Essence of Contempt

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

• Physical Damage
• Reflect Physical Damage

Monsters that possessed by the essence, would Periodically cast an ice version of Ancestral WarchiefAncestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 Mana
Attack Speed: 90% of base
Attack Damage: (110-166)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-166)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful slam while you're near it. Being near it grants you more melee damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range2% increased Damage with AilmentsDeals (110-166)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 12 seconds
50% increased Totem Placement speed
(8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active
+10 to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

• At 'Screaming', it summon 3 spirits that looks like ice version of Ancestral WarchiefAncestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 10 Mana
  Attack Speed: 90% of base
  Attack Damage: (110-166)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-166)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful slam while you're near it. Being near it grants you more melee damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range2% increased Damage with AilmentsDeals (110-166)% of Base Attack Damage
  Totem lasts 12 seconds
  50% increased Totem Placement speed
  (8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active
  +10 to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. but without the totem chasing toward player, apparently they are invulnerable to get hit.

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

Item	Essence Level	Drop Level	Effect(s)

Version history

Version	Changes
2.4.0	Introduced to the game.

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