How to unlock new Skills and Perks in Fields of Mistria

One of the best ways to streamline your gameplay in Fields of Mistria is by unlocking new skills and perks. However, doing this requires you to earn an almost-currency outside of Tesserae — Essence. 

Once you’ve removed the tree from in front of Caldarus’ statue and replaced his head, he’ll come to you in a dream and tell you about Essence and how to get it, but it may be a little unclear from his description, so I’ve got you covered. 

How to get Essence in Fields of Mistria

Once you’ve unlocked the ability to get it, Essence can appear randomly from many daily activities, including:

• Farming
• Mining
• Fishing

You’ll automatically absorb these Essences, so they’re easy to miss, but to see how many you have, simply check the UI. Essence appears just under your Tesserae, displayed in the top right corner of the screen. 

How to spend Essence in Fields of Mistria

Once you’ve stacked up some Essence, you can spend it by approaching Caldarus’ statue and pressing Q. After doing this, you’ll be able to select one of the disciplines with skills and perks to unlock:

Select an area in which you’d like to improve, and you’ll be given a list of available skills and perks. Clicking on each of them will tell you what it does, and the amount of Essence it costs is shown underneath. 

As you increase your level in each skill, you’ll be able to unlock more useful perks and better skills to use.