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Drain Life

Card Name

Drain Life

Mana Cost

X
1

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Drain Life deals 1 damage to a target creature or player for each you pay in addition to the casting cost. You then gain 1 life for each 1 damage dealt. You cannot gain more life than the toughness of the creature or the total life of the player Drain Life damages.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(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.