Shrieking Essence of Suffering is a Tier 6 Essence currency item in Path of Exile, used to guarantee Cold Damage or Freeze Avoidance modifiers on rare items. It upgrades a normal item to rare or reforges a rare item with one guaranteed modifier.
Path of Exile Shrieking Essence of Suffering Features
Item Type: Essence Currency | Essence Tier: 6
Function: Upgrades or reforges a rare item with one guaranteed modifier
Stack Size: 1–9 | Drop Level: 74
Guaranteed Modifiers by Item Type
Quivers: Adds (33–45) to (67–78) Cold Damage to Attacks
Helmets, Boots, Belts: (51–55)% chance to Avoid being Frozen
Body Armours, Shields: (8–9)% chance to Avoid Cold Damage from Hits
Gloves: Adds (8–11) to (16–19) Cold Damage to Attacks
Bows, Staves, Two-Hand Swords, Two-Hand Axes, Two-Hand Maces: Adds (49–64) to (96–113) Cold Damage to Spells
Wands, Claws, Daggers, One-Hand Swords, Thrusting One-Hand Swords, One-Hand Axes, One-Hand Maces, Sceptres: Adds (33–43) to (64–75) Cold Damage to Spells
Amulets, Rings: Adds (17–22) to (34–40) Cold Damage to Attacks
How to Obtain Shrieking Essence of Suffering in Path of Exile
Drop Locations:
Other Sources:
May be obtained by corrupting Screaming Essences with Remnant of Corruption
Can appear in map-based Essence nodes, Delirium rewards, or Essence Scarabs
Path of Exile Shrieking Essence of Suffering Crafting Synergy
Used to guarantee Cold Damage or Freeze Avoidance modifiers on rare items:
Cold Damage Scaling:
Freeze Avoidance:
Modifier Control:
Essence Tiering:
Path of Exile Shrieking Essence of Suffering FAQs
What builds benefit most from this Essence?
Cold spellcasters like Vortex Occultist, Cold Snap Trickster, and Frostbolt Inquisitor benefit from guaranteed Cold Damage modifiers.
Can I use this Essence to force Freeze immunity?
Yes. Helmets, Boots, and Belts crafted with this Essence gain a guaranteed Freeze Avoidance modifier.
Is Cold Damage from this Essence affected by Elemental Damage modifiers?
Yes. Cold Damage scales with Elemental Damage, Spell Damage (for spells), and Attack Damage (for attacks).
Should I use this Essence before or after applying influence mods?
Use it first. Essence modifiers override one affix slot and may block influence-exclusive mods if applied afterward.
Does Cold Damage from this Essence apply to minions?
No. The modifiers apply only to the item's wearer unless explicitly stated as “Minions deal…"
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