History Main / ManaBurn

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has the Rasp spell. Interestingly, some enemies and even a few bosses can also be defeated by reducing their ''MP'' to zero. Against these foes, Rasp and its sister spell [[ManaDrain Osmose]] end up surprisingly useful, since opponents that [[TurnsRed Turn Red]] in any capacity will only do so when their ''HP'' is running low.

*** Also, Barret's second lv1 LimitBreak, which damages MP without draining.

* Multiple times in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has Rasp. Interestingly, some enemies and even a few bosses can be killed by rasping away all their MP.
** Magic Hammer is a reoccurring [[PowerCopying Blue Magic]] spell that switches between this and ManaDrain depending on the game (in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', it drains).

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', the Bizen Boat release drains MP from surrounding enemies. Oracles may drain MP as well.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' has Magic Break, Manastrike, and Soul Sphere on top of those mentioned already.
*** And Damage -> MP, which changes HP Burn into Mana Burn.

See also ManaDrain and ManaShield.

* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' Nerubian Assassin has the Mana Burn nuke. Anti-Mage has a passive that drains mana with each attack. Keeper of the light has a debuff that drains mana based on distance moved. Obsidian Destroyer has a disable that steals Intelligence and his ultimate burns mana or deals damage based on the amount of Intelligence that an enemy hero has. Diffusal Blade is an item that gives the passive to any hero.
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' Magebane has a manaburn passive attack and Nullfire Blade gives gives this passive to any hero.

* ''Videogame/{{Pokemon}}'' gives us Spite (which drains PP from the last move the opponent used), Grudge (drains all PP off the move that KO'd the user) and the passive ability Pressure (doubles opponent's PP use).

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonEmerald'', Phoebe of the Elite 4 uses this as part of her strategy, having all of the mentioned moves and a few with the Pressure ability to wear down the player's PP.

** In ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', the Emerald Version, Phoebe of the Elite 4 uses this as part of her strategy, having all of the mentioned moves and a few with the Pressure ability to wear down the player's PP.

** While not an attack per se, the Rafflesia boss battle in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' is locked to a state where your party members have their MP drained overtime. And rather quick too; it's basically the status effect Sap if it affects the MP. There is no point trying to get it back with [[ManaPotion Ether]], since it will drain faster than you heal, so you have to use items to cure or debuff characters. The Esper Ultima can do a similar thing (among ''many'' other stat screw-ups) in her boss battle.

* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' has the "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Mana Burn]]" modifier that can spawn on unique monsters, which takes some of your mana when they hit you. There are also regular monsters with mana draining attacks. Encountering a monster with both Mana Burn and lightning enchanted is [[VideoGame/DwarfFortress fun]].

* Stamina-draining enemies (such as Malta Sappers and anyone that wields lightning powers) are an especially nasty problem in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', not the least because stamina is used to power both offensive and many defensive abilities.

* Some enemies in the first ''VideoGame/ManaKhemia'' game do this.

* The Umbral Sword wielded by the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Revenant]] in ''[[NexusWar Nexus Clash]]'' erodes the ManaMeter of the enemy with every strike. Since Revenants are inherently [[GlassCannon Glass Cannons]] vulnerable to overwhelming magical damage, this means that their best defense really is a good offense.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' games tend to have mana draining and mana transfer spells but not yet anything that uses mana as hitpoints. Additionally, an interesting gameplay quirk of ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'' is that if you absorb too much [[CallAHitPointASmeerp magicka]] over your limit you can ''die''.
** However, in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', there's a spell called "Equilibrium" that converts your HP into MP. This is very exploitable, as it allows nigh-infinite grinding of the Restoration skill if the caster is also casting a healing spell at the same time.
** [[ShockAndAwe Shock elemental]] Destruction spells deal damage to the target's Magicka as well as Health, making them ideal for combating other spellcasters.

*** Energy Burn/Energy Surge, both of which are typical ManaBurn attacks, only with the added effect that the number of mana burned is multiplied, then dealt to the enemy's health. Doesn't hurt that the damage from these skills are also ArmorPiercing.
*** Spirit Shackles: A particularly annoying skill which chips away at the target's mana every time he attacks. A careless victim can easily find himself with ''no mana at all'' in very short order.
*** Energy Tap/Energy Drain: Textbook ManaDrain attacks used for energy management as well as annoying your enemy.
*** Ether Lord: A rather bizarre skill that first empties the caster of ''all'' mana, then rapidly drains the enemy's mana while filling up the caster's mana.

* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' has the "Mana Burn" stat that can spawn on unique monsters, which takes some of your mana when they hit you. There are also regular monsters with mana draining attacks. Encountering a monster with both Mana Burn and [[DemonicSpiders lightning enchanted]] is [[VideoGame/DwarfFortress fun]].

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII and]] ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII II]]'', [[BonusBoss Sephiroth's]] Heartless Angel attack, in addition to bringing your HPToOne, also zeroes your MP, forcing you to recover using items or stop him from completing the attack in the first place.
** In the UpdatedRerelease of ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'', Marluxia's third form has [[ThatOneAttack Whirlwind to the Void]], an attack that scatters Sora's cards across the battlefield, leaving him unable to do ''any'' attacks until he recovers them (and better hope he doesn't use Circle Reject immediately after, or else those cards are gone for good). In ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]'' [[spoiler: the [[BonusBoss Mysterious Figure]]]] also has this ability, and it is just as debilitating (possibly even more so because he'll [[BladeSpam continue attacking relentlessly]] [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown while you're still trying to rebuild your command deck]]).

** The attack is called "MP Buster", and the false Flea is not the only one who can use it.

* [[MageKiller Templars]] in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' can drain an enemy mage's mana with each of their attacks after learning the "Righteous Strike" passive talent. Mages themselves can learn "Mana Clash", which has the double whammy of completely draining enemy mages' mana ''and'' dealing damage proportional to the amount of mana lost. It's so powerful it can kill most boss-level magic-users with one or two hits [[spoiler: even Gaxkang]].

* ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'' has [[spoiler: Jimmy]] the Bard use the Brown Note attack, which actually fills up your mana meter every time you are struck while blocking the attack won't boost the meter. Getting hit too much causes mana overload, which has the player character soil themselves and the mana meter completely empties. If you can get the timing down for blocking, you can allow yourself to be hit a few times and existentially get free mana from the attack while blocking the rest of it.

*** Also, Barret's second lv1 LimitBreak.

* ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'''s "Soul Burn" skill depletes the enemies SP completely. If you have the skill on max level, it additionally damages the opponent with his depleted mana x2.