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ShadowTooltip
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.
How it works
Each cast of Drain Soul costs 125 Mana. Casting it triggers a 1.5 sec global cooldown. The aura is spent after 1 procs.
Drain Soul is built from 2 client effects, applied in this order:
- Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 86. Its base value is 1.
- Effect 2 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 3. Its base value is 34 per tick. It scales with 0.1 times spell power. It ticks every 3 sec, 5 times over the full 15 sec (170 base in total).
What it does
Drain Soul is a Shadow spell with an instant cast, a range of 30 yards and effects that last 15 sec. When cast it applies an aura and applies an aura every 3 sec.
Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.
Spell Details
| School | Shadow |
|---|---|
| Cost | 125 Mana |
| Range | 30 yards (Medium Range) |
| Cast time | Instant |
| Global cooldown | 1.5 sec |
| GCD category | Category id 133 |
| Duration | 15 sec |
| Proc charges | 1 |
| Effect #1 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 86 Value: 1 Item id 6265 |
| Effect #2 | Apply Aura (6) Aura type id 3 Value: 34 Spell power coefficient: 0.1 Period: every 3 sec |
Raw client values from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70532. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.
Drain Soul sounds
The sounds the game plays when Drain Soul is cast and lands, straight from the client. Press play, or open a kit for every file and the download formats.
SPELL_Shadow_CastSoundKit 2560
LifeDrainLoopSoundKit 3087
Joined in the WoW Forever beta client: spell visual, then visual kit, then SoundKit, then the sound file. Browse every game sound in the sound archive.
How to learn
How to learn Drain Soul
Learned at- Level 24 (Rank 2)
From- Warlock trainer
Who can learn it- Any Warlock
Visit a Warlock trainer once you reach level 24 and buy it from the trainer's list. Every Warlock trainer teaches the same list; capital cities are the easiest to reach.
Alliance Warlock trainers
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander CalderWarlock Trainer | Ironforge Capital | 50.1, 7.5 |
| BriarthornWarlock Trainer | Ironforge Capital | 50.3, 5.7 |
| ThistleheartWarlock Trainer | Ironforge Capital | 51.1, 6.6 |
| Demisette CloyceWarlock Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 39.2, 85.0 |
| SandahlWarlock Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 39.7, 85.7 |
| Ursula DelineWarlock Trainer | Stormwind City Capital | 39.9, 84.2 |
4 more in starting zones and towns
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Alamar GrimmWarlock Trainer | Dun Morogh | 28.6, 66.1 |
| Gimrizz ShadowcogWarlock Trainer | Dun Morogh | 47.3, 53.7 |
| Drusilla La SalleWarlock Trainer | Elwynn Forest | 49.9, 42.6 |
| Maximillian CroweWarlock Trainer | Elwynn Forest | 44.4, 66.2 |
Horde Warlock trainers
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Grol'darWarlock Trainer | Orgrimmar Capital | 48.0, 45.9 |
| MirketWarlock Trainer | Orgrimmar Capital | 48.6, 47.0 |
| ZevrostWarlock Trainer | Orgrimmar Capital | 48.5, 45.4 |
| Kaal SoulreaperWarlock Trainer | Undercity Capital | 86.2, 15.9 |
| Luther PickmanWarlock Trainer | Undercity Capital | 86.4, 15.3 |
| Richard KerwinWarlock Trainer | Undercity Capital | 88.9, 15.9 |
5 more in starting zones and towns
| Trainer | Zone | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Dhugru GorelustWarlock Trainer | Durotar | 54.4, 41.2 |
| NartokWarlock Trainer | Durotar | 40.7, 68.5 |
| KartoshWarlock Trainer | Swamp of Sorrows | 48.7, 55.6 |
| MaximillionWarlock Trainer | Tirisfal Glades | 30.9, 66.3 |
| Rupert BochWarlock Trainer | Tirisfal Glades | 61.6, 52.4 |
Trainer level and race gate: the WoW Forever beta client's trainer and skill rows. Trainer positions: the Classic world data the beta is built on, placed on the map with the beta client's own map tables. The beta can still move an NPC.
Related
More Affliction spells
Multiple client spell records exist
The game client stores 33 separate Spell records named "Drain Soul". This page is record #8288. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.
| Record | What differs from this record | Likely reason |
|---|---|---|
| #32862 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #35839 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #60452 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #74402 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #79094 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #129562 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #136378 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #139420 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #161718 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #171893 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #181965 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
| #182065 | effect types: none | A different effect setup |
Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.
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