Drain Life

Mana cost

{X}{1}{B}

Type

Sorcery

Set

Oversized League Prizes #67 (rare)

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.

Drain Life has 19 printings, first in Unlimited Edition (1993). EDHREC ranks it #15,990 among Commander cards. It appears most in Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose decks (270 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.

Legality

• commander: legal
• legacy: legal
• vintage: legal
• pauper: legal
• modern: not legal
• pioneer: not legal
• standard: not legal
• brawl: not legal