List of Essence league challenges

Players earned exclusive microtransactions by completing exclusive Essence league challenges:

Challenges	Reward
12	Essence Footprints EffectEssence Footprints EffectFootprintsAdds essence footprints to any equipped pair of boots.
24	Essence WingsEssence WingsArmour AttachmentAdds the Essence Wings Back Attachment to any equipped body armour.
36	Essence Portal EffectEssence Portal EffectPortalThis character's portals use the Essence effect.

From the 19th challenge onwards and for every third challenge after that, the player received pieces of a Essence Totem Pole decoration to display in the player's hideout. The Totem Pole permanently showcases how many of the Essence challenges the player completed during this league.

Challenges

Challenges in the Essence leagues were as follows:

Activate these Waypoints

Activate the Waypoints in each of the following areas in Normal difficulty.

• The Climb
• The Ship Graveyard
• The Western Forest
• The Broken Bridge
• The Marketplace
• The Library
• Kaom's Stronghold
• The Grand Arena

Combine three Essences

Trade any three identical Essences to a vendor.

Kill 50 Monsters with Essences

Kill 50 monsters that have Essences.

Complete these Normal Quests

Complete each of the following quests in Normal Difficulty.

• Mercy Mission
• Through Sacred Ground
• The Great White Beast
• Sever the Right Hand
• A Swig of Hope
• A Fixture of Fate

Complete these Encounters I

Complete each of the following Encounters.

• Complete a Master's Mission
• Kill a Possessed Monster
• Kill a Rare monster with a Nemesis mod
• Kill a Rogue Exile
• Rescue Navali
• Slay the Boss of a Corrupted Vaal Side Area

Kill these Normal Act Bosses

Kill each of the following Unique Bosses in Normal Difficulty.

• Act 1: Merveil, the Twisted
• Act 2: Vaal Oversoul
• Act 3: Dominus, Ascendant
• Act 4: Malachai, The Nightmare

Kill Rare Monsters in Cruel

Kill a Rare Monster of each of these types in either Cruel or Merciless Difficulty.

• Death Bishop
• Fighting Bull
• Fury Hound
• Hyrri's Sister
• Kaom's Chosen
• Lavianga's Acolyte
• Mad Gladiator
• Pitbull Demon
• Porcupine Goliath
• Rooster Demon
• Tentacle Miscreation
• Undying Evangelist

Complete these Encounters II

Complete each of the following Encounters.

• Fully clear a Corrupted Vaal Side Area
• Kill a Keepers of the Trove Bloodline Pack
• Kill a Monster possessed by a Tormented Embezzler
• Kill a Rare monster with Inner Treasure
• Kill a Rogue Templar
• Open a Diviner's Strongbox

Corrupt Essences

Obtain each of the following results when using a Remnant of Corruption on a monster trapped by an Essence.

• Add an additional Essence
• Change the Essence to a different type
• Increase the Essence's level
• Release the trapped monster

Kill these Unique Monsters

Kill each of the following Unique Monsters in either Cruel or Merciless Difficulty.

• Barkhul
• Guardian of the Mound
• Ironpoint the Forsaken
• Soulmourn
• Spinesnap
• Tailsinger
• Thistlesage
• Triskeriaki

Use these Currency Items

Use each of the following Currency items.

• Armourer's Scrap
• Blacksmith's Whetstone
• Chaos Orb
• Chromatic Orb
• Glassblower's Bauble
• Jeweller's Orb
• Orb of Alchemy
• Orb of Alteration
• Orb of Augmentation
• Orb of Chance
• Orb of Fusing
• Orb of Scouring
• Orb of Transmutation
• Sealed Prophecy
• Vaal Orb

Kill these Cruel Act Bosses

Kill each of the following Unique Bosses in Cruel Difficulty.

• Act 1: Merveil, the Twisted
• Act 2: Vaal Oversoul
• Act 3: Dominus, Ascendant
• Act 4: Malachai, The Nightmare

Kill 40 Monsters Bearing Silver

Kill 40 monsters that are carrying Silver Coins.

