Drain Magic

2017-04-29T06:07:21Z

179.234.204.226: I noted how drain magic got downgraded in VII's remake.

{{Spell Infobox
|title = Drain Magic
|image = [[Image:Maya Drain Magic.png|170px]]
|japanese = マホトラ
|romaji = Mahotora
|old = Robmagic
|type = Offensive
}}
'''Drain Magic''' is a spell in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' series. It absorbs MP from the target.

==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
Drain Magic leeches 5~11 mp from a single enemy, and is learned by Magi and Sages at level 15.
===''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''===
Drain Magic is learned by [[Borya]] at level 25 and by [[Maya]] at level 16. It functions exactly as it did in the previous game in the NES version, but follows the algorithm set by later games in all remakes and subsequent ports.
===''[[Dragon Quest V]]''===
Absorbs 5~11 MP in all versions, and is learned by the following characters:
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!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Name
!style="background:#77479B; color: white;"|Level
|-
|[[King cureslime/recruit|King cureslime]]||--
|-
|[[Slime knight/recruit|Slime knight]]||--
|-
|[[Prestidigitator/recruit|Prestidigitator]]||15
|-
|[[Dracky/recruit|Dracky]]||20
|-
|[[Dwight]]||25
|-
|[[Sancho]]||25
|-
|[[Man o' war/recruit|Man o' war]]||40
|}

===''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''===
Drain Magic is learned by [[Ashlynn]] at level 14, and by [[Goowain]] at level 3. Other characters can learn it by advancing to rank 6 of the [[Mage]] vocation. The algorithm changes considerably this time around, and the amount drained from an enemy is calculated as ''(Lvl/4)+5''. This sets the precedent for all future games in the series.

===''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''===
Drain magic is learned at rank 1 of the [[Sage]] vocation, rank 4 of the [[Champion]], and rank 1 of the [[Druid]].
The remake seems to use the formula of drained MP = 5~11 instead of DQ 6's formula.

===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
Drain Magic is learned by [[Angelo]] once he invests 12 points into his Staff skill.
* In the 3DS version, [[Red]] learns Drain Magic at level 40.

===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
Though not available to player characters, it is used by a number of spell-casting enemies. Each enemy also has a specific amount drained, with no random aspect as seen in previous games.
*[[Master of Nu'un]]: 6MP
*[[Shivery shrubbery]]: 7MP
*[[Bloody manguini]]: 8MP
*[[Slugly betsy]]: 20MP
*[[Tyrannosaurus Wrecks]]: 20MP
*[[Pandora's box]]: 25MP

==Gallery==
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Image:DQ3 Spell Drain magic.png|''DQIII'' Famicom art
</gallery></center>

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