Lady Geist · Ability 2 · 34s cooldown
Life Drain
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Life Drain is Lady Geist's ability 2 on a 34-second cooldown with 2.5s duration, 0.2s cast delay, 24 damage per second. Create a tether that drains enemy health over time and heals you. Target must be in line of sight and within max range to drain. You can shoot and use other abilities during the drain, but your move speed is reduced. to give health to friendly Heroes.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +13 Damage Per Second; 2 AP — +2.5s Duration; 5 AP — Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling..
In the most played Lady Geist skill order (55.8% win rate over 13K games), Life Drain takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Lady Geist build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Life Drain stats
Cooldown
34s
Duration
2.5s
Cast Delay
0.2s
Damage Per Second
24
Damage to Heal
100%
Ability points
Life Drain upgrades
- 1 AP
+13 Damage Per Second
- 2 AP
+2.5s Duration
- 5 AP
Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling.
+3 Charges · +0.1s Charge Delay · +0.45 Damage Per Second
Most played Lady Geist skill order
When to level Life Drain
In the most played Lady Geist skill order (55.8% win rate over 13K games), Life Drain takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Life Drain patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Life Drain T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.45
Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · July 28, 2026
- – Life Drain changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
- – Life Drain DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS
Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026 · April 30, 2026
- – Life Drain heal reduced from 80% to 75%
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Life Drain cooldown increased from 30s to 34s
- – Life Drain break range reduced from 30m to 28m
- – Life Drain T1 DPS increased from +16.2 to +18
- – Life Drain T2 duration increased from +2s to +2.5s
- – Life Drain T3 charges increased from +1 to +2
- – Life Drain T3 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.3
Other Lady Geist abilities
Heal · Mobility
Abilities like Life Drain
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Life Drain?＋
Life Drain has a 34-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Life Drain upgrades?＋
1 AP: +13 Damage Per Second 2 AP: +2.5s Duration 5 AP: Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling.
When should you level Life Drain?＋
In the most played Lady Geist skill order (55.8% win rate over 13K games), Life Drain takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Which hero has Life Drain?＋
Life Drain is Lady Geist's ability 2. Lady Geist is a mystic whose other abilities are Essence Bomb, Malice, Soul Exchange.