[Vynd]

Ah, right... I was mixing up the Drain Life spell with life draining melee attacks. Sorry about that. That's less of an issue then, seems to me. Drain Life is what, a level 5 spell? That requires 4 Death to cast? Those aren't easy requirements to meet, hence the spell should be fairly powerful if there's to be any justification for trying to get access to it.

And it does seem to me that Drain Life is a highly appropriate Death spell. Whereas it doesn't fit thematically at all with Water, so far as I can see. Water could probably use a few more nice combat spells, but that doesn't mean they should have this one.