Rift essence
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Rift essences are crafting materials used in crafting of the legendary Obsidian armor and Rift Motivations or exchange for other items.
Overview[edit]
- Raw Rift Essences can be acquired through Rift Hunting and Convergences. These include:
- Refined Rift Essences are refined versions of rift essences used in the crafting legendary equipment or for exchanging other items. These include:
- Vendors that offer an exchange for rift essence include:
- Gharr Leadclaw — offer exchanges for currencies, materials, and more.
- Astral Ward Mage (Outfitter) — offers precursor armors required for Obsidian armor.
- Lyhr, Ward Crafter Lucirae, and Renown Heart NPC in Janthir — as an assisted refining.
- Junior Archivist's Aide Conri — offers items required for Suffused Obsidian armor.
- Rift Researcher Adam — offers weapons, armors, and conversions.
Related masteries[edit]
- Rift Guidance — The Heart of the Obscure can be used to find small Kryptis rifts.
- Astral Craft — Gain access to purchasing Astral Ward armor and the recipes to craft common and uncommon Kryptis Motivations for use in rift hunting.
- Emotion Control — Gain access to purchasing the recipe to craft rare Kryptis Motivations for use in rift hunting.
- Rift Mastery — Learn to extract greater amounts of Kryptis essence from rifts.
- Convergence Mastery — Doubles the amount of Rift essence received when completing Convergences and grants Rift Essence Extractor.
Acquisition: Rift Hunting[edit]
- Primary article: Rift Hunting
Rewards[edit]
Raw Rift Essences is obtained by completing the pre-boss event of any tier rift (for Fine Rift Essence) and by closing a Kryptis or titanspawn Mist Rift at the end of a Rift Hunting session.
Rift Hunting | Pre-Event | Boss Event | Motivation | ||
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without mastery | with mastery | without buff | with buff | ||
Tier 1 Rift | 3 to 7 | 3 to 7 | 6 to 14 | 17 to 32 | 30 to 50 |
Tier 2 Rift | 3 to 7 | 6 to 14 | 17 to 32 | 30 to 50 | |
Tier 3 Rift | 3 to 7 | 6 to 14 | 17 to 32 | 30 to 50 |
Container[edit]
- Primary articles: Rift Extraction, Weekly Rift Hunting, Weekly Rift Hunting (Janthir Wilds)
By doing a weekly Rift Hunting achievements player will be received the Rift Extraction.
Container | Rift Essence | |||
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Item | Acquisition | Fine | Masterwork | Rare |
Rift Extraction | Received from participating in Secrets of the Obscure Weekly Rift Hunting or Janthir Wilds Weekly Rift Hunting. Drop rate research can be found here |
4-8 | 4-8 | 3-8 |
Acquisition: Convergences[edit]
- Primary articles: Convergences, Convergence: Mount Balrior
Rewards[edit]
Convergences | Rift Essence | ||
---|---|---|---|
Fine | Masterwork | Rare | |
without Mastery | 12-25 | 5-10 | 2-5 |
with Convergence Mastery | 25-50 | 10-20 | 5-10 |
failure | 12-25 | 5-10 | 2-5 |
- 1: This table only includes Rift Essences obtained from successful rewards. for full reward lists see their own respective articles.
- 2: Number of Rift Essences based on player participation.
Containers[edit]
The following containers are acquired from a completion of convergences and achievements.
Container | Rift Essence | |||
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Item | Acquisition | Fine | Masterwork | Rare |
Convergence: Hero's Choice Chest | Once per day per account for upon a successful completion of Convergences. (Choice) | 100 | 40 | 20 |
Convergences: Mount Balrior Wayfinder's Choice Chest | Once per day per account for upon a successful completion of Convergences: Mount Balrior. (Choice) | 100 | 40 | 20 |
Nugget of Rift Essence | Convergences achievements. Drop rate research can be found here | 12-25 or 50 | 5-10 or 20 | 2-5 or 10 |
Unlocked Rift Essence Coffer | Opening a Rift Essence Coffer using Unstable Rift Motivation. Drop rate research can be found here | 25-10 or 125 | 10-20 or 50 | 5-10 or 25 |
Convergence Challenge Mode: Bronze | In completion of Convergences Challenge Mode only. Once per day per boss + once per lifetime per boss. | 13-25 | 5-10 | 2-5 |
Convergence Challenge Mode: Silver | In completion of Convergences Challenge Mode only. Once per day per boss + once per lifetime per boss. | 2x (13-25) | 2x (5-10) | 2x (2-5) |
Convergence Challenge Mode: Gold | In completion of Convergences Challenge Mode only. Once per day per boss + once per lifetime per boss. Acquired from: |
2x (13-25) | 2x (5-10) | 2x (2-5) |
Convergence Challenge Mode: Gold | In completion of Convergences Challenge Mode only. Once per day per boss + once per lifetime per boss. Acquired from: |
4x (13-25) | 4x (5-10) | 4x (2-5) |
Convergence Challenge Mode: Gold | In completion of Convergences Challenge Mode only. Once per day per boss + once per lifetime per boss. Acquired from: |
6-7x (13-25) | 6-7x (5-10) | 6-7x (2-5) |
Refined Rift essence[edit]
- The three types of raw essences are also crafting materials used in crafting refined versions of the essence (directly or indirectly):
- Recipes for crafting refined Rift essence items can be purchased from Lyhr, Astral Ward Mage (Outfitter) and Second Hunter Kamilla.
- Refined Rift essence items can also be purchased from Lyhr, who is located under the stairs in the Outer Ring in the Wizard's Tower.
- The Astral Ward mastery track and its masteries, Astral Craft and Emotion Control, are required to purchase them.
Item | Rarity | Discipline(s) | Rating | Ingredients |
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Amalgamated Rift Essence (Learned from: Recipe: Amalgamated Rift Essence) |
Exotic | 400 | ||
Purified Rift Essence (Learned from: Recipe: Purified Rift Essence) |
Ascended | 400 |
Rift motivations[edit]
“You've applied the motivation to the Heart of the Obscure. This motivation will enhance the Heart's Scan for Rift ability to locate more dangerous targets and lead you to them.
— Heart of the Obscure Enhanced, in-game hint
- Rift essence is used in crafting Rift Motivations, gizmos that increase the yield from Rift Hunting.
- Recipes for crafting motivations can be purchased from Lyhr, Astral Ward Mage (Outfitter) and Second Hunter Kamilla.
- The Astral Ward mastery track and its masteries, Astral Craft and Emotion Control, are required to purchase them.
Item | Rarity | Discipline(s) | Rating | Ingredients |
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Fine Rift Motivation (Learned from: Recipe: Fine Rift Motivation) |
Fine | 400 | ||
Masterwork Rift Motivation (Learned from: Recipe: Masterwork Rift Motivation) |
Masterwork | 400 | ||
Rare Rift Motivation (Learned from: Recipe: Rare Rift Motivation) |
Rare | 400 |
Trivia[edit]
- Prior to the release of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, rift essences were called Kryptis essences.