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Essence of Fire

Essences

Adds a random fire property to an item (up to tier 3)

Drops

When creatures or chests drop currency, the game first picks a family by the total weight of its items, then an item in it: the rarer the drop, the more it favours higher tiers.

Property Value
Drop family Runes
Tier 3
Weight 70
Share of its family 2.32%
From (item level) Black Forest (19)

Properties it can add

Adds one random property of its element to an item with a free place, at tier 3 or lower. A boss essence also adds its boss's own properties, which never roll on loot.

Element properties (21)

#% increased burning build-up, #% increased burning build-up, #% increased burning build-up, #% increased burning build-up chill shock, #% increased burning damage, #% increased burning damage, #% increased burning damage against low life enemies, #% increased burning duration, #% increased burning duration, #% increased fire damage, #% increased fire damage, #% reduced burning duration on you, +# fire damage, +#% fire resistance, +#% fire resistance, +#% fire resistance, +#% fire resistance, +#% fire resistance penetration, +#% to fire resistance, +#% to fire resistance, Gain #% of physical damage as extra fire

Used to make

Ring of the Smouldering Coal, Sigil of Fire

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.