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Drain Life

Magic: The GatheringMirage#118

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

MirageMIR · #118
Card type
Sorcery
Rarity
Common
Indicative price
0.29 € · 0.33 $
Mana value
2
Colour

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.

Format legality

  • CommanderLegal
  • DuelLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • PaupercommanderLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • PremodernLegal
  • VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator
Richard Kane Ferguson
Card language
English
Release date
1996-10-08

Rulings

Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.

You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.

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