Category:Drain/Aspir Spell

Scholars, Black Mages, Geomancers, and Dark Knights have access to unique spells which can steal a monster's HP or MP to restore their own.

• Drain Spells: Steal a monster's HP to restore the caster's HP.
• Aspir Spells: Steal a monster's MP to restore the caster's MP.

The potency of drain and aspir spells is affected only by:

• Dark Magic skill (check below for specific formulas).
• Equipment which directly modifies -elemental magic damage (for more info check Magic Affinity), such as Pixie Hairpin +1.
• Equipment which directly modifies the Drain and Aspir spells such as Agwu's Pigaches.
  • For example, if a Drain spell has a potency range of 100 ~ 200, the range will shift to 105 ~ 210 with Excelsis Ring equipped.
• Dark and Darksday Weather bonuses.
• Nether Void bonus.
• Atma effects such as Atma of Dunes 20% increase.

The potency is not affected by:

• INT. While it plays a role in determining the Magic Accuracy (resist rate), it does not affect potency.
• Magic Attack Bonus that is not Magic Affinity.

The formula for the potency is the following: Amount Drained = Potency × Drain/Aspir Potency+ × Dark Elemental Magic Affinity × Weather/Day Bonuses × Nether Void Bonus

Drain spells

These spells steal a target's HP, inflicting damage to the target and restoring HP to the caster. The potency of these spells depend on the caster's Dark Magic skill.

• Drain:
  • At 300 dark magic skill or below, the base potency is Dark Magic Skill + 20
  • At 300 dark magic skill or above, the base potency is Dark Magic Skill × 5/8 + 132.5
  • The potency varies randomly between 50% and 100% of the base potency.
• Drain II:
  • The base potency is Dark Magic Skill + 165
    • This equation may differ at low Dark Magic Skill.
  • The potency varies randomly between 66.6% and 100% of the base potency.
• Drain III:
  • The base potency is Dark Magic Skill × 3/2 + 105
    • This equation may differ at low Dark Magic Skill.
  • The potency varies randomly between 75% and 100% of the base potency.

Drain can inflict damage to its full potential regardless of the caster's current HP; however, the value displayed in the battle log will be equal only to the amount of HP restored to the caster (e.g. the battle log will report a 0 value for Drain when the caster's HP is full; however, it will still do damage to the target).

Drain II & III, unique to Dark Knight, has an additional function in that it will temporarily increase the caster's maximum HP beyond their normal maximum HP when the amount of HP drained is more than the necessary amount to fill their HP bar. This HP Boost effect lasts for 3min and can be extended with Ratri Sollerets/+1

Aspir spells

These spells steal a target's MP, reducing the MP of the target and restoring MP to the caster. The potency of these spells depend on the caster's Dark Magic skill.

• Aspir:
  • At 300 dark magic skill or below, the maximum potential potency is Dark Magic Skill × 1/3 + 20
  • At 300 dark magic skill or above, the maximum potential potency is Dark Magic Skill × 2/5
• Aspir II:
  • At 300 dark magic skill or below, the maximum potential potency is Dark Magic Skill × 1/2 + 30
  • At 300 dark magic skill or above, the maximum potential potency is Dark Magic Skill × 3/5
• Aspir III:
  • At 300 dark magic skill or below, the maximum potential potency is Dark Magic Skill × 2/3 + 40
  • At 300 dark magic skill or above, the maximum potential potency is Dark Magic Skill × 4/5

The minimum potential potency of any Aspir spell is 50% of the maximum potential potency, and the actual value drained will randomly fall anywhere between the minimum and maximum when unresisted.

Aspir can reduce the target's MP by its full potential regardless of the caster's current MP; however, the value displayed in the battle log will be equal only to the amount of MP restored to the caster (e.g. the battle log will report a 0 value for Aspir when the caster's MP is full when the spell lands; however, it will still reduce the target's MP).

If the target has no MP, either because its MP has been fully depleted or because it normally has no MP pool, Aspir's effect will steal 0 MP.

Merit Point Augment

Job Trait Information
Description	Increase the amount of MP absorbed by Aspir.
Type	Merit
Job	Black Mage
Group	2	Ranks Available	5
Effect of each Rank	Increases the amount of MP absorbed by Aspir by 4% per merit level.

"Drain" and "Aspir" Potency Gear

"Drain" and "Aspir" Potency Gear

Equipment	Lvl.	Slot	Jobs	"Drain" Potency	"Aspir" Potency
Father Time	99	Main	DRK	25%	—
Bhima	99	Main	GEO	20%	20%
Rubicundity	99	Main	WHM BLM RDM SMN SCH GEO	20%	20%
Apocalypse (Level 119 III)	99	Main	DRK	10%	—
Bagua Galero +4	99	Head	GEO	35%	35%
Bagua Galero +3	99	Head	GEO	35%	35%
Bagua Galero +2	99	Head	GEO	30%	30%
Bagua Galero +1	99	Head	GEO	25%	25%
Bagua Galero	99	Head	GEO	20%	20%
Striga Crown	97	Head	BLM DRK SCH GEO	10%	10%
Erra Pendant	99	Neck	WHM BLM RDM PLD DRK SMN BLU SCH GEO RUN	5%	5%
Hirudinea Earring	75	Ear	BLM DRK SCH GEO	3%	3%
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets +4	99	Hands	DRK	16%	16%
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets +3	99	Hands	DRK	16%	16%
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets +2	99	Hands	DRK	14%	14%
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets +1	99	Hands	DRK	12%	12%
Fallen's Finger Gauntlets	99	Hands	DRK	10%	10%
Evanescence Ring	99	Ring	All Jobs	10%	10%
Excelsis Ring	80	Ring	All Jobs	5%	5%
Fucho-no-Obi	99	Waist	MNK WHM BLM RDM PLD BRD RNG SMN BLU PUP SCH GEO RUN	8%	8%
Spaekona's Tonban +4	99	Legs	BLM	20%	20%
Spaekona's Tonban +3	99	Legs	BLM	20%	20%
Pedagogy Pants +4	99	Legs	SCH	15%	15%
Pedagogy Pants +3	99	Legs	SCH	15%	15%
Pedagogy Pants +2	99	Legs	SCH	10%	10%
Spaekona's Tonban +2	99	Legs	BLM	10%	10%
Agwu's Pigaches	99	Feet	BLM SCH GEO RUN	20% + 15%	20% + 15%
Merlinic Crackows	99	Feet	BLM RDM SMN SCH GEO	7% + 1~11%	7% + 1~11%
Chironic Attire Set	99	—	WHM RDM BRD SCH	1~11%	1~11%
Merlinic Attire Set	99	—	BLM RDM SMN SCH GEO	1~11%	1~11%

References

• Robonosto Drain/Aspir Testing
• Aspir testing post-300 skill