Essence Stones are a new addition to *Fields of Mistria*, introduced in the March 2025 update. These stones are essential for several new features, making them a valuable resource for daily tasks. This guide covers finding, crafting, and utilizing Essence Stones of various sizes.

Where to Find Essence Stones in Fields of Mistria

Since the March 2025 update, Essence Stones can be found within chests located throughout the mines in *Fields of Mistria*. While I discovered my first while searching for offering items to break the Fire Seal on Floor 60, chests can appear on any level and in various biomes. Beware of mimic enemies—they look like chests but will attack you!

Essence Stones come in four sizes: tiny, small, medium, and large. Smaller stones are more common, but larger ones can be found with diligent searching. If hunting for stones proves difficult, you can craft them at the Stone Refinery once constructed.

How to Craft Essence Stones in Fields of Mistria

The Stone Refinery, added with the March 2025 update, allows Essence Stone crafting. This is part of a new story quest requiring its construction within the mines. After completing prerequisite quests, Adeline will enlist your help alongside Olric and Errol.

Building the Stone Refinery requires:

• 200 Wood
• 400 Stone
• 5,000 Tesserae

Once built, you can craft Essence Stones using Stone and Essence. The required amounts vary depending on the stone size:

**Tiny Essence Stone**	x5 Stone x5 Essence
**Small Essence Stone**	x10 Stone x25 Essence
**Medium Essence Stone**	x20 Stone x50 Essence
**Large Essence Stone**	x40 Stone x100 Essence

Besides Essence Stones, the refinery crafts various common materials, Refined Stone, and rare items like Obsidian and Diamond, making it a valuable crafting hub.

How to Use Essence Stones in Fields of Mistria

The March 2025 update introduced the auto-petter and sprinkler mechanics. Both require Essence Stones, with larger stones providing longer durations. Large Essence Stones offer the longest charge.

The auto-petter, using the Animal Sprite Statue (placed in Large Barns and Coops), automatically pets animals daily while an Essence Stone is active. This statue is found in a concealed cave near Errol’s house (use Dragon’s Breath on the entrance). Additional statues can be crafted after unlocking the item.

The sprinkler mechanic uses the Water Sprite Statue, automatically watering crops within a 2-tile radius. This statue and its crafting scroll are on a small island east of the beach, beyond the Lighthouse (use Dragon’s Breath to access the entrance). Multiple statues can be crafted.

Future updates from NPC Studio will likely expand Essence Stone uses in Fields of Mistria.

NOTE: Fields of Mistria is in Early Access; content is subject to change. This information is accurate for Version 0.13.1 and will be updated as needed.

Fields of Mistria is available on Steam Early Access.