Where to get Kobold 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 Kobold Totems.
Player market
Last avg. price183.59 gold
Units sold52,483
Receipts645
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobold Archer | Norgard Fens | 5 | — | 1–58 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | Nightshade Pass | 3+ | — | 1–54 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | Norgard Fens | 5 | — | 1–50 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Norgard Fens | 5 | — | 1–44 | 1 |
| K'Racket the Exiled | Mysterious Swamp | 10 | — | 1–2 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | Mysterious Swamp | 10 | — | 0–0 | 1 |
| Kobold Brawler | Mysterious Swamp | 10 | — | 0–0 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Mysterious Swamp | 10 | — | 0–0 | 1 |
| Kobold Grenadier | Mysterious Swamp | 10 | — | 0–0 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | Mysterious Swamp | 10 | — | 0–0 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | Greymark Forest | 5 | 455–455 | 1–50 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | Hilt Fortress | 5 | 455–455 | 1–37 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | Kobold Expeditionary Camp (Multiplayer) | 5+ | 478–478 | 1–82 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | Hilt Fortress | 5 | 478–478 | 1–54 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | Greymark Forest | 5 | 478–478 | 1–41 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | Blood Bay | 5 | 478–478 | 1–35 | 1 |
| Kobold Grenadier | Skrekk | 5 | 544–544 | 12–58 | 1 |
| Kobold Grenadier | Graff Gem Mines | 5 | 544–544 | 12–56 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Skrekk | 5 | 555–555 | 13–57 | 1 |
| Kobold Warrior | Graff Gem Mines | 5 | 555–555 | 12–58 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Greymark Forest | 5 | 555–555 | 1–54 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Hilt Fortress | 5 | 555–555 | 1–53 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | K’rawl | 5+ | 478–719 | 37–55 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Blood Bay | 5 | 555–765 | 21–58 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | Kobold Expeditionary Camp (Multiplayer) | 5+ | 555–765 | 1–66 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | K’rawl | 5+ | 455–939 | 17–69 | 1 |
| Kobold Commander | Greymark Forest | 5 | 719–719 | 1–44 | 1 |
| Loathsome Trafficker | Serpent's Spine Mines | 4 | 765–765 | 1–55 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | K’rawl | 5+ | 555–1,100 | 12–67 | 1 |
| Kobold Grenadier | K'rul | 8+ | 1,065–1,065 | 29–75 | 1 |
| Kobold Grenadier | The Outlaws' Run | 8 | 1,065–1,065 | 1–26 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | The Outlaws' Run | 8 | 1,100–1,100 | 1–38 | 1 |
| Kobold Gunner | The Outlaws' Run | 8 | 1,166–1,166 | 1–52 | 1 |
| Kobold Brawler | Skrekk | 5 | 660–1,918 | 12–54 | 1 |
| Kobold Gunner | K'rul | 8+ | 1,166–2,049 | 17–72 | 1 |
| Factory Worker | Grusk | 10 | 1,000–2,437 | 17–100 | 1 |
| Kobold Brawler | K'rul | 8+ | 1,918–1,918 | 17–96 | 1 |
| Factory Steward | Grusk | 10 | 2,570–2,570 | 20–99 | 1 |
| Kobold Fighter | The Breach | 15+ | 555–5,170 | 1–60 | 1 |
| Kobold Archer | The Breach | 15+ | 4,100–4,100 | 1–32 | 1 |
| Kobold Mage | The Breach | 15+ | 5,066–5,066 | 1–46 | 1 |
| Logging Camp Foreman | Kobold Logging Outpost | — | 12,828–12,828 | 20–83 | 1 |