Absorb Essence

Healing by level

Flat amounts and the share of Attack from SkillEffect (EffectValueList) and its level table. The game's tooltip adds your Attack to the flat part, so the damage you see in game depends on your gear. Levels above 10 are greyed: points do not buy them.

What a point buys

Our calculation from the skill tables: the flat part a level adds, divided by the points that level costs (SkillAcquireData).

Values by skill level

The numbers of the description that change with level, from SkillEffect / SkillAbnormalEffect and their level tables; column names come from the words around each number.

Raising Absorb Essence above level 10

Points buy levels 1–10. Daevanion skill nodes and the skill effects soul binding adds to gear raise it further, up to level 40.

Daevanion nodes: +4 levels → level 14

Board	Opens at	Node cost	Cheapest path from the start	Adds
Nezekan	level 12	2 points	4 points	+1 level
Nezekan	level 12	2 points	10 points	+1 level
Vaizel	level 30	2 points	11 points	+1 level
Triniel	level 40	2 points	6 points	+1 level

From DaevanionNode: skill nodes add levels to one skill. The path cost counts every node on the cheapest way there from the board's start (our calculation, as in the planner).

Gear: soul-binding skill effects

Top, Legs, Helm, Pauldrons, Gloves, Shoes… (1,772 items): soul binding draws up to 3 skill effects, each landing with 20%; a landed effect picks Absorb Essence 1,000 times in 10,000 and adds +1 level.

Chance one item gets it: 5.88% — 1 − (1 − 20% × 10%)³, our calculation, assuming the draws are independent.

Splendent Wise Dragon Lord NecklaceSplendent Ebony Dragon Lord NecklaceSplendent Wise Dragon Lord EarringsSplendent Ebony Dragon Lord Earrings

Arcana: skill effects by grade

Arcana	Picks Absorb Essence	Levels	Common	Rare	Epic	Unique
ChaliceChalice of Vigor, Chalice of Magic	4.55%	+1…+4	4.55%1 draw	8.89%2 draws	13.04%3 draws	17%4 draws
MirrorMirror of Vigor, Mirror of Magic	20%	+1…+4	20%1 draw	36%2 draws	48.8%3 draws	59.04%4 draws

ItemEquipSubstatSkill: each arcana grade draws a fixed number of skill effects; an effect adds +1 level and +1 per enhancement step, up to +4. Chance at least one draw picks Absorb Essence: our calculation, independent draws.

Skill point cost by level

SkillAcquireData: character level needed and points for each skill level.

Other Sorcerer passive skills

Fire MarkInflicts Fire Mark for 5s on landing a Fire attack. Fire Mark: Has a 20% chance to take 369 (+55% Attack) extra damage when taking Fire damage while afflicted with Fire Mark.From level 1Robe of EarthIncreases Max MP by 25% and Natural MP Regen by 50. Increases Critical Hit by 150 when MP is 50% or more.From level 6Cold SnapHas a 50% chance to deal 213 (+23% Attack) extra damage when landing an attack on a target afflicted with Slow.From level 9Robe of FlameIncreases the caster's Accuracy by 100, PvE Damage Boost by 10%, PvP Damage Boost by 5%, and Double Chance by 2%.From level 11Grace of ResistanceIncreases the caster's Mental-type Resist and Impact-type Resist by 22%.From level 15Robe of ColdIncreases the caster's Defense by 10% and Critical Hit Resist by 100 and inflicts Slow on an enemy when struck by them, reducing the enemy's Move Speed by 40% for 4s.From level 17Grace of EnhancementIncreases the caster's PvE Damage Boost by 20% and PvP Damage Boost by 10% when the caster's MP is 25% or more, and has a 50% chance to deal 216 (+18% Attack) damage on landing an attack.From level 21Revitalization ContractIncreases the caster's Status Effect Resist by 35%. Increases Status Effect Resist by 10% for 5s when hit while afflicted with Stun, Knockdown, Airborne, Frost, or Fear (up to 10 stacks). Immediately restores 44% Max HP when HP is 10% or less.From level 23

All 10 Sorcerer passive skills