Screaming Essence of Contempt is a Tier 5 Essence currency item in Path of Exile, used to guarantee physical damage or reflect-based modifiers on rare items. It upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item with one guaranteed modifier, restricted to item level 75 and below. This makes it a powerful tool for crafting melee-focused builds or reflect-based defenses.
Path of Exile Screaming Essence of Contempt Features
Item Type: Essence Currency | Essence Tier: 5
Function: Upgrades or reforges a rare item with one guaranteed modifier
Stack Size: 1–9 | Drop Level: 58
Guaranteed Modifiers by Item Type
Quivers, Amulets: Adds (9–12) to (19–22) Physical Damage to Attacks
Helmets, Body Armours, Boots, Belts, Shields: Reflects (51–100) Physical Damage to Melee Attackers
Gloves: Adds (4–5) to (8–9) Physical Damage to Attacks
Bows, Staves, Two-Hand Swords, Two-Hand Axes, Two-Hand Maces: Adds (20–28) to (43–51) Physical Damage
Wands, Claws, Daggers, One-Hand Swords, Thrusting One-Hand Swords, One-Hand Axes, One-Hand Maces, Sceptres: Adds (13–18) to (27–31) Physical Damage
Rings: Adds (6–8) to (12–13) Physical Damage to Attacks
How to Obtain Screaming Essence of Contempt in Path of Exile
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Other Sources:
May be obtained by corrupting Wailing Essences with Remnant of Corruption
Can appear in map-based Essence nodes, Delirium rewards, or Essence Scarabs
Path of Exile Screaming Essence of Contempt Crafting Synergy
Used to guarantee physical damage or reflect-based modifiers on rare items:
Melee Crafting:
Ideal for builds that rely on physical damage scaling such as Boneshatter, Cyclone, or Earthshatter
Enables deterministic scaling for weapon damage and attack-based builds
Reflect Defense:
Modifier Control:
Essence Tiering:
Path of Exile Screaming Essence of Contempt FAQs
Which builds benefit most from this Essence?
Physical damage builds like Boneshatter Juggernaut, Cyclone Slayer, and Shield Crush Gladiator benefit from guaranteed modifiers. Reflect-based modifiers are useful for tanky builds that bait melee attackers.
Should I corrupt this Essence or use it directly?
Use directly when targeting specific physical damage modifiers. Corrupting may yield higher-tier or special Essences, but risks losing deterministic control.
Can this Essence be used in influence crafting?
Yes, but use early in the process. Essence modifiers override standard affix pools and may block influence-specific mods. Apply before slamming influence mods.
Does physical damage apply to spells?
No. Physical damage modifiers from this Essence apply only to attacks, not spells. Use with weapon-based builds.
Is reflect damage viable?
Situationally. Reflect damage can be useful in niche builds or PvP, but is generally less effective in high-tier PvE. Best used with tanky characters and block setups.
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