Essence Drain

Essence DrainBarrageable, Spell, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
Tier: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.Projectile
Deals (5-129) to (9-240) Chaos Damage

Damage over Time
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to Debuff's Damage over Time
Debuff duration is 4 seconds
Deals (9.2–409.4) Base Chaos Damage per second

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0–1) second to Debuff durationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemEssenceDrain

Essence Drain is a Projectile Chaos Duration Spell Skill that launches a projectile in front of the character. This projectile deals Chaos Damage on Hit and applies a (4-5) second long Chaos Damage over time Debuff.

Skill functions and interactions

Enemies that are affected by the Damage over time Debuff of Essence Drain seem to be prioritized targets when casting ContagionContagionSpell, AoE, Chaos, Duration
Tier: 1
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-83) Mana
Cast Time: 1.00 secAfflict a single enemy with a Debuff that deals Chaos damage over time. If the enemy dies while affected by Contagion, it and all other Chaos damage over time Debuffs spread to nearby enemies and refresh their durations. Reanimating or detonating a corpse affected by Contagion will cause the Minion or explosion to
spread Contagion on hit.Deals (1.9-93.9) Base Chaos Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to Debuff's Damage over Time
Debuff deals 100% more Damage for each
time it has spread, up to 300%
Spread radius is 1.7 metres
Debuff duration is 5 seconds

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Contagion targets (0.1-2) additional Enemies when CastSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel..

Gem level progression

Level		Projectile Chaos Damage
1	0	5 to 9
2	3	6 to 12
3	6	9 to 16
4	10	11 to 21
5	14	14 to 27
6	18	18 to 33
7	22	21 to 39
8	26	25 to 47
9	31	30 to 55
10	36	35 to 65
11	41	40 to 75
12	46	47 to 87
13	52	54 to 100
14	58	61 to 114
15	64	70 to 130
16	66	79 to 147
17	72	90 to 167
18	78	102 to 189
19	84	115 to 213
20	90	129 to 240

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
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II	AcrimonyAcrimonySupport Category: Acrimony Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills which can Damage Enemies. Enemies affected by Damage over time from Supported Skills which was not caused by a Damaging Ailment have reduced Life regeneration rate. Only the strongest instance of this Debuff will apply. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Enemies affected by non-Ailment Damage over time from Supported Skills have 50% reduced Life regeneration ratePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	HinderHinderSupport, Spell, Chaos Category: HinderSupport Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that deal non-Ailment Chaos damage over time, causing damage over time they inflict to also Hinder enemies. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Chaos damage over time inflicted by Supported Skills also Hinders enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Intense AgonyIntense AgonySupport, Spell, Duration Category: Intense Agony Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that deal non-Ailment damage over time, causing them to have a shorter duration but deal substantially more damage over time with Debuffs inflicted against enemies on full life.Damage over time with non-Ailment Debuffs inflicted on full-life enemies by Supported Skills deal 50% more damage Supported Skills have 25% less Skill Effect DurationPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	Chaos MasteryChaos MasterySupport, Chaos Category: Mastery Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Chaos skills, granting them an additional level. Does not support skills which do not have levels.+1 to Level of Supported Chaos SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Chaotic FreezeChaotic FreezeSupport, Spell, Chaos Category: Chaotic Freeze Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that deal non-Ailment Chaos damage over time. Enemies taking damage over time from Debuffs caused by supported skills will suffer Freeze build up from Chaos damage Hits from any source. Does not Support Skills used by Minions.Chaos damage Contributes to Freeze buildup for Hits against targets taking damage over time from Supported SkillsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Drain AilmentsDrain AilmentsSupport, Spell Category: Drain Ailments Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Spells that deal non-Ailment damage over time, causing them to consume Ailments on enemies it applies damage over time Debuffs to in order to deal substantially more damage over time.Supported Skills Consume all Ailments of a random type on the target when inflicting damage over time Debuffs, causing the Debuff to deal 35% more damage if any Ailments were consumedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
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Item acquisition

Essence Drain has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Essence Drain has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread.
0.1.0e	Increased the damage growth per level on Essence Drain, Contagion, Profane Ritual and Chaos Bolt (Wand Skill). Results in approximately 33% more damage at Gem Level 25.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.