Essence Drain
Level: (1–20)
Cost: (8–23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140%
AoE Radius: 8
Requires Level (12–70), (14–68) Dex, (21–98) Int
Fires a projectile that applies a damage over time debuff when it hits. You are healed for a portion of the debuff damage. The debuff is spread by Contagion.
Deals (9–644) to (13–966) Chaos Damage
Deals (31.2–1509.4) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 3.8 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Regenerate 0.5% of Debuff Damage as Life

Additional Effects From Quality:
Regenerate +(0–0.5)% of Debuff Damage as Life
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Regenerate 0.5% of Debuff Damage as Life
Base duration is 3.8 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
LevelRequires LevelIntDexCostDeals 31.2 Base Chaos Damage per secondDeals 9 to 13 Chaos DamageExperience
1122114831.29, 1315,249
2152517940.612, 1841,517
31930211056.417, 2581,983
42335241176.524, 36147,968
527412812102.533, 49250,557
631463213135.744, 67405,086
735513614178.960, 90447,718
838553815217.575, 112615,318
941594116264.892, 139834,639
1044634416319.3114, 1711,570,760
1147674717385.9141, 2111,633,987
1250714918464.9173, 2592,151,030
1353755219554.9212, 3182,812,189
1456795519664.8259, 3885,099,360
1559835820794.5316, 4739,400,731
1662876021947.2384, 57615,273,366
17649062211063.7438, 65626,286,582
18669264221193.4498, 74762,890,590
19689566221337.8567, 850212,046,017
20709868231509.4644, 966
2172241689.2732, 1097
2274241888.9831, 1246
2376252110.5942, 1414
2478252356.21069, 1603
2580262649.61211, 1817
26822629541372, 2058
2784273290.91554, 2331
2886273663.61759, 2638
2988284110.21989, 2984
3090284569.82250, 3375
3191284817.32392, 3588
3292295077.42543, 3815
3393295397.52703, 4055
3494295687.32874, 4310
3595295991.73054, 4581
3696306311.33246, 4869
3797306646.83449, 5174
3898307062.63665, 5497
3999307436.23894, 5841
40100317828.24137, 6205
Attribute /10

Essence Drain

KeyValue
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation
AcronymModifiers
DropLevel 12
BaseType Essence Drain
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesGround, Enemy
TypeSpell, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Duration, Totemable, Multicastable, DamageOverTime, Chaos, Damage, Triggerable, CanRapidFire, Area, AreaSpell, Trappable, Mineable
BuffIcon
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemEssenceDrain
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Crucible Weapon /2
WeightDesc
1000 (T5)25% reduced Essence Drain and Soulrend Projectile Speed
Essence Drain and Soulrend fire 2 additional Projectiles
1000 (T5)50% reduced Essence Drain and Soulrend Projectile Speed
Essence Drain and Soulrend fire 4 additional Projectiles
Essence Drain
You are taking Chaos Damage Over Time
base_chaos_damage_taken_per_minute
Attribute /4

siphon_damage

KeyValue
AcronymProjectile, Chain, Armour, Evasion
BuffGroupsID-1
IsBuffDefinition1
BuffMergeModesID8
Codebase chaos damage taken per minute
IsPublic1
IsLocal0
IsWeaponLocal0
IsProxied
IsParty0
IsVirtual0
IsScalable1
StatSemanticsDiscrete
Essence Drain Monster /10 ⍟
NameModifiersSpectre
Fated Necromancermonster raises undead text [1]
Can raise Magic monsters
monster no map drops [1]
Y
Carnage PillarY
Ulysses Morvant+3 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
kill traps mines and totems on death [1]
30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Ulysses Morvant+3 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
kill traps mines and totems on death [1]
30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
100% increased maximum Life
100% increased Area of Effect
80% increased Character Size
Y
Eye of Bamethmonster no beyond portal [1]
monster no map drops [1]
Y
TotemCannot be Damaged
Cannot be Knocked Back
monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-30]
monster no drops or experience [1]
Y
RhodionMonsters grant 100% increased Experience
monster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
kill traps mines and totems on death [1]
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Eber, the Plaguemawdrop additional rare items [3]
Attacks cause Bleeding
Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
monster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Eber, the PlaguemawAttacks cause Bleeding
Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
monster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]
Y
Iorphia, Dream Eatermonster dropped item rarity +% [0]
monster no map drops [1]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
Curse Enemies with Vulnerability on Hit
Y
Microtransactions /5 ⍟
Arcane Essence Drain Effect
Your Essence Drain becomes a blue arcane effect.
Celestial Essence Drain Effect
Your Essence Drain becomes a Celestial Effect.
Project Essence Drain Effect
Your Essence Drain becomes a Project Effect.
Scientist Essence Drain Effect
Your Essence Drain becomes a Scientist Effect.
Sunprism Essence Drain Effect
Your Essence Drain becomes a Sunprism Effect.
Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /4 ⍟
LevelNameModWeight
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Essence Drain Damage 125% increased Essence Drain Damage100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Essence Drain Damage 240% increased Essence Drain Damage100
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Essence Drain Duration 120% increased Essence Drain Duration100
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Essence Drain Duration 230% increased Essence Drain Duration100
Supported By /103 ⍟
IconName
Added Fire Damage Support
Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support
Faster Projectiles Support
Added Cold Damage Support
Increased Area of Effect Support
Added Lightning Damage Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Increased Critical Damage Support
Knockback Support
Life Leech Support
Added Chaos Damage Support
Stun Support
Pierce Support
Trap Support
Item Rarity Support
Faster Casting Support
Concentrated Effect Support
Increased Duration Support
Cold to Fire Support
Combustion Support
Elemental Proliferation Support
Culling Strike Support
Iron Will Support
Spell Totem Support
Blastchain Mine Support
Chance to Flee Support
Blind Support
Fire Penetration Support
Cold Penetration Support
Lightning Penetration Support
Elemental Penetration Support
Chain Support
Fork Support
Returning Projectiles Support
Spell Echo Support
Power Charge On Critical Support
Burning Damage Support
Hextouch Support
Slower Projectiles Support
Less Duration Support
Cast on Death Support
Cast when Damage Taken Support
Cast when Stunned Support
Block Chance Reduction Support
Physical to Lightning Support
Ice Bite Support
Hypothermia Support
Innervate Support
Critical Strike Affliction Support
Void Manipulation Support
Controlled Destruction Support
Swift Affliction Support
Elemental Focus Support
Ignite Proliferation Support
Chance to Poison Support
Deadly Ailments Support
Decay Support
Efficacy Support
Vile Toxins Support
Immolate Support
Unbound Ailments Support
Brutality Support
Arcane Surge Support
Volley Support
Summon Phantasm Support
Bonechill Support
Energy Leech Support
Intensify Support
Unleash Support
High-Impact Mine Support
Greater Volley Support
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
Awakened Brutality Support
Awakened Burning Damage Support
Awakened Fire Penetration Support
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
Awakened Chain Support
Awakened Cold Penetration Support
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
Awakened Fork Support
Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
Awakened Swift Affliction Support
Awakened Void Manipulation Support
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
Awakened Hextouch Support
Awakened Elemental Focus Support
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
Awakened Spell Echo Support
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
Awakened Unleash Support
Archmage Support
Pinpoint Support
Trinity Support
Cruelty Support
Overcharge Support
Spellblade Support
Devour Support
Sacrifice Support
Sadism Support

