Essence of Spite

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

• Intelligence
• Lightning Damage Penetration

Monsters possessed by these essences will summon Totems that cast ArcArcSpell, Chaining, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12An arc of lightning reaches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains to other enemies, but not immediately back. Each time the arc chains, it will also chain a secondary arc to another enemy that the main arc has not already hit, which cannot chain further.Deals (6-198) to (32-1122) Lightning Damage
Chains +(4-7) Times
15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each remaining Chain

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Chains +(0.05-1) TimesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and leave patches of Shocking Ground.

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

Item	Essence Level	Effect(s)
Wailing Essence of SpiteWailing Essence of SpiteStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 4Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property Properties restricted to level 75 and below One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 5% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (9-10)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(28-32) to IntelligenceRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	4	Upgrades a normal item to rare with one guaranteed property Properties restricted to level 75 and below One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 5% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (9-10)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(28-32) to Intelligence
Screaming Essence of SpiteScreaming Essence of SpiteStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 5Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 6% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (11-12)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(33-37) to IntelligenceRight 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: Damage Penetrates 6% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (11-12)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(33-37) to Intelligence
Shrieking Essence of SpiteShrieking Essence of SpiteStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 6Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 7% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (13-14)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(43-50) to IntelligenceRight 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: Damage Penetrates 7% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (13-14)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(43-50) to Intelligence
Deafening Essence of SpiteDeafening Essence of SpiteStack Size: 9 Essence Tier: 7Upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item, guaranteeing one property One Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates 8% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (15-16)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(51-58) to IntelligenceRight 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: Damage Penetrates 8% Lightning Resistance Two Handed Weapon: Damage Penetrates (15-16)% Lightning Resistance Other Items: +(51-58) to Intelligence

Version history

Version	Changes
2.4.0	Introduced to the game.

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