Essence

Essences are a complex group of currency items used for crafting equipment. An essence will upgrade a piece of normal rarity equipment to rare and apply one guaranteed affix. Some essences can also be used to reforge the affixes of rare equipment. Essences can only drop in Essence league.

Overview

The name of an essence consists of 3 parts: the tier of the essence as a prefix, the word "essence", and the type of the essence as a suffix. For example, Whispering Essence of Woe has the "Whispering" prefix and "of Woe" suffix.

The essence type determines the modifiers that the essence provides, while the essence tier determines the strength of the modifiers.

Essence tiers

There are 7 essence tiers (also called essence levels). An essence tier can be recognized by counting the lines on the 2d art icon of the essence or by the prefix on the name of the essence.

Tier 1 to 5 essences can only upgrade an item (similar to Orb of AlchemyOrb of AlchemyStack Size: 20Upgrades a normal item to a rare itemRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.), while Tier 6 and 7 essences can in addition also reforge the modifiers (similar to Chaos OrbChaos OrbStack Size: 20Reforges a rare item with new random modifiersRight click this item then left click a rare item to apply it., but essences overrides master's meta-crafting mods, for example even with blocked prefixes through Haku essence will fully reforge item).

Tier	Prefix	Obtainable through	Crafting max. level	Item reforge
1	Whispering	Lv. 1+ drop	35	✗
2	Muttering	Lv. 12+ drop	45	✗
3	Weeping	Lv. 30+ drop	60	✗
4	Wailing	Lv. 48+ drop	75	✗
5	Screaming	Lv. 68+ drop	N/A	✗
6	Shrieking	Upgrading or corrupting tier 5 essences	N/A	✓
7	Deafening	Upgrading tier 6 essences	N/A	✓

Essence types

The type of the essence can be recognized by the suffix in the name.

There are 25 different types of essences; not all types of essences are available at lower tiers, and the 4 corrupted essences do not have any tiers.

Lowest Tier	Essences	Notes
1	Hatred, Woe, Greed, Contempt
2	Sorrow, Anger, Torment, Fear
3	Suffering, Rage, Wrath, Doubt
4	Anguish, Loathing, Spite, Zeal
5	Misery, Dread, Scorn, Envy
N/A	Essence of HysteriaEssence of HysteriaStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 8Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property Weapon: Cast Level 20 Fire Burst on Hit Gloves: Socketed Gems deal 175 to 225 Added Fire Damage Boots: Drops Burning Ground while moving, dealing 2500 Fire Damage per second for 4 seconds Body Armour: 25% increased Area of Effect Helmet: Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage while on Low Life Shield: Adds 60 to 100 Fire Damage if you've Blocked Recently Quiver: Gain 15% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Amulet: 150% increased total Recovery per second from Life Leech Ring: Gain 10% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Belt: Damage Penetrates 5% Elemental Resistances during any Flask EffectRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it. Essence of InsanityEssence of InsanityStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 8Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property Weapon: Triggers Level 20 Spectral Spirits when Equipped +3 to maximum number of Spectral Spirits Gloves: Socketed Gems have 16% more Attack and Cast Speed Boots: 70% increased Mana Regeneration Rate while Shocked Body Armour: You gain Onslaught for 6 seconds when Hit Helmet: Socketed Gems gain 50% of Physical Damage as extra Lightning Damage Shield: 25% chance to gain a Power Charge when you Block Quiver: Projectiles Pierce 2 additional Targets Amulet: 10% chance to Recover 10% of Mana when you use a Skill Ring: You and your Minions take 40% reduced Reflected Damage Belt: 10% increased Movement Speed during any Flask EffectRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it. Essence of HorrorEssence of HorrorStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 8Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property Weapon: 16% chance to gain a Power, Frenzy or Endurance Charge on Kill Gloves: Socketed Gems have +3.5% Critical Strike Chance Boots: 5% reduced Elemental Damage Taken while stationary Body Armour: 15% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage Helmet: Socketed Gems deal 30% more Elemental Damage Shield: Chill Nearby Enemies when you Block Quiver: 8 to 12 Added Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge Amulet: (15-25)% chance to Crush on Hit Ring: 4 to 7 Added Cold Damage per Frenzy Charge Belt: Gain Alchemist's Genius when you use a FlaskRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it. Essence of DeliriumEssence of DeliriumStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 8Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property Weapon: Your Hits inflict Decay, dealing 700 Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds Gloves: Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage over Time Boots: Cannot be Poisoned Body Armour: 25% reduced Chaos Damage taken over time Helmet: +2 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems Shield: +15% Chance to Block Spell Damage while on Low Life Quiver: 25% increased Effect of your Marks Amulet: (6-7)% Chance to Block Spell Damage Ring: +(12-15)% to Damage over Time Multiplier Belt: +50% to Chaos Resistance during any Flask EffectRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.	Obtained through corruption
N/A	Remnant of CorruptionRemnant of CorruptionStack Size: 9Corrupts the Essences trapping a monster, modifying them unpredictably Right click this item then left click a monster trapped by Essences to corrupt them. Corrupted Essences cannot be modified again.	rare spawn in place of essence

Obtaining essences

An average of one essence can be found throughout the Essence league per zone. The essence item can be obtained by killing monsters trapped by the essence, which are also enhanced by special monster modifiers on the essence.

