Essence of Misery

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

Essence of Misery
Debuff
Essence of Misery status icon.png
You are taking Chaos Damage over time.
  • 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).

ItemEssence
Level
Drop
Level
Effect(s)
Screaming Essence of MiseryScreaming Essence of MiseryStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 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
Right click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.
568Upgrades 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: 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
Right click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.
60Upgrades 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: 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
Right click this item then left click a normal or rare item to apply it.
70Upgrades 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.