Essence of Misery

Essence of Misery

Debuff

You are taking Chaos Damage over time.

Essences of Misery can be used to upgrade an equipment with a guaranteed affix related to:

• Cast Speed
• Mana Regeneration
• Maximum Mana
• Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana
• Mana Flask Recovery

Monsters possessed by these essences will launch a pulsing projectile that applies a debuff named Essence of Misery to the player character, dealing chaos damage over time.

Essences of Misery refer to the following essences (see the table).

Item	Essence Level	Effect(s)
Screaming Essence of MiseryScreaming Essence of MiseryStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 5Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: (21-24)% increased Cast Speed Two Handed Weapon: (32-37)% increased Cast Speed Shield: (50-59)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Other Armour: +(55-59) to maximum Mana Quiver: (0.2-0.4)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Belt: (11-15)% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate Other Jewellery: (50-59)% increased Mana Regeneration RateRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.	5	Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: (21-24)% increased Cast Speed Two Handed Weapon: (32-37)% increased Cast Speed Shield: (50-59)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Other Armour: +(55-59) to maximum Mana Quiver: (0.2-0.4)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Belt: (11-15)% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate Other Jewellery: (50-59)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Shrieking Essence of MiseryShrieking Essence of MiseryStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 6Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: (25-28)% increased Cast Speed Two Handed Weapon: (38-43)% increased Cast Speed Shield: (60-69)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Other Armour: +(65-68) to maximum Mana Quiver: (0.6-0.8)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Belt: (16-20)% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate Other Jewellery: (60-69)% increased Mana Regeneration RateRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.	6	Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: (25-28)% increased Cast Speed Two Handed Weapon: (38-43)% increased Cast Speed Shield: (60-69)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Other Armour: +(65-68) to maximum Mana Quiver: (0.6-0.8)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Belt: (16-20)% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate Other Jewellery: (60-69)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate
Deafening Essence of MiseryDeafening Essence of MiseryStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 7Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: (29-32)% increased Cast Speed Two Handed Weapon: (44-49)% increased Cast Speed Shield: (70-76)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Other Armour: +(69-77) to maximum Mana Quiver: (0.9-1)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Belt: (21-25)% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate Other Jewellery: (70-76)% increased Mana Regeneration RateRight click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.	7	Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: (29-32)% increased Cast Speed Two Handed Weapon: (44-49)% increased Cast Speed Shield: (70-76)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate Other Armour: +(69-77) to maximum Mana Quiver: (0.9-1)% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Mana Belt: (21-25)% increased Flask Mana Recovery rate Other Jewellery: (70-76)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate

Version history

Version	Changes
3.17.0	Deafening Essence of Misery now provides 29-32% increased Cast Speed on one-handed Weapons (previously 26-28%), and 44-49% on two-handed Weapons (previously 39-42%). Screaming and Shrieking Essences have been updated accordingly.
3.0.0	Pierce has been reworked. Items and skills that used to use or provide pierce chance now instead use or provide a number of pierces. Once a projectile has reached its pierce limit, it will not pierce further. Screaming, Shrieking and Deafening Essences of Misery now grant +1, +1, and +2 Pierces respectively. Existing Shrieking Essence of Misery mods that specifically had a 20% chance to pierce will become +2 Pierces.
2.4.0	Introduced to the game.

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