Drain Power
Cast Time
Duration
Target
Range
Cost

Instant
30s
Area
8m radius
3510 Magicka
Siphon the vigor from your enemies’ blood, dealing 1742 Magic Damage to all nearby enemies.
If an enemy is hit, you gain Major Brutality and Major Sorcery, increasing Weapon and Spell Damage by 20% of 30 seconds.
Drain Power is a Skill in Elder Scrolls Online (ESO). This Skill is found in the Siphoning Skills Line which belongs to the Nightblade Class and can be unlocked by gaining experience while having a Skill from that Line on your active Skill Bar. Skills can be reset at Rededication Shrines found in the capital cities of each ESO faction, for a tidy sum of gold.
Drain Power Morphs
This Skill can be morphed into two different versions:
Power Extraction - Converts to a Stamina ability that deals Disease damage. Applies Minor Cowardice to enemies hit and grants Minor Courage to you.
Sap Essence - Also heals you and your allies. Heal is stronger for each enemy hit.
Companion Skill Variant
- After Blackwood Chapter, you may recruit various companions to aid you in your adventure. They can also learn the skill of this name, but with different effects.
- Companion skill effect: Siphons the vigor from the blood of enemies around them, dealing 2822 Magic damage and healing themselves and their allies for 2595 Health.
Champion Points That Affect Drain Power
- War Mage - Increases Damage
- Piercing - Increases Penetration
- Master-At-Arms - Increases Damage
- Bastion - Increases Damage against Damage Shields
- Fighting Finesse - Increase Critical Damage
Equipment and Buffs That Affect Drain Power
- Any Sets that increases Magicka will increase the damage of this Skill
- War Maiden Set does affect this Skill
- Glyphs that increase Magicka will increase the damage of this Skill
- Major Sorcery, Minor Sorcery, Minor Berserk, Major Berserk, Minor Force and Major Force will all increase the damage dealt with this Skill
Notes & Other Useful Information
- Damage listed in the infobox is base damage of a CP 160 with zero CP spent, zero Attribute Points used and zero Skills taken at Rank IV.