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Life stealing
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This article is about the life stealing definition. For effect of vampiric weapons, see Life Draining.
Life stealing means transferring life from the target to the user.
It can be caused by skills, most notably those of Necromancers and Ritualists. Some monsters also have skills which cause life stealing, for example Twisting Jaws.
Life stealing does not count as damage or healing, therefore it ignores armor and bypasses most forms of protection.
If your character uses a skill or effect that would steal more Health than a foe actually has, the foe will lose all of its health plus 1, and your character will gain exactly that much health.
[edit] Skills that involve life stealing
| Icon | Name | Description | 
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Prof. | Attribute | Campaign | |
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Spell. Steals 10...42...50 Health. You gain 3...10...12 Energy if you have a condition. | 5
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1
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10
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Soul Reaping | Eye of the North | |||
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Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) Your scythe attacks deal dark damage and steal 0...10...12 Health. You are immune to Disease. Apply Disease to all adjacent foes (3 seconds) when you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds. | 5
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2
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20
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Mysticism | Nightfall | |||
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Spell. Steals 20...56...65 Health. You begin Bleeding (10 seconds) if your Health is above 50%. | 5
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2
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8
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Blood Magic | Factions | |||
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Spell. Steal 5...37...45 Health. Inflicts Weakness (3...10...12 seconds) if target foe was attacking. | 5
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1
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5
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Blood Magic | Nightfall | |||
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Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Its attacks steal 5...21...25 Health. | 5
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¾
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30
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Channeling Magic | Factions | |||
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Elite Spell. Steals 5...49...60 Health. Deal 25...105...125 damage to hostile summoned creatures in the area of target foe. | 5
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1
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5
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Spawning Power | Factions | |||
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Elite Item Spell. (15...51...60 seconds.) You cannot lose more than 20% of your max Health from a single hit. Drop effect: steal 5...41...50 Health from nearby foes. | 5
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1
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20
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Restoration Magic | Factions | |||
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Elite Spell. Deals 16...67...80 damage to target and adjacent foes. Steal 8...34...40 Health from each hexed foe. | 15
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2
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20
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Curses | Prophecies | |||
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Flash Enchantment Spell. (20 seconds.) You deal 5...21...25 less damage and steal 5...21...25 Health when you hit with a scythe. Initial effect: steal 5...21...25 Health from all adjacent foes. | 10
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10
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Wind Prayers | Eye of the North | ||||
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Elite Skill. (15 seconds.) Your pet's attacks steal 1...16...20 Health. Initial effect: heals you and your pet for 20...87...104; resurrects your pet (50% Health) if dead. If you have this equipped, your pet will travel with you. | 5
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1
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5
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Beast Mastery | Factions | |||
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Hex Spell. (5...13...15 seconds.) Steal 15...39...45 Health whenever target foe hits with an attack. | 15
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1
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12
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Curses | Prophecies | ||
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Spell. Deals 12...41...48 damage. Steals 12...41...48 Health if target foe's Health is above 50%. | 10
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2
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15
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Blood Magic | Factions | |||
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Hex Spell. (6 seconds.) Target foe's next spell fails and you steal 10...76...92 Health. No effect unless this foe's spell targeted one of its allies. | 10
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2
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30
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Blood Magic | Prophecies | |||
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Weapon Spell. (12 seconds.) Target ally's attacks steal 10...42...50 Health but deal 10...42...50 less damage. Ends after 3 attacks. | 5
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1
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10
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Channeling Magic | Factions | |||
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Elite Enchantment Spell. Enchants all party members (5 seconds.) These party members steal 3...13...16 Health with each physical damage attack. Party members under another Necromancer enchantment are not affected. | 17%
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5
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2
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5
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Blood Magic | Prophecies | ||
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Elite Spell. Deals 15...27...30 damage and steals 15...27...30 Health from target and nearby foes. | 8%
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1
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1
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10
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Blood Magic | Nightfall | ||
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Spell. Deals 12...41...48 damage. Steal up to 12...41...48 Health if this foe was above 50% Health. | 10
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2
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15
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Blood Magic | Prophecies | ||
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Elite Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Steal 16...67...80 Health whenever target foe casts a spell. | 10
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2
