How to farm T1 Essence in Nightingale

Nightingale T1 Essence
(Image credit: Inflexion Games)

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 your Nightingale 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

Nightingale T1 Essence

(Image credit: Inflexion Games)

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

  1. Open a Portal to a realm using either the Antiquarian, Astrolabe or Provisioner Cards - you need to go somewhere of moderate difficulty or higher, though the actual terrain won't matter.
  2. Once there, head to a Realmic Transmuter and play a Treasury Card. This will greatly increase Essence Rewards of all sorts in this realm.
  3. Complete every objective in the realm, especially the Fae Towers, which have the greatest payout - in fact, completing the Tower first will reveal all the other objectives while you're here.

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.

© GamesRadar+. Not to be reproduced without permission

CATEGORIES
Joel Franey
Guides Writer

Joel Franey is a writer, journalist, podcaster and raconteur with a Masters from Sussex University, none of which has actually equipped him for anything in real life. As a result he chooses to spend most of his time playing video games, reading old books and ingesting chemically-risky levels of caffeine. He is a firm believer that the vast majority of games would be improved by adding a grappling hook, and if they already have one, they should probably add another just to be safe. You can find old work of his at USgamer, Gfinity, Eurogamer and more besides.

Read more
Skyrim enchanting
Skyrim Enchanting guide and how to enchant weapons and armor
Assassin's Creed Shadows Hideout Resources
How to farm Assassin's Creed Shadows' hideout resources
Assassin's Creed Shadows upgrade Naoe Tanto weapon
How to upgrade weapons and armor in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Skyrim Alchemy
Skyrim Alchemy guide to craft potions, find skill trainers, and level up your skills
Avowed upgrade items workbench in camp and player character with two flaming swords
How to upgrade weapons and armor in Avowed
A healer stood in front of a white wall in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
How to get Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 healing potions and heal fast
Latest in Survival
Palworld screenshot showing a green dinosaur-like creature with a red mushroom cap atop its head sitting in a wooden hot tub
Palworld isn't coming to the Switch as the open-world survival hit is a "beefy game," but Pocketpair says Switch 2 is "100% worth considering"
Terraria art showing a short-haired blond man sitting atop a grassy field in metal armor, colorful slimes on either side of him
Ahead of Terraria's sixth final update, one dedicated fan has led the creation of the sandbox survival game's ultimate (and first) modpack
Key art for Atomfall showing a character in the English countryside looking at a nuclear plant some distance away
Atomfall review: "This isn't British Fallout – it's something much better than that"
Ark: Survival Evolved
Just days after hinting at Ark 2, a new AI-generated trailer for Ark: Survival Evolved's upcoming aquatic DLC drops – and fans aren't impressed
Palworld
Palworld community manager admits the survival game is "ripe for toxicity" and has a simple solution: "You just call 'em losers and you kick 'em"
Ark 2
After months of radio silence regarding Ark 2, Studio Wildcard finally makes mention of the upcoming survival game sequel once more
Latest in Guides
Assassin's Creed Shadows Wanted Status
How to remove Wanted status in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows Yaya shouting at Tetsuo
How to recruit Yaya in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Someone is planning a joyride in Fortnite
How to complete Someone is planning a joyride in Fortnite
WWE 2K25 MyFaction
WWE 2K25 MyFaction tips for unlocking Oddities, Persona cards and MFP
Assassin's Creed Shadows Nishinomiya Shrine
All Nishinomiya Shrine locations in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows riddles Naoe answers
All Assassin's Creed Shadows riddle answers for NPC encounters