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Ether Drain (Japanese: エーテルドレイン, Ēteru Dorein) is one Fiora's Ether status arts in Xenoblade Chronicles. It reduces the target's Ether by 20%. It also raises Fiora's Ether by 20%, plus 5% for each additional enemy after the first.

Stats[]

Art Level AP Cost Cooldown Effect Duration
1 - 30.0 sec 10.0 sec
2 280 28.5 sec 11.1 sec
3 560 27.0 sec 12.2 sec
4 1120 25.5 sec 13.3 sec
5 2240 24.0 sec 14.4 sec
6 3360 22.5 sec 15.5 sec
7 5040 21.0 sec 16.6 sec
8 7280 19.5 sec 17.7 sec
9 10,080 18.0 sec 18.8 sec
10 13,440 16.5 sec 19.9 sec
11 (DE) 15,680 15.0 sec 21.0 sec
12 (DE) 18,200 13.5 sec 22.1 sec

Miscellaneous Info[]

  • If the additional targets resist the Ether Down debuff, Fiora will not gain the additional 5% Ether Up buff. If all targets in range resist Ether Down, Fiora will not receive an Ether Up buff at all.

Art book sources[]

Intermediate[]

Intermediate art books are only available from shops.
The Ether Drain intermediate art books cost 14,700 G.

Advanced[]

Advanced art books are only available from enemy drops. Enemies marked as QE are Quest-Exclusive and do not respawn.

Unique Monsters

Enemy Area Rate
Firework Geldesia (QE) Tephra Cave 2.3 %
Synchronised Gaheris Central Factory 0.9 %

Other enemies

Enemy Area Rate
Fascia Bunniv Tephra Cave 2.1 %
Cratere Nebula Prison Island 0.9 %
Offensive/BRAVE Agniratha 0.9 %
Mass-Produced Face Central Factory 0.7 %
Offensive Seeker Unit Fallen Arm 0.4 %

Master[]

Master art books are exclusive to Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and are purchasable from the Nopon Archsage for 20,000 Noponstones after the story of Future Connected has been completed.