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Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #399
Drain Life
30a·#399·common·nonfoil
Illus. Douglas Shuler
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Nov '22
3 yr ago
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,239 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
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.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.
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