Name
Drain Life
Mana Cost
Type
Sorcery
Set
Magic Online Promos
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
#35928
Other Prints
Unlimited Edition
30th Anniversary Edition
Revised Edition
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
Fourth Edition
Fifth Edition
Beatdown Box Set
Collectors' Edition
Intl. Collectors' Edition
Friday Night Magic 2002
Foreign Black Border
Limited Edition Alpha
Limited Edition Beta
Mirage
Oversized League Prizes
Pro Tour Collector Set
Summer Magic / Edgar
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Premodern | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online
Rulings
(04/10/2004)
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.
(04/10/2004)
Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
Artist
Douglas Shuler
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