Patch 0.5.5 ·
Essence Drain
Skill Gems
Essence Drain is a Skill Gem (Intelligence) in Path of Exile 2. It is usable from character level 6 and can be cut from an Uncut Gem of level 3 or higher. Tags: Spell, Projectile, Chaos, Duration, Repeatable.
Essence Drain
Level: 1
Cost: 5 Mana
Cast Time: 0.8 sec
Critical Hit Chance: 7%
Requires:
Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.
Projectile
Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage
Damage over Time
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to Debuff's Damage over Time
+4 seconds to Debuff duration
Deals 9.17 Chaos damage per second
- Type
- Skill Gems
- Attribute
- Intelligence
- Tags
- Spell, Projectile, Chaos, Duration, Repeatable
- Usable from character level
- 6
- Gemcutting
- Uncut Gem level 3 or higher
- Gemcutting category
- Occult
- Levels
- 1–40
Quality
At 20% quality
- +1 second to Debuff duration
Additionally with Advanced Thaumaturgy (Gemling Legionnaire)
- Chains +4 times
Used in builds
Values per level
Only values that change with the level – fixed values are in the tooltip. Click a row to show that level in the tooltip.
| Projectile | Damage over Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Character level | Cost | Deals # to # Chaos Damage | Deals # Chaos damage per second |
| 1 | – | 5 Mana | 5–9 | 9.17 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 Mana | 6–12 | 13.33 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 Mana | 8–16 | 19.3 |
| 4 | 10 | 8 Mana | 11–20 | 26.13 |
| 5 | 14 | 10 Mana | 14–26 | 33.93 |
| 6 | 18 | 11 Mana | 17–32 | 42.85 |
| 7 | 22 | 13 Mana | 21–38 | 53.03 |
| 8 | 26 | 15 Mana | 25–46 | 64.67 |
| 9 | 31 | 17 Mana | 29–55 | 77.97 |
| 10 | 36 | 19 Mana | 34–64 | 93.18 |
| 11 | 41 | 22 Mana | 40–75 | 110.58 |
| 12 | 46 | 24 Mana | 47–87 | 130.52 |
| 13 | 52 | 27 Mana | 54–100 | 153.37 |
| 14 | 58 | 30 Mana | 62–115 | 179.57 |
| 15 | 64 | 34 Mana | 71–133 | 209.65 |
| 16 | 66 | 38 Mana | 82–152 | 244.22 |
| 17 | 72 | 42 Mana | 93–173 | 283.97 |
| 18 | 78 | 46 Mana | 107–198 | 329.77 |
| 19 | 84 | 51 Mana | 121–226 | 382.55 |
| 20 | 90 | 57 Mana | 138–257 | 443.48 |
Levels 21–40 (from additional gem levels)
| Projectile | Damage over Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Character level | Cost | Deals # to # Chaos Damage | Deals # Chaos damage per second |
