Essence of Hysteria

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Essence of HysteriaStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 8
Upgrades 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 Effect
Right click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 74
Metadata
Item class: Currency Item
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Currency/CurrencyEssenceHysteria1

Essence of Hysteria is an essence. It can only be obtained by using a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. on a group of monsters trapped by an Essence of Scorn, Envy, Misery or Dread of any tier (the purple map-only essences). See here for more info.

Modifiers

Using this essence on an item sets the level requirement to at least 50.

Slot Name - Stat text (Affix Type)
Weapon of the Essence - Cast Level 20 Fire Burst on Hit (Suffix) (See Fire Burst.)
Gloves of the Essence - Socketed Gems deal 175 to 225 Added Fire Damage (Suffix)
Boots of the Essence - Drops Burning Ground while moving, dealing 2500 Fire Damage per second for 4 seconds (Suffix)
Body Armour of the Essence - 25% increased Area of Effect (Suffix)
Helmet of the Essence - Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage while on Low Life (Suffix)
Shield of the Essence - Adds 60 to 100 Fire Damage if you've Blocked Recently (Suffix)
Quiver Essences - Gain 15% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage (Prefix)
Amulet of the Essence - 150% increased total Recovery per second from Life Leech (Suffix)
Ring Essences - Gain 10% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage (Prefix)
Belt of the Essence - Damage Penetrates 5% Elemental Resistances during any Flask Effect (Suffix)

Item acquisition

Essence of Hysteria has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

Recipes

Essence of Hysteria can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
3Three VoicesThree Voices33x EssenceThe village elders had a curious rule: If you hear three voices scream for aid, flee as fast as you can.Random essence x3A
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Version history

Version Changes
3.14.0
  • No longer grants Socketed Gems have +50% chance to Ignite to Helmets.
  • Now grants Socketed Gems deal 30% more Damage while on Low Life to Helmets.
  • Now grants 25% increased Area of Effect to Body Armour (previously 10%).
  • Now adds 60 to 100 Fire Damage if you've Blocked Recently to Shields (previously 40 to 80).
  • Now grants 150% increased Recovery per second from Life Leech to Amulets (previously 40%).
  • Now grants Gain 15% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage to Quivers (previously 10%).
  • The Boots modifier that Drops Burning Ground while moving, dealing 2500 Fire Damage per second, now does so for 4 seconds (previously 1 second). The Burning Ground visual effect has also been been updated to more accurately reflect the damage area. Existing items with this modifier can be updated to the new value with a Divine Orb.
  • The Weapon modifier now always casts Fire Burst on Hit (previously 10% chance). Existing items with this modifier will be updated to the new value.
3.11.0
  • Essence of Hysteria on boots will now drop Burning Ground every 10 units (from 25).
2.4.0c
  • The Essence of Hysteria boots mod now has a level 60 requirement.
2.4.0
  • Introduced to the game.