Life Steal is a frequently encountered trait on items (generally weapons). It allows the user to replenish their Life with damage dealt against the enemy.
The steal comes from how much damage you do to the monster. So 5% Life Stolen will return 5% of the damage that you do to a monster to your health as life, adjusted by the amount of Drain Effectiveness the monster has.
There are several magical suffixes that enable Life Steal, so the effect may occasionally be found on Magic and Rare Items.
Andariel’s Visage is a Unique Helm.
Heroes should be warned, however, that they are not the only players who can steal life from their opponents. The following monsters were readily allowed access to life stealing:
In addition, in Diablo III/Reaper of Souls, Champion, Rare and Unique monsters could possess the Vampiric affix, which allowed them to heal while damaging the nephalem in combat. Fortunately, this was the only source of monster healing in Diablo III, removed altogether in later patches, only some Unique monsters keeping it as a legacy trait.
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