As seen in the table of essence types above, some essences do not have a low tier version and thus can not be obtained until later in the game.

Tier 6 essences can be obtained by corrupting tier 5 essences using a Remnant of CorruptionRemnant of CorruptionStack Size: 9Corrupts the Essences trapping a monster, modifying them unpredictably
Right click this item then left click a monster trapped by Essences to corrupt them. Corrupted Essences cannot be modified again. or upgrading lower tier essences, while tier 7 essences can only be obtained by upgrading lower tier essences through the vendor recipe system.

Corrupted essences can be obtained by corrupting the essence by using a Remnant of CorruptionRemnant of CorruptionStack Size: 9Corrupts the Essences trapping a monster, modifying them unpredictably
Right click this item then left click a monster trapped by Essences to corrupt them. Corrupted Essences cannot be modified again..

Corruption

Corruption of essences can be achieved by using Remnant of CorruptionRemnant of CorruptionStack Size: 9Corrupts the Essences trapping a monster, modifying them unpredictably
Right click this item then left click a monster trapped by Essences to corrupt them. Corrupted Essences cannot be modified again. on the essence prop on the area (not the essence items itself).

The following outcomes are known:

Mobs are broken free with empowered stats
All contained essences have their tier increased by 1
Another essence is added
Upgrade the essence type to a higher essence type

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.

