MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #156

Drain Life

5ed·#156·common·nonfoil

Illus. Andrew Robinson

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Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.32+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.33 · low $0.30

NM$0.32

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.30–$0.34modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.32low $0.18range 77.8%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #15,290 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.32

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

2004-10-04wotc

Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.

2004-10-04wotc

You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.32. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $0.32 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — 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.

Card #156 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {X}{1}{B} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #15,290 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Andrew Robinson. Rarix catalogs 158 other cards credited to this artist.