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Drain Life
Fifth Edition · 5ED #156 · Common
Pull odds: any Common ≈10 per pack* — odds for this exact card
Standard · near mint · price guides converted at the ECB rate of 2026-10-05
- Type
- Sorcery
- Mana cost
- {X}{1}{B}
- Released
- 1997-03-24
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Legal in
- Legacy, Pauper, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Paupercommander, Duel, Premodern, Predh, Tlr
- Source
- View on source site ↗
Market value (£)
Standard
- Cardmarket (via Scryfall) £0.29 0.34 EUR
- TCGplayer (via Scryfall) £0.27 0.36 USD
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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.
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