Constricting

"Consuming Dumah’s soul empowers you to wind a constricting band of spectral energy around your enemies. This energy manifests itself in both the spectral and material realms - and in the physical world, it can be employed to manipulate otherwise immovable objects."

- Elder God

Constricting, also known simply as Constrict, was an ability which appeared only in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. The ability allowed Raziel to wind a band of constricting energy around a subject which could damage and incapacitate enemies and rotate certain objects. The ability was originally gained when Raziel defeated and Soul devouring the soul of his brother Dumah.

Role
Constricting was an earned ability featured in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and was first developed by Dumah as a vampire in the Soul Reaver era. Using the ability Dumah was able to quickly run around his opponents in either realm, drawing a wisp of energy behind him which would solidify and tighten, squeezing and damaging his enemies.

When Raziel traveled to the Ruined City in chapter Ruined City of the Dumahim in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, he found Dumah slain and impaled upon large stakes, with his soul lingering in the Spectral Realm. Removing the stakes, Raziel was able to able to revive Dumah who warned Raziel that "the centuries in limbo [had] honed [his] strength" before engaging Raziel in combat. After defeating Dumah by luring him into the Furnace Room Raziel was able to consume his soul, gaining the ability for himself..

The gift uses spectral energy to wind a constricting band around dial-like objects or opponents and can be used in both, the spectral and material realms. Humans, Vampire Hunters, and Vampire Worshippers can be killed by this gift if you successfully ran around them twice. The Vampires in the material realm are stunned when hit with Constrict. In the spectral realm it damages the Sluagh and Vampire Wraiths but you can not move objects. Doesn't affect bosses in both spectral and material realms.

Constrict was not seen again in Soul Reaver 2 or beyond, where Raziel was able to rotate objects with his claws.

Appearances

 * Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver