Drain

Drain

Type	Black Magic Dark Magic Skill
Description	Steals an enemy's HP. Ineffective against undead.
Cost	21 MP
Element	Dark
Monster Family	{{{blue family}}}
Blue Physical Damage Type	Unspecified damage
Skillchain Properties
Magic Burst	Com­pres­sion Gra­vi­ta­tion Dark­ness
Status Bonus	{{{blue stats}}}
Job Trait	{{{blue trait}}}
Points Required	{{{blue points}}}
Ninjutsu Tool	{{{ninjutsu tool}}}
Jobs	Black Mage Lv. 12 Dark Knight Lv. 10 Scholar Lv. 21 Geomancer Lv. 15
Casting Time	3 seconds
Recast Time	60 seconds
Affected Targets	Single
Base Duration	{{{base duration}}}
Range	{{{range}}}

Statistics

Scroll of Drain

BLM Lv.12 / DRK Lv.10 / SCH Lv.21 / GEO Lv.15

Teaches the black magic Drain
Steals an enemy's HP. Ineffective
against undead.

Base potency of the spell depends exclusively on Dark Magic Skill. It can drain more than the caster's current missing HP, but cannot drain for more than the target's remaining HP.

• Damage is inflicted to the enemy regardless of the player's current HP, but only the amount of HP returned to the player is reported in the log.
• NOTE: According to the January 30th, 2026 rebase patch notes, the formula has been changed.
  • "Drain/Aspir have been Era+’d to use a new formula. Skill over cap now reduces the fuzzing factor applied to the spell."
  • 2026/01/23 rebase patch notes
  • The below formula may be invalid.
• Drained amount falls within a range below a maximum amount and above 1/2 of that maximum amount, before equipment, weather and magic burst bonuses/multipliers.
  • 0~300 skill: m potency is floor(skill/3 + 20)
  • 300+ skill: base potency is approximately floor(skill * 0.9)

Other Uses

Used in Quest: [[|]]

Resale Price: 100~102 gil

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Scrolls > Black Magic

Quests

• The Rumor

BCNM

Name	Zone	Level	Time	Members
Charming Trio	Balga's Dais	20	15 minutes	3

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