Essence of Sorrow

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

  • Dexterity
  • Cold Damage Penetration


Monsters possessed by these essences will summon Totems that cast VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 270%
AoE Radius: 2
Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it.Deals (49-779) to (73-1169) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3.00 seconds
Deals (116-2316.1) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Base radius is 2 metres
Base secondary radius is 2 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
at the player character's location.


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

ItemEssence
Level
Drop
Level
Effect(s)
Muttering Essence of SorrowMuttering Essence of SorrowStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 2
Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property
Properties restricted to level 45 and below

One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 3% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (5-6)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(13-17) to Dexterity
Right click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.
212Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property
Properties restricted to level 45 and below

One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 3% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (5-6)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(13-17) to Dexterity
Weeping Essence of SorrowWeeping Essence of SorrowStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 3
Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property
Properties restricted to level 60 and below

One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 4% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (7-8)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(18-22) to Dexterity
Right click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.
330Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property
Properties restricted to level 60 and below

One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 4% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (7-8)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(18-22) to Dexterity
Wailing Essence of SorrowWailing Essence of SorrowStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 4
Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property
Properties restricted to level 75 and below

One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 5% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (9-10)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(28-32) to Dexterity
Right click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.
448Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property
Properties restricted to level 75 and below

One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 5% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (9-10)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(28-32) to Dexterity
Screaming Essence of SorrowScreaming Essence of SorrowStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 5
Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property
One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 6% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (11-12)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(33-37) to Dexterity
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: Damage Penetrates 6% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (11-12)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(33-37) to Dexterity
Shrieking Essence of SorrowShrieking Essence of SorrowStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 6
Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property
One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 7% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (13-14)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(43-50) to Dexterity
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: Damage Penetrates 7% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (13-14)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(43-50) to Dexterity
Deafening Essence of SorrowDeafening Essence of SorrowStack Size: 9
Essence Tier: 7
Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property
One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 8% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (15-16)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(51-58) to Dexterity
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: Damage Penetrates 8% Cold Resistance
Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (15-16)% Cold Resistance
Other Items: +(51-58) to Dexterity

Version history

Version Changes
2.4.0
  • Introduced to the game.