Path of Exile 2 Essence of Ruin

Essence of Ruin is a currency item in Path of Exile 2. It upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item with a guaranteed chaos resistance 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

Armour, Belt or Jewellery: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance

Path of Exile 2 Essence of Ruin Features

• Item Type: Currency – Essence

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

  Armour, Belt or Jewellery: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance

• 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:

  • Helmets: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Body Armours: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Gloves: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Boots: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Shields: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Rings: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Amulets: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Belts: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

  • Bucklers: +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance (Suffix)

How to Obtain Essence of Ruin

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 Ruin → 1x Essence of Ruin

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

Other Sources:

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

Essence of Ruin Crafting Synergy

Essence of Ruin upgrades a Magic item to Rare with a guaranteed chaos resistance modifier, making it ideal for builds that require strong elemental mitigation.

• Best Use Cases:

  • Creating Rare gear with baseline chaos resistance bonuses

  • Supporting builds that face heavy chaos damage, such as Delirium or Blight encounters

  • 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 chaos resistance 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 Ruin FAQs

1. What does Essence of Ruin do?

It upgrades a Magic item to a Rare item and guarantees one chaos resistance modifier based on the gear type. This modifier is always a suffix 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 chaos resistance modifier value?

The gear type determines the modifier range. All supported gear types receive +(8–11)% to Chaos Resistance.

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

No. Essence of Ruin 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 chaos resistance modifier is added. All other affixes are randomly rolled from the item's mod pool, making it ideal for chaos mitigation gear upgrades.

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