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.
PoE2 skill gem
Essence Drain
Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.
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 effectsRequirements and restrictions
1 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-157) Int
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage | Deals 9.2 Chaos damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 5, 9 | 9.2 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 6, 12 | 13.3 |
| 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 8, 16 | 19.3 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 11, 20 | 26.1 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 14, 26 | 33.9 |
| 6 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 17, 32 | 42.9 |
| 7 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 21, 38 | 53 |
| 8 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 25, 46 | 64.7 |
| 9 | 31 | 57 | 17 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 29, 55 | 78 |
| 10 | 36 | 65 | 19 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 34, 64 | 93.2 |
| 11 | 41 | 74 | 22 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 40, 75 | 110.6 |
| 12 | 46 | 82 | 24 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 47, 87 | 130.5 |
| 13 | 52 | 92 | 27 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 54, 100 | 153.4 |
| 14 | 58 | 103 | 30 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 62, 115 | 179.6 |
| 15 | 64 | 113 | 34 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 71, 133 | 209.7 |
| 16 | 66 | 116 | 38 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 82, 152 | 244.2 |
| 17 | 72 | 126 | 42 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 93, 173 | 284 |
| 18 | 78 | 137 | 46 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 107, 198 | 329.8 |
| 19 | 84 | 147 | 51 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 121, 226 | 382.6 |
| 20 | 90 | 157 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 138, 257 | 443.5 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Int | Mana | Base Damage | Deals 5 to 9 Chaos Damage | Deals 9.2 Chaos damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 63 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 157, 292 | 513.9 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 69 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 179, 332 | 595.3 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 76 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 203, 377 | 689.7 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 83 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 230, 428 | 799.2 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 92 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 262, 486 | 926.3 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 101 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 297, 552 | 1074.1 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 110 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 338, 627 | 1246.3 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 121 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 383, 712 | 1447.1 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 133 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 436, 809 | 1681.6 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 145 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 495, 920 | 1955.8 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 158 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 563, 1046 | 2277.1 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 173 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 641, 1190 | 2653.9 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 189 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 730, 1355 | 3096.5 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 206 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 832, 1545 | 3617.3 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 225 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 948, 1761 | 4231.1 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 245 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1082, 2010 | 4955.5 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 267 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1236, 2296 | 5811.8 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 291 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1413, 2624 | 6825.8 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 316 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1617, 3003 | 8028.3 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 344 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 100% | 1852, 3440 | 9456.9 |
Quality effects
2 effectsAdvanced 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.
Recommended support gems
13 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Recommendation tier 5
Compatible support gems
216 source recordsShow 192 more compatible gems
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 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Essence Drain. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
1 changesIncreased 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.
