''
| [[Harmony]]
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Trellium]]'''
| [[Autonomy]]
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Raysium]]'''
| [[Odium]]
| Unknown
|-
|}
== History ==
At some point, Preservation altered Allomancy to insert Ruin's
Prior to the Ascension of the Lord Ruler, Allomancy was rarely found among the general population. The Lord Ruler's Ascension, and his subsequent distribution of the lerasium beads, increased the strength of the Allomantic spiritual DNA in the Final Empire, which had long lasting effects through the subsequent generations. Rashek, and his Steel Ministry, also suppressed knowledge of several of the Allomantic metals, so that only the four physical, four mental, gold, and atium, were known of by the general populace. Malatium became known through legend as ''The Eleventh Metal'', a rumor that may have been started by Ruin to help facilitate the downfall of the Lord Ruler. Prior to its destruction, atium and malatium were incorrectly classified as temporal metals instead of
Following the Final Ascension, [[Harmony]] altered Snapping to act differently.{{wob ref|4242}}{{wob ref|6888}} The Allomantic Table also changed at this time to remove Ruin's metals, with advances in technology also making [[cadmium]], [[bendalloy]], [[chromium]], and [[nicrosil]] more available.
The metals themselves changed over time. Brandon had been misled by employees of a hobby shop in his childhood that pewter was an alloy of silver, so in the original draft of Mistborn, silver and pewter were paired, and he named silver Mistings Silvereyes. When he realized the factual error, he was forced to change it to tin and Tineye.{{wob ref|2391}} Brandon always thought Silvereye sounded much "slicker" than Tineye. And so silver just happened to not have any Allomantic effect in the final form of Allomancy.
After the original trilogy and Brandon's reveal that atium and malatium did not belong on the true Table of Allomantic Metals, Brandon chose the true external temporal metal to be cadmium, as it was particularly dangerous and hard to acquire, so it made sense that only Scadrians with the technology after the Final Ascension could discover it.{{wob ref|4883}} Brandon originally had cadmium's alloy named cerrobend, but that name happened to be
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