Wisp

Wisps refer to both a type of non-itemised resource that can be collected while exploring the Wildwood, as well as a mechanic that empowers monsters similar to a monster modifier.

Mechanics

Wisps come in three varieties: Primal, Wild, and Vivid. Each type provides different stats when affecting monsters:

Vivid WispsVivid WispsStack Size: 50000 grant a more item quantity bonus. Empowered monsters take reduced damage and gain increased attack, cast, and movement speed.
Wild WispsWild WispsStack Size: 50000 grant a more item rarity bonus. Empowered monsters take reduced damage and gain additional projectiles and more area of effect.
Primal WispsPrimal WispsStack Size: 50000 cause monsters to drop additional currency items, including eldritch currency, Voidborn Reliquary KeyVoidborn Reliquary KeyAn heirloom of the champions of Wraeclast
Lies forgotten in an abandoned reliquary
Born of a starry void from which time cannot escape, and Valdo's Puzzle BoxValdo's Puzzle BoxStack Size: 10Contains a Mysterious Map with a Foil Unique RewardI can find no method of destroying the dangerous contents within...
perhaps, someday, you will find a way.Right click to open.. Empowered monsters take reduced damage and gain more critical strike chance and additional critical strike multiplier.

Wisps can affect almost all monsters, including unique monsters. The quantity of Wisps affecting a monster determine the magnitude of empowerment provided. Multiple types of wisps can affect the same monster, stacking their bonuses.

Wisps can also affect monsters that have not been spawned when entering a map, such as Breach monsters. Some monsters in the Wildwood can also spawn already affected by Wisps.

Sacred Wisps

A fourth type of wisp, Sacred Wisps, are used exclusively to burn away the darkness in the Wildwood and does not have any other effects. Two types of special Sacred Wisp clusters can be found in the Wildwood; a larger pulsating orb that reveals an area around it, or a smaller dim orb that extends the distance the player can explore in the Wildwood. Sacred Wisps do not empower or affect monsters. They can also be found in The King in the Mists boss encounter, where they guide the player through the maze. This is not to be confused with the Sacred Wisps proxies spawned by Sacred Wisps SupportSacred Wisps SupportAttack, Support, Trigger, Duration, Spell
Icon: M
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 18Supports attack skills that can be used with Wands. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.Supported Skills deal (60-51)% less Damage when used by Sacred Wisps
Supported Skills will Trigger Summon Sacred Wisps on Hit
Supported Skills can only be used with Wands
Base duration is 10.00 seconds
Summons 2 Sacred Wisps
Maximum 2 Sacred Wisps
Sacred Wisps have 25% chance to use the Triggering Skill when you fire a
Projectile with that Skill
Sacred Wisps have +25% chance to use the Triggering Skill when you fire a Projectile with that Skill while a Rare or Unique Enemy is in your Presence

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Attack DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.File:Summon Sacred Wisps skill icon.png.

Additionally, Ritual Scarab of WispsRitual Scarab of WispsStack Size: 20
Limit: 1Ritual Altars in Area spawn a Wildwood Wisp
Wildwood Wisps grant 70% increased Tribute Gained to nearby PlayersTrust in the Draíocht, and you shall never be alone.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map. spawns a "Wildwood Wisp"; this wisp is more similar to the aforementioned Sacred Wisp, and grants increased Tributes to nearby players in Ritual encounters. It does not affect monsters.

Related scarabs

The following scarabs are related to Wisps:

Item	Limit	Description
Ritual Scarab of WispsRitual Scarab of WispsStack Size: 20 Limit: 1Ritual Altars in Area spawn a Wildwood Wisp Wildwood Wisps grant 70% increased Tribute Gained to nearby PlayersTrust in the Draíocht, and you shall never be alone.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map.	1	Ritual Altars in Area spawn a Wildwood Wisp Wildwood Wisps grant 70% increased Tribute Gained to nearby Players
Scarab of WispsScarab of WispsStack Size: 20 Limit: 2Monsters in Area have a chance to be Empowered by 2000 Wildwood WispsThe Draíocht connects everything that lives.Can be used in a personal Map Device to add modifiers to a Map.	2	Monsters in Area have a chance to be Empowered by 2000 Wildwood Wisps

Related keystone passive skills

The following keystone passive skills are related to Wisps:

Name	Stats
Thorough Exploration	If there are fewer than 50 monsters remaining in your Maps, Final Map Bosses are Empowered by Wildwood Wisps [1]

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Introduced to the game. (Hotfix 8) Significantly reduced the amount of damage dealt by Wisp Empowered monsters. (Hotfix 8) Reduced the Attack, Cast, and Movement Speeds of Vivid Wisp Empowered Monsters. (Hotfix 8) Decreased the amount of Wisps dropped from Empowered Non-Unique Monsters in the Viridian Wildwood by 30-40% depending on their rarity. (Hotfix 10) Rare monsters empowered by Wisps now have approximately 20% less effective Life. (Hotfix 10) Unique monsters empowered by Wisps now have approximately 30% less effective Life.