Diablo Immortal: Essence Transfer & Inheriting Guide

How Extract Transfer works, and how you can use it to inherit and extract essence in Diablo Immortal to get the best modified legendary items.

The Essence Transfer feature is new in Diablo Immortal. In my opinion, it is the best way to utilize your old gear rather than salvage it. To reach the max level in Diablo Immortal faster, inheriting and extracting essence will be of great help.

Key Takeaways

In Diablo Immortal, there’s a feature/item called “Essence” that allows you to transfer stats and effects from one legendary item to another for better builds:

  • You can only transfer essence between items of the same rarity and set; the difference should be in stats and effects.
  • Visit the NPC Zamina in Westmarch to perform the essence transfer.
  • Keep in mind that the previous legendary item will be destroyed and no longer usable once its essence is transferred.
  • In addition to extracting essence, you can also use inheritance to transfer the stats from the destroyed item to your desired one

Unlocking Essence Transfer 

The first thing you will need to do for transferring gears is to unlock essence transfer. When you start playing Diablo Immortal, all you will have to do is look for two legendary items of the same type and save them in your inventory.

For example, two shields or two helmets will do the trick but not a helmet and shield. If the items are not of the same type, then it won’t work. I was not able to transfer essence in Diablo Immortal with different item types.

Zamina the NPC
Zamina’s Location

After that, you have to go to Zamina: a special NPC vendor. She is available in Westmarch, the main player hub, next to the Rakkis Plaza Waypoint so that you can use your Essence Transfer option.

Keep in mind:

  • Essence transfer is not applicable to items below legendary status.
  • Extracted essence destroys the source item.
  • Both items must be of the same type, except for their legendary status.
  • Extracted essence can be reused multiple times.
  • Inherited items can be reset as needed.

Extracting Essence 

Diablo Immortal Extract Essence
Essence Extract

To extract essence in Diablo Immortal:

  1. Go to your inventory and approach Zamina.
  2. Navigate to the transfer menu and select “Extract.
  3. Choose a legendary item for essence extraction.
  4. Note that stashed items cannot be used for extraction.
  5. You need a minimum of two legendary items of the same type for extraction.
  6. Some options may be grayed out if you lack the required items.
  7. If you have the necessary items, the option will be in gold with “extractable” text.
  8. Extract essence to enhance items with better stats.
  9. No restrictions apply as long as both legendary items are the same type.

Steps for Extracting

  1. After opening the essence transfer, click extract, which then shows the extractable items. I recommend keeping a special eye on the requirements before extracting. If you don’t have the item in inventory, then go out for a hunt.
  2. You will also have to select the required item while paying the gold required and then click “Extract.” As per my experience, most of the items will be extracted for 3,000 gold. However, some items may vary, but they will have almost the same cost.
    Required Material for extraction of essence
    Material Required to extract the essence.
  3. After clicking Extract, you will see a confirmation dialogue box. Since the material from which the essence is being extracted will be destroyed, make sure your decision is final.
    Destroy material in Diablo Immortal
    Confirmation dialogue box
  4. Once you press “OK,” you will see your extract essence in inventory. It stores permanently and can transfer to any item.
    Diablo Immortal Extracted Essence
    Extracted Essence

The Cost of Extracting

Regardless, I also suggest remembering that extracting comes with a cost. Firstly, you will have to spend your gold to extract the essence from the legendary item. Secondly, when you extract the essence from a particular legendary item, it will be destroyed once the extraction is complete. However, the extracted essence can be reapplied several times.

It means you will not be able to use it again, so be careful while assessing the worth of each legendary item you are extracting from.

However, once the item is destroyed, you can use it for glowing shards which will be required in high amounts once you reach level 6 with Zamina.

Inheriting Essence 

Unlike the extraction process, inheriting essence in Diablo Immortal does not come with any cost. But for you to inherit, you will have to use the extracted essence.

Meaning you would have already paid the cost. For this, you will need to talk to Zamina, the NPC, and this time on the next screen, choose the Inherit option, which will let you transfer the essence.

It is important to note that items that are inherited cannot be further extracted; therefore, save the strong items early on to extract rather than salvage. I found the steps to Inherit to be similar besides a few differences.

Steps of Inheriting Essence

  1. Now, rather than clicking on “Extract,” you will have to click on “Inherit.”
    Diablo Immortal: Inherit Essence
    Inherit option in Essence Transfer
  2. Then Diablo Immortal will show you the before and after name and qualities of the item. Note that the name, appearance, and legendary attribute of the item will change.
    Inheritance Before and After
    Before and After Qualities and Name
  3. The inherited item will then be shown in your inventory with a different icon. It is orange and resembles a flame to show that this item has been modified.
    Inherited Item
    Inherited Item with a unique icon

New Outlook of the Item

After selecting the legendary item to which you want to transfer the essence, remember that the name of the specific powers changes along with their appearance while accumulating all the upgrades and stats.

Inherited gear is tagged with a unique icon that lets you know its identity. So if anyone feels like it is a mistake, then the process can be reverted without any extra cost. It will also give you back the original form. It will allow you to experiment with your gears and try different combos. If they turn out to be great, then keep otherwise; just revert.

Tips for Essence 

In my opinion, players who want to level up fast in Diablo Immortal should not upgrade their gears extravagantly. As upgrading will deplete your gold, you might drop new gear which is better than your old one.

Moreover, legendary items will be hard to come by in the early stages. So I recommend dropping your low-level legendary item for the one that is better in stats as you level up. If the old item has a better perk, then just extract the essence.

Also, remember that essence extraction has a cost while inheriting essence is free. Once the essence is extracted, the item will be destroyed. Once the item is inherited, it can be reverted; therefore, keep on experimenting.

All in all, these are the simple steps you need to know in order to extract the essence. To summarize, unlock essence transfer by having two legendary items of the same kind. Then choose whether you want to extract the essence from any item and add it to another, or you want to inherit the essence and change the item completely with a different name and quality. 

Hopefully, my guide on Diablo Immortal extract essence helped you. Now you can improve your legendary items inventory which will eventually level up your character in the most optimal way.

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