Drain Life

Sorcery    (CMC:2)

Drain Life does 1 damage to a single target for each spent in addition to the casting cost. Caster gains 1 life for each damage inflicted. If you drain life from a creature, you cannot gain more life than the creature's current toughness.

3E • ENDouglas Shuler

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Legal in: Mirage Block,Legacy,Vintage,Freeform,Prismatic,Tribal Wars Legacy,Singleton 100,Commander

Oracle Text (click to copy):

Drain Life {X}{1}{B} Sorcery Spend only black mana on X. Drain Life deals X damage to target creature or player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before Drain Life dealt damage or the creature's toughness.

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10/4/2004
Cost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
10/4/2004
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.

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