Magic: The Gathering · 30th Anniversary Edition · Common
Drain Life
Sorcery
$1.20
Market price
0
Public decks
Rules Text
Spend only black mana on X.Drain Life deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.
Card Facts
Legality
Commander
LegalDuel Commander
LegalLegacy
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPauper
LegalPauper Commander
LegalPreDH
LegalPremodern
LegalTLR
LegalVintage
LegalAlchemy
Not legalBrawl
Not legalCompetitive Brawl
Not legalFuture
Not legalGladiator
Not legalHistoric
Not legalModern
Not legalOld School
Not legalPenny Dreadful
Not legalPioneer
Not legalStandard
Not legalStandard Brawl
Not legalTimeless
Not legalRulings
- Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast
Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
- Oct 4, 2004 · Wizards of the Coast
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.
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19 printings
30th Anniversary Edition30A · $1.20
30th Anniversary Edition30A
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Friday Night Magic 2002F02 · $16.54
Beatdown Box SetBTD · $0.63
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Fifth Edition5ED · $0.37
MirageMIR · $0.29
Pro Tour Collector SetPTC · $1.24
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border4BB · $5.99
Fourth Edition4ED · $0.16
Summer Magic / EdgarSUM
Foreign Black BorderFBB · $4.99
Revised Edition3ED · $0.27
Collectors' EditionCED · $5.00
Intl. Collectors' EditionCEI · $7.84
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