Forge Essence Types Locations Uses and Farm Guide December

In The Forge, essence isn’t just a resource-it’s a spark that reshapes gear, colors fate, and turns every upgrade into a game of alchemy.

List of All Essences in The Forge

Each essence in The Forge serves a specific purpose that enhances different aspects of your equipment. Players can collect and apply these materials to boost stats, refine attributes, or craft higher-tier gear. The list includes common types such as Power, Speed, and Defense Essences, alongside rarer ones like Arcane and Chaos that provide advanced enhancements. Understanding how each essence functions helps players create stronger combinations and maximize their builds for different combat scenarios.

There are seven types of essence in The Forge. The higher the rarity of the essence, the more gold you can obtain by selling it. Here is a list of all the essences in the game that you can get:

How to Get Essence in The Forge

Essence can be obtained by dismantling unused weapons, tools, or armor inside The Forge menu. Each item provides a different amount of Essence depending on its rarity and upgrade level. Players can also earn Essence through daily quests, event rewards, and special chests scattered across the game. Managing which items to dismantle helps maintain a steady supply for enhancing and refining equipment.

The only way to get an essence is by killing enemies in The Forge. The type of essence you obtain depends on the tier of the enemy. Higher-tier enemies drop rarer essence, and lower-tier enemies drop common essence. For example, elite enemies like Skeleton Rogues, Reapers, and Fire Slime and Death Axes drop Medium to Epic essence.

One of the best locations to farm essence is the Volcanic Depths. Stonewakes Cross can be an option for beginners, as the enemies are very basic, but they give tiny and small essence. Skeleton Rogues in Forgotten Kingdom drop medium essence consistently. However, the enemies of Volcanic Depths are of a higher tier, and so they drop rarer essences. You can also unlock the Goblin Cave and find late-game enemies that drop more essence.

You can equip a Drain Edge Rune for life steal and a Minor Shard for extra essence loot. Also, try to take part in night raids as they drop twice the loot. Make sure to also use the Forge codes to get better races and totems.

How to Use Essence in The Forge

Essence is spent directly in The Forge menu to boost, reroll, or awaken specific equipment stats. Open The Forge, select the gear you want to enhance, then choose the Essence type that matches the upgrade option shown, such as stat rerolls, upgrade level increases, or special bonuses. Each forge action consumes a set amount of Essence, so check the cost before confirming to avoid wasting rare types. Some Essences only apply to certain rarities or equipment classes, so match them carefully to get the best upgrades from your limited supply.

Essence can be used for enhancing weapons and armors in the Forge. Players can enhance their gear by visiting The Enhancer in Stonewake’s Cross or Forgotten Kingdom.

Talking with the Enhancer will open up the “Enhance Equipment” screen. There, you can select a piece of Equipment and enhance it in exchange for Money and Essences. Each time you enhance an equipment, the amount of essence and money required will be increased for the next time.

Best enemies to farm Tiny Essence

Tiny Essence drops almost exclusively from the very first enemies in Stonewake’s Cross, so the best “enemies” to farm are basically the starter zombies and other low-level mobs that roam that area.​

Best enemies for Tiny Essence

• Basic Zombies (Stonewake’s Cross)

  • These are the main source of Tiny Essence early on and spawn in large numbers around the starting fields and graveyard-style areas.​

  • They also have a chance to drop Small (and rarely Medium) Essence, giving extra value while you farm Tiny.​

• Other starter mobs in Stonewake’s Cross

  • Any low-level starter enemies in this zone share a similar early-tier loot table, so clearing full loops around Stonewake’s Cross keeps Tiny Essence flowing steadily.​

  • Running repeatable zombie/early quests here at the same time is efficient because you earn XP, gold, and index progress along with essence.​

Practical farming tips

• Stay in Stonewake’s Cross until drops shift

  • Once you start killing midgame enemies (Forgotten Kingdom and beyond), the drops move into Medium and Large Essence, so you will see far less Tiny.​

  • If you specifically want Tiny Essence for new gear, avoid pushing into higher-level zones and just cycle fast zombie routes in Stonewake’s Cross.​

Stonewake’s Cross zombie farming guide

Zombies in Stonewake’s Cross are ideal early-game farm targets for Tiny Essence, gold, and XP, so the best “guide” is to set up a fast loop through their main spawn clusters while staying safe and efficient.​​

Where zombies spawn

• Open fields near spawn

  • Regular Zombies appear around the starting plains and paths of Stonewake’s Cross, letting you begin farming immediately without extra unlocks.​

  • These mobs are low level, with modest HP and damage, so basic starter gear is enough if you keep moving and dodge hits.​

• Graveyard / clustered areas

  • Any graveyard-like pockets or ruined patches close to Stonewake’s Cross tend to have higher zombie density, making them better for continuous pulls and AoE kills.​​

  • Looping through these clusters reduces downtime between packs and improves Tiny/Small Essence and coin drops over time.​

Recommended route & pacing

• Simple farming loop

  • Start from the main Stonewake’s Cross hub, sweep the nearest zombie cluster, then follow the outer path through other spawn pockets before returning as they respawn.​​

  • Avoid chasing single stragglers too far; instead, prioritize areas where 3-5 zombies spawn together for maximum kills per minute.​

• Resetting and instance hopping

  • If spawns dry up or other players are heavily contesting the area, changing servers or rejoining can quickly restore dense zombie spawns.​

  • Short, repeated sessions (10-15 minutes) often feel more efficient than long marathons because you naturally reset to fresh lobbies.​

Gear, builds, and safety

• Weapons and armor

  • Use any fast-swing melee weapon or basic ranged weapon so you can clear clusters quickly without taking much damage.​

  • Upgrading your starter gear a few levels and adding early enhancements dramatically reduces kill time and potion use.​

• Runes and stats

  • If you have access to lifesteal or sustain-focused runes (like Drain-style effects), they let you farm longer without returning to town.​

  • Prioritize health and basic defense early; surviving a big pull of zombies is more important than slightly faster kills at low gear levels.​

Essence, quests, and profit

• Tiny/Small Essence drops

  • Zombies in Stonewake’s Cross drop Tiny, Small, and sometimes Medium Essence, which you can use for early enhancements or sell for gold.​

  • Because drop rates are spread across these types, longer sessions give more consistent essence income than very short bursts.​

• Combining with quests and mining

  • Pick up any early kill-zombie quests before farming so every run gives XP, quest rewards, and essence simultaneously.​

  • If you get bored of constant combat, alternate with quick trips to the nearby Stonewake caves to mine ores while zombies respawn around the area.​​