Path of Exile 2 Essence of Ice

Essence of Ice is a currency item in Path of Exile 2 introduced in patch 0.3.0, The Third Edict. It upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with a guaranteed cold damage modifier. It is part of the Essence crafting system and is obtained from Essence encounters.

Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item, adding a guaranteed modifier

One Handed Melee Weapon or Bow: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage

Two Handed Melee Weapon or Crossbow: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage

Path of Exile 2 Essence of Ice Features

• Item Type: Currency – Essence

• Function: Upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item, adding a guaranteed modifier

  One Handed Melee Weapon or Bow: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage

  Two Handed Melee Weapon or Crossbow: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage

• Usable on: Magic items

• Stack Size: 10  | Drop Level: 40

• Application Method: Right-click this item, then left-click a Magic item to apply it. Shift-click to unstack.

• Modifiers by Gear Type:

  • One Hand Swords: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • One Hand Axes: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • One Hand Maces: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Spears: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Daggers: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Bows: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Flails: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Talismans: Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Two Hand Swords: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Two Hand Axes: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Two Hand Maces: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Quarterstaves: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage (Prefix)

  • Crossbows: Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage (Prefix)

How to Obtain Essence of Ice

Drop Locations:

• Found in Essence encounters throughout Path of Exile 2

• Dropped by Essence-bound monsters trapped in stone prisons during campaign and endgame maps

Vendor Recipe

• Used in Three to One Reforge Crafting Bench Craft:

  • 3x Lesser Essence of Ice → 1x Essence of Ice

  • 3x Essence of Ice → 1x Greater Essence of Ice

Other Sources:

• Available via player trading on Currency Exchange or the official PoE2 marketplace

Essence of Ice Crafting Synergy

Essence of Ice upgrades a Magic item to Rare with a guaranteed cold damage modifier, making it ideal for builds that rely on elemental damage output.

• Best Use Cases:

  • Creating Rare gear with baseline cold damage bonuses

  • Supporting builds that rely on elemental attacks, such as bow builds, cold strike, or freeze-based melee builds

  • Cannot be combined with other Essences. Once applied, the item becomes Rare and must be modified using other crafting methods.

• Usage Notes:

  • Can only be applied to Magic items

  • Guarantees one cold damage modifier from the Essence pool; remaining affixes are randomly rolled from the item's mod pool.

  • Does not work on Rare or Unique items

  • After upgrading to Rare, further crafting can be done via other crafting methods

Essence of Ice FAQs

1. What does Essence of Ice do?

It upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item and guarantees one cold damage modifier based on the gear type. This modifier is always a prefix and scales with the item class.

2. Which items can I use it on?

Only Magic items. It cannot be applied to Rare or Unique items. Once used, the item becomes Rare and cannot accept additional Essences.

3. What determines the cold damage modifier value?

The gear type determines the modifier range. One Handed Melee Weapons and Bows receive Adds (17–20) to (26–32) Cold Damage, while Two Handed Melee Weapons and Crossbows receive Adds (25–30) to (38–46) Cold Damage.

4. Can I combine it with other Essences or modifiers?

No. Essence of Ice cannot be combined with other Essences. After application, further crafting must use other methods like bench crafting or currency items.

5. What happens to other affixes when I use this Essence?

Only one guaranteed cold damage modifier is added. All other affixes are randomly rolled from the item's mod pool, making it ideal for elemental damage-focused gear upgrades.

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