Essence
An essence is a category of currency items used for crafting equipment. Essences can be used to upgrade a piece of normal rarity equipment to rare or reroll a rare item's modifiers with one guaranteed modifier.
Essences are primarily obtained from essence monoliths containing monsters trapped in crystals which can be released by clicking on them three times. This encounter is considered Extra Content and has a baseline chance to appear in any map area, and can appear more than once in an area. The specific chance for essences to spawn has never been officially published.
Table of essences
The name of an essence consists of three parts: the tier of the essence as a prefix, the word 'Essence', and the type of the essence as a suffix. For example, Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Whispering Essence of Woe" has the prefix 'Whispering' and the suffix 'of Woe', which means that it is a tier 1 essence of the Woe type. An essence's type determines which guaranteed modifiers it can imbue to equipment, while its tier determines the magnitude of bonuses granted by those modifiers.
Natural essences
Groups A–E include all types of essences that can appear naturally on monsters trapped within essence crystals. These essences come in seven tiers, each distinguished by a prefix word. An essence's tier can also be recognized by the number of lines in its 2D art icon. Note that not all types of essences exist for every tier. Lower tiers include fewer types of essences.
Additionally, monsters trapped in corrupted essence crystals may appear naturally in areas with monster level 32 and above. In this case, the imprisoned rare monster will always be empowered by a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Remnant of Corruption" and may also be empowered by other essences as well.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tier | mLvl | Reforge | Greed | Contempt | Hatred | Woe | Fear | Anger | Torment | Sorrow | Rage | Suffering | Wrath | Doubt | Loathing | Zeal | Anguish | Spite | Scorn | Envy | Misery | Dread | |
Whispering | 1 | 1–47 | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Whispering Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Whispering Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Whispering Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Whispering Essence of Woe" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Muttering | 2 | 12–67 | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Woe" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Fear" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Anger" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Torment" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Muttering Essence of Sorrow" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Weeping | 3 | 30+ | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Woe" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Fear" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Anger" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Torment" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Sorrow" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Rage" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Suffering" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Wrath" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Weeping Essence of Doubt" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Wailing | 4 | 48+ | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Woe" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Fear" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Anger" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Torment" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Sorrow" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Rage" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Suffering" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Wrath" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Doubt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Loathing" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Zeal" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Anguish" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Wailing Essence of Spite" | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Screaming | 5 | 68+ | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Woe" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Fear" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Anger" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Torment" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Sorrow" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Rage" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Suffering" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Wrath" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Doubt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Loathing" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Zeal" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Anguish" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Spite" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Scorn" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Envy" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Misery" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Screaming Essence of Dread" | |
Shrieking | 6 | N/A | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Woe" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Fear" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Anger" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Torment" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Sorrow" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Rage" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Suffering" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Wrath" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Doubt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Loathing" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Zeal" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Anguish" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Spite" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Scorn" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Envy" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Misery" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Dread" | |
Deafening | 7 | N/A | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Greed" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Contempt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Hatred" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Woe" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Fear" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Anger" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Torment" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Sorrow" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Rage" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Suffering" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Wrath" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Doubt" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Loathing" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Zeal" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Anguish" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Spite" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Scorn" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Envy" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Misery" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Deafening Essence of Dread" |
Corrupted essences
Group F contains corrupted essences, which do not have a prefix as they only have a single tier. These essences do not naturally appear in essence monoliths, and can only be obtained by corrupting monsters that are affected by specific essences using a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Remnant of Corruption". (See § Corrupting essence monsters for additional details.)
Group F | ||||||
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Tier | mLvl | Reforge | Insanity | Horror | Delirium | Hysteria |
8 | N/A | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Essence of Insanity" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Essence of Horror" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Essence of Delirium" | Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Essence of Hysteria" |
Mechanics
Obtaining essences
Monsters trapped in essence monoliths can occasionally be encountered in most areas starting from Act 1 in The Ledge. Clicking the essence monolith three times will break the crystals, freeing the trapped monsters. Essence items can be obtained by killing the trapped rare monster, which is also enhanced by essence monster modifiers.
Some types of essences only exist at higher tiers. This forms a progression in which more types of essences become available in areas with higher monster level. Essence Monoliths in White Maps can spawn up to a maximum tier of Screaming, while those in Yellow or Red Maps can spawn up to a maximum tier of Shrieking.
Tier 6, "Shrieking" essences can be obtained by upgrading lower tier essences through the vendor recipe system or by corrupting tier 5 (Screaming) essences using a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Remnant of Corruption". Amplified Energies must be allocated to naturally spawn Shrieking essences without corruption, required for Tier 7 essences.
Tier 7, "Deafening" essences can be obtained by upgrading lower tier essences through the vendor recipe system or by corrupting tier 6 (Shrieking) essences using a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Remnant of Corruption".
Other ways of acquiring essence include:
- One of the Harvest crafting options changes a stack of essences into a different type of the same tier.
- The Frigid Recess node in the Azurite Mine.
- Korell's reward chest in a Transportation safehouse.
- Guff's crafting bench in a Fortification safehouse contains use-only Essences.
- Through an Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Infused Incubator".
