Name
Drain Life
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Beatdown Box Set
Rarity
Common
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.
Number
#24
Other Prints
Unlimited Edition
30th Anniversary Edition
Revised Edition
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
Fourth Edition
Fifth Edition
Collectors' Edition
Intl. Collectors' Edition
Friday Night Magic 2002
Foreign Black Border
Limited Edition Alpha
Limited Edition Beta
Mirage
Oversized League Prizes
Magic Online Promos
Pro Tour Collector Set
Summer Magic / Edgar
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Premodern | Vintage
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(04/10/2004)
Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
(04/10/2004)
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.
Artist
Andrew Robinson
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