Ruffin Essence is a Crafting Material obtained from Fishes in Infinity Nikki. See Ruffin Essence locations and how to use Ruffin Essence here.

Ruffin Essence Location

Obtained by Fishing

Ruffin Essence is mainly obtained by fishing at fishing spots in the overworld. You can fish once you get the Rippling Serenity Ability Outfit.

Materials respawn at 4 AM during each daily reset, so you can get this material every day.

Ruffin Essence Fishing Locations

How to Fish

Get Essence with Ability Upgrade

You can get this Essence, along with its base item, if you have unlocked the ability node which upgrades the skill needed to get this material in your Heart of Infinity skill tree.

You need Essence to unlock nodes in the skill tree, which you can get by gathering the respective material types.
How to Get Essence

Track Materials with Map

The locations of certain crafting materials can be shown on the map with the use of the collection tracker in the in-game map, which can be accessed with the notebook icon on the lower left side of the map screen.

Once you collected a specific number of a material, you will be able to unlock the Precise Tracking feature for the item, which displays the specific location of the item in the map instead of a highlighted area.
How to Track Materials

Ruffin Location in Breezy Meadow

You can fish Ruffins in the rivers east of the Relic Hill Warp Spire in Breezy Meadow.

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How to Use Ruffin Essence

Used for Crafting Outfits and Clothing Pieces

This item is used to craft the following outfits and clothing pieces.

Outfits That Use This Item

List of All Outfits

Clothing Pieces That Use This Item

Clothing Pieces List
Fleeting Oath

List of All Clothing Pieces

Ruffin Essence Overview

Ruffin Essence
	Type
	Crafting Material
	Acquired From
	Fishes
Description
An Essence imbued with overflowing Whim from fishing Ruffin, maintaining their distinctive traits.

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