Skyrim:Absorb Stamina

	Absorb Stamina
School	Destruction
Type	Offensive
Enchanting
ID	000aa157
Base Cost	22
Items	Weapons
Availability (Click on any item for details)
Weapons

Enchanting description: Absorb <mag> points of stamina.

Absorb Stamina (a.k.a. Drain Stamina) transfers <mag> points of Stamina from the target to the person wielding the weapon. On the target, the effect is comparable to Damage Stamina; on the attacker, the effect is comparable to Restore Stamina.

Two versions of Absorb Stamina are actually available for enchanting. The stats above are for the most common version of the effect. A second version is only available from one item: the Drainheart Sword. The sword can be disenchanted, meaning that its effect can be used for custom enchantments. The stats for this second version of the effect are:

• ID: 0010f21f
• Cost: 1.2

Enchanting

The following items use this effect. You can learn how to enchant custom items with Absorb Stamina if you find one of the following items and disenchant it:

• All weapons of Subsuming
• All weapons of Garnering
• All weapons of Gleaning
• All weapons of Harvesting
• All weapons of Reaping
• Drainheart Sword – has unique version of effect

Artifacts and unique items that use the effect but cannot be disenchanted include:

• Giant Club
• Keening
• Nightingale Blade
• Volendrung
• Miraak's Sword

Notes

• In Skyrim, there appears to be no distinction between "Drain Stamina" and "Absorb Stamina".
• Even a single point of stamina drain on a weapon allows unlimited power attacks, because of how stamina works in Skyrim.
• Absorb Stamina does not work when attacking Dwarven automatons.

See Also

Other effects that alter your stamina include:

• Damage Stamina, Damage Stamina Regeneration, Fortify Stamina, Regenerate Stamina, Restore Stamina,

Other absorb effects are:

• Absorb Health, Absorb Magicka