Where to get Elf Essence
Every acquisition path we know of for this item, pulled from the NPC vendor mirror, the player market and the sotawiki bestiary — the same data recipe pages and the crafting planner draw their ingredient costs from.
is a raw material used with the Smelting skill. You use these essences to create Elf Totems.
Player market
Last avg. price105.59 gold
Units sold252,393
Receipts1,541
Best mobs to farm
Ranked by drop quantity against the monster's hp/difficulty — the wiki doesn't publish reliable drop rates, so this shows where to farm, not a fabricated gold/hour.
| Monster | Location | Difficulty | HP | Gold | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Elf Sharpshooter | The Rise | 10+ | — | 63–100 | 1 |
| Obsidian Elf Warrior | The Rise | 10+ | — | 63–100 | 1 |
| Elf Fighter | Lord British's Castle (Invasion) | 10+ | — | 1–76 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Archer | Savrenoc Stronghold | 5 | — | 1–67 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Mage | Savrenoc Stronghold | 5 | — | 1–67 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Fighter | Savrenoc Stronghold | 5 | — | 1–66 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Fighter | Lord British's Castle (Invasion) | 10+ | — | 1–61 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Archer | Lord British's Castle (Invasion) | 10+ | — | 1–51 | 1 |
| Elven Mage | Lord British's Castle (Invasion) | 10+ | — | 1–40 | 1 |
| Elven Archer | Lord British's Castle (Invasion) | 10+ | — | 1–12 | 1 |
| Elite Elf Fighter | Tartarus | 8+ | — | 0–0 | 1 |
| Elven Mage | Verdantis Mines | 5 | 304–490 | 18–39 | 1 |
| Elven Mage | Greymark Forest | 5 | 490–490 | 1–58 | 1 |
| Elven Mage | Rhun Ruins | 5+ | 490–490 | 28–30 | 1 |
| Elven Archer | Rhun Ruins | 5+ | 522–522 | 42–42 | 1 |
| Elven Archer | Verdantis Mines | 5 | 522–522 | 12–58 | 1 |
| Elf Fighter | Rhun Ruins | 5+ | 602–602 | 42–48 | 1 |
| Elf Fighter | Greymark Forest | 5 | 602–602 | 1–58 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Mage | Crag Foothills | 5 | 663–663 | 17–67 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Archer | Crag Foothills | 5 | 719–719 | 13–48 | 1 |
| Hardened Elven Fighter | Crag Foothills | 5 | 757–757 | 19–67 | 1 |
| Elite Obsidian Elf Mage | Vikland | 8+ | 929–929 | 17–84 | 1 |
| Elite Obsidian Elf Archer | Vikland | 8+ | 1,100–1,025 | 1–82 | 1 |
| Elite Obsidian Elf Fighter | Vikland | 8+ | 1,100–1,100 | 18–72 | 1 |
| Obsidian Archivist | The Rise | 10+ | 6,334–6,334 | 0–109 | 5 |
| Obsidian Elf Archmage | The Rise | 10+ | 1,424–1,424 | 63–100 | 1 |
| Obsidian Elf Archmage | Vikland | 8+ | 1,424–1,424 | 1–80 | 1 |
| Obsidian Elf Sharpshooter | Vikland | 8+ | 1,584–1,584 | 20–99 | 1 |
| Obsidian Elf Warrior | Vikland | 8+ | 1,981–1,981 | 1–91 | 1 |