How to farm T1 Essence in Nightingale

T1 Essence is used for uncommon upgrades and increasing your gear level

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Nightingale T1 Essence becomes an essential resource in the early/mid game, a special essence used to upgrade weapons, armor and tools to the uncommon tier, as well as craft special cards and unique enchantments, all of which go towards improving yourNightingale Gear Score. However, while it’s easy enough to get it in small amounts, knowing how to farm T1 Essence in Nightingale will do a huge amount to expedite the way you play - which we’ll explain how to do now.

Fast Farming T1 Essence in Nightingale

To farm T1 Essence in Nightingale as quickly as possible, here’s the best process in the current game build:

Nightingale LineageNightingale Antiquarian and Astrolabe CardsNightingale HeartshotsNightingale Infusions

This is widely recognised as the most efficient method to date. Fae Towers pay around 80-120 T1 Essence in this process, while optional objectives should pay about 40 or higher. Once you’ve milked this process to its utmost and cleared the map, open a new realm and move onto that one. You also want to make sure to carve up anything you kill, to ensure that you get the small essence drops from enemies - it’s not much individually, but it adds up over time.

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