Drain Life
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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.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost. (2004-10-04)
- You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged. (2004-10-04)
Printings & prices
Every set Drain Life has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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