Drain Life, a Warlock ability in WoW Forever

Drain Life is a Warlock ability in the Affliction tab of the WoW Forever spellbook. It has 6 ranks. Its first rank is learned at level 14 and its last at level 54. Its spell school is Shadow.

Against Classic: Changed

Ranks and levels of Drain Life

Ranks of Drain Life
Level	Rank	Tooltip	Text
14	Rank 1	55 Mana20 yd range Channeled	Transfers 10 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
22	Rank 2	85 Mana20 yd range Channeled	Transfers 14 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
30	Rank 3	135 Mana20 yd range Channeled	Transfers 22 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
38	Rank 4	185 Mana20 yd range Channeled	Transfers 28 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
46	Rank 5	240 Mana20 yd range Channeled	Transfers 39 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
54	Rank 6	300 Mana20 yd range Channeled	Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.

Text and numbers are the beta client's tooltip at level 60 with no gear, unless a rank says otherwise.

Drain Life compared with Classic

All 6 ranks changed since Classic.

How each rank of Drain Life compares with Classic
Rank	Change	Classic tooltip	Classic text
Rank 1	Changed	scales with 7.8% of spell power (per tick)	Transfers 10 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Rank 2	Changed	—	Transfers 17 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Rank 3	Changed	—	Transfers 29 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Rank 4	Changed	—	Transfers 41 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Rank 5	Changed	—	Transfers 55 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Rank 6	Changed	—	Transfers 71 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.

Talents that change Drain Life

These Warlock talents name Drain Life in their rank text.

Improved DrainsAffliction, row 2
Fel ConcentrationAffliction, row 3
PandemicAffliction, row 3
NightfallAffliction, row 4
Soul SiphonAffliction, row 5

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Game data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70291, as published by talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0) on 2026-10-08 and reformatted by us. Numbers can still change before launch.