Essence

Essence

Essence is a currency that can be used to upgrade items, convert items into their dungeon variants, or be spent at Essence Shops. There are many different types of Essence, each obtained through different methods.

Obtaining

Essence Guide

(1/2) Wither Essence

(2/2) Wither Essence

Spider Essence

(1/4) Undead Essence

(2/4) Undead Essence

(3/4) Undead Essence

(4/4) Undead Essence

(1/2) Dragon Essence

(2/2) Dragon Essence

Gold Essence

Diamond Essence

Ice Essence

(1/6) Crimson Essence

(2/6) Crimson Essence

(3/6) Crimson Essence

(4/6) Crimson Essence

(5/6) Crimson Essence

(6/6) Crimson Essence

Forest Essence

Essence can be used for a multitude of different purposes and are obtained in different ways.

Image	Name	Obtainment Methods	Bazaar Cost
	Wither Essence	Dungeon Reward Chests Rewarded by Guildford for completing Dungeon Hub Races Dungeon Secrets Salvaging items that require  Wither Essence to be upgraded	2,937.2 coins
	Undead Essence	Dungeon Reward Chests Killing Crypt Undeads Salvaging items that require  Undead Essence to be upgraded	488.7 coins
	Crimson Essence	Completing a Kuudra run Salvaging items that require  Crimson Essence to be upgraded	1,123.9 coins
	Spider Essence	Killing Arachne Killing Lonely Spiders and Cellar Spiders Salvaging items that require  Spider Essence to be upgraded	1,509.7 coins
	Dragon Essence	Killing Ender Dragons Killing Lost Adventurers Salvaging items that require  Dragon Essence to be upgraded Sacrificing specific items to the Draconic Altar	3,601.1 coins
	Gold Essence	Dungeon Secrets Killing King Midas Killing Golden Goblins Killing Watcher Undeads with the Golden modifier Opening Crystal Hollows Treasure Chests Completing the Crystal Nucleus Salvaging items that require  Gold Essence to be upgraded	668.2 coins
	Diamond Essence	Dungeon Secrets Killing Angry Archaeologists Killing Diamond Goblins Opening Crystal Hollows Treasure Chests Completing the Crystal Nucleus Salvaging items that require  Diamond Essence to be upgraded	301.5 coins
	Ice Essence	Killing Winter Sea Creatures Killing Frozen Adventurers Salvaging items that require  Ice Essence to be upgraded	1,590.4 coins
	Forest Essence	Tree Gifts Cutting down Fig and Mangrove Trees Collecting Agatha's rewards	1,105 coins
	Sun Gecko Essence	Defeating Sun Gecko

Usage

Upgrading and Dungeonizing Items

Essence can be used to upgrade items and convert them into Dungeon Items in a process known as "dungeonizing". Each Star Upgrade grants a +2% stat boost: Dungeon Items grant a +10% stat boost per Star Upgrade while in the Catacombs.

Dungeon Items can have a maximum of 5 Star Upgrades; items upgraded with  Crimson Essence can have a maximum of 15 Star Upgrades.

Essence Shops

Main article: Essence Shops

Essence can be spent at several different Essence Shops for exclusive perks and items.

• Malik serves as the Essence Shop for  Wither Essence and  Undead Essence, and can be found in the ⏣ Catacombs Entrance and ⏣ Dungeon Hub.
• Vulcan serves as the Essence Shop for  Crimson Essence and can be found in the ⏣ Forgotten Skull and ⏣ Dungeon Hub.
• The Spider Tamer serves as the Essence Shop for  Spider Essence and can be found in ⏣ Arachne's Sanctuary.
• Tyzzo serves as the Essence Shop for  Dragon Essence and can be found in the ⏣ Void Slate.
• Marigold serves as the Essence Shop for  Gold Essence and can be found in the ⏣ Royal Mines.
• Gemma serves as the Essence Shop for  Diamond Essence and can be found in the ⏣ Crystal Nucleus.
• Frozen Alex serves as the Essence Shop for  Ice Essence and can be found in the ⏣ Jerry Pond.
• Rosemary serves as the Essence Shop for  Forest Essence and can be found in the ⏣ Murkwater Outpost.
• Oruo the Almighty serves as the Essence Shop for  Sun Gecko Essence and can be found in the ф Continuum.

Trivia

• Purchasing Essence from the Bazaar requires  Catacombs XX (20).
  •  Forest Essence is the only Essence type to not have this requirement.
• By talking to Malik and going to the Essence Crafting menu, players can access the Essence Guide which displays the uses for all Essence types.
• The maximum amount of Essence a player may have of one type is 2 billion.

History

Alpha Hypixel Network
Feb 22, 2022		Added Crimson Essence.
July 25, 2022		Added Essence to the Bazaar, except for Crimson Essence and Wither Essence.
Sep 11, 2024		Added a cap of 2 billion Essence of each type.
June 5, 2025		Added Forest Essence.
SkyBlock Prototype
Aug 7, 2020		Added Essence.
Apr 20, 2022	0.13	Added Crimson Essence.
Aug 18, 2022	0.14	Added Essence to the Bazaar, this time with Crimson Essence and Wither Essence.
Nov 30, 2022		Added Ice Essence Shop.
Oct 24, 2023	0.19.6	Gold Essence and Diamond Essence can now be earned as a reward from Crystal Hollows treasure chests.
		Added Gold Essence shop to the Royal Mines.
		Added Diamond Essence shop to the Crystal Nucleus.
Sep 17, 2024	0.20.6	Added a cap of 2bil to all Essences.
Dec 10, 2024	0.21	Added Sun Gecko Essence
		Added Sun Gecko Essence Shop in the Rift.
June 23, 2025	0.23	Added Forest Essence.