Drain Life
Mirage 118 • common
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- X mana 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $0.33
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 part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering in October 1996. The set marked a significant shift in the game's design philosophy, introducing mechanics like phasing and flanking, and was the first to be built as a self-contained environment designed specifically for the then-nascent format of limited play. It drew heavy inspiration from North African and Middle Eastern motifs, aiming to evoke a lush, desert-focused aesthetic.
The card illustration for this version was created by artist Dan Frazier. Frazier, a staple artist for the early years of the game, utilized his signature style to depict the essence of life-draining magic. Drain Life became an iconic staple of black-aligned control decks during its era, valued by players for its scalability as both a source of direct damage and a method of stabilizing life totals in late-game scenarios.
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