Updated 2026-09-27
한국어Effect
Life EssenceLife Essence can be spent instead of a spell slot for qualifying Necromancy spells.
It does not make every spell free. Check whether the Necromancy spell you intend to cast can use the essence.
Read the equipment’s requirements for gaining essence. After satisfying them, check whether you can spend it on the spell whose slot you want to conserve.
Answer
Life Essence is applied when the item's stated kill condition is met.
Based on in-game textConditions vary by item. Check the original passive of the item that applies it.
Answer
Life Essence replaces a spell slot when casting a Necromancy spell.
Derived from game dataMAG_GREATER_NECROMANCY_LIFE_ESSENCEAffected entity has absorbed a creature's essence. It can use that essence to cast any Necromancy spell without consuming aspell slot.
Core rule
Repeated effects may grow stronger, last longer, replace one another, or fail to combine.
For conditions such as Radiating Orb, remaining turns also affect strength. In contrast, repeated resistance does not keep halving damage.
Check whether the effect stacks and whether it has a cap. A shared display name does not mean the values from every variant can be added together.
Answer
Check the game data below to see when the condition ends.
Derived from game dataMAG_GREATER_NECROMANCY_LIFE_ESSENCEAffected entity has absorbed a creature's essence. It can use that essence to cast any Necromancy spell without consuming a
Answer
Use it to conserve spell slots for Necromancy spells, but do not generalize it to replace slots for every spell.
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