It does Superior damage. Yes, you shouldn't even have to ask, take it. :P
Is there something not to like about a power that does really nice damage and heals you at the same time while debuffing the enemy's ToHit on top of that? 
If it has eyes, you can blind it, if it has blood, you can make it bleed, if it has a mouth, you can make it scream.
Well it's decided then.
Thanks for posting guys 
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It does Superior damage. Yes, you shouldn't even have to ask, take it. :P
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uhm... no it doesnt!
Siphon Life does moderat damage. unless the stalker version is VERY different from the scrapper/brute/tank version
you'r probably thinking about Midnight Grasp.
i would say it depends on your build and/or secondary powers. if you have dark armor you will get Dark Regen at lvl 20 and IMO that is a better choice as a healing power. 2-3 recharge, 2-3 endurance reduction, and maybe 1 accuracy enhancement and this should be enough to get you to full health in no time.
just remember that this is my oppinion, and it really depends on your build and preferences.
jbWarsmith out!
according to city of data all versions of siphon life do superior damage and checking in case it was wrong my dark melee brute shows that it has superior damage in the tooltip
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Midnight grasp does superior damage, am i right?
does siphon life do roughly the same amount of damage?
also shadow maul does high damage, but i know for a fact that Siphon Life does less damage... you do the math
jbWarsmith out!
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Midnight grasp does superior damage, am i right?
does siphon life do roughly the same amount of damage?
also shadow maul does high damage, but i know for a fact that Siphon Life does less damage... you do the math
jbWarsmith out!
[/ QUOTE ]You should keep up to date with patch notes. Dark Melee got buffed in i13.
So, no, you don't know this for a fact, because it simply isn't true anymore.
The game frikken lies about power descriptions when it comes to damage and recharge. "Slow", "Superior", "Moderate", just don't put any of your eggs in this basket, instead look at the Real Numbers in detailed info.
Siphon Life is definitely an awesometastic attack now. Take it, slot it, love it.
Long story short, Siphon Life got its damage doubled*, its endurance cost lowered by about 1, and its recharge shortened by around one third. It's a proper attack now, not a weak utility heal-wannabe power anymore. The heal is just a side effect now.
*(Roughly, based on what I remember off the top of my head; older threads would have the exact info on what it was and what it is now)
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Midnight grasp does superior damage, am i right?
does siphon life do roughly the same amount of damage?
also shadow maul does high damage, but i know for a fact that Siphon Life does less damage... you do the math
jbWarsmith out!
[/ QUOTE ]You should keep up to date with patch notes. Dark Melee got buffed in i13.
So, no, you don't know this for a fact, because it simply isn't true anymore.
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Dark Melee - Siphon Life recharge time reduced and damage increased
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This is what the patch notes say. and it goes for Scrappers, Tankers, Brutes, and Stalkers alike. not a single number in there. it could be minor or, as in this case, it could be major.
So dont give me that "you should keep up to date on patch notes" piece of [censored]. it's useless without specifications.
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shadow maul does high damage, but i know for a fact that Siphon Life does less damage... you do the math
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you still havent proven me wrong about this. my statement stands...
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Siphon Life got its damage doubled*
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i didnt know the increase was this high, so i stand corrected. the damage would no longer be classified as "moderat". it's much closer to "high" now. but still nowhere near "superior" as your original statement claimed. that was also the only thing that made me reply to this post in the first place because...
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The game frikken lies about power descriptions when it comes to damage and recharge. "Slow", "Superior", "Moderate", just don't put any of your eggs in this basket, instead look at the Real Numbers in detailed info.
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...i agree on this.
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Siphon Life is definitely an awesometastic attack now. Take it, slot it, love it.
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i never said Siphon Life wasnt good. and with the much better damage it has now, i aggree with blitz that this attack has become a must have.
jbWarsmith out!
My bad, I fell for tooltip shenanigans again myself. Tooltip states it as Superior, but it's a little lower than Shadow Maul (I had forgotten the amount of damage Shadow Maul does). SL still does 35.59 more base damage than Smite though. 10.9 base damage less than Shadow Maul. 44.48 less damage than Midnight Grasp.
Just a quick comparison:
Shadow Maul has a damage of 131.9 @50 unslotted, with an animation time of 3.07s resulting in a DPA of 42.96.
Siphon Life does 119.9 @50 unslotted over 1.93s which means its DPA is 62.12.
If you discount shadow mauls mediocre aoe and siphon life's heal, which are hard to measure in terms of damage I would clearly call siphon life the winner.
Well, the title says it all.
I am not really sure whether or not to pick this power so I would like to hear from you guys what your opinions of this ability on on a stalker is to hopefully help me decide
Thanks in advance