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Drain Life

{X}{1}{B}

Sorcery

4EDFourth Edition#132common

EDHREC #15,871

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1993
Illustrator
Douglas Shuler
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Mana SinkBurnPlaneswalker RemovalDamage WinX Spell
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.160.0%
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.16· across 18 printings· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.160.0%30D
30D flat at$0.16Since Feb 2024:H $0.22L $0.10

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds

  • Fourth Edition Starter Deck

    Limited Aid Tool · $188.52

    Nonfoil under 25%

  • Fourth Edition Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $41.79

    Nonfoil under 10%

Rulings

2 · latest Oct 4, 2004
  • WotCOct 4, 2004

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

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

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

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