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'''Draining''' is an effect that weapons with the [[draining (brand)|draining brand]], certain spells, and certain monsters can inflict with their attacks. A player who has been drained will lose experience (roughly 10-20% of the amount needed to get to the next level) and possibly levels (your skills will not be affected), while monsters will have their HD reduced, lowering their max HP and making all of their abilities noticeably weaker. If a player should somehow manage to still have positive HP after being drained of all experience, or if a monster should survive being reduced to 0 HD, they will immediately die. As such, encountering monsters armed with draining weapons on D:1 can be surprisingly fatal.
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'''Draining''' is an effect that weapons with the [[draining (brand)|draining brand]], certain spells, and certain monsters can inflict with their attacks. It withers its victim, reducing their general effectiveness, but its exact effect varies depending on the target.
  
Each rank of [[life protection]] reduces the experience lost by 1/3. The undead, plants, and demons possess full protection innately, while the living must find other means.
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==Vs Monsters==
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When used against susceptible monsters it causes them to be permanently weakened, losing 1 [[HD]], a few points of max [[HP]], and making all of their attacks subtly weaker. Draining monsters repeatedly will stack these effects. While drained enemies are somewhat easier to defeat, they also give you less [[experience]] for defeating. However, this reduction is very minor and should mostly be ignored in your decisions.
  
While drained enemies are significantly easier to defeat, they also give you less experience for defeating. However, this effect is very small and should mostly be ignored in your decisions. One especially good target for draining attacks are [[shapeshifter]]s. The forms these monsters can assume vary depending on their current HD. Draining their HD leaves them with a much less deadly set of options.
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All [[demon]]s, [[undead]], and plants are completely immune to draining, as are any natural monsters with at least one rank of [[negative energy]] resistance. One especially good target for draining attacks are [[shapeshifter]]s. The forms these monsters can assume vary depending on their current HD. Draining their HD leaves them with a much less deadly set of options.
  
Strangely enough, [[eyes of draining]] do not in fact have any experience draining abilities. Instead, they drain your MP.  
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==Vs Players==
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Draining attacks will inflict the Drained [[status effect]] on your character, temporarily reducing your effective skill levels across the board. Multiple hits will increase the severity of the draining; being lightly drained may be an annoyance as you lose 1 or 2 skill levels in all your skills, but severe draining can seriously reduce your attack speed, ability to cast spells, and general combat performance to dangerous levels.
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This effect is not permanent, but will only disappear after you've gained sufficient experience. The worse the drain, the longer it'll take to work off the effect. You can reduce both the chance of being drained and the severity of draining by having [[negative energy]] resistance, with each rank reducing both by 33%.
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Strangely enough, [[eyes of draining]] do not in fact have any actual draining abilities. Instead, their gaze attacks steal your [[MP]] to heal themselves.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[0.13]], draining attacks will no longer damage your experience. Instead, it will provide a temporary reduction to all of your skills until you've gained enough new experience.
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Prior to [[0.13]], getting drained would damage your character's experience, potentially forcing you down a level. This was permanent, but you could simply gain more experience to make up for it. This had no impact on your skills.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:31, 10 October 2013

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.

Draining is an effect that weapons with the draining brand, certain spells, and certain monsters can inflict with their attacks. It withers its victim, reducing their general effectiveness, but its exact effect varies depending on the target.

Vs Monsters

When used against susceptible monsters it causes them to be permanently weakened, losing 1 HD, a few points of max HP, and making all of their attacks subtly weaker. Draining monsters repeatedly will stack these effects. While drained enemies are somewhat easier to defeat, they also give you less experience for defeating. However, this reduction is very minor and should mostly be ignored in your decisions.

All demons, undead, and plants are completely immune to draining, as are any natural monsters with at least one rank of negative energy resistance. One especially good target for draining attacks are shapeshifters. The forms these monsters can assume vary depending on their current HD. Draining their HD leaves them with a much less deadly set of options.

Vs Players

Draining attacks will inflict the Drained status effect on your character, temporarily reducing your effective skill levels across the board. Multiple hits will increase the severity of the draining; being lightly drained may be an annoyance as you lose 1 or 2 skill levels in all your skills, but severe draining can seriously reduce your attack speed, ability to cast spells, and general combat performance to dangerous levels.

This effect is not permanent, but will only disappear after you've gained sufficient experience. The worse the drain, the longer it'll take to work off the effect. You can reduce both the chance of being drained and the severity of draining by having negative energy resistance, with each rank reducing both by 33%.

Strangely enough, eyes of draining do not in fact have any actual draining abilities. Instead, their gaze attacks steal your MP to heal themselves.

History

Prior to 0.13, getting drained would damage your character's experience, potentially forcing you down a level. This was permanent, but you could simply gain more experience to make up for it. This had no impact on your skills.