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Drain Life

MTG Drain Life details and prices

64.99
@CardKingdom

102.6
@TCGplayer

LEA

PTC

BTD

OLEP

30A

2ED

SUM

3ED

CEI

CED

FBB

LEB

MIR

4BB

4ED

5ED

30A

F02

PRM

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Common
Number: #105
Illustrator: Douglas Shuler
Edition: Limited Edition Alpha

Drain Life is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 215
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 5
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Versions: This card has 19 different prints

Rules & flavor text

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.

Price

64.99
@CardKingdom

102.6
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

Paper

Latest decks playing Drain Life

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Drain Life available on MTG decks website.

1st	Mono Black By Rafael Retamal	BO3	III Torneo Premodern Extremadura (Mérida)	1%	20-Apr -2024	$103 ---
Top4	Mono Black By Abel Betancur	BO3	Torneo Confluencia #9 (Neuquén, Argentina)	22%	20-Apr -2024	$146 ---
Top4	Mono Black Aggro By Maciek Maciek	BO3	Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 18.04.24	30%	18-Apr -2024	$126 ---
2nd (0 - 1) 0%	Chimeric Black Contr... By ValenZ	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	11%	14-Apr -2024	$106 ---
2nd (0 - 1) 0%	Mono Black Control By ValenZ	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 4ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	11%	07-Apr -2024	$106 ---
2nd (1 - 0) 100%	Mono black control By charlieaviles	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 4ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	3%	07-Apr -2024	$106 ---
Top4	Mono Black By Emilio Boese	BO3	FNM Bazaar of Baghdad (Argentina)	5%	05-Apr -2024	$140 ---
Other	Gollum By Xachsel		Social media	Not available	01-Apr -2024	$115 ---
1st (1 - 0) 100%	Mono Black Control By ValenZ	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 3ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	11%	31-Mar -2024	$106 ---
Top8	Pit Rack By Damian Kraśny	BO3	Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 21.03.24	30%	21-Mar -2024	$104 ---
Top8	Mono Black By Eduardo Flores	BO3	Sociedad Premodern CR (9ED: Intuición)	8%	16-Mar -2024	$130 ---
Top16	Mono Black By Lorenz Wiedenma...	BO3	Sociedad Premodern CR (9ED: Intuición)	32%	16-Mar -2024	$107 ---
Other	Rowan Scion of War By Ceraphis		Social media	Not available	11-Mar -2024	$649 ---
Top4	Mono Black By Emilio Boese	BO3	Magic Lair Argentina	3%	09-Mar -2024	$145 ---
Top8	Mono Black Control By John Darling	BO3	New England Open DxC @ ELD's Time Vault Games (Bellingham, M...	32%	09-Mar -2024	$104 ---
Top16 (1 - 3 - 1) 20%	Control Black By Juan Valenzuela	BO3	1ª Liga PremodernCordoba - jornada 1	14%	03-Mar -2024	$114 ---
Top8	Mono Black By Gian Arauz	BO3	2nd Molins Tournament (Molins Rules)	21%	24-Feb -2024	$179 ---
1st	Mono Black By Markus Klein	BO3	Technoliga Valenciana de Premodern	24%	24-Feb -2024	$96 ---
Top8	Monoblack By Edu Castro	BO3	Liga Catalana Old School - February 2024 (LCOS)	28%	18-Feb -2024	$5166 ---
Top4 (2 - 2) 50%	Fluctuator By Futson	BO3	AGROLIGA JORNADA 2 (Asociacion Cónclave Manzanares)	25%	17-Feb -2024	$44 ---

1st X BO3	Mono Black By Rafael Retamal III Torneo Premodern Extremadura (Mérida)	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $103 ---
Top4 X BO3	Mono Black By Abel Betancur Torneo Confluencia #9 (Neuquén, Argentina)	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 22% $146 ---
Top4 X BO3	Mono Black Aggro By Maciek Maciek Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 18.04.24	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $126 ---
2nd (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Chimeric Black Contr... By ValenZ 6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	14-Apr SINGULARITY: 11% $106 ---
2nd (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Mono Black Control By ValenZ 6ª LIGA PNG 4ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 11% $106 ---
2nd (1 - 0) 100% X BO3	Mono black control By charlieaviles 6ª LIGA PNG 4ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 3% $106 ---
Top4 X BO3	Mono Black By Emilio Boese FNM Bazaar of Baghdad (Argentina)	05-Apr SINGULARITY: 5% $140 ---
Other X	Gollum By Xachsel Social media	01-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $115 ---
1st (1 - 0) 100% X BO3	Mono Black Control By ValenZ 6ª LIGA PNG 3ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	31-Mar SINGULARITY: 11% $106 ---
Top8 X BO3	Pit Rack By Damian Kraśny Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 21.03.24	21-Mar SINGULARITY: 30% $104 ---
Top8 X BO3	Mono Black By Eduardo Flores Sociedad Premodern CR (9ED: Intuición)	16-Mar SINGULARITY: 8% $130 ---
Top16 X BO3	Mono Black By Lorenz Wiedenma... Sociedad Premodern CR (9ED: Intuición)	16-Mar SINGULARITY: 32% $107 ---
Other X	Rowan Scion of War By Ceraphis Social media	11-Mar SINGULARITY: Not available $649 ---
Top4 X BO3	Mono Black By Emilio Boese Magic Lair Argentina	09-Mar SINGULARITY: 3% $145 ---
Top8 X BO3	Mono Black Control By John Darling New England Open DxC @ ELD's Time Vault Games (Bellingham, M...	09-Mar SINGULARITY: 32% $104 ---
Top16 (1 - 3 - 1) 20% X BO3	Control Black By Juan Valenzuela 1ª Liga PremodernCordoba - jornada 1	03-Mar SINGULARITY: 14% $114 ---
Top8 X BO3	Mono Black By Gian Arauz 2nd Molins Tournament (Molins Rules)	24-Feb SINGULARITY: 21% $179 ---
1st X BO3	Mono Black By Markus Klein Technoliga Valenciana de Premodern	24-Feb SINGULARITY: 24% $96 ---
Top8 X BO3	Monoblack By Edu Castro Liga Catalana Old School - February 2024 (LCOS)	18-Feb SINGULARITY: 28% $5166 ---
Top4 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	Fluctuator By Futson AGROLIGA JORNADA 2 (Asociacion Cónclave Manzanares)	17-Feb SINGULARITY: 25% $44 ---

Recent archetypes playing Drain Life

A list of archetypes playing Drain Life by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Premodern
Old-school

Premodern archetypes playing Drain Life

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Mono Black	17	$117 $26
Premodern Fluctuator	3	$62 $41
Premodern Pit Rack	1	$104 $96

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Old-school archetypes playing Drain Life

	Name	Decks	Price
	Old-school Mono Black	4	$8097 $39
	Old-school Deadguy Ale	1	$1198 $23

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Drain Life quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Drain Life?

Drain Life has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Drain Life current price?

The current price is:

Tcgplayer: 📊 $102.6
Cardkingdom: 📊 $64.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Drain Life played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Premodern, and Old-school Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Drain Life?

The top 3 archetypes using Drain Life are:

Premodern Mono Black
Premodern Fluctuator
Premodern Pit Rack
Old-school Mono Black
Old-school Deadguy Ale

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Drain Life in the current metagame

Drain Life has been played in more than 215 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Premodern, and Old-school, mainly in the following archetypes: Mono Black, Fluctuator, and Pit Rack in Premodern. Mono Black, and Deadguy Ale in Old-school.

