Greetings, friends! Today Overgear wants you to know which essences you should put on use. For sure, you have already known about Heart of Azeroth Essences and how they work. If not – we have a special article about that. So, let’s begin.
Common Essences
The Crucible of Flame
This is the basic Essence which you will get from the very beginning. The rank of it grows with you Heart of Azeroth level. And there is a cool thing about this Essence, it is one of the strongest options for a majority of classes and specs.
Source: Heart of Azeroth level. Level 60 is very easy to get nowdays.
This Essence is interesting for:
All Death Knights, Guardian Druids, Marksmanship and Beast Mastery Hunters, Arcane and Fire Mages, Windwalker and Brewmaster Monks, Protection Paladins, Elemental and Enhancement Shamans, Affliction Warlocks, All Warriors and both Demon Hunters.
Worldvein Resonance
This is one of the easiest essence to get, but you need 3 weeks to upgrade it. Because it requires to do an Azerite cap at expeditions for 3 weeks in a row.
Source: Island expeditions weekly cap. Level 3 can be obtained after 2 weeks since the start.
This Essence is interesting for:
Any class if you need to stack in one place.
Vision of Perfection
This essence can be found and then upgraded at Operation: Mechagon by killing the King Mechagon. This is a strong choice for classes, which mainly rely on their burst abilities.
Source: “Operation: Mechagon” drop from King Mechagon. 3 weeks to level 3.
This Essence is interesting for:
Balance Druids, Retribution and Holy Paladins, Destruction and Demonology Warlocks, and Protection Warriors.
Memory of Lucid Dreams
This essence requires doing daily quests an Nazjatar and level up your companion. Memory of Lucid Dreams provides better resource generation in Major slot, and minor slot lets you upgrade you resource managment.
Source: Nazjatar questing and bodyguard experience. ~3 weeks for level 3.
This Essence is interesting for: Frost DK, Balance, Feral and Restoration Druids, Survival Hunters, All Mages, especially for Fire, Mistweaver Monks, All Priests, All Rogues in minor slot, Restoration Shamans, Destruction and Demonology Warlocks, Arms and Fury Warriors and Havoc Demon Hunters.
Conflict and Strife
This essence allows you to use one of your pvp-talent even in PvE scenario. Of course it requires to be involved at rated PvP content to get it and upgrade.
Source: Rated PvP. Higher raiting – faster you’ll get level 3. 2 weeks+.
This Essence is interesting for:
All Monks. For other classes this is a situational choice.
DPS Essences
Essence of the Focusing Iris
This is a super strong essence for increasing AoE damage. The minor effect is very cool choice for single target fights for classes that need the haste stat. You can get it from mythic+ content. Upgrading this to level 3 will take while – at least 2 weeks.
Source: Mythic+ dungeons. 3 weeks to get level 3.
This Essence is interesting for:
All Hunters, Fire Mages, Shadow Priests, All Rogues, both DPS Shamans, Affliction and Destruction Warlocks, Arms and Fury Warriors and Havoc Demon Hunters.
Condensed Life-force
This is an especially strong Essence for single target fights for majority of specs. Level 3 provides incredible burst on single target once in 3 minutes. You can obtain from Azshara’s Eternal Palace, but level 3 will take 3 weeks of your time.
Source: Eternal Palace drop. Higher difficulty of raid – more shards to level up this essence. From 3 to 6 weeks.
This Essence is interesting for:
All dps specs are free to go with it.
Blood of the enemy
This essence can be obtained from battle grounds by farming honor kills.
Source: Honor farm. You need 50k honor for level 3. This is a very long and boring journey. Be patient =)
This Essence is interesting for:
Both dps DK’s, Feral Druids, Retribution Paladins, All Rogues, Enhancement Shamans and Fury Warriors.
Tank Essences
Nullification Dynamo
This essence you will receive from the Rustbolt Resistance faction. Each level requires better reputation level and more ingredients. That’s why you will need to do lots of daily stuff at Mechagon location, because this is the best choice for all tanks at raids. It allows you to absorb magical damage and reflect some part of the damage.
Source: Mechagon Reputation. ~3 weeks of daily farm.
This Essence is interesting for:
Any tanks.
Anima of Life and Death
This one is the best way to increase your survivability and dps at aoe scenarios. To get this ability with leech you’ll need to do mythic+ content during 3 weeks for level 3.
Source: Mythic+ dungeons. 3 weeks to get level 3.
This Essence is interesting for:
Any tanks.
Aegis of the Deep ( Stand your ground minor)
The very best option at minor slot for any tank at mythi+ or AoE tanking.
Source: Nazjatar reputation. 3 weeks of daily farm.
This Essence is interesting for:
Any tanks.
Healer Essences
There are 3 strong options for healers in common:
The Ever-Rising Tide
The Ever-Rising Tide essence is cool for healing in general. It can increase your intellect for 10 secs or restore to you some mana. It is the best choice for a minor slot. It requires Nazjatar reputation to buy it and upgrade it.
Source: Nazjatar reputation. 3 weeks of daily farm.
This Essence is interesting for:
All healers.
The Well of Existence
The Well of Existence essence gives you a cool tool to smooth your overhealing and put it in the right direction. Requires Mechagon reputation.
Source: Mechagon Reputation. ~3 weeks of daily farm.
This Essence is interesting for:
Holy Paladins, Holy Priests and Restoration Druids.
Life Binder’s Invocation
This essence allows you to spread special HoTs on your allies, which bursts if your teammates receive damage. You can get this essence by passing mythic+ keys in time.
Source: Mythic+ dungeons. 3 weeks to get level 3.
This Essence is interesting for:
Mistweaver Monks and Holy Priests, both in the major slot.
