Drain Life 
Sorcery
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.
Legality
standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL
Prints
30th Anniversary Edition
EN · 30A · 2022-11-28
30th Anniversary Edition
EN · 30A · 2022-11-28
Magic Online Promos
EN · PRM · 2013-01-11
Friday Night Magic 2002
EN · F02 · 2002-01-01
Beatdown Box Set
EN · BTD · 2000-10-01
Oversized League Prizes
EN · OLEP · 1999-01-01
Fifth Edition
EN · 5ED · 1997-03-24
Mirage
EN · MIR · 1996-10-08
Pro Tour Collector Set
EN · PTC · 1996-05-01
Fourth Edition
EN · 4ED · 1995-04-01
Summer Magic / Edgar
EN · SUM · 1994-06-21
Revised Edition
EN · 3ED · 1994-04-11
Intl. Collectors' Edition
EN · CEI · 1993-12-10
Collectors' Edition
EN · CED · 1993-12-10
Unlimited Edition
EN · 2ED · 1993-12-01
Limited Edition Beta
EN · LEB · 1993-10-04
Limited Edition Alpha
EN · LEA · 1993-08-05
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
ES · 4BB · 1995-04-01
Foreign Black Border
FR · FBB · 1994-04-11