Warlock ability · learned at level 52 · Shadow
Drain Soul Rank 4
Drain SoulRank 4
290 Mana30 yd range
Channeled
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.
Compared with Classic
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.
| Data | Classic | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| effect 3 | present | removed |
| effect 2 value | 91 | 84 |
In Blizzard's notes
What Blizzard said about Drain Soul, each line checked against the files.
- Matches the files
Drain Soul is now correctly interrupted if the Warlock begins casting another spell.
The files Build 70170 changed the channel interrupt flags on all four Drain Soul ranks (1120, 8288, 8289, 11675) from 97288 to 31756, the value Drain Life, Drain Mana and Mind Flay use.
Drain SoulDrain SoulDrain SoulDrain SoulDevelopment Notes, October 1
History
- 70170 Oct 1
- an internal setting the client doesn't explain
- 69876 Sep 16First beta build we archived