imported>Tomasello: /* Equipment */ Retested the old pieces listed as "seconds" (lasted tested in the 75 era). These are percentages not seconds and go into the "Absorb Duration" part of the equation.

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Equipment: Retested the old pieces listed as "seconds" (lasted tested in the 75 era). These are percentages not seconds and go into the "Absorb Duration" part of the equation.

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[[File:Absorb_GUI.png]] Dark Knights have access to a variety of job-specific Absorb spells that allow them to steal certain enemy attributes for their own benefit. They break into three types:
* Absorb-STAT
* [[Absorb-TP]]
* [[Absorb-Attri]]

== Absorb-STAT spells ==
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! colspan="3" | Absorb-STAT spells
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| [[Absorb-STR]]
| [[Absorb-DEX]]
| [[Absorb-VIT]]
|- BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
| [[Absorb-INT]]
| [[Absorb-MND]]
| [[Absorb-CHR]]
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| [[Absorb-AGI]]
| [[Absorb-ACC]]
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These spells directly take a target`s base stat, inflicting a penalty on the target and giving a bonus to the caster. These spells are somewhat unique in that they depend on the main job level of a player (regardless of the job) even when Dark Knight is set as sub job. The formula is as follows:
:'''Base Absorbed''' = [[Floor]](3 + (Job Level{{math|divide}}5))
This can be further enhanced with equipment and [[Nether Void]]. Equipment bonuses other than Liberator add together and are multiplied in a single step, which is then multiplied by Liberator bonus, which is then floored and multiplied again by the Nether Void bonus.
:'''Total Absorbed''' = [[floor]]( [[floor]]( ''Base Absorbed''{{math|times}}{{math|Sigma}}(Equipment Bonuses){{math|times}}Liberator Bonus ){{math|times}}[[Nether Void]] )
It is worth noting that the potency of these spells is '''not''' enhanced by [[Dark Magic Skill]]. Their accuracy is enhanced by it, and [[Resist]]ed Absorb spells will be given half duration or have no effect (two-state spells). As of the March 2015 Version Update, the effects of Absorb spells no longer decay over their duration.
:'''Absorb Duration''' = ''DRK Main:'' (180 + [[floor]](([[Dark Magic Skill]] - 490.5)/10)*2)(1 + Dark Magic Duration %)(1 + "Absorb" effect duration %) -- ''Tested up to 630, no cap found so far.''
===Misc Absorb buff/debuff mechanics===
*The absorb debuff effect overwrites based on highest potency, with equal or lesser potency having no effect.
**This failure prevents the player buff from refreshing duration.
**If Impact's stat down is more potent than the Absorb debuff then Impact will overwrite and prevent Absorb-stats, and vice versa.
**Casting on a new/non-absorb debuffed target will let you refresh the buff duration before it wears.
*The buff is a separate effect from Gain or Boost spell types, and can coexist with them.
*The buff can overwrite some types of stat down.

===Equipment===
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{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" width="100%" style="text-align: center;"
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! colspan="3" | Modified by equipment
|- bgcolor="#ADBDCC"
! width=40% | Equipment
! width=60% | Enhancement
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Erra Pendant]]
| Potency +5%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Mekosuchus Blade]]
| Potency +10%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Shukuyu's Scythe]]
| Potency +13%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Pavor Gauntlets]]
| Potency +10%
|- BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Liberator (Level 75)]]
| Potency +10%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Liberator (Level 80)]]
| Potency +20%
|- BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Liberator (Level 85)]]
| Potency +30%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Liberator (Level 90)]]/[[Liberator (Level 95)|(95)]]
| Potency +40%
|- BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Liberator (Level 99)]]/[[Liberator (Level 99 II)|(99 II)]]
| Potency +50%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Liberator (Level 119)]]/[[Liberator (Level 119 II)|(119 II)]]
| Potency +50%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Chuparrosa Mantle]]
| Potency +10%, Duration +20%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Kishar Ring]]
| Duration +10%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Ankou's Mantle]]
| Duration +10%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Ig. Burgeonet +2]]
| Duration +10%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Ig. Burgeonet +3]]
| Duration +20%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Abyss Burgeonet +2]] {{Aug}} / [[Fallen's Burgeonet]] ([[Fall. Burgeonet +1|+1]], [[Fall. Burgeonet +2|+2]], [[Fall. Burgeonet +3|+3]])
| [[Dark Seal]]: Dark Magic Duration +10-50%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Ratri Sollerets]]
| Dark Magic Duration +20%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Ratri Sollerets +1]]
| Dark Magic Duration +25%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Void Scythe]]
| Duration +9%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Black Sallet|Black]]/[[Onyx Sallet]]
| Duration +10%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Black Gadlings|Black]]/[[Onyx Gadlings]]
| Duration +10%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Black Cuisses|Black]]/[[Onyx Cuisses]]
| Duration +10%
|-BGCOLOR=#EAF0FF
! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Black Sollerets|Black]]/[[Onyx Sollerets]]
| Duration +10%
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! BGCOLOR="#CEE0F2" | [[Vicious Mufflers]]
| Duration +10%
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== Absorb-TP ==
Unlike the above Absorb spells, this one is more reminiscent of [[:Category:Drain/Aspir Spell|Drain/Aspir Spell]]s in that its actions are immediate. The enemy loses TP, and you gain TP. After several nerfs, it seems this spell now caps at stealing 30~40% of the monster's TP. It is unknown exactly what Bale Gauntlets +1/2 do to Absorb-TP, but it is generally agreed they increase the TP it can steal and are worth using. It is unknown whether this spell is dependent on [[Dark Magic Skill]].{{Equipment Modified Table
|Insert Equipment Ability Modified Template=
{{Equipment Ability Modified
|equip=Bale Gauntlets +1
|equip icon=
|augmented=
|level=87
|slot=Hands
|modifier=Absorb TP Potency +5%
}}
{{Equipment Ability Modified
|equip=Bale Gauntlets +2
|equip icon=
|augmented=
|level=87
|slot=Hands
|modifier=Absorb TP Potency +10%
}}
{{Equipment Ability Modified
|equip=Heathen's Gauntlets
|equip icon=Heath. Gauntlets
|augmented=
|level=99
|slot=Hands
|modifier=Absorb TP Potency +15%
}}
{{Equipment Ability Modified
|equip=Heathen's Gauntlets +1
|equip icon=Heath. Gauntlets +1
|augmented=
|level=99
|slot=Hands
|modifier=Absorb TP Potency +20%
}}
{{Equipment Ability Modified
|equip=Heathen's Gauntlets +2
|equip icon=Heath. Gauntlets +2
|augmented=
|level=99
|slot=Hands
|modifier=Absorb TP Potency +25%
}}
{{Equipment Ability Modified
|equip=Heathen's Gauntlets +3
|equip icon=Heath. Gauntlets +3
|augmented=
|level=99
|slot=Hands
|modifier=Absorb TP Potency +30%
}}
}}

== Absorb-Attri ==
This spell functions like [[Aura Steal]] or [[Voracious Trunk]]. It takes an enhancement from the target (sometimes a buff that you can't normally dispel) and transfers it to the caster. When stacked with [[Nether Void]] it is capable of taking two enhancements instead of one. 
== References ==
* [http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/90723-Relic-Augments?p=4406911&viewfull=1#post4406911 Absorb order of operations (Kirschy, BG)]

[[Category:Dark Magic]]

Category:Absorb Spell - Revision history

imported>Tomasello: /* Equipment */ Retested the old pieces listed as "seconds" (lasted tested in the 75 era). These are percentages not seconds and go into the "Absorb Duration" part of the equation.