Wielders of the Essence: Synergies and Ability Combinations Guide

By Editorial / November 9, 2026 / Guides / 2 minutes of reading

In this guide, I show all the synergies and ability combinations in Wielders of the Essence, including their requirements, effects, bonus stats, and grid locations. I have organized all abilities into top and bottom rows, making it easier to find each synergy and understand which characters, spells, and upgrades are required to unlock them. I also include screenshot references to help you identify each ability on the grid.

Synergies and Ability Combinations Guide

Grid Positions: Count the squares from left to right in each row, including black squares. The top row has 10 slots, while the bottom row has 9 slots.
Slot / Image: Shows the ability’s grid position followed by its corresponding screenshot number. For example, 6 / #15 means the ability is in the sixth slot and is highlighted in screenshot #15.
No Screenshot: A dash (-) means there is no screenshot available for that ability.
Effect 1: Describes the ability’s main effect.
Effect 2: Shows the additional bonus displayed in the right-hand panel. A dash means the screenshot only shows one panel.
Unconfirmed: The requirements are known, but the ability’s tooltip has not yet been documented.

Top Row

Slot / Image	Ability	Requirements	Effect 1	Effect 2
1 / #1	Widened Eye	Hunter + Shaman	Spells and allied attacks gain Area.	+20% Area
2 / #2	Digesting Earth	Crawler + Tremor	Tremors poison every enemy they hit with corrosive bile.	–
3 / #3	Driven Herd	Tremor + Ravager	You and your troops deal more Damage.	+20% Damage
4 / #4	Trained Pack	Ravager + Hunter	Ravagers deal more Damage.	+20% Damage
5 / #5	Hissing Ground	Shaman + Crawler	Corrosive puddles form near the Shaman when foes get close.	–
6 / #15	Storm-Touched	Hunter + Rigor	Hunters deal more Damage.	+20% Damage
7 / #6	Diligent Study	Eth’dra + Learning	Eth’dra periodically drop XP as they fight.	–
8 / #7	Exalted Chant	Eth’dra + Shaman + Fury	The Shaman’s chant upgrades Eth’dra attacks.	–
9 / #8	Cutpurse Swarm	Crawler + Greed	Crawler attacks drop gold and, on rare occasions, treasure chests.	–
10 / –	Worldshaper	Tremor + Arcana magic + Creation magic + Destruction magic	Unconfirmed	Unconfirmed

Bottom Row

Slot / Image	Ability	Requirements	Effect 1	Effect 2
1 / #9	Scavenger’s Reach	Ravager + Gathering	Ravagers gain extra Pickup Radius.	+7.5m Pickup Range
2 / #10	Roaring Chant	Shaman + Brutality	The Shaman’s attacks deal more Damage.	+100% Damage
3 / #11	Cheekham’s Lesson	Hunter + Cheekham	Hunters gain Destruction Essence.	–
4 / #12	Borrowed Edge	Eth’dra + Arcane Spear	Eth’dra projectiles gain extra Pierce.	+1 Projectile Pierces
5 / #13	Brood-Mother’s Call	Crawler + P’Cha	The brood-mother periodically surfaces to crush the densest pack of foes.	–
6 / –	Heaving Weight	Tremor + M’sugna	Unconfirmed	Unconfirmed
7 / #14	Trail of Embers	Ravager + Firewalk	While Firewalk is active, every Ravager leaves a trail of fire behind it.	–
8 / –	Dragging Mark	Shaman + Rupture	Unconfirmed	Unconfirmed
9 / #16	Unleashed Essence	R’Lac + Any Spell	Each spell R’Lac holds grants Essence of its own kind.	–