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Mana Drain

Magic: The GatheringMagic Online Promos#102241

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Magic Online PromosPRM · #102241
Card type
Instant
Rarity
Mythic rare
Indicative price
Price unavailable
Mana value
2
Colour
Blue

Card text

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of equal to that spell's mana value.

Format legality

  • BrawlBanned
  • CommanderLegal
  • DuelBanned
  • GladiatorBanned
  • HistoricBanned
  • LegacyBanned
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • PredhLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • 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
Chuck Lukacs
Card language
English
Release date
2002-06-24

Flavour text

"I suppose you've never heard of conservation of energy."

Rulings

If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Mana Drain tries to resolve, Mana Drain doesn't resolve. You don't add mana at the beginning of your next main phase. If the target is legal but not countered (most likely because an effect says that the spell can't be countered), you do add mana.

Mana Drain's delayed triggered ability will usually trigger at the beginning of your precombat main phase. However, if you cast Mana Drain during your precombat main phase or during your combat phase, its delayed triggered ability will trigger at the beginning of that turn's postcombat main phase.

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