Gold Essence

Gold Essence is a rare item used to craft gold-tipped bloons along with a bunch of other stuff, it is found rarely once popping a gilded bloon, a bloon inflicted by Rubber-to-Gold and beyond Alchemists.

Probability

 * You have a 0.5% chance of getting this from a gilded bloon
 * Chance is doubled if the bloon got inflicted by a Gold Hoarder Alchemist
 * Gilded MOABs have a 2.5% chance of giving you this