Drain Life
X 1Sorcery
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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.
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.21 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.39 | — |
| Cardmarket | €0.28 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.19 | — |
| TCGplayer | $0.30 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.19CardTrader market
238 offers · from €0.19 · avg €84.99 · max €10,000.64
Poor: 17 · Played: 55 · Near Mint: 29 · Slightly Played: 66 · Moderately Played: 71
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 |