Life Tap

Required level 18Classic

What it does

curses a group of monsters so that damaging them gives the attacker life.

Heals: 50% of attack damage

How Life Tap works, in depthThe curse that heals whoever hits the target for 50% of the physical damage dealt, at every level. The duration (16 to 61.6 seconds) and radius (2.67 to 15.33 yards) at every level, what the heal is based on, and why it is not leech.

Items that give Life Tap

6 items

Chargescast from the item until the charges run out

MarrowwalkUnique · Boneweave Boots	Level 12 Life Tap (10/10 Charges)	66
of Life TapSuffix	Life Tap charges (level and number set by item level)	48

Chance to castfires on its own when you hit, are hit, kill …

Last WishRuneword	10% Chance to cast level 18 Life Tap on striking	65
ExileRuneword	15% Chance to cast level 5 Life Tap on striking	57
WrathRuneword	5% Chance to cast level 10 Life Tap on striking	63
Dracul's GraspUnique · Vampirebone Gloves	5% Chance to cast level 10 Life Tap on striking	76

Per level

before synergies, masteries and +skills from items

Level	Duration	Radius	Mana cost
1	16	2.67	9
2	18.4	3.33	9
3	20.8	4	9
4	23.2	4.67	9
5	25.6	5.33	9
6	28	6	9
7	30.4	6.67	9
8	32.8	7.33	9
9	35.2	8	9
10	37.6	8.67	9
11	40	9.33	9
12	42.4	10	9
13	44.8	10.67	9
14	47.2	11.33	9
15	49.6	12	9
16	52	12.67	9
17	54.4	13.33	9
18	56.8	14	9
19	59.2	14.67	9
20	61.6	15.33	9
21	64	16	9
22	66.4	16.67	9
23	68.8	17.33	9
24	71.2	18	9
25	73.6	18.67	9
26	76	19.33	9
27	78.4	20	9
28	80.8	20.67	9
29	83.2	21.33	9
30	85.6	22	9

Also raised by

items that add levels without naming it

Requires

Iron MaidenLevel 12

Leads to

Lower ResistLevel 30

Source: skills.txt row “Life Tap” and skilldesc.txt of build 3.3.93847. Mana = (mana + lvlmana × (level − 1)) × 2^manashift ÷ 256; damage brackets at levels 2–8, 9–16, 17–22, 23–28, 29+ scaled by HitShift. · Report incorrect data

Unless stated otherwise, everything here is Diablo II: Resurrected build 3.3.93847, Reign of the Warlock.