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Essence Drain

Essence Drain is a chaos spell that fires a projectile that hits for a small amount of chaos damage and applies a heavy chaos damage over time effect. The spell also causes the player to regenerate a portion of the damage over time as life. Essence Drain interacts favourably with Contagion, a skill that can spread the damage over time component of Essence Drain to nearby enemies.

Skill functions and interactions

  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this skill's Damage Over Time Effect: Modifiers to spell damage only affect the damage over time effect of Essence Drain granted by the gem and do not affect other sources of damage over time which may be applied by the skill, such as poison or Decay Support.

  • Contagion: When an enemy affected by both Contagion and Essence Drain dies, Contagion will proc and spread the remaining duration of both effects to nearby enemies.

  • Regeneration: The amount of life regenerated from the damage over time caused by Essence Drain is dependent solely on the tooltip damage over time, and not on the actual damage dealt to the enemy. Essence drain will increase the players life regeneration by 0.005 * tooltip DoT per enemy affected. This means that increasing the damage an enemy receives through effects such as Despair, Wither, or the Occultist Void Beacon notable will not change the amount of regeneration provided by Essence Drain.

  • Traps and Mines: Essence Drain can not be supported by Trap Support and Blastchain Mine Support.

  • Explosion: The explosion added to Essence Drain in 3.6 only occurs on projectile destruction, similar to Fireball's explosion mechanic. Since the Essence Drain damage over time debuff is applied through this explosion any sort of subprojectile effect will cause the debuff to not affect a given target unless it is in range of the projectile itself being destroyed.

Version history

VersionChanges
3.17.0
  • Essence Drain now deals 9 to 13 Chaos Damage at gem level 1 (previously 9 to 14), up to 644 to 966 at gem level 20 (previously 433 to 649).
  • Now deals 1509.4 Base Chaos Damage per second at gem level 20 (previously 1503.2).
  • Now has 90% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 60%).
  • 3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 8 (was 9).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 23 (was 27).
  • Now has a cast time of 0.7 seconds (from 0.75).
  • Now explodes on impact, applying the Essence Drain debuff to enemies in a small radius. This explosion deals no hit damage. As a result of this change, Essence Drain now has the Area gem type.
  • Now deals 9 to 14 Chaos damage at gem level 1 (from 6 to 9) and 433 to 649 Chaos damage at gem level 20 (from 334 to 501).
  • Now deals 31.3 base Chaos damage per second at gem level 1 (from 21.3) and 1503.2 base Chaos damage per second at gem level 20 (from 1159).
  • 3.3.0
  • Now specifies it cannot be used by traps or mines.
  • 2.1.1c
  • Fixed an instance crash with Essence Drain [...].
  • Fixed a bug with Essence Drain spreading between enemies.
  • 2.1.1b
  • Fixed a bug where players could get the Essence Drain life recovery effect stuck on their character until changing instances.
  • 2.1.1
  • Essence Drain can now be supported by "Cast On" trigger support gems.
  • 2.1.0
  • Added to the game.

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