Card text
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.
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US$7.76
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Cheapest · the United States
US$7.76
In stock at · US
1 store
Mana cost
{X}{1}{B}
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Card text
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.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
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About Drain Life
This page covers the international edition printing of Drain Life (106), a Black Sorcery from International Edition (CEI). It is printed at Common rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Pauper and 1 more format.
We track no other printing of 106 in this set, so there is no base card here to compare its price with.
The cheapest listing in the United States is US$7.76, level with TCGplayer's US$7.84 market price. Only one store has it in the United States, so the price is whatever that shop asks and there is no second quote to check it against.
The market price moved +0% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$7.84.
International Edition is a gold-bordered collector set, not legal in sanctioned play, released December 1993. Drain Life has 12 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Drain Life (International Edition) 106 cost?
- The cheapest listing for Drain Life (106) in the United States is US$7.76, from a marketplace rather than one of the stores we track. TCGplayer's market price is US$7.84.
- What set is Drain Life from?
- Drain Life is card 106 from International Edition (CEI) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a common Black sorcery.
- Where can I buy Drain Life?
- Compare every store selling Drain Life across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
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Card details
- Card number
- 106
- Set
- International Edition (CEI)
- Set type
- Collector's & gold border
- Released
- 3 December 1993
- Rarity
- Common (C)
- Printing
- International Edition
- Type line
- Sorcery
- Colour
- Black
- Colour identity
- Black
- Mana cost
- {X}{1}{B}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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