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Drain Life
Sorcery
common
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.
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CardmarketSemantic Tags
Life Gainmechanical
Gains you life. Relevant for lifegain-matters strategies and general survivability.
Planeswalker Hatemechanical
Specifically damages, destroys, or shuts down planeswalkers.
Format Legality
commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernnot legal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal
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Printings (17)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Anniversary Edition#102 | common | · | · | · |
| 30th Anniversary Edition#399 | common | · | · | · |
| Magic Online Promos#35928 | common | · | · | · |
| Friday Night Magic 2002#7 | rare | · | · | · |
| Beatdown Box Set#24 | common | · | · | · |
| Oversized League Prizes#67 | rare | · | · | · |
| Fifth Edition#156 | common | · | · | · |
| Mirage#118 | common | · | · | · |
| Pro Tour Collector Set#ll132 | common | · | · | · |
| Fourth Edition#132 | common | · | · | · |
| Summer Magic / Edgar#106 | common | · | · | · |
| Revised Edition#106 | common | · | · | · |
| Collectors' Edition#106 | common | · | · | · |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition#106 | common | · | · | · |
| Unlimited Edition#106 | common | · | · | · |
| Limited Edition Beta#106 | common | · | · | · |
| Limited Edition Alpha#105 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
2004-10-04
Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
2004-10-04
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.