Essences	Possession effect
Hatred	Shoot out a nova of Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Arctic Breath" projectiles.
Woe	Summon Energy Locus that cast Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Lightning Tendrils". Please choose only one of the following ids: LightningTendrilsChannelledRoyale - Deals (1-4) to (5-80) Lightning Damage, +(0-0.3) metres to radius, Releases a Stronger Pulse every 4 Pulses, Stronger Pulses always Critically Strike, Base radius is 2.4 metres, Stronger Pulses deal 50% more Damage with Hits and Ailments (page) WbLightningTendrilsLeader - Deals (1-46) to (8-874) Lightning Damage (page).
Greed	Create a red bubble around the enemy and it explode into 3 projectile that does Corrupted Blood on hit, similarly to Malachai's TriBomb.
Contempt	Periodically cast an ice version of Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ancestral Warchief". Please choose only one of the following ids: AncestorTotemSlamRoyale - Totem lasts 12 seconds, Summons a Totem which uses this Skill, (8-13)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active, 50% increased Totem Placement speed, +1 metre to Melee Strike Range (page) AncestorTotemSlam - Totem lasts 12 seconds, Summons a Totem which uses this Skill, (8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active, 50% increased Totem Placement speed, +1 metre to Melee Strike Range (page). At Screaming tier(T6), it summon 3 spirits that looks like ice version of Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ancestral Warchief". Please choose only one of the following ids: AncestorTotemSlamRoyale - Totem lasts 12 seconds, Summons a Totem which uses this Skill, (8-13)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active, 50% increased Totem Placement speed, +1 metre to Melee Strike Range (page) AncestorTotemSlam - Totem lasts 12 seconds, Summons a Totem which uses this Skill, (8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active, 50% increased Totem Placement speed, +1 metre to Melee Strike Range (page) but without the totem chasing toward player, apparently they are invulnerable to get hit.
Sorrow	Summon Totems that cast Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Vortex". Please choose only one of the following ids: WaterElementalVortexOnDeath - Deals (14-833) to (21-1250) Cold Damage, Base duration is 7.00 seconds, Deals (6.1-1447) Base Cold Damage per second, Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect, 100% chance to Trigger this Spell on Death, Base radius is 2 metres, Base secondary radius is 2 metres (page) FrostBoltNovaRoyale - Deals (3-51) to (5-76) Cold Damage, Base duration is 2.00 seconds, Deals (14.8-228.6) Base Cold Damage per second, Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect, 20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt, Base radius is 2 metres, Base secondary radius is 2 metres, (0-36)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate, Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles (page) at player's location.
Anger	Shoot out a nova of fire version Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Arctic Breath" projectiles.
Torment	Periodically cast Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Ball Lightning". Please choose only one of the following ids: ExileBallLightningTrap - Deals (1-110) to (2-204) Lightning Damage, When your Traps Trigger, your nearby Traps also Trigger, Trap lasts +6 seconds, Traps are thrown randomly around targeted location, 200% reduced Projectile Speed, Throw up to (6-10) additional Traps, Base radius is 1.8 metres (page) StrMissionBallLightning - Deals (1-166) to (2-309) Lightning Damage, Totem lasts 8 seconds, Summons a Totem which uses this Skill, 50% increased Cast Speed, Base radius is 1.8 metres (page) at the player's location.
Fear	Summon 3 Charging Corsair, which is a unique Spectral Corsair.
Suffering	Periodically cast Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Frost Bomb". Please choose only one of the following ids: TalismanFrostBomb - Deals (13-1301) to (19-1951) Cold Damage, Base duration is 4.00 seconds, Base secondary duration is 2.00 seconds, 50% reduced Life Regeneration rate, Base radius is 2.4 metres, Cold Exposure applies -(20-30)% to Cold Resistance (page) FrostBombRoyale - Deals (14-181) to (21-272) Cold Damage, Base duration is 2.00 seconds, Base secondary duration is 3.00 seconds, 75% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate, 75% reduced Life Regeneration rate, Base radius is (2.4-2.7) metres, 75% reduced Energy Shield Regeneration rate, Cold Exposure applies -10% to Cold Resistance (page), then summon Arctic Golem when died.
Rage	Create fire runes that trigger when stepped on, dealing fire damage, similar to Malachai's Fire Traps.
Wrath	Shoot out a nova of lightning projectiles that behave like Molten Strike's projectiles.
Doubt	Summon Essence Tarantula that does Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Flicker Strike". Please choose only one of the following ids: LegionMarakethFlickerStrike - N/A (page) HarvestSpiderFlickerStrike - N/A (page) and Viper Strike.
Anguish	Summon Fiery Rubble that fracture into smaller size when died, which is a unique Cinder Elemental.
Loathing
Spite	Summon Totems that cast Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Arc". Please choose only one of the following ids: VaalArcBossSideArea - Deals (1-46) to (3-138) Lightning Damage, 50% reduced Skill Range, 10% chance to Shock enemies, Chains +(10-20) Times (page) ShrineArcPlayer - Deals (1-83) to (7-1574) Lightning Damage, 10% chance to Shock enemies, Chains +2 Times (page) and leave patches of Shocking Ground
Zeal
Misery	Shoot out pulses that inflict a chaos damage over time debuff on the player.
Dread	Cast a chaos version of Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Firestorm". Please choose only one of the following ids: KaomWarriorFireStorm - Base duration is (1.20-1.50) seconds, Deals (2-243) to (3-365) Fire Damage, 25% chance to Ignite enemies, One impact every (0.15-0.12) seconds, Base radius is 1 metre (page) ProphecyFireStorm - Base duration is (1.20-1.50) seconds, Deals (2-84) to (3-126) Fire Damage, 25% chance to Ignite enemies, One impact every (0.12-0.10) seconds, Base radius is 1 metre (page). Summon Guardian Golem, which is a unique Chaos Golem.
Scorn
Envy	Summon a grasping hand(looks like Cold SnapCold Grasp EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cold Snap becomes a grasping hand of frost), that teleports the player to the monster's location. This can be evaded by moving.
Hysteria
Insanity
Horror	Monster cast a chain reaction of ice explosion, similar to one of the Mutewind Leader Warband skill.
Delirium	Summon monsters that looks like Carrion Minion, it casts chaos version of Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Flame Dash". Please choose only one of the following ids: FlameDashRoyale - Deals (10-147.8) Base Fire Damage per second, Base duration is 4.00 seconds, Deals (4-56) to (6-84) Fire Damage (page) FlameDashHardMode - Deals (19.7-1738.6) Base Fire Damage per second, Base duration is 4.00 seconds, Deals (7-659) to (11-988) Fire Damage, (0-19)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate (page) that uses Caustic ArrowTentacle Caustic Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Caustic Arrow becomes an area of ethereal purple tentacles. MTX's.
Remnant of Corruption	Enemy has a physical damage over time, cannot be leeched from. Summons 2 unique monster when killed.

Vendor recipes

Result	Recipe
1x essence of the same type with tier+1	3x essences of the same type and tier

List of essences

Version history

Version	Changes
2.4.0g	All corruption only Essence mods (of Delirium, Horror, Hysteria and Insanity) now have a minimum level of 50.
2.4.0e	The Essence upgrade recipe now returns surplus Essences when you vendor four or more essences.
2.4.0c	The Essence of Hysteria boots mod now has a level 60 requirement. Fixed some prison rooms where Essences could spawn in bad locations. Fixed a bug where the Energy Locus summoned by Essence of Woe could be hit by skills such as Arc.
2.4.0	Introduced to the game in Essence leagues.

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