Drain Life
Sorcery$0.16
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.
Legal in Commander
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Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate DefiedDrain Life damages opponents and Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied multiplies your damage.
- Tor Wauki the YoungerDrain Life damages opponents and Tor Wauki the Younger multiplies your damage.
- Massacre Girl, Most WantedDrain Life damages opponents, which Massacre Girl, Most Wanted can use.
- Neriv, Heart of the StormDrain Life damages opponents and Neriv, Heart of the Storm multiplies your damage.
- Rankle and TorbranDrain Life damages opponents and Rankle and Torbran multiplies your damage.
- Obosh, the PreypiercerDrain Life damages opponents and Obosh, the Preypiercer multiplies your damage.
- Far Fortune, End BossDrain Life damages opponents and Far Fortune, End Boss multiplies your damage.
- Francisco, Fowl MarauderDrain Life damages opponents, which Francisco, Fowl Marauder can use.
- Indoraptor, the Perfect HybridDrain Life damages opponents, which Indoraptor, the Perfect Hybrid can use.
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk RoseDrain Life gains you life, which Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose can use.