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Spell · ID 8289

Drain Soul

Rank 3ShadowChanged from ClassicCurrent build · 1.60.1.70374

What it does

Drain Soul Rank 3

210 Mana

30 yd range

Instant

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.

Used by 0

Nothing in the game files that Zephras reads uses this spell: no item, recipe, racial trait, or set bonus. Trainers and NPCs fill in from players' uploads.

From the WoW Forever game files, build 1.60.1.70374. Values the files leave to the character are shown as ?.

Compared with Classic

Changed from Classic: one thing differs from WoW Classic Era's spell 8289.

WhatWoW ForeverWoW Classic Era
TextDrains 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 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.

Classic values come from the WoW Classic Era game files, build 1.15.9.70003, and are shown only to compare; they are not Forever's.

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