Essence Drain
Essence DrainSpell, Projectile, Duration, Chaos, AoE
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 90%Requires Level 12Fires 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Chaos DamageRegenerate 0.01% of Debuff Damage as Life5% increased Damage with HitsDeals (31.2-1509.4) Base Chaos Damage per second
Regenerate 0.5% of Debuff Damage as Life
Base duration is 3.8 seconds
Deals (9-644) to (13-966) Chaos Damage
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemEssenceDrain
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 ContagionContagionSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Radius: 20Unleashes a vile contagion on enemies, dealing chaos damage over time. If an enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it spreads to other enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect3% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to Spread when affected Enemy is HitDeals (3.5-235.9) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 5 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., 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.
ContagionContagionSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Radius: 20Unleashes a vile contagion on enemies, dealing chaos damage over time. If an enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it spreads to other enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect3% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to Spread when affected Enemy is HitDeals (3.5-235.9) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 5 seconds
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: 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
DespairDespairSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their chaos resistance and increasing damage over time they take. All hits will deal added chaos damage to the cursed enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed enemies take 0.5% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects0.5% increased Effect of CurseSpell Hits have 0.5% chance to Hinder Cursed EnemiesBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds
Cursed enemies have -(20-29)% to Chaos Resistance
Cursed enemies take (15-25)% increased Damage from Damage Over Time effects
Adds (9-46) to (12-57) Chaos Damage to Hits against Cursed Enemies
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
+(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
WitherWitherSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (3-9) Mana
Cast Time: 0.28 secRequires Level 10Casts a debilitating debuff on enemies in an area, hindering their movement and also inflicts the Withered debuff, which increases the Chaos Damage they take and can stack up to 15 times.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect DurationHindered Enemies deal 0.2% reduced Chaos Damage5% chance to apply an additional Withered Debuff if you Cast this Spell yourself(30-36)% reduced Movement Speed
6% increased Chaos Damage taken
Base duration is 0.5 seconds
Withered lasts 2 seconds
(0-19)% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., 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 SupportTrap SupportSupport, Trap
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectTrap lasts 4 seconds
Supported Skills deal (20-6)% less Trap Damage
Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
Supported Skills have (0-19)% increased Trap Throwing SpeedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.and
Blastchain Mine SupportBlastchain Mine SupportSupport, Mine
Icon: Y
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 50%Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Mine Throwing SpeedSupported Skills have 2% increased Reservation EfficiencyMines from Supported Skills have 1% increased Detonation SpeedMine lasts 5 seconds
Supported Skills deal (59-53)% less Damage
Supported Skills deal 5% more Damage for each prior Mine in Detonation Sequence
Supported Skills have a Base Mine Detonation Time of 0.25 seconds
Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
Supported Skills gain a Base Reservation equal to Base Mana and Life CostThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
- Explosion: The explosion added to Essence Drain in 3.6 only occurs on projectile destruction, similar to
FireballFireballProjectile, Spell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 370%
Projectile Speed: 1040
Radius: 9Unleashes a ball of fire towards a target which explodes, damaging nearby foes.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile Speed2% reduced Projectile Speed
3% increased Area of Effect3% increased Effect of non-Damaging Ailments on Enemies
-2% more Damage with Ignite0.25% chance to Debilitate Enemies for 1 second on HitDeals (9-1640) to (14-2460) Fire Damage
25% chance to Ignite enemies
Projectiles gain Radius as they travel farther, up to +(0-9) RadiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.'s explosion mechanic. Any enemies that are hit by the projectile before it explodes will still get applied with the essence drain debuff.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Chaos Damage per sec | Chaos Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 31.2 | 9 to 13 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 40.6 | 12 to 18 | 15249 | 15249 |
3 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 56.4 | 17 to 25 | 41517 | 56766 |
4 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 76.5 | 24 to 36 | 81983 | 138749 |
5 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 102.5 | 33 to 49 | 147968 | 286717 |
6 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 135.7 | 44 to 67 | 250557 | 537274 |
7 | 35 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 178.9 | 60 to 90 | 405086 | 942360 |
8 | 38 | 38 | 55 | 15 | 217.5 | 75 to 112 | 447718 | 1390078 |
9 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 16 | 264.8 | 92 to 139 | 615318 | 2005396 |
10 | 44 | 44 | 63 | 16 | 319.2 | 114 to 171 | 834639 | 2840035 |
11 | 47 | 47 | 67 | 17 | 385.9 | 141 to 211 | 1570760 | 4410795 |
12 | 50 | 49 | 71 | 18 | 464.9 | 173 to 259 | 1633987 | 6044782 |
13 | 53 | 52 | 75 | 19 | 554.9 | 212 to 318 | 2151030 | 8195812 |
14 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 19 | 664.8 | 259 to 388 | 2812189 | 11008001 |
15 | 59 | 58 | 83 | 20 | 794.5 | 316 to 473 | 5099360 | 16107361 |
16 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 21 | 947.2 | 384 to 576 | 9400731 | 25508092 |
17 | 64 | 62 | 90 | 21 | 1063.7 | 438 to 656 | 15273366 | 40781458 |
18 | 66 | 64 | 92 | 22 | 1193.4 | 498 to 747 | 26286582 | 67068040 |
19 | 68 | 66 | 95 | 22 | 1337.8 | 567 to 850 | 62890590 | 129958630 |
20 | 70 | 68 | 98 | 23 | 1509.4 | 644 to 966 | 212046017 | 342004647 |
21 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 24 | 1689.2 | 732 to 1097 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 24 | 1888.9 | 831 to 1246 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 2110.5 | 942 to 1414 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 25 | 2356.2 | 1069 to 1603 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 2649.6 | 1211 to 1817 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 26 | 2954 | 1372 to 2058 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 3290.9 | 1554 to 2331 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 27 | 3663.6 | 1759 to 2638 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 4110.1 | 1989 to 2984 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 4569.8 | 2250 to 3375 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 28 | 4817.3 | 2392 to 3588 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 5077.4 | 2543 to 3815 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 5397.5 | 2703 to 4055 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 5687.3 | 2874 to 4310 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 29 | 5991.7 | 3054 to 4581 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 6311.3 | 3246 to 4869 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 6646.8 | 3449 to 5174 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 7062.6 | 3665 to 5497 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 30 | 7436.2 | 3894 to 5841 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 31 | 7828.2 | 4137 to 6205 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Essence Drain can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Essence Drain can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater. ![]() | Random corrupted superior level 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
1 | ![]() Item drops after killing {0} monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random superior gem | A |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter ![]() | Random superior gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Essence Drain.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Essence Drain Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Essence Drain Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Essence Drain Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Essence Drain Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Essence Drain Duration 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Essence Drain Duration | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Essence Drain Duration 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Essence Drain Duration | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Essence Drain has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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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. |
Version history
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3.17.0 |
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3.6.0 |
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3.3.0 |
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2.1.1c |
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2.1.1b |
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2.1.1 |
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2.1.0 |
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