PoE Defeat Monsters with Essences

League mechanics: Essence. Kirac map mods: Area contains 2 additional Essences(cost: 3 Chaos Orbs). PoE Essence Scarab: Area contains 2 additional Essences. List of PoE Essence Atlas Tree.

In Path of Exile (POE), defeating monsters empowered by Essences is a core part of the experience. Here's a breakdown on how to encounter and defeat them:

How Essences Work:

  • Essences are lingering energies that empower monsters, granting them special abilities and making them tougher.
  • Defeating these monsters releases the essence, allowing you to capture it in a vial.
  • Each essence type offers unique benefits when used in the Orb of Fusing device.

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Encountering Essence Monsters:

  • Essences can appear naturally in maps, with the base chance increasing on higher tiers.
  • You can significantly boost Essence encounters through several methods:
    • Atlas Passives: Allocate points to "Amplified Energies" and "Crystal Resonance" in the Atlas passive tree.
    • Kirac's Mods: Purchase the "Essence" mod from Kirac for 2 Chaos Orbs per map.
    • Stream of Consciousness: This keystone passive on the skill tree grants a base chance for additional Essences.

Defeating Essence Monsters:

  • Once you encounter an Essence monster, identified by a swirling vortex around it, prioritize defeating it.
  • The number of Essences determines the monster's difficulty. More Essences make it stronger but also yield greater rewards.
  • Be mindful of the specific Essence type, as some grant the monster offensive buffs or area-denial effects.

Additional Tips:

  • Consider using a "Remnant of Corruption" on Essence monsters containing a "Shrieking Essence." This significantly increases the number of Essences it drops.
  • If a specific Essence type is your target, focus on killing monsters with only that Essence.

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Kirac Map Mods

Name Kirac’s league modifiers Cost
Essence Area contains 2 additional Essences. 3 Chaos Orbs

List of PoE Essence Scarabs

Name Description Limit
Essence Scarab
  • Area contains 2 additional Essences
 Limit: 4
Essence Scarab of Ascent
  • Essences found in Area are a tier higher
 Limit: 1
Essence Scarab of Stability
  • Using a Remnant of Corruption in Area can only result in upgrading or transforming Essences
 Limit: 1
Essence Scarab of Calcification
  • All Rare monsters in Area are imprisoned by Essences
 Limit: 1

Essence Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
5 Imprisoned Monster Additional Essence Chance Normal
  • Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have 5% chance to have an additional Essence
1 Crystal Lattice Notable
  • Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have 15% chance to have 3 additional Essences

Essence Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
4 Essence Chance Normal
  • Your Maps have 5% chance to contain an additional Essence
2 Remnant of Corruption Essence Chance Normal
  • Monsters Imprisoned by Essences have a 10% chance to contain a Remnant of Corruption
1 Crystal Resonance Notable
  • A Map Boss is granted a random Essence Modifier from any Imprisoned Monsters slain in your Maps
  • Using Remnants of Corruption on Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps replaces all Essences with one of the Essences on the Imprisoned Monster

Essence Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
1 Amplified Energies Notable
  • Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have at least 1 Essence at the highest possible tier

    • Reminder Text:

  • (Essences in White Maps can reach a maximum tier of Screaming, and Essences in Yellow or Red Maps can reach a maximum tier of Shrieking)

Essence Atlas Passive Tree

Count Name Category Description
4 Essence Rare Chance Normal
  • Imprisoned Monsters in your Maps have 25% chance to drop an additional Rare Item with an Essence Modifier
1 Prolific Essence Notable
  • Your Maps contain an additional Essence

Defeat Essence Monsters with at least 6 essences

1. Map Mods

Area contains 3 additional Essences.

  • Map mods search: Area contains an additional Essence

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Area contains an additional Essence

2. Kirac League Mods Available During 3.22

Name Kirac’s league modifiers Cost
Essence Area contains 2 additional Essences. 2x Chaos Orb Chaos Orb
Domination Area contains 3 additional Shrines. 3x Chaos Orb Chaos Orb

Divine Domination Challenge

Complete each of the following encounters while you have a shrine on you.

  • Defeat an Essence Monster holding 6 or more essences

Kirac Map Mods: Domination. Area contains 3 additional Shrines. Cost: 3x Chaos Orb.

Shrines can appear randomly in most areas, granting significant bonuses to nearby monsters or casts spells at nearby players, and are often guarded by monsters. Players can steal the shrine to gain its bonuses for 45 seconds or until leaving the area. Players can have any number of different shrine effects at once. This encounter is considered Extra Content and has a chance to appear in any map area or most story areas; it also has separate chances to spawn additional shrines. The specific chance for shrines to spawn has never been officially published. This mechanic is also referred to as Domination.

Essential Essences(4)

Complete each of the following Essence encounters.

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