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15
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Blood Magic | Prophecies | |||
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Skill. (5...17...20 seconds.) All of your spirits within earshot deal 5...17...20 less damage and steal 5...17...20 Health when they attack. | 5
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¼
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20
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Restoration Magic | Eye of the North | |||
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Spell. Removes 0...2...2 enchantment[s] from target foe. Removal effect: you steal 5...53...65 Health. | 10
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1
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20
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Blood Magic | Core | ||
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Spell. Steals 100...340...400 Health from allied undead servant. | 5
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¼
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Death Magic | Core | ||||
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Spell. Steals 10...54...65 Health from 1...3...4 foe[s] in the area around you. | 15
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¾
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8
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Blood Magic | Core | |||
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Dual Attack. Steals 10...34...40 Health if this attack hits. Must follow an off-hand attack. | 5
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8
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Deadly Arts | Eye of the North | ||||
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Touch Skill. Steals 29...65...74 Health. | 15
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¾
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2
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Blood Magic | Factions | |||
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Spell. Steals 18...52...60 Health. | 10
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1
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8
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Blood Magic | Core | ||
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Elite Enchantment Spell. Steal 5...41...50 Health from target foe. You have +5...9...10 Health regeneration (10 seconds). | 5
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2
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8
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Blood Magic | Factions | |||
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Spell. Steals 15...51...60 Health. Hits 2 additional foes in the area. | 15
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2
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8
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Blood Magic | Factions | |||
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Touch Skill. Steals 29...65...74 Health. | 15
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¾
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2
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Blood Magic | Prophecies | ||
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Binding Ritual. Creates a level 4...14 spirit (lifespan 75...150 seconds). Its attacks steal 10...20 Health, and you are healed for 10...20. | 10
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¾
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30
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Sunspear rank | Nightfall | |||
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Elite Item Spell. (5...10...11 seconds.) You steal 5...29...35 Health from every foe that hits you with an attack. | 5
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¾
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20
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Restoration Magic | Factions | |||
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Weapon Spell. (8 seconds.) Steals 15...51...60 Health from the next foe that deals damage or life steal to target ally. | 5
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¼
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3
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Restoration Magic | Factions | ||
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Elite Weapon Spell. (8 seconds.) The next time target ally takes damage or life steal from a foe, this ally steals 15...63...75 Health from that foe and loses 1 condition. | 5
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¼
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3
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Restoration Magic | Nightfall | |||
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Elite Weapon Spell. (8 seconds). The next time target ally takes damage from a foe, that damage is limited to 5% of target ally's max Health and that ally steals 20...68...80 Health from that foe. | 5
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¼
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3
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Restoration Magic | Nightfall |
[edit] Skills that interact with life stealing
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Prof. | Attribute | Campaign | ||
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Elite Enchantment Spell. (8 seconds.) Converts the next incoming damage or life steal (maximum 20...84...100) to healing. Initial effect: Removes 0...2...2 condition[s]. | 5
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¼
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2
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Protection Prayers | Factions | |||
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Enchantment Spell. (8 seconds.) Converts the next incoming damage or life steal (maximum 15...67...80) to healing. | 5
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¼
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2
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Protection Prayers | Core | ||
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Enchantment Spell. (8 seconds.) Reduces incoming damage and life steal by 3...15...18. End effect: heals for 5...41...50 | 5
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¼
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15
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Protection Prayers | Core | ||
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Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...10...12 spirit (30...54...60 second lifespan). Whenever a non-spirit ally within range takes damage or life steal, it is reduced by 15 and the spirit takes 15 damage. | 15
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¾
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45
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Communing | Factions | ||
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Weapon Spell. (8 seconds.) Steals 15...51...60 Health from the next foe that deals damage or life steal to target ally. | 5
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¼
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3
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Restoration Magic | Factions | ||
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Elite Weapon Spell. (8 seconds.) The next time target ally takes damage or life steal from a foe, this ally steals 15...63...75 Health from that foe and loses 1 condition. | 5
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¼
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3
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Restoration Magic | Nightfall |
