Life Drain

Life Drain
Damage Type(s)	Magical
Attribute(s)	Almighty
Effect(s)	Drains targets HP to restore user's HP

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Life Drain is a recurring skill in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Profile

Life Drain is used to steal HP from the target back to the user. In some games, enemies can use a more powerful enemy-only version that can take 100 of the players HP.

In Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, rather than absorbing HP, it inflicts the Vamp status ailment.

Gameplay

Effect

Game	Attribute	S. TypeSkill Type	D. TypeDamage Type	Effect	Cost	P. LevelPower Level	Target	Range	Hits	B. PowerBase Power	C. RateCritical Hit Rate	Accuracy	Rank	Usage
														In Battle	Outside
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	Almighty	—	—	—	10 MP	—	Single	—	1	30	—	—	7	✔	✘
Shin Megami Tensei IV	Almighty	—	—	???	5 MP	—	Single	—	1	30	—	120%	2	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	Almighty	—	—	???	5 MP	—	Single	—	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Shin Megami Tensei V	Almighty	—	—	—	10 MP	Weak	Single	—	1	120	—	98%	1	—	—
Persona 3	Almighty	—	—	Drains 35 HP	5 SP	—	One Foe	—	—	35	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 FES	Almighty	—	—	Drains 35 HP	5 SP	—	One Foe	—	—	35	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Portable	Almighty	—	—	Drains 35 HP	5 SP	—	One Foe	—	—	35	—	100%	—	✔	✘
Persona 3 Reload	Almi	—	—	—	3 SP	?	One Foe	—	—	35	—	100	—	✔	✘
Persona 4	Almi	—	—	Drains 30 HP.	3 SP	—	One Enemy	—	—	—	—	100%	Group 2	✔	✘
Persona 4 Golden	Almi	—	—	Drains 30 HP.	3 SP	—	One Enemy	—	—	—	—	100%	Group 2	✔	✘
Persona 5	Almi	—	—	Absorb 30 HP.	3 SP	—	One Foe	—	—	—	—	100%	—	—	—
Persona 5 Royal	Almi	—	—	Absorb 30 HP.	3 SP	—	One Foe	—	—	—	—	100%	—	—	—
Devil Survivor 2	Almighty	Command	Magical	Drains HP, higher effect at lower user HP	12 MP	—	One Foe	—	1	120	—	—	—	✔	✘
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Almighty	Command	Magical	Drains HP, more effective at lower HP	12 MP	—	One Foe	—	1	120	—	—	—	✔	✘

Descriptions

Game	Description
Persona 4	Drains 1 foe's HP.
Persona 4 Golden	Drains 1 foe's HP.
Devil Survivor 2	Absorb HP: 1 foe. More effective at lower HP
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	Absorb HP: 1 foe. More effective at lower HP

Learnsets

Party Members

Persona 4 Golden

Name	Learned
Teddie	Scooter Ride #2

Demons

Persona 4 Golden

Name	Arcana	Learned
Loa	Jester	Inherent
Vetala	Devil	20
Kaiwan	Star	28

Devil Survivor 2 / Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker

Name	Learned
Asp	38
Pisaca	Inherent
Billiken	Inherent

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	吸血 Kyūketsu 火事場吸血Devil Survivor 2 Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Kajiba Kyūketsu	Blood Sucking Blood Sucking at the Scene of a Fire
Simplified Chinese	吸血 Xīxuè	Blood Sucking
Traditional Chinese	吸血 Xīxiě	Blood Sucking
French	Siphon vital	Vital Siphon
German	Lebensentzug	Life Deprivation
Italian	Risucchio vitale	Vital Drain
Korean	흡혈吸血 Heuphyeol	Blood Sucking
Polish	Wyssanie ŻyciaShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Wyssanie życiaPersona 3 Reload	Life Suck
Brazilian Portuguese	Dreno de VidaShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Dreno VitalPersona 3 Reload	Life Drain Vital Drain
Russian	Вытягивание жизниShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Vytyagivaniye zhizni Кража жизниPersona 3 Reload Krazha zhizni	Life Extraction Life Theft
Spanish	Absorción vitalShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Absorción de saludPersona 3 Reload	Vital Absorption Health Absorption
Turkish	Yaşam EmmeShin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Can EmmePersona 3 Reload	Life Suck Vitality Suck