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Sprite
Power
10
Accuracy
+0%
Type
Black Magic
Effect
Drains HP from the target, giving it to the caster; the effects are reversed if used against undead
Tome
Drain Tome
Effect
Drain 8 (All enemies)
Value
7,500 gil
Found In
Mysidian Cave B5
Used By
Astaroth, Hecteyes, Mega Parasite, Sorcerer, Wizard
Drain is a powerful attack Spell, well worth leveling. While the damage and healing are not explicitly displayed, Drain has exactly the same effect as the basic Element Spells like Fire and Blizzard, except that it's non-elemental and you gain the damage back as HP. Note that you can deal more damage than you have HP left to heal (the extra healing is wasted), and you can heal more HP than the target had left. The only drawback to Drain is that, if you cast it on Undead, the target is healed and the caster takes the damage instead. The Spell also deals full damage in this case, as if it has full successes, making it especially dangerous.
Type
Black Magic
Level
7
Effect
Absorb HP from target
Element
Recovery
Base Power
160
Base Accuracy
100%
Price
20,000 gil
Value
10,000 gil
Reflectable
No
Target
One Enemy
Drain does not function correctly against Undead targets. Due to a bug, it does not heal them, nor does it hurt them, and it does not harm the caster.
Base Type
Spell
Attack Type
Magic
Bat.Pwr
38
Target
One Foe
Damage Type
Drain HP
MP Cost
15
Hit Rate
120
Can be absorbed with Runic
Used By
Barb-e, Harvester, Hazer, Kefka, L.40 Magic, Magic, Pm Stalker, SoulDancer, Ultros
Drains HP from an enemy
Spell Type
Icon
Attack
Bat.Pwr
38
Target
One Foe
Damage Type
Drain HP
MP Cost
15
Hit Rate
120
Can be absorbed with Runic
Used By
Barb-e, Harvester, Hazer, Kefka, L.40 Magic, Magic, Pm Stalker, SoulDancer, Ultros
Type
Indirect
Description
Absorb HP
Status
Drain
Power
26
HP-J ×100
400 hit points (31st)
Str-J ×100
13 strength (31st)
Vit-J ×100
30 vitality (13th)
Mag-J ×100
20 magic (19th)
Spr-J ×100
24 spirit (17th)
Spd-J ×100
6 speed (34th)
Eva-J ×100
2 evade (31st)
Hit-J ×100
5 hit (36th)
Luck-J ×100
4 luck (37th)
ST-Atk-J ×100
Drain 100%
Draw Difficulty
+18
Drain deals damage to the target and absorbs that damage as HP. If the caster or target is undead (or affected by Zombie), Drain will deal damage to both. However, if both are undead, it has a normal effect. Resistance to the Drain status decreases the amount of HP regained (or lost) by the caster, but does not affect the damage dealt by Drain.