Drain Life

Unlimited Edition · #106 · common · EN

0.50 AUD

cheapest of 22 store offers · see all

market $1.24

Mana cost: {X}{1}{B}

Type: Sorcery

Commonly played as: Removal, Lifegain, Drain, Burn

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.

Artist: Douglas Shuler

Released: 1993-12-01

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $1.24
  • Cardmarket: €2.13
  • MTGO tix: 0
$1.88$1.14
243 days of daily prices for Drain Life: $1.81 to $1.24
2026-01-252026-11-12
243 days tracked · $1.81 → $1.24 (-31%) · low $1.14 · high $1.88
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Unlimited Edition #106) in 9 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
The Games CubeMP · 2 days agoMPregular0.50 AUD2 days ago
The Games CubeSP · 2 days agoSPregular0.60 AUD2 days ago
The Games CubeNM · 2 days agoNMregular0.62 AUD2 days ago
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.61today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.75today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.89today
The Mystic StoreMP · 9 days agoMPregularCA$1.399 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$1.06today
The Mystic StoreSP · 9 days agoSPregularCA$1.599 days ago
CardTraderHP · 6 days agoHPregular€1.016 days ago
CardTraderDM · 6 days agoDMregular€1.136 days ago
GameKeeperNM · todayNMregularCA$1.99today
Magic StrongholdHP · yesterdayHPregularCA$2.10yesterday

Truncated: 9 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 22 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 8 lists
  • 9 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

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All printings of Drain Life

USD · low $0.16 · high $446.32

Set#RarityUSD
30th Anniversary Edition#399 · common399common$38.46
30th Anniversary Edition#102 · common102common$1.20
Magic Online Promos#35928 · common35928common—
Friday Night Magic 2002#7 · rare7rare$16.53 foil
Beatdown Box Set#24 · common24common$0.63
Oversized League Prizes#67 · rare67rare—
Fifth Edition#156 · common156common$0.37
Mirage#118 · common118common$0.28
Pro Tour Collector Set#ll132 · commonll132common$1.24
Fourth Edition#132 · common132common$0.16
Summer Magic / Edgar#106 · common106common$446.32
Revised Edition#106 · common106common$0.28
Intl. Collectors' Edition#106 · common106common$7.84
Collectors' Edition#106 · common106common$5.00
Unlimited Edition#106 · common106common$1.24
Limited Edition Beta#106 · common106common$26.68
Limited Edition Alpha#105 · common105common$65.20