Drain Life
Oversized League Prizes 67 • rare
- Set
- Oversized League Prizes
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Andrew Robinson
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Drain Life was released as an oversized promotional card for Magic: The Gathering, specifically appearing within the Oversized League Prizes set. These oversized cards were produced by Wizards of the Coast primarily for use as display pieces, tournament prizes, or promotional material during the late 1990s, when the game was experiencing rapid international growth and the company sought to create tangible, high-visibility rewards for league participants.
The artwork for this particular printing was executed by Andrew Robinson, a prolific illustrator known for his distinct, expressive style during the game's formative years. Robinson’s design for the card leaned into the dark, macabre aesthetic inherent to the black-aligned magic of the setting, emphasizing the parasitic and draining nature of the spell’s mechanics through dramatic, high-contrast imagery that became a hallmark of the era’s card design.
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