| 21 | – | 63 Mana | 157–292 | 513.88 |
| 22 | – | 69 Mana | 179–332 | 595.33 |
| 23 | – | 76 Mana | 203–377 | 689.7 |
| 24 | – | 83 Mana | 230–428 | 799.15 |
| 25 | – | 92 Mana | 262–486 | 926.27 |
| 26 | – | 101 Mana | 297–552 | 1074.12 |
| 27 | – | 110 Mana | 338–627 | 1246.28 |
| 28 | – | 121 Mana | 383–712 | 1447.07 |
| 29 | – | 133 Mana | 436–809 | 1681.57 |
| 30 | – | 145 Mana | 495–920 | 1955.82 |
| 31 | – | 158 Mana | 563–1046 | 2277.05 |
| 32 | – | 173 Mana | 641–1190 | 2653.85 |
| 33 | – | 189 Mana | 730–1355 | 3096.5 |
| 34 | – | 206 Mana | 832–1545 | 3617.33 |
| 35 | – | 225 Mana | 948–1761 | 4231.08 |
| 36 | – | 245 Mana | 1082–2010 | 4955.47 |
| 37 | – | 267 Mana | 1236–2296 | 5811.82 |
| 38 | – | 291 Mana | 1413–2624 | 6825.78 |
| 39 | – | 316 Mana | 1617–3003 | 8028.33 |
| 40 | – | 344 Mana | 1852–3440 | 9456.9 |
Matching supports 246
246 Support Gems can support this skill.
Strength 66
Armour Break I
Armour Break II
Armour Break III
Armour Demolisher I
Armour Demolisher II
Arms Length
Atalui's Bloodletting
Bleed I
Bleed II
Bleed III
Bleed IV
Break Endurance
Brutality I
Brutality II
Brutality III
Compressed Duration I
Compressed Duration II
Concoct I
Concoct II
Dauntless
Deep Cuts I
Deep Cuts II
Devastate
Efficiency I
Efficiency II
Enduring Impact I
Enduring Impact II
Eternal Flame I
Eternal Flame II
Eternal Flame III
Execute I
Execute II
Execute III
Exploit Weakness
Fire Attunement
Fire Exposure
Fire Penetration I
Fire Penetration II
Flame Pillar
Flamepierce
Heft
Ignite I
Ignite II
Ignite III
Knockback
Lifetap
Prolonged Duration I
Prolonged Duration II
Prolonged Duration III
Rageforged I
Rageforged II
Relentless Rage
Rupture
Rusted Spikes
Searing Flame I
Searing Flame II
Stun I
Stun II
Stun III
Uhtred's Augury
Uhtred's Exodus
Uhtred's Omen
Unbreakable
Uruk's Smelting
Uul-Netol's Embrace
Xoph's Pyre
Dexterity 78
Admixture
Arakaali's Lust
Blind I
Blind II
Blindside
Bounty I
Bounty II
Bursting Plague
Chain I
Chain II
Chain III
Chance to Freeze
Charm Bounty
Commiserate
Corrosion
Deadly Poison I
Deadly Poison II
Deliberation
Dominus' Grasp
Electrocute
Eonyr's Thunder
Escalating Poison
Ferocity
Fork
Hobble
Inhibitor
Innervate
Lasting Shock
Leverage
Life Bounty
Life Drain
Lightning Attunement
Lightning Exposure
Lightning Penetration
Lockdown
Malady
Mana Bounty
Mobility
Momentum
Multishot I
Multishot II
Neural Overload
Nova Projectiles I
Nova Projectiles II
Outmaneuver
Overcharge
Pierce I
Pierce II
Pierce III
Pin I
Pin II
Pin III
Poison I
Poison II
Poison III
Projectile Acceleration I
Projectile Acceleration II
Projectile Acceleration III
Projectile Deceleration I
Projectile Deceleration II
Rakiata's Flow
Retreat I
Retreat II
Retreat III
Ricochet I
Ricochet II
Ricochet III
Shock
Slow Potency
Soul Drain
Stormchain
Swift Affliction I
Swift Affliction II
Swift Affliction III
Tacati's Ire
Tul's Stillness
Tumult
Wind Wave
Intelligence 94
Acrimony
Ambrosia
Ambrosia II
Ambush
Arbiter's Ignition
Arcane Surge
Atziri's Call
Biting Frost I
Biting Frost II
Blazing Critical
Bone Shrapnel
Brittle Armour
Catharsis
Chaos Attunement
Chaos Mastery
Chaotic Freeze
Cold Attunement
Cold Exposure
Cold Penetration
Concussive Spells
Considered Casting
Controlled Destruction
Coursing Current
Deep Freeze
Derange
Dialla's Desire
Drain Ailments
Electromagnetism
Elemental Discharge
Elemental Focus
Embitter
Energy Barrier
Enervation
Esh's Radiance
Excise
Execrate
Extraction
Fiery Death
Freeze
Freezefork
Frost Nexus
Frostfire
Frozen Vortex
Gambleshot
Hinder
Hourglass
Ice Bite I
Ice Bite II
Inexorable Critical I
Inexorable Critical II
Intense Agony
Invocation
Living Lightning
Living Lightning II
Mana Flare
Minion Pact I
Minion Pact II
Oisín's Oath
Pinpoint Critical
Potent Exposure
Potential
Practical Magic I
Practical Magic II
Profanity I
Profanity II
Rapid Casting I
Rapid Casting II
Rapid Casting III
Rising Tempest
Shock Conduction
Shock Conduction II
Shock Siphon
Sione's Temper
Soulbreaker
Spreading Frost
Static Shocks
Stormfire
Supercritical
Thrill of the Kill
Thrill of the Kill II
Unbending
Unleash
Varashta's Blessing
Verglas
Vilenta's Propulsion
Volatile Power
Volatility
Wildfire
Wildshards I
Wildshards II
Withering Touch
Zarokh's Revolt
Zenith I
Zenith II
No attribute 8
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