Claim these Essences

Kill a monster that has each of the following Essences.

• Essence of Anger
• Essence of Anguish
• Essence of Contempt
• Essence of Delirium
• Essence of Doubt
• Essence of Dread
• Essence of Envy
• Essence of Fear
• Essence of Greed
• Essence of Hatred
• Essence of Horror
• Essence of Hysteria
• Essence of Insanity
• Essence of Loathing
• Essence of Misery
• Essence of Rage
• Essence of Scorn
• Essence of Sorrow
• Essence of Spite
• Essence of Suffering
• Essence of Torment
• Essence of Woe
• Essence of Wrath
• Essence of Zeal

Kill these Vaal Bosses

Kill each of the following Unique monsters in any Difficulty.

• Beheader Ataguchu
• Calxipher
• Ch'aska, Maker of Rain
• Cintiq, the Inescapable
• Commander of Flesh
• Konu, Maker of Wind
• Kutec, Vaal Fleshsmith
• Quetzerxi
• Sheaq, Maker of Floods
• The Sunburst Queen
• Wiraq, the Impaler
• Wiraqucha, Ancient Guardian

Level these Masters

Reach Reputation Level 5 with at least 6 of these 8 Forsaken Masters.

• Catarina, Master of the Dead
• Elreon, Loremaster
• Haku, Armourmaster
• Leo, Master of the Arena
• Tora, Master of the Hunt
• Vagan, Weaponmaster
• Vorici, Master Assassin
• Zana, Master Cartographer

Kill 500 Rare Monsters

Kill 500 Rare Monsters in any Difficulty.

Kill Multi-Essence Monsters

Kill Monsters that have multiple Essences, with these quantities.

• Two Essences
• Three Essences
• Four Essences

Currency from Vendor Recipes

Complete vendor recipes to receive each of the following items. A vendor recipe is when you trade a specific pattern of items to a vendor, not when you buy items from his/her purchase screen.

• Cartographer's Chisel
• Chaos Orb
• Chromatic Orb
• Jeweller's Orb
• Orb of Alchemy
• Orb of Augmentation
• Orb of Chance
• Vaal Orb

Use these Essences

Use each of the following Essences to upgrade or reforge items.

• Whispering
• Muttering
• Weeping
• Wailing
• Screaming
• Shrieking
• Deafening

Fully Upgrade your Hideout

Create or Upgrade to a Large-sized Hideout.

Level a Gem to 20

Upgrade a Skill Gem or a Support Gem to level 20. You can trade it away afterwards.

Identify 100 Unique Items

Identify any 100 Unique Items. You can trade them away afterwards.

Fulfil a Prophecy Chain

Complete a Prophecy Chain associated with Pale Council members.

• The Feral Lord
• The Plaguemaw
• The Unbreathing Queen
• Unbearable Whispers

Complete these Encounters III

Complete each of the following Encounters.

• Kill Haast, Unrelenting Frost
• Kill Igna Phoenix
• Kill Monsters touched by Tormented Spirits (500)
• Open a Cartographer's Strongbox
• Touch an Echoing Shrine

Kill these Merciless Act Bosses

Kill each of the following Unique bosses in Merciless Difficulty.

• Act 1: Merveil, the Twisted
• Act 2: Vaal Oversoul
• Act 3: Dominus, Ascendant
• Act 4: Malachai, The Nightmare

Achieve Ascension

Use the Ascendancy Device in each of the following places.

• The Normal Labyrinth
• The Cruel Labyrinth
• The Merciless Labyrinth
• The Endgame Labyrinth

Reach Level 90

Attain character level 90. This challenge still counts even if your character dies afterwards.

Shape these Maps

Use a Shaper's Orb to upgrade Maps of the following Tiers.

• Tier 1
• Tier 2
• Tier 3
• Tier 4
• Tier 5
• Tier 6
• Tier 7
• Tier 8
• Tier 9
• Tier 10

Kill these Warband Leaders

Kill each of the following Warband Leaders.

