Dishonored Powers guide: Blink, Dark Vision, Possession and Bend Time
Match Corvo’s supernatural upgrades to stealth, travel and combat.
Edition covered
Original 2012 Corvo campaign with original PC publisher pictures. The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches, Dunwall City Trials and Dishonored 2 have different content and are excluded.
Blink solves access before combat
Blink moves Corvo to a nearby destination. Aim at a safe ledge and inspect the landing marker; the second level increases range, making vertical routes and difficult crossings easier.
| Power | First use | Upgrade direction |
|---|---|---|
| Blink | Short teleport | Longer range |
| Dark Vision | See living beings and awareness through walls | Highlights systems and valuables |
| Possession | Enter an animal’s body briefly | Allows human possession |
| Bend Time | Slow the world | Stops time at the higher level |
Use information powers to plan
Dark Vision shows living figures through walls and their field of view. Its upgraded form highlights more useful objects and systems, but looking through walls does not excuse standing in a guard’s actual sightline.
| Power | Function | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| Agility | Higher jump | Useful for access and movement |
| Vitality | More maximum health | Supports mistakes and combat survival |
| Devouring Swarm | Summons attacking rats | Lethal tool, unsuitable for a clean route |
| Windblast | Knockback and environmental effects | Falls and impact can kill |
| Shadow Kill | Turns killed enemies to ash | Does not undo the kill |
Possession and Bend Time change the route
Possession uses living creatures to bypass obstacles and later supports humans. Bend Time first slows action and at the higher level stops it, creating a brief interaction or movement window.
Spend runes on the route you want
A stealth explorer benefits from movement and information, while lethal combat powers solve different problems. Do not buy Shadow Kill expecting it to make an assassination nonlethal; it only changes what happens to the corpse.
A stealth explorer benefits from movement and information, while lethal combat powers solve different problems.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Dishonored publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Official Dishonored PC manual | store.steampowered.com |
| Bethesda explanation of chaos | help.bethesda.net |
| Authorized strategy guide sample | ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com |