Essence

This page is about the currency. For The encounter type, see Essence (encounter).

Essences are a type of currency item. They are dropped by essence encounters. Essences will add a modifier to an item, guaranteeing a modifier of a specified type.

Essences can appear starting from Act 2.

Mechanics

Base tier essences will upgrade normal items to magic items, while Greater essences will upgrade magic items to rare.

Using a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again.
Shift click to unstack. on an imprisoned monster will corrupt it and modify the essences it's holding in unpredictable ways. Outcomes include:

• Add a random essence
• Reroll all essences into the same type
• Upgrade regular essences into their Greater versions and transform Greater Essences into a Corrupted Essence

List of Essences

Item	Stack size	Description	Drop level
Essence of BattleEssence of BattleStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Attack modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Attack modifier	—
Essence of ElectricityEssence of ElectricityStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Lightning modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Lightning modifier	—
Essence of EnhancementEssence of EnhancementStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Defence modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Defence modifier	—
Essence of FlamesEssence of FlamesStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Fire modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Fire modifier	—
Essence of HasteEssence of HasteStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Speed modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Speed modifier	—
Essence of IceEssence of IceStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Cold modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Cold modifier	—
Essence of RuinEssence of RuinStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Chaos modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Chaos modifier	—
Essence of SorceryEssence of SorceryStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Caster modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Caster modifier	—
Essence of the BodyEssence of the BodyStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Life modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Life modifier	—
Essence of the InfiniteEssence of the InfiniteStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Attribute modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Attribute modifier	—
Essence of the MindEssence of the MindStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Mana modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Mana modifier	—
Essence of TormentEssence of TormentStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Physical modifierRight click this item then left click a normal item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Physical modifier	—

List of Greater Essences

Item	Stack size	Description	Drop level
Greater Essence of BattleGreater Essence of BattleStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Attack modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Attack modifier	—
Greater Essence of ElectricityGreater Essence of ElectricityStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Lightning modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Lightning modifier	—
Greater Essence of EnhancementGreater Essence of EnhancementStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Defence modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Defence modifier	—
Greater Essence of FlamesGreater Essence of FlamesStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Fire modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Fire modifier	—
Greater Essence of HasteGreater Essence of HasteStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Speed modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Speed modifier	—
Greater Essence of IceGreater Essence of IceStack Size: 10Upgrades a magic item to a Rare item with one Cold modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a magic item to a Rare item with one Cold modifier	—
Greater Essence of RuinGreater Essence of RuinStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Chaos modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Chaos modifier	—
Greater Essence of SorceryGreater Essence of SorceryStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Caster modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Caster modifier	—
Greater Essence of the BodyGreater Essence of the BodyStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Life modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Life modifier	—
Greater Essence of the InfiniteGreater Essence of the InfiniteStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Attribute modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Attribute modifier	—
Greater Essence of the MindGreater Essence of the MindStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Mana modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Mana modifier	—
Greater Essence of TormentGreater Essence of TormentStack Size: 10Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Physical modifierRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with one Physical modifier	—

List of Corrupted Essences

Item	Stack size	Description	Drop level
Essence of DeliriumEssence of DeliriumStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic or a Magic item to a Rare item with one random notable passive as a modifier. Can only be used on Body Armour.Right click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic or a Magic item to a Rare item with one random notable passive as a modifier. Can only be used on Body Armour.	—
Essence of HorrorEssence of HorrorStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic or a Magic item to a Rare item with one guaranteed property. Can only be used on Gloves or Boots. 100% increased effect of Socketed Runes and Soul CoresRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic or a Magic item to a Rare item with one guaranteed property. Can only be used on Gloves or Boots. 100% increased effect of Socketed Runes and Soul Cores	—
Essence of HysteriaEssence of HysteriaStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Item Rarity modifier. Can only be used on Helmets, Rings or Amulets.Right click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic with one Item Rarity modifier. Can only be used on Helmets, Rings or Amulets.	—
Essence of InsanityEssence of InsanityStack Size: 10Upgrades a normal item to Magic or a Magic item to a Rare item with one guaranteed property. Can only be used on Belts. On Corruption, Items gain two EnchantmentsRight click this item then left click a magic item to apply it.	10	Upgrades a normal item to Magic or a Magic item to a Rare item with one guaranteed property. Can only be used on Belts. On Corruption, Items gain two Enchantments	—

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0f	Reduced the damage of the Essence of the Infinite Monster modifier.
0.1.1	Fixed a bug where Damage Gained as Fire, Cold and Lightning were missing tags, causing Essences to be unable to roll these modfiiers.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.