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Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #106
Drain Life
3ed·#106·common·nonfoil
Illus. Douglas Shuler
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Apr 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$0.23+$0 (+27.8%)
30 days high $0.23 · low $0.18
Volatility · high
EUR€0.35USD$0.23
NM$0.23
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,248 · 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.
Context
Last observed at $0.23, up from $0.18 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $0.31 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 14 hours ago at $0.23.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 3ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Revised Edition* (released April 1994).
Card #106 in Revised Edition.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {X}{1}{B} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #15,248 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Douglas Shuler. Rarix tracks 707 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Douglas Shuler
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