Regular essences transform normal items to magic with one guaranteed stat while Greater essences upgrade magic items to rare with preserved mods, making this system quite straightforward. Farm essence-trapped monsters in maps or trade with others to build your collection focusing on crucial stats like life and resists early on. Each essence type corresponds to specific modifiers, so Essence of Flame adds fire mods while Essence of Enhancement boosts defensive stats

For best results combine higher tier essences like Deafening with the crafting bench to lock prefixes or suffixes as needed. Always check the guaranteed mod before using since higher tiers provide stronger versions, and remember magic items need Greater essences specifically for upgrades. Really effective during leveling when you need quick gear fixes especially resistance caps or life rolls

Target your most needed stats first, whether thats elemental resists on a belt or life rolls on chest pieces. The crafting bench helps refine results after using essences letting you modify remaining open affixes for optimal gear setup