Drain Life, a WoW Forever Warlock ability

In the Affliction tab of the Warlock spellbook. Every rank: 20 yd range, Channeled. Shadow school. Scales with 10% of spell power (per tick).

What Drain Life does, rank by rank 6 ranks

Level	Rank and what it does
14	Rank 1 changed Transfers 10 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. 55 Mana. Classic: Transfers 10 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
22	Rank 2 changed Transfers 14 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. 85 Mana. Classic: Transfers 17 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
30	Rank 3 changed Transfers 22 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. 135 Mana. Classic: Transfers 29 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
38	Rank 4 changed Transfers 28 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. 185 Mana. Classic: Transfers 41 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
46	Rank 5 changed Transfers 39 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. 240 Mana. Classic: Transfers 55 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
54	Rank 6 changed Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec. 300 Mana. Classic: Transfers 71 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.

What changed from Classic

Ranks 1 to 6 changed.

Talents that change Drain Life 5

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  Improved DrainsAffliction row 2 (level 15), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases health drained or damage done by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 20%.
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  Fel ConcentrationAffliction row 3 (level 20), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Gives you a 70% chance to avoid interruption caused by damage while channeling or casting your Drain Life, Drain Mana, Drain Soul, or Wrack spells.
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  PandemicAffliction row 3 (level 20), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Corruption, Bane of Agony, Bane of Doom, Drain Soul, Drain Life, Siphon Life, and Wrack spells by 100%.
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  NightfallAffliction row 4 (level 25), 2 ranks. At 2/2: Gives your Corruption, Drain Soul, Drain Life, and Wrack spells a 4% chance to cause you to enter a Shadow Trance after damaging the opponent.
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  Soul SiphonAffliction row 5 (level 30), 3 ranks. At 3/3: Increases the damage done or health drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Wrack spells by 12% per each of your other Affliction effects active on the target, up to a maximum increase of 36%.

Questions

What level do you get Drain Life in WoW Forever?

Level 14; its 6 ranks come at 14, 22, 30, 38, 46 and 54 (beta client spellbook, build 70291).

Is Drain Life a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Drain Life is in the Affliction tab of the Warlock spellbook, and no Warlock talent teaches it. 5 talents change it: Improved Drains, Fel Concentration, Pandemic, Nightfall and Soul Siphon.

Did Drain Life change from Classic?

Yes: ranks 1 to 6 changed. Rank 6 now reads "Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster." where Classic read "Transfers 71 health every second from the target to the caster."

What is the cast time of Drain Life?

Channeled at every rank. From the beta client's tooltip, build 70291.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70291 on 8 Oct 2026. Classic's text from the Classic client.

Before it in the Affliction tab: Death Coil. After it: Drain Soul. Every Warlock spell by level, every Warlock talent and the Warlock calculator.