• Berrots, The Breaker
• Bin'aia, Crimson Rain
• El'Abin, Bloodeater
• Invari, The Bloodshaper
• Jeinei Yuushu
• Kalria, The Risen
• Leli Goya, Daughter of Ash
• Lokan, The Deceiver
• Lussi "Rotmother" Roth
• Marchak, The Betrayer
• Morgrants, The Deafening
• Musky "Two-Eyes" Grenn
• Otesha, the Giantslayer
• Rama, The Kinslayer
• Susara, Siren of Pondium
• Uruk Baleh
• Vessider, The Unrivaled
• Yorishi, Aurora-sage

Read Memory Fragments

Read each of the following Memory Fragments.

• Memory of Home
• Memory of Intrigue
• Memory of Wonder
• Memory of Dream
• Memory of Nightmare
• Memory of Grief
• Memory of Awakening

Complete Twinned Maps

Complete Maps in 10 of the following 15 tiers while they have the Twinned mod. These Maps are completed by killing their Unique Bosses.

• Tier 1
• Tier 2
• Tier 3
• Tier 4
• Tier 5
• Tier 6
• Tier 7
• Tier 8
• Tier 9
• Tier 10
• Tier 11
• Tier 12
• Tier 13
• Tier 14
• Tier 15

Identify Rare Items

Identify Rare Items of 6 of the following 11 types.

• Steel Ring
• Opal Ring
• Blue Pearl Amulet
• Marble Amulet
• Vanguard Belt
• Crystal Belt
• Bone Helmet
• Two-Toned Boots
• Spiked Gloves
• Gripped Gloves
• Fingerless Silk Gloves

Redeem Divination Card Sets

Turn in sets of at least 7 of the following 12 Divination card types to Tasuni.

• The Fox
• Lucky Deck
• Treasure Hunter
• Vinia's Token
• The Stormcaller
• The Penitent
• The Trial
• Earth Drinker
• The Surveyor
• Death
• Dialla's Subjugation
• The Enlightened

Complete Unique Maps

Complete any 10 of the following 16 Unique Maps on your Atlas. A Map is completed by killing its Unique Boss or Bosses if it has any. Maps without Unique Bosses are completed by opening specific Unique Chests.

• Acton's Nightmare
• Caer Blaidd, Wolfpack's Den
• Death and Taxes
• Hall of Grandmasters
• Hallowed Ground
• Maelström of Chaos
• Mao Kun
• Oba's Cursed Trove
• Olmec's Sanctum
• Perandus Manor
• Poorjoy's Asylum
• The Coward's Trial
• The Putrid Cloister
• The Vinktar Square
• Vaults of Atziri
• Whakawairua Tuahu

Complete Unided Rare Maps

Complete Rare Maps in 10 of the following 15 tiers while they are unidentified. These Maps are completed by killing their Unique Boss or Bosses if they have any.

• Tier 1
• Tier 2
• Tier 3
• Tier 4
• Tier 5
• Tier 6
• Tier 7
• Tier 8
• Tier 9
• Tier 10
• Tier 11
• Tier 12
• Tier 13
• Tier 14
• Tier 15

Explore the Atlas

Complete at least 100 different types of Maps. A Map is completed by killing its Unique Boss or Bosses if it has any. Maps without Unique Bosses are completed by opening specific Unique Chests.

Kill the Guardians of the Void

Kill each of the four Guardians of the Void.

• Guardian of the Phoenix
• Guardian of the Hydra
• Guardian of the Minotaur
• Guardian of the Chimera

Kill The Shaper

Find The Shaper and kill him.

Complete three Endgame Grinds

Kill three of these five Unique Bosses the following number of times.

• Atziri, Queen of the Vaal (100)
• Izaro in the Endgame Labyrinth (60)
• Eater of Souls (30)
• The Cursed King (30)
• Any Vaal Temple Boss (12)