diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfElements.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfElements.cs
index cd72fa5f6..abc834acc 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfElements.cs	
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfElements.cs	
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ namespace Server.Items
         public override int LabelNumber => 1075040; // Quiver of the Elements
 
         public override void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy,
+            ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
             phys = fire = cold = pois = nrgy = direct = 0;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfRage.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfRage.cs
index c0abb2706..1e654961c 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfRage.cs	
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Minor Artifacts/ML/QuiverOfRage.cs	
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ namespace Server.Items
         public override int LabelNumber => 1075038; // Quiver of Rage
 
         public override void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy,
+            ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
             chaos = direct = 0;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/BaseQuiver.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/BaseQuiver.cs
index e961f39e1..544c6965d 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/BaseQuiver.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/BaseQuiver.cs
@@ -265,15 +265,9 @@ namespace Server.Items
                 list.Add(1074762, prop.ToString()); // Damage modifier: ~1_PERCENT~%
             }
 
-            AlterBowDamage(
-                out var phys,
-                out var fire,
-                out var cold,
-                out var pois,
-                out var nrgy,
-                out var chaos,
-                out var direct
-            );
+            int phys = 0, fire = 0, cold = 0, pois = 0, nrgy = 0, chaos = 0, direct = 0;
+
+            AlterBowDamage(ref phys, ref fire, ref cold, ref pois, ref nrgy, ref chaos, ref direct);
 
             if (phys != 0)
             {
@@ -550,11 +544,9 @@ namespace Server.Items
         }
 
         public virtual void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy, ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
-            phys = fire = cold = pois = nrgy = chaos = direct = 0;
         }
 
         public void InvalidateWeight()
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfBlight.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfBlight.cs
index 6378d52fb..c0ed1bd11 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfBlight.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfBlight.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace Server.Items
         public override int LabelNumber => 1073111; // Quiver of Blight
 
         public override void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy,
+            ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
             phys = fire = nrgy = chaos = direct = 0;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfFire.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfFire.cs
index 135d89434..8caf6aa2a 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfFire.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfFire.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace Server.Items
         public override int LabelNumber => 1073109; // quiver of fire
 
         public override void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy,
+            ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
             cold = pois = nrgy = chaos = direct = 0;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfIce.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfIce.cs
index faf35ff1c..281519a7a 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfIce.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfIce.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace Server.Items
         public override int LabelNumber => 1073110; // quiver of ice
 
         public override void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy,
+            ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
             fire = pois = nrgy = chaos = direct = 0;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfLightning.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfLightning.cs
index ced6fcfea..d00563ab0 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfLightning.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Quivers/QuiverOfLightning.cs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace Server.Items
         public override int LabelNumber => 1073112; // Quiver of Lightning
 
         public override void AlterBowDamage(
-            out int phys, out int fire, out int cold, out int pois, out int nrgy,
-            out int chaos, out int direct
+            ref int phys, ref int fire, ref int cold, ref int pois, ref int nrgy,
+            ref int chaos, ref int direct
         )
         {
             fire = cold = pois = chaos = direct = 0;
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Weapons/BaseWeapon.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Weapons/BaseWeapon.cs
index 1d7fe5db1..aef60a032 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Items/Weapons/BaseWeapon.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Items/Weapons/BaseWeapon.cs
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ namespace Server.Items
 
             if (Core.ML && this is BaseRanged && attacker.FindItemOnLayer(Layer.Cloak) is BaseQuiver quiver)
             {
-                quiver.AlterBowDamage(out phys, out fire, out cold, out pois, out nrgy, out chaos, out direct);
+                quiver.AlterBowDamage(ref phys, ref fire, ref cold, ref pois, ref nrgy, ref chaos, ref direct);
             }
 
             if (Consecrated)