Mana Drain's delayed triggered ability will usually trigger at the beginning of your precombat main phase. However, if you cast Mana Drain during your precombat main phase or during your combat phase, its delayed triggered ability will trigger at the beginning of that turn's postcombat main phase.
If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Mana Drain tries to resolve, Mana Drain doesn't resolve. You don't add mana at the beginning of your next main phase. If the target is legal but not countered (most likely because an effect says that the spell can't be countered), you do add mana.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from J16 — the lineup includes Foil 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 #2 of *Judge Gift Cards 2016*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2016 Judge Gift Cards 2016 release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U}{U} (2 converted).
Legal in Vintage and Commander. Banned in Legacy, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #115 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mike Bierek. Rarix catalogs 458 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mike Bierek
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