View source for Drain Soul (spell 8288)

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<div class="fw-database-note">Named beta client record<br />Source build: <strong>1.60.1.69913</strong>. Source snapshot reviewed 20 September 2026.</div>
'''Drain Soul''' is listed in the cited Forever source as ability record 8288.

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This page documents the beta client record. It does not establish current availability, a spawn location, or an acquisition method.

== Recorded fields ==
{| class="wikitable fw-data-table"
! Field !! Source value
|-
| Spell ID || 8288
|-
| Rank or subtext || Rank 2
|-
| Skill-line associations || Affliction
|-
| Icon file ID || 136163
|-
| School mask (client) || 32
|-
| Base cast time (milliseconds) || 0
|-
| Client range label || Medium Range
|-
| Base duration (milliseconds) || 15000
|}

== Earlier beta tooltip ==
The following attributed source text describes build 1.60.1.69876. The source renders values at level 60 without gear. It is not an in-game measurement at the learning level or verification of the later client behavior.

; Warlock — Rank 2
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.
* 125 Mana · 30 yd range
* Channeled
* School: Shadow
* Source coefficient: 10% of spell power (per tick)
* Learning level listed by the source: 24
* No special acquisition flag is supplied; this alone does not prove a trainer or current availability.

Attributed to Chris Baldwin / [https://talentsforever.com/ Talents Forever], adapted from its [https://talentsforever.com/data.json data export] under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0]. Game text belongs to Blizzard Entertainment.

== Evidence and limits ==
* Spell records include player, creature, item-effect and inherited spells. A skill-line association does not by itself establish how to learn a spell.
* Base timing values can be modified in game. Unresolved tooltip formula tokens and internal learning-level columns are not presented as gameplay values.

== Sources ==
* [https://wago.tools/db2/SpellName?build=1.60.1.69913&filter%5BID%5D=8288 Source record or source table]
* [[Project:Database coverage|Import coverage and verification method]].

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