Warlock · damage spell · WoW Forever
Drain Life in WoW Forever
Changed from ClassicDrain Life is a Warlock damage spell in WoW Forever, and it works differently than it did in Classic. You'll learn it from Warlock trainers, starting at level 14. It has 6 ranks in the beta, learned from level 14 to level 54. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Drain Life quick facts
How to learn Drain Life
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 14.
What Drain Life does
Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.
All Drain Life ranks
Drain Life has 6ranks, learned from level 14 to level 54. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
Transfers 10 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Transfers 14 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Transfers 22 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Transfers 28 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Transfers 39 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
What changed from Classic
The following ranks changed from Classic:
"Transfers 10 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 10 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 17 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 14 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 29 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 22 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 41 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 28 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 55 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 39 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 71 health every second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
"Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec."
More Warlock spells
- Bane of Agony
- Bane of Doom
- Banish
- Corruption
- Create Healthstone
- Create Soulstone
- Create Spellstone
- Curse of Idiocy
Drain Life FAQs
What does Drain Life do in WoW Forever?
Transfers 51 health every 1 second from the target to the caster. Lasts 5 sec.
How do I learn Drain Life?
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 14.
How many ranks does Drain Life have?
Drain Life has 6 ranks, learned from level 14 to level 54. It costs 55 Mana at the first rank, 300 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Drain Life in WoW Forever?
Drain Life is a returning Classic spell, but it works differently in Forever. The changed ranks are shown below.
Spell data is sourced from the Forever beta client (snapshot 30 September 2026). All values are base numbers, before talents, gear, and level scaling.