Drain Life 
Sorcery
Oracle text (EN)
Sorcery
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.
Printing details
- Set
- 5ED · 156
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Andrew Robinson
- Released
- 1997-03-24
- Prices
- €0.08 · $0.37
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €0.03 | €0.59 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.08 | €0.59 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.03 30-day avg €0.26 | low – trend €0.00 30-day avg – |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.59 with Zero from €0.59 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.29 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
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You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.