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Drain Life

{X}{1}{B}

Sorcery

30th Anniversary Edition·30a #399·Common·2022·Art by Douglas Shuler
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Drain Life
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Oracle 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.

Set
30th Anniversary Edition (30A)
Number
#399
Rarity
Common
Artist
Douglas Shuler
Frame
1997
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil

Value

No recorded value.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

10/4/2004·wotc

Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.

10/4/2004·wotc

You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.

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