Drain ( ability ) Drain is a recurring Black Magic spell from the " Final Fantasy " series . The caster absorbs HP from the target to refill the caster ' s HP . Like healing magic , it works in reverse against the undead . When it is cast upon the user , it will always miss . Although this spell is exclusively reserved to mages , a weapon known as the Blood Sword , which is typically available for Warriors , acts similar to the spell when used to inflict damage . Drain has 3 levels as of Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - , including Drainra ( otherwise known as Drain + ) and Drainga ( otherwise known as Drain + + ) . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . Drain is a Black Magic spell which transfers HP from one or all enemies to the caster . This is reversed when casting on the undead . The amount of HP transferred depends on the spell level . Any character can learn Drain by having them use the Drain Tome ( called the Drain Scroll in the " Origins " release ) . Drain VIII is used by Sorcerer and Wizard , while Drain XVI is used by Astaroth , Hecteyes , and Mega Parasite . " Final Fantasy III " . Drain is a Black Magic level 7 spell that can only be bought in Doga ' s Village or in the " Invincible " for 20 , 000 gil . Only the Black Mage , Sage , Magus , and the Onion Knight can cast it , while the enemies Doga ' s Clone , Doga , Echidna , Garm , and Gomory can use it against the party . It has a base power of 160 and is Recovery elemental . The item Lilith ' s Kiss can cast Drain when used in battle . In the NES version , the spell is bugged against undead targets , in which it will neither harm nor heal the undead , and will not harm the caster when used against undead . " Final Fantasy IV " . Drain is a Black Magic spell , usable by Rydia at level 36 in the 2D versions , and automatically learns it when she rejoins the party as an adult in the DS and mobile versions . Palom learns it at level 26 . Fusoya automatically knows it when he joins the party , and Tellah learns it after Cecil becomes a Paladin . It has a casting time of 3 and costs 18 MP in 2D versions , and 15 in the 3D versions , to cast . It has a spell power of 20 in 2D versions , and an accuracy of 100 % . In in the 3D versions it has accuracy of 70 % . The enemies Bloodbones , Succubus , Blood Eye , Zeromus EG , and Golbez can all cast this spell . On the " Easy Type " version , the casting time was reduce to 2 and increase the base power to 80 . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Drain returns as a Black Magic spell in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " . The imposter Rydia learns it at level 36 , but Palom along with Rydia already known the spell . It absorbs HP from one target and restore own HP at the cost of 18 MP . Drain returns as a Black Magic spell that costs 18 MP to cast and is usable at Fusoya ( who automatically starts with the spell ) , Palom ( at level 29 ) , Golbez ( at level 35 ) , Rydia and Leonora ( at level 36 ) . " Final Fantasy V " . Drain is a level 4 Black Magic spell . Black Mages can cast it as a spell , although Mystic Knight s can also cast it on their sword to the same effect . It costs 13 MP to cast , and can be bought for 3 , 000 gil in Regole , Castle of Bal , Quelb and Castle Surgate . The enemies Apanda , Byblos , Calofisteri , Carbuncle , Black Warlock , Farfarello , Fury , Magissa , Omniscient , Ricard Mage , Catoblepas , and Soul Eater can all utilize this spell against the party . The player may utilize this ability by catching and releasing a Poltergeist . Drain is one of the spells that can be cast from the Wonder Wand for free . " Final Fantasy VI " . Drain is an Attack spell taught by the Esper Ifrit at a rate of x1 , and is learned naturally by Terra Branford at level 12 . It costs 15 MP to cast , has a power of 38 , a hit rate of 120 , and is vulnerable to Runic . Also , Drain cannot be reflected . Coco , Cloud , Kefka in the first battle , Level 40 Magic , Magic , Nightwalker , Ultros in the second battle , and Zurvan can cast this spell . " Final Fantasy VII " . Though not a spell usable by the party except by using a Vampire Fang , Drain is a spell used by Ghost , Gi Nattak and Godo . The ability , however , can be utilized by the player through the use of the HP Absorb Support Materia . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . HP Absorb returns as a Materia that allows the user to absorb damage dealt as HP . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Drain absorbs a small amount of HP from an enemy . Drain is a rank 2 materia that costs 16 MP to cast . Drain can be created via Materia Fusion , found during missions , and it can be bought from Sector 8 Materia Shop for 5 , 000 gil , obtained as a reward for completing mission 5 - 1 - 4 , stolen from G Smasher , or found during mission 2 - 1 - 6 . