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Drain Life

Sorcery

Card 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 details

Rarity
common
Mana value
2
Artist
Douglas Shuler
EDHREC rank
#15605
Printings
17

Drain Life format legality

  • standardnot legal
  • futurenot legal
  • historicnot legal
  • timelessnot legal
  • gladiatornot legal
  • pioneernot legal
  • modernnot legal
  • legacylegal
  • pauperlegal
  • vintagelegal
  • pennynot legal
  • commanderlegal
  • oathbreakerlegal
  • standardbrawlnot legal
  • brawlnot legal
  • competitivebrawlnot legal
  • alchemynot legal
  • paupercommanderlegal
  • duellegal
  • oldschoolnot legal
  • premodernlegal
  • predhlegal
  • tlrlegal
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All printings of Drain Life

SetNumberRarityArtistPrice
30th Anniversary Edition102commonDouglas Shuler1.18 $
30th Anniversary Edition399commonDouglas Shuler—
Magic Online Promos35928commonDouglas Shuler—
Friday Night Magic 20027rareDouglas Shuler—
Beatdown Box Set24commonAndrew Robinson1.51 $
Oversized League Prizes67rareAndrew Robinson—
Fifth Edition156commonAndrew Robinson0.34 $
Mirage118commonRichard Kane Ferguson0.31 $
Pro Tour Collector Setll132commonDouglas Shuler0.56 $
Fourth Edition132commonDouglas Shuler0.16 $
Summer Magic / Edgar106commonDouglas Shuler—
Revised Edition106commonDouglas Shuler0.26 $
Intl. Collectors' Edition106commonDouglas Shuler7.84 $
Collectors' Edition106commonDouglas Shuler5.00 $
Unlimited Edition106commonDouglas Shuler1.20 $
Limited Edition Beta106commonDouglas Shuler22.45 $
Limited Edition Alpha105commonDouglas Shuler60.51 $

Printed in Intl. Collectors' Edition,30th Anniversary Edition,Friday Night Magic 2002,Fifth Edition,Limited Edition Alpha,Beatdown Box Set,Limited Edition Beta,Summer Magic / Edgar,Pro Tour Collector Set,Collectors' Edition,Fourth Edition,Oversized League Prizes,Unlimited Edition,Revised Edition,Magic Online Promos,Mirage

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