Drain Soul (spell 8288)
Source build: 1.60.1.69913. Source snapshot reviewed 20 September 2026.
Drain Soul is listed in the cited Forever source as ability record 8288.
Forever database · Browse abilities This page documents the beta client record. It does not establish current availability, a spawn location, or an acquisition method.
Recorded fields
| 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 / Talents Forever, adapted from its data export under 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.