Drain Life: Difference between revisions

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Drain Life
Job	Wizard
Type	Offensive (Magic)
Target	Single enemy
Element	Shadow
Max level	5
SP cost	20 / 26 / 32 / 38 / 44
Range	9 cells
Cast time	1 s
After-cast delay	2 s
Requires	Dark Strike Lv 1

Drain Life strikes a single enemy with Shadow magic and restores a portion of the damage dealt as the caster's health.

Overview

Drain Life is the single-target finisher of the Wizard's Shadow branch, learned after Dark Strike. It blends offense and sustain, converting part of the damage it deals into healing for the caster, which keeps a Wizard topped up while soloing. It hits noticeably harder against cursed enemies, so it pairs well with any source of Curse.

Mechanics

The spell deals Shadow-element magic damage to one target and then heals the caster for a share of the damage inflicted.

Damage: Damage = 100 + 50 × SkillLv (% of MATK).

Against a target suffering from Curse the damage is doubled: Damage = 200 + 100 × SkillLv (% of MATK).

Healing: the caster recovers 50 % of the damage actually dealt as health.

Damage dealt to skill units such as Ice Wall returns no healing.

Leveling

Level	Damage (% MATK)	Damage vs. Cursed (% MATK)	Health restored	SP
1	150	300	50 % of damage	20
2	200	400	50 % of damage	26
3	250	500	50 % of damage	32
4	300	600	50 % of damage	38
5	350	700	50 % of damage	44

Notes

The healing is based on the damage that actually lands, so reductions on the target lower the amount recovered.
Striking an Ice Wall or another skill unit gives no healing.
The skill can be copied with Reproduce, but not with Plagiarism.
Learning it requires Dark Strike Lv 1.

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 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Target</th><td>Single enemy</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Element</th><td>Shadow</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Max level</th><td>1</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Max level</th><td>5</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">SP cost</th><td>50</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">SP cost</th><td>20 / 26 / 32 / 38 / 44</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Range</th><td>9 cells</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Cast time</th><td>1 s</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">After-cast delay</th><td>2 s</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Dark Strike Lv 1</td></tr>
 </table>
-Drain Life strikes a single enemy with Shadow magic and restores a portion of the damage dealt to the caster as health.
+Drain Life strikes a single enemy with Shadow magic and restores a portion of the damage dealt as the caster's health.
 == Overview ==
-Drain Life is a single-target Shadow spell granted to every character upon becoming a Wizard. It blends offense with sustain, converting part of the damage it deals into healing for the caster, which keeps a Wizard topped up while soloing. Because its power scales with job level, it stays relevant as the character matures.
+Drain Life is the single-target finisher of the Wizard's Shadow branch, learned after Dark Strike. It blends offense and sustain, converting part of the damage it deals into healing for the caster, which keeps a Wizard topped up while soloing. It hits noticeably harder against cursed enemies, so it pairs well with any source of Curse.
 == Mechanics ==
-The spell deals Shadow-element magic damage to the target and heals the caster for a share of the damage inflicted.
+The spell deals Shadow-element magic damage to one target and then heals the caster for a share of the damage inflicted.
-Damage formula: Damage = (300 + 300 × JobLevel ÷ 100) % of MATK.
+Damage: Damage = 100 + 50 × SkillLv (% of MATK).
-Healing: the caster recovers 50 % of the damage dealt as health. Damage taken from non-living targets such as Ice Wall is not converted into healing.
+Against a target suffering from Curse the damage is doubled: Damage = 200 + 100 × SkillLv (% of MATK).
-Because the damage rises with the caster's job level, the heal returned also grows as the character advances.
+Healing: the caster recovers 50 % of the damage actually dealt as health.
+Damage dealt to skill units such as Ice Wall returns no healing.
+== Leveling ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Level !! Damage (% MATK) !! Damage vs. Cursed (% MATK) !! Health restored !! SP
+|-
+| 1 || 150 || 300 || 50 % of damage || 20
+|-
+| 2 || 200 || 400 || 50 % of damage || 26
+|-
+| 3 || 250 || 500 || 50 % of damage || 32
+|-
+| 4 || 300 || 600 || 50 % of damage || 38
+|-
+| 5 || 350 || 700 || 50 % of damage || 44
+|}
 == Notes ==
-* Granted automatically on becoming a Wizard.
+* The healing is based on the damage that actually lands, so reductions on the target lower the amount recovered.
-* Heals the caster for half of the damage dealt; striking skill barriers such as Ice Wall returns no healing.
+* Striking an Ice Wall or another skill unit gives no healing.
-* This skill can be copied by classes with Plagiarism or Reproduce.
+* The skill can be copied with Reproduce, but not with Plagiarism.
+* Learning it requires Dark Strike Lv 1.
 [[Category:Wizard skills]]
 [[Category:Offensive skills]]