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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.

$0.34

Commander: LegalModern: Not legal

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Mana costs

× 1

Color identity

B

Mana value

Mana value 2

Theme tags

Lifegain

Timing tags

Timing Sorcery

Type tags

Sorcery

Predicted tags

Lifegain

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Model: bge-small-en-v1.5. 34,605 of 34,605 catalog cards currently have embeddings.

Potential synergies

Showing 12 of 22 candidates

1,031 of 34,605 canonical cards have AI-derived resource labels. Label model: gpt-5.6-luna.

These suggestions use AI-derived resource labels, which may be incomplete or outdated. They are not rules-validated interactions.

Accomplished Alchemist

1 directional matches

Creature — Elf Druid · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Accomplished Alchemist rewards it.

Aerith Gainsborough

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Aerith Gainsborough rewards it.

Ajani Goldmane

1 directional matches

Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Ajani Goldmane rewards it.

Cliffhaven Vampire

1 directional matches

Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Cliffhaven Vampire rewards it.

Dina, Soul Steeper

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Dryad Druid · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Dina, Soul Steeper rewards it.

Epicure of Blood

1 directional matches

Creature — Vampire · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Epicure of Blood rewards it.

Fiery Emancipation

1 directional matches

Enchantment · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Burn; Fiery Emancipation rewards it.

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Tyranid Human · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Burn; Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph rewards it.

Hooded Assassin

1 directional matches

Creature — Human Assassin · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Burn; Hooded Assassin rewards it.

Hurska Sweet-Tooth

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Bear · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Lifelink; Hurska Sweet-Tooth rewards it.

Imodane, the Pyrohammer

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Human Knight · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Burn; Imodane, the Pyrohammer rewards it.

Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist

1 directional matches

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drain Life provides Burn; Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist rewards it.
How these suggestions work

Synergy candidates compare resources Drain Life is labeled as providing with candidate payoffs, and candidate resources with Drain Life's payoffs. Candidates are excluded when either card is labeled as hating a resource the other provides or has a payoff for.

Each distinct resource and direction counts once. Highest counts rank first, with ties ordered by card slug. No deck legality or color filter is applied. Check costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves; these are not probabilities or guaranteed counters.

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These suggestions use AI-derived resource labels, which may be incomplete or outdated. They are not rules-validated interactions.

Dazzling Reflection

1 answer matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Dazzling Reflection disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Drogskol Reinforcements

1 answer matches

Creature — Spirit Soldier · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Drogskol Reinforcements disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Empyrial Archangel

1 answer matches

Creature — Angel · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Empyrial Archangel disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Everlasting Torment

1 answer matches

Enchantment · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Everlasting Torment disrupts Lifelink, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Glacial Chasm

1 answer matches

Land · Mana cost: —

  • Labels: Glacial Chasm disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Knights of Thorn

1 answer matches

Creature — Human Knight · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Knights of Thorn disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Plague Drone

1 answer matches

Creature — Demon · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Plague Drone disrupts Lifelink, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Safe Passage

1 answer matches

Instant · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Safe Passage disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

Solitary Confinement

1 answer matches

Enchantment · Mana cost:

  • Labels: Solitary Confinement disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.

The Mindskinner

1 answer matches

Legendary Enchantment Creature — Nightmare · Mana cost:

  • Labels: The Mindskinner disrupts Burn, which Drain Life provides or rewards.
How these suggestions work

Answer candidates are labeled as disrupting a resource Drain Life provides or has a payoff for; the direction is candidate disrupts the viewed card.

Each distinct resource and direction counts once. Highest counts rank first, with ties ordered by card slug. No deck legality or color filter is applied. Check costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves; these are not probabilities or guaranteed counters.

Printings
SetLanguageCollectorReleasedRarityPrice
30th Anniversary Editionen1022022-11-28common$1.22
30th Anniversary Editionen3992022-11-28common—
Magic Online Promosen359282013-01-11common—
Friday Night Magic 2002en72002-01-01rare—
Beatdown Box Seten242000-10-01common$1.51
Oversized League Prizesen671999-01-01rare—
Fifth Editionko1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionfr1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionen1561997-03-24common$0.34
Fifth Editiones1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionzhs1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionpt1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionde1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionzht1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionja1561997-03-24common—
Fifth Editionit1561997-03-24common—
Miragees1181996-10-08common—
Miragefr1181996-10-08common—
Miragede1181996-10-08common—
Mirageit1181996-10-08common—
Mirageja1181996-10-08common—
Miragept1181996-10-08common—
Mirageen1181996-10-08common$0.32
Pro Tour Collector Setenll1321996-05-01common$0.56
Fourth Editionpt1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Borderzht1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Editionfr1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Borderes1321995-04-01common$4.50
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Borderja1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Editionde1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Borderpt1321995-04-01common$4.50
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Borderko1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Editiones1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Editionja1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Editionit1321995-04-01common—
Fourth Editionen1321995-04-01common$0.16
Summer Magic / Edgaren1061994-06-21common—
Revised Editionit1061994-04-11common—
Revised Editionfr1061994-04-11common—
Foreign Black Borderde1061994-04-11common—
Revised Editionen1061994-04-11common$0.26
Foreign Black Borderfr1061994-04-11common—
Foreign Black Borderit1061994-04-11common—
Revised Editionde1061994-04-11common—
Intl. Collectors' Editionen1061993-12-10common$7.84
Collectors' Editionen1061993-12-10common$5.00
Unlimited Editionen1061993-12-01common$1.19
Limited Edition Betaen1061993-10-04common$24.93
Limited Edition Alphaen1051993-08-05common$62.88