Warlock · damage spell · WoW Forever
Drain Soul in WoW Forever
Changed from ClassicDrain Soul 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 10. It has 4 ranks in the beta, learned from level 10 to level 52. Every rank is listed below, with its tooltip, cost, and how it compares to Classic.
Drain Soul quick facts
How to learn Drain Soul
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 10.
What Drain Soul does
Drains the soul of the target, causing 420 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells.
Showing the highest rank. The full rank list is below.
How Drain Soul works
Requirements for using this spell, taken from the beta tooltip:
- Soul Shards are required for other spells.
All Drain Soul ranks
Drain Soul has 4ranks, learned from level 10 to level 52. Tooltip text is quoted exactly as it appears in the beta client.
Drains the soul of the target, causing 85 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells.
Drains the soul of the target, causing 170 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells.
Drains the soul of the target, causing 270 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells.
Drains the soul of the target, causing 420 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells.
What changed from Classic
The following ranks changed from Classic:
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 55 Shadow damage over 15 sec. If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 85 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 155 Shadow damage over 15 sec. If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 170 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 295 Shadow damage over 15 sec. If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 270 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 455 Shadow damage over 15 sec. If the target dies while being drained, and yields experience or honor, the caster gains a Soul Shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
"Drains the soul of the target, causing 420 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells."
More Warlock spells
- Bane of Agony
- Bane of Doom
- Banish
- Corruption
- Create Healthstone
- Create Soulstone
- Create Spellstone
- Curse of Idiocy
Drain Soul FAQs
What does Drain Soul do in WoW Forever?
Drains the soul of the target, causing 420 Shadow damage over 15 sec. Non-trivial targets damaged by Drain Soul have a chance to grant you a Soul Shard. Non-trivial targets killed by Drain Soul will always grant you a Soul shard. Soul Shards are required for other spells.
How do I learn Drain Soul?
Taught by Warlock trainers, starting at level 10.
How many ranks does Drain Soul have?
Drain Soul has 4 ranks, learned from level 10 to level 52. It costs 55 Mana at the first rank, 290 Mana at the highest rank to cast.
What changed for Drain Soul in WoW Forever?
Drain Soul 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.