Does drain life count?

[Zirhark]

Hey guys i was wondering, does drain life count as a dot for the fel hunters shadow bite? or since its channeled does it not count?

[Strych]

Yes, its counts as a buff

[Calabera]

Drain Life a DoT? Yes and No - It is a DoT while you are channeling, it does count for the Felhunters damage.

[Licarius]

Channeled with a 'beam' animation (Drain Life / Mind Flay) are considered DoTs. Channeled with a 'hit' animation (Arcane Missiles) are not.

wow, thank you for posting this.... clear concise, correct.... plus i had no idea!!!

[ChildeRoland]

Channeled with a 'beam' animation (Drain Life / Mind Flay) are considered DoTs. Channeled with a 'hit' animation (Arcane Missiles) are not.

Why? Both deals damage over time, just with a different animation.

[Deleted]

Yes. This is the reason that Drain and Shadowbolt filler specs are just about equal DPS-wise.

[tyden49]

Does fel hunter demon soul affect drain life?

[Crucis]

I can't say for certain why they're different, but they are different.

The difference is if it puts a debuff on the target or not, it's an easy rule of thumb.

[Zorzil]

Does fel hunter demon soul affect drain life?

Yes, it should.

[Falconys]

Funny thing about channeled "beam" dots... it can be stopped by cleansing the target OR by interrupting your cast! With no debuff on the target from a spell like Arcane Missiles, there is nothing to cleanse.