Warlock · Affliction · row 2
Improved Drains
New in Forever3 ranks
Improved Drains
Rank 3/3Affliction
Requires 5 points in Affliction Talents
Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%.
Every rank of Improved Drains
| Rank | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 7%. | client |
| 2 | Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 13%. | client |
| 3 | Increases Health drained, damage done, or Mana drained by your Drain Life, Drain Soul, and Drain Mana spells by 20%. | client |
Requirements and position
- Tree: Affliction, row 2, column 3. Needs 5 points in Affliction first. The earliest you can finish all 3 ranks is level 17 if you put every point into this tree.
- Competes with: Grim Reach, Soul Harvest in the same row.
Classic comparison
Improved Drains is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Warlocks.
Spells this talent affects
- Drain Life · 6 ranks, learned at 14
- Drain Mana · 4 ranks, learned at 24
- Drain Soul · 4 ranks, learned at 10
Builds that take Improved Drains
Questions players ask
Where is Improved Drains in the Warlock talent tree?
Affliction tree, row 2, column 3. You need 5 points spent in Affliction before you can learn it.
Is Improved Drains new in WoW Forever?
Yes. Improved Drains has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.
Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.