Life Drain
Life Drain is Lady Geist's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 34 second cooldown. 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.
Open the most-bought Lady Geist build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 102,184 Lady Geist matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Life Drain in matches
Lady Geist players unlocked Life Drain second in 68.7% of matches (70,604 of 102,750), third in 24.0% of matches (24,611 of 102,750) and first in 7.1% of matches (7,318 of 102,750), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the Lady Geist matches in which Life Drain was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Lady Geist match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Life Drain stats
Life Drain
- Cooldown 34s
- Duration 2.5s
- Range 18m
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.
Alternate cast to give health to friendly Heroes.
- 100% Damage to Heal
- 28m Max Tether Range
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +13 Damage Per Second | |
| 2 | +2.5s Duration | |
| 3 | +3 Charges +0.1s Charge Delay +0.45 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling | Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling. |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Life Drain change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 43 builds (September 25 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Life Drain's Move Speed Reduction changed from 40 to 32. Life Drain's tier 3 upgrade changed from +3 Charges, +0.1s Charge Delay and +0.3 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling to +3 Charges, +0.1s Charge Delay and +0.45 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6643 | No player-facing change in 10 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 28, 2026build 6642 | Life Drain's Damage to Heal changed from 75% to 100%, Damage Per Second from 32 to 24 and Damage Per Second scaling from +0.43 x Spirit to +0.3225 x Spirit. Life Drain's tier 1 upgrade changed from +18 Damage Per Second to +13 Damage Per Second; the tier 3 upgrade changed from +3 Charges, +0.1s Charge Delay and +0.4 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling to +3 Charges, +0.1s Charge Delay and +0.3 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Life Drain FAQ
What does Life Drain do?
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. Alternate cast to give health to friendly Heroes. Its tooltip lists 24 Damage Per Second (+0.3225 x Spirit), 100% Damage to Heal and 28m Max Tether Range.
What is Life Drain's cooldown in Deadlock?
Life Drain has a 34 second cooldown.
How does Life Drain scale with spirit power?
Damage Per Second starts at 24 and gains 0.3225 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.45 to the Damage Per Second scaling.
What do Life Drain's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +13 Damage Per Second. Tier 2: +2.5s Duration. Tier 3: Enables and Grants +2 Charges. Increases spirit scaling.
Was Life Drain changed in the latest patch?
No. Life Drain is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 17, 2026 patch.