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'''Atium''' is a [[God Metal]].
Atium is notable as it is the condensed power of the [[Shard]] [[Ruin]]. As a result, an Allomancer burning atium does not draw on [[Preservation]]'s power; instead, the [[Investiture]] of the metal provides the power.{{wob ref|8028}} It was sequestered away at the Pits of Hathsin by [[Preservation]] when the latter gave up his mind to trap Ruin; to regain the power contained in the atium, Ruin would have needed to manifest in some way.{{wob ref|14839}}
{{image|Atium Shadow by Danrossidraws.jpg|[[Vin]] burning atium|width=350px|side=left}}
An atium
Atium shadows, while hard to beat, are not impossible. The most common way to fight effectively against a Seer is by using another atium
Burning [[duralumin]] with atium
=== Savantism ===
An Allomantic atium
== Feruchemical Use ==
Atium
=== Compounding ===
An atium
== Hemalurgic Use ==
When used as a Hemalurgic spike, atium is like a wild card.{{wob ref|5971}} Depending on where it is placed, it can steal any power (i.e., the ability to use an Invested Art, such as Allomancy or [[sand mastery]]){{wob ref|14896}} and it does so better than other spikes.{{wob ref|5971}} Atium must be refined to be used in Hemalurgy
== Alloys ==
== Around the Cosmere ==
== History ==
{{image|Atium geode.jpg|side=right|width=300px|An atium geode}}
As atium is a God Metal, it does not form naturally. The metal only came to exist when [[Preservation]] stole a chunk of Ruin's power and created the Pits of Hathsin, where atium
In actuality, the atium
After the [[Catacendre]], Sazed changed the Allomantic table back to normal and atium
=== Atium Mining ===
During the time of the [[Final Empire]], atium
After the [[Catacendre]], it is likely that atium
== Trivia ==
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