Drain

Drain being cast in Dark Dawn

Drain (ドレイン) is a Jupiter-aligned Psynergy found in all three games. Drain is unique among offensive Psynergies in that the health of the caster is also restored by the same amount as the damage dealt. Drain costs 3 PP and has a base power rating of 50 and a range of 1.

The following classes have access to this Psynergy:

• Hermit
• Apprentice
• Page
• Pilgrim (Jupiter)
• Seer (Jupiter)
• Medium
• Ranger
• Dark Mage
• Curse Mage

While most of these classes learn Drain at level 31, the Ranger and the Pilgrim learn it slightly later at level 33. Because of the wide array of class series that Drain is available to, it can be learned by all Adepts. All classes that learn Drain also learn the related Psy Drain at a higher level.

Analysis

Drain being cast in Golden Sun

Drain has the same problem as the related Psy Drain in that by the time that an Adept is at a sufficient level to learn them, these Psynergies become near-useless. The amount that Drain restores is roughly the same as an Herb, an item generally not used late in the game. The damage Drain deals to later-level foes is also near-negligible. One corner-case usage is to restore HP on both a tight HP and PP budget; however, the use of a Nut, Vial,or Potion is generally preferred as they restore far more Hit Points for no Psynergy Points and can be used on the weakened adept by other party-members as well. As with the related Psy Drain, the Curse Mage is the only class that learns Drain without otherwise requiring elemental levels in Jupiter.