Essences

What it is

Essences are guaranteed crafting currencies that always roll a specific prefix or suffix mod when used on an item, filling remaining mod slots randomly. They are found in maps as imprisoned monsters — you can release the monster and kill it to get Essences. Essences range in power from Whispering (weak) to Deafening (strongest). Shrieking Essences can be upgraded to Deafening with an Essence of Horror.

When you encounter it

Imprisoned monsters appear in maps as glowing crystalline enemies. Click the crystal to release and fight them. They always drop Essences.

Key concepts

• •Each Essence type guarantees a specific mod — check the mod before using it
• •Deafening Essences guarantee the strongest version of their mod
• •Remnants of Corruption (from Essence encounters) can upgrade Essences or corrupt them into Screaming/Shrieking tiers
• •Using an Essence on a magic or rare item makes it rare with the guaranteed mod
• •Essences are a beginner-friendly form of targeted crafting

Tips for new players

• 💡Keep Shrieking/Deafening Essences — they're valuable to sell or use for crafting
• 💡Use Essences to guarantee key mods on your gear (e.g. Essence of Anger for fire damage on a weapon)
• 💡Don't use low-tier Whispering/Muttering Essences — sell them or use them on vendor recipe bases
• 💡Releasing all imprisoned monsters in a cluster can be dangerous — make sure you can handle the fight

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