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Drain steals HP from the enemy and heals the spellcaster . The effect is reversed if the spellcaster is under the Zombie status . It is a fairly elusive spell , but can be powerful when junctioned onto ST - Atk - J . Physical attacks heal the attacker by 1 % of the damage dealt per junctioned Drain , up to a maximum of 100 % . Some enemies are resistant to the Drain effect . They take full damage from the spell or attack , but the attacker will be healed for less , or none at all . Curiously , a character afflicted with Berserk will only drain HP based on their base damage , excluding the 50 % damage increase from Berserk . Casting Drain in battle doesn ' t affect compatibility with Guardian Forces , and is one few spells at that . The Guardian Force Pandemona learns the ability Absorb that functions similarly to Drain . " Final Fantasy IX " . Vivi can cast the Black Magic spell Drain . It can be learned from an Oak Staff for 60 AP . It ignores Reflect , costs 14 MP to cast , and has a spell power of 32 . It can ' t be reflected and works with Return Magic . The enemy Ghost can also use this spell . " Final Fantasy X " . Drain is a Black Magic spell located along Wakka ' s path of the Sphere Grid but all characters can activate the node . It costs 12 MP to cast . The enemies Cindy , Coeurl , Coeurlregina , Dark Element , Dark Flan , Master Coeurl , and Nega Elemental are capable of casting this spell . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Drain is an 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 . If a enemy has the Reflect status and is hit with drain ; the spell will rebound and drain HP from the caster but then restore the casters HP with said drain . Making it a no harm no foul spell situation . The Gun Mage ability Absorb has the same effect , but it absorbs HP and MP , not just HP . Aeshma , Arast , Cindy , Iron Giant ( Fiend Arena ) , Precepts Guard , Phantom , Tomb , and Watcher - S can cast this spell . " Final Fantasy XI " . Drain is a Dark Magic spell available to Dark Knights , Black Mages , Geomancers and Scholars . When used , it transfers HP from a selected enemy to the caster . Unlike in other games , if used on undead it simply has no effect rather than the effects being reversed . " Final Fantasy XII " . Drain is a Level 3 Arcane Magick that transfers HP from one foe to the caster . Drain is unaffected by Reverse . Drain can only be cast when its required license on the License Board has been learned . It cost 18 MP to cast , and can be bought in Rabanastre , Eruyt Village and Mt Bur - Omisace for 3 , 200 gil . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Drain is a Level 2 Green Magick spell available in the Muthru Bazaar . It can be used by the four mage job classes , White Mage , Black Mage , Time Battlemage and Red Battlemage . Drain can only be cast by Ba ' Gamnan and the Yarhi Atomos . Lancet , one of Llyud ' s abilities , has a nearly identical function . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Drain is an ability learned by the Templar job for 180 JP . It damages and drains HP from one target with a range of 4 for 12 MP . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Energy Mace teaches Drain to the Sage for 100 AP . It costs 12 MP to cast , has a Magic Power of 30 , and has a range of 4 . It can only target one unit at a time , and the damage dealt is capped at the target ' s Max HP . It cannot be reflected , but it can be countered by Return Magic , as well as having MP absorbed by casting the spell through Absorb MP . Drain is an Arcanist spell learned for 300 AP from a . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . Drain is a drain - elemental attack that steals HP to restore the target ' s own HP . It has an attack power of 100 and it can be used by Fangpire , Leech , and Vampire . Two other attacks called Sucker Stick drains HP from one or both party members , and its used by Squidite and Phanquid . It has an attack power of 50 . The last one is Dissolve which has an attack power of 100 , an ability used by Jelly and Ooze . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . This Black Magic spell deals damage and absorb an enemy ' s HP . It cost 32 MP to use , and it can be bought for 18000 GP in Knaya ( Pureland ) . There is also an enemy attack that also goes by the name of Drain , this ability doesn ' t cost any MP to use and also drains HP from one target . Drain appears as a Dark Magic spell . Drain costs 2 AP to cast and it has a spell power of 5 . The spell can be given to any character by having a Drain Tome in the character ' s inventory . The spell can only be purchased for 1 , 500 gil in Urbeth after darkness has flooded the world . Shaman is a good job when equipped with Drain , as Drain isn ' t weaker than other spells in this game , as opposed to most other " Final Fantasy " games , and when used coupled with Ritual and Hex , the Shaman is able to drain HP from all opponents , meaning they are unlikely to need any healing . " Bravely Default " . Drain is a level 4 Black Magic spell . The caster absorbs HP from one target . If used on an undead target , both the user and target will take HP damage . Drain is also a level 4 Sword Magic spell . It adds HP Absorb to weapon for 10 turns . It costs 8 MP . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Drain is a Black Magic ability with a Rarity of ☆☆☆ . It steals HP from one target , it can initially be used two times and it can be honed to Rank 5 . It can be created by using Black Orb x5 , Dark Orb x8 , and 5000 gil . " Chocobo ' s Dungeon 2 " . Drain is a Lv . 4 spell that costs 3 SP to cast and attacks three grids forward . Other appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " series . Drain is the ability of the Search Ghost card in " Chain of Memories " and " Re : Chain of Memories " , in " Birth by Sleep " is the Level 2 effect of the Maleficent D - Link , and in " Re : coded " as an ability of the Metal Chocobo Ag and Ultima Weapon » > Keyblades . Drain recovers the user ' s HP when they deal damage to enemies . In " " , it appears as a support magic ability that allows HP to be drained with each basic attack .