PoE2 skill gem

Essence Drain

Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.

Current data

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.

Effects

4 effects

Projectile

Damage over Time

Requirements and restrictions

1 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-157) Int
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int

Gem level progression

40 levels
Essence Drain levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageDeals 5 to 9 Chaos DamageDeals 9.2 Chaos damage per second
1045100%, 100%, 100%, 100%5, 99.2
2396100%, 100%, 100%, 100%6, 1213.3
36147100%, 100%, 100%, 100%8, 1619.3
410218100%, 100%, 100%, 100%11, 2026.1
5142810100%, 100%, 100%, 100%14, 2633.9
6183511100%, 100%, 100%, 100%17, 3242.9
7224113100%, 100%, 100%, 100%21, 3853
8264815100%, 100%, 100%, 100%25, 4664.7
9315717100%, 100%, 100%, 100%29, 5578
10366519100%, 100%, 100%, 100%34, 6493.2
11417422100%, 100%, 100%, 100%40, 75110.6
12468224100%, 100%, 100%, 100%47, 87130.5
13529227100%, 100%, 100%, 100%54, 100153.4
145810330100%, 100%, 100%, 100%62, 115179.6
156411334100%, 100%, 100%, 100%71, 133209.7
166611638100%, 100%, 100%, 100%82, 152244.2
177212642100%, 100%, 100%, 100%93, 173284
187813746100%, 100%, 100%, 100%107, 198329.8
198414751100%, 100%, 100%, 100%121, 226382.6
209015757100%, 100%, 100%, 100%138, 257443.5
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Essence Drain levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelIntManaBase DamageDeals 5 to 9 Chaos DamageDeals 9.2 Chaos damage per second
21Not applicableNot applicable63100%, 100%, 100%, 100%157, 292513.9
22Not applicableNot applicable69100%, 100%, 100%, 100%179, 332595.3
23Not applicableNot applicable76100%, 100%, 100%, 100%203, 377689.7
24Not applicableNot applicable83100%, 100%, 100%, 100%230, 428799.2
25Not applicableNot applicable92100%, 100%, 100%, 100%262, 486926.3
26Not applicableNot applicable101100%, 100%, 100%, 100%297, 5521074.1
27Not applicableNot applicable110100%, 100%, 100%, 100%338, 6271246.3
28Not applicableNot applicable121100%, 100%, 100%, 100%383, 7121447.1
29Not applicableNot applicable133100%, 100%, 100%, 100%436, 8091681.6
30Not applicableNot applicable145100%, 100%, 100%, 100%495, 9201955.8
31Not applicableNot applicable158100%, 100%, 100%, 100%563, 10462277.1
32Not applicableNot applicable173100%, 100%, 100%, 100%641, 11902653.9
33Not applicableNot applicable189100%, 100%, 100%, 100%730, 13553096.5
34Not applicableNot applicable206100%, 100%, 100%, 100%832, 15453617.3
35Not applicableNot applicable225100%, 100%, 100%, 100%948, 17614231.1
36Not applicableNot applicable245100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1082, 20104955.5
37Not applicableNot applicable267100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1236, 22965811.8
38Not applicableNot applicable291100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1413, 26246825.8
39Not applicableNot applicable316100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1617, 30038028.3
40Not applicableNot applicable344100%, 100%, 100%, 100%1852, 34409456.9

Quality effects

2 effects

Damage over Time standard quality

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

  • Chains +4 timesQuality scaling: Chains +(0-4) times

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Spell, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, Duration, Totemable, Multicastable, DamageOverTime, Chaos, Damage, Triggerable, Unleashable, Trappable, Mineable, UsableWhileMoving

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 3

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Occult, tier 3

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 3 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Occult

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Essence Drain. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
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Patch history

1 changes
0.1.0e
Direct change

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.