Drain

Drain

Type
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
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, and can drain for more than the target's remaining HP.

• 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)

Automatons will only cast this spell if equipped with a Spiritreaver Head.

Other Uses

Used in Quest: [[|]]

Resale Price: 100~102 gil

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Scrolls > Black Magic

Quests

• The Rumor

Merchant

10,636 gil

• Amalasanda - Lower Jeuno (J-8)

BCNM

• Charming Trio - Balga's Dais[[File:Balga's Dais/Maps|512px]], Level 20 cap, 3 members, 15 minutes.

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Drain II

Type
Description	Steals an enemy's HP, potentially increasing maximum HP. Ineffective against undead.
Cost	37 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
Casting Time	3 seconds
Recast Time	180 seconds
Affected Targets	Single
Base Duration	180 seconds
Range	{{{range}}}

Statistics

Scroll of Drain II

DRK Lv.62

Teaches the black magic Drain II.
Steals an enemy's HP, potentially
increasing maximum 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, and can drain for more than the target's remaining HP. Grants a temporary Max HP Boost status based on the drained HP amount in excess of the caster's current maximum HP.

• 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 * 1.35)
• The Max HP Boost bonus is overwritten by the effects of Giant's Drink.

Other Uses

Used in Quest: [[|]]

Resale Price: ~2,565 gil

How to Obtain

Auction House Category: Scrolls > Black Magic

Merchant

73,780 gil

• Mazween - Aht Urhgan Whitegate (G-7)

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