Mechanic
Leech
Leech recovers Life, Mana, Energy Shield, or Rage, usually from a percentage of damage dealt by a hit. A normal Leech instance provides its recovery over one second.Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
What Leech does
Current rulesMultiple Leech instances can exist, but only the instance with the highest recovery rate for each resource is active at a time. Ordinary Leech for that resource is removed when the unreserved resource fills.
- One active instance
- There is no general limit to stored Leech instances, but only the highest-rate instance for each resource provides recovery at a time.
- Damage calculation cap
- For Leech calculation, a hit above 40,000 total damage is treated as dealing 40,000. Its damage-type proportions are scaled down together to preserve their ratios.
- Monster resistance
- Monsters gain hidden Leech Resistance with level, reducing recovery from Leech against them.
- Instant Leech
- When a percentage of Leech is instant, that percentage is recovered immediately and the remainder is recovered over the remaining fraction of the normal duration.
Limits and exceptions
3 rules- Life-, Mana-, Energy Shield-, and Rage-Leech instances are tracked separately.
- Modifiers specific to Life Leech do not automatically apply to Energy Shield Leech.
- Ordinary Leech stops contributing after its resource is filled unless an effect explicitly allows overflow or persistence.
Related pages
4 connectionsRelated mechanics
3Life Leech recovers Life from a percentage of damage dealt by a Hit. A normal Life Leech instance delivers its recovery over one second, subject to the source's eligible damage type and the monster's Leech Resistance.
MechanicVaal PactVaal Pact increases the amount of Life leeched and lets Life Leech continue at full unreserved Life, but makes that Leech recover more slowly and prevents every other form of Life recovery.
MechanicUnaffectedUnaffected means a specified debuff can still be placed on you, but it does not apply its effect while the Unaffected condition is active.
Items and gems using this mechanic
20 connectionsDirect relationAtziri's Acuity(150-200)% increased Armour
Direct relationCarnage Heart20% reduced maximum Life
Direct relationDeath Rush+(75-125) to Accuracy Rating
Direct relationLifesprig+(10-20) to maximum Mana
Direct relationSlivertongueAdds (40-48) to (65-72) Physical Damage
Direct relationSoul Tether+(40-60) to maximum Energy Shield
Direct relationSpire of Ire(15-20)% increased Attack Speed
Direct relationThe Empty RoarAdds (25-35) to (40-50) Physical Damage
Direct relationThe Last Lament(250-300)% increased Physical Damage
Uses LeechesBody RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 4% of Physical Damage as Life
Uses LeechesCrone KnifeLeeches 4% of Physical Damage as Mana
Uses LeechesGreater Body RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 5% of Physical Damage as Life
Uses LeechesGreater Mind RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 4% of Physical Damage as Mana
Uses LeechesLegacy of LifesprigWands: +2 to Level of all Spell Skills
Uses LeechesLesser Body RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 3% of Physical Damage as Life
Uses LeechesLesser Mind RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 2% of Physical Damage as Mana
Uses LeechesMind RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 3% of Physical Damage as Mana
Uses LeechesPerfect Body RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 6% of Physical Damage as Life
Uses LeechesPerfect Mind RuneMartial Weapon: Leeches 5% of Physical Damage as Mana
Uses LeechedRune of VitalityWeapon: +80 to maximum Life