Drain Life
X 1Sorcery
Limited Edition Alpha #105 · 1993
€48.59
Limited Edition Beta #106 · 1993
€12.20
Unlimited Edition #106 · 1993
€1.01
Intl. Collectors' Edition #106 · 1993
€1.65
Collectors' Edition #106 · 1993
€2.31
Foreign Black Border #106 · 1994
€0.22
Revised Edition #106 · 1994
€0.16
Summer Magic / Edgar #106 · 1994
€401.63
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #132 · 1995
€1.40
Fourth Edition #132 · 1995
€0.11
Pro Tour Collector Set #ll132 · 1996
€0.48
Mirage #118 · 1996
€0.19
Fifth Edition #156 · 1997
€0.12
Oversized League Prizes #67 · 1999
Beatdown Box Set #24 · 2000
€0.86
Friday Night Magic 2002 #7 · 2002
€10.16
Magic Online Promos #35928 · 2013
30th Anniversary Edition #102 · 2022
€1.54
30th Anniversary Edition #399 · 2022
€44.70
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.
#15,326 EDHREC
🖌 Douglas Shuler
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026
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| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | €1.40 | — |
| TCGplayer | $7.68 | — |
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Rulings (2)
Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
10/04/2004You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.
10/04/2004Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |