Fourth Edition · common
Drain Life
- Price (USD):
-
$0.16 · as of 2026-06-09 · indicative, not a quote · via MTGJSON
By market: TCGplayer $0.16 · Card Kingdom $0.35 · Cardmarket €0.23 · Corroborated across 2 markets
- Price (EUR):
- €0.23 · Cardmarket
- Colors:
- B
- Set:
- Fourth Edition (4ED) #132
- Mana cost:
- {X}{1}{B}
- Type:
- Sorcery
- Rarity:
- common
- Artist:
- Douglas Shuler
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.
Played in archetypes
Decks running this card
- Moritz Runggaldier Sligh — Austria Nationals 2026 @ Vinzirast Mitterind (Vienna, Austria) (3)
- Pavel Gric Sligh — Austria Nationals 2026 @ Vinzirast Mitterind (Vienna, Austria) (6)
- Ricardo Mattana Sligh — 12K na MUITO! @ MUITO! Colecionáveis (Campinas, Brazil) (5-8)
- fazparte Sligh — MTGO Challenge 32 Special (3-4)
- Grantfly Sligh — MTGO Challenge 32 (5-8)
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