- As a reward for a Blight, Delirium, Ritual or Heist encounter.
Corrupting essence monsters
Essences can be corrupted by using a Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Remnant of Corruption" on an essence monolith before releasing the imprisoned monster.
This will result in one of the following outcomes chosen at random:
- Imprisoned monsters are released with no changes to essences.
- All essence tiers are increased by 1 (e.g. 'Screaming' upgraded to 'Shrieking').
- Adds an additional essence type.
- Transform each essence to a random essence type of the same tier in the next group of the same tier (e.g. "of Fear" (Group B) transformed to "of Wrath" (Group C)). Additional caveats:
- Note that this outcome can also increase the tier of the essence if the original essence is a lower tier than the minimum tier for the next group. (e.g. Muttering Essence of Fear will upgrade into a Weeping Tier C Essence).
- Essence of Hysteria, Insanity, Horror and Delirium can only be obtained by corrupting monsters with an essence of group E, which can be remembered using the mnemonic "Purple MEDS" (e.g. Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Misery", Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Envy", Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Dread", Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Shrieking Essence of Scorn"). The tier of essence does not matter.
The Crystal Resonance Atlas passive skill causes all other essences on the imprisoned monster to be replaced by one of them.
Crafting
All essences can be used to upgrade a piece of normal rarity equipment to rare, similar to an Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Orb of Alchemy", and apply one guaranteed affix. Essences of tier 5 (Screaming) and above can also be used to reforge the affixes of rare equipment with a guaranteed affix.
WARNING: Essences cannot be used on an item if it has a meta-crafting mod (Ex. Prefixes Cannot Be Changed, Cannot roll Caster Modifiers). Using an Essence on these items will show an error message and do nothing.
Tier | Prefix | Obtainable through | max. level of
original item |
Min. Level of
reforged item |
Item reforge |
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1 | Whispering | Lv. 1+ zone drop | 35 | 1 | ✗
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2 | Muttering | Lv. 12+ zone drop | 45 | 8 | ✗
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3 | Weeping | Lv. 30+ zone drop | 60 | 20 | ✗
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4 | Wailing | Lv. 48+ zone drop | 75 | 33 | ✗
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5 | Screaming | Lv. 68+ zone drop | N/A | 46 | ✓
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6 | Shrieking | Upgrading or corrupting tier 5 essences | N/A | 59 | ✓
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7 | Deafening | Upgrading tier 6 essences | N/A | 65 | ✓
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Essence possession effects
Essences are encountered in the wild as a monster 'possessed' by an Essence, mechanically similar to possession by a talisman or tormented spirit. Essence can only appear on a rare monster and the monster can have more than one essences possessed. When the monster is killed, the essences will drop as an item.
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Hatred |
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Woe |
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Greed |
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Contempt |
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Sorrow |
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Anger |
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Torment |
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Fear |
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Suffering |
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Rage |
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Wrath |
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Doubt |
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Anguish |
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Loathing |
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Spite |
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Zeal |
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Misery |
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Dread |
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Scorn |
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Envy |
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Hysteria |
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Insanity |
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Horror |
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Delirium |
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Remnant of Corruption |
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Vendor recipes
It is possible to upgrade essences in tier through a vendor recipe.
Result | Recipe |
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1x essence of the same type one tier higher | 3x essence of the same type and tier |
The Essence Stash Tab provides the means to upgrade essences from within the tab itself. This has exactly the same outcome as the vendor recipe, but saves time spent moving items around.
Related items
Divination cards
The following divination cards can be exchanged for essences:
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Related Atlas passive skills
Name | Stats |
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Essence Chance | Your Maps have 5% chance to contain an additional Essence [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Essence Rare Chance | Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have 25% chance to drop an additional Rare Item with an Essence Modifier [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Imprisoned Monster Additional Essence Chance | Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have 5% chance to have an additional Essence [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] |
Remnant of Corruption Essence Chance | Monsters Imprisoned by Essences have a 10% chance to contain a Remnant of Corruption [1] [2] |
Amplified Energies | Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have at least 1 Essence at the highest possible tier [1] |
Crystal Lattice | Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have 15% chance to have 3 additional Essences [1] |
Crystal Resonance | Using Remnants of Corruption on Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps replaces all Essences with one of the Essences on the Imprisoned Monster A Map Boss is granted a random Essence Modifier from any Imprisoned Monsters slain in your Maps [1] |
Prolific Essence | Your Maps contain an additional Essence [1] |
Related Sextant modifiers
Name | Groups | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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MapAtlasAdditionalEssencesAndRemnantChance_ | MapAtlasAdditionalEssences | 1 | 3 uses remaining Your Maps contain an additional Essence Monsters Imprisoned by Essences have a 50% chance to contain a Remnant of Corruption | unique_map 0 no_monster_packs 0 default 500 |
MapAtlasAdditionalEssencesAndRemnantChanceMaven | MapAtlasAdditionalEssences | 1 | 15 uses remaining Your Maps contain 2 additional Essences Monsters Imprisoned by Essences have a 50% chance to contain a Remnant of Corruption | unique_map 0 no_monster_packs 0 default 500 |
Version history
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3.24.0 |
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References
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