Essence Drain
Fire a Projectile that applies a powerful Chaos damage over time debuff to enemies it hits.
Gem Effects
Full modifier text from the in-game tooltip
Projectile
Deals (5-138) to (9-257) 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
Recommended Builds
Build archetypes where Essence Drain can shine
Fire / Ignite Build
Scale Fire damage and Ignite magnitude. Pair with Fire Penetration or Immolate supports.
Chaos / Poison Build
Layer Poison stacks for damage over time. Extraction and Poison supports amplify DoT.
Suggested Support Gems
Supports that pair well with Essence Drain based on shared mechanics
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