Drain
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Drain is a recurring Black Magic spell from the series. It absorbs HP from the target and gives it to the caster. Like healing magic, it works in reverse against the undead. When it is cast upon the user, it will always miss.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy III
Drain is a Black Magic Level 7 spell can only be bought in Doga's Village in The Invisible for 20000 gil. Only Black Mages, Sages, Magus, and the Onion Knight can cast it.
[edit] Final Fantasy V
Drain is a Black Magic Level 5 spell. Only a Black Mage can cast it or a Mystic Knight can use its power to use Drain Sword. There is also a Blue Magic with the same function called Vampire or Red Feast.
[edit] Final Fantasy VI
The Esper Ifrit teaches Drain at a rate of X 1.
[edit] Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Three Drain spells are included in this game Drain, Drainra, and Drainga they all have HP+10% and Drain different amounts of HP.
[edit] Final Fantasy VIII
Drain is a normal spell that steals HP from the enemy and heals the caster. It can be refined from Life Magic Refine by using Vampire Fangs: one Vampire Fangs refine to 20 Drain spells. Junctioning to Status will enable HP absorb.
There is also the command Absorb, learned from the Guardian Force Doomtrain.
[edit] Final Fantasy IX
Only Vivi can cast this spell, but Steiner can use Drain Sword from the Magic Sword command.
[edit] Final Fantasy X
Drain is a Black Magic located along Wakka's path of the Sphere Grid.
[edit] Final Fantasy X-2
Drain is a Arcana ability for the Dark Knight Dressphere. It costs 20 AP to learn and 8 MP to cast or can be used via the Covetous Garment Grid. The Gun Mage ability Absorb has the same effect but it absorbs HP and MP, not just HP.
[edit] Final Fantasy XII
Drain is a Level 3 Arcane Magick that can only be cast when its required license on the License Board has been learned. Cost 18 MPs to cast, it can be bought from the Eruyt Village for 3,200 gil.
In the International Zodiac Job System version, Drain is Level 2 Green Magick available in the Clan shop in Rabanastre. It can be used by the four mage job classes; White Mage, Black Mage, Time Mage and Red Mage.
[edit] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Drain can only be cast by Ba'Gamnan. Lancet, one of Llyud's abilities, has a nearly identical function.
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics
Drain is a Spellblade ability for the Templar class used by Beowulf Cadmus.
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
The Energy Mace teaches Drain to the Sage for 100 AP.
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Drain is an Arcanist spell learned for 300 AP from a Sleet Rod.
