Life stealing

Life Stealing (a.k.a. "Vampirism") moves health from the target to the attacker. It is not considered damage and will not trigger or be affected by any skill/equipments effects related to damage.

Life Stealing Skills
The following skills are life stealing skills:

These skills involve life stealing in other ways:
 * Grenth's Balance steals half the difference in health between caster and target.
 * Bloodsong creates a spirit whose attacks steal life.
 * Vengeful Weapon wielder steals life from attacker on taking damage (one-time effect).
 * Vengeful Was Khanhei (Elite) steals life from attackers while you are holding the ashes.
 * Nightmare Weapon causes the first successful attack do less damage, but steal life.

Vampiric Weapons
See the article Vampiric for related weapon features added by a "prefix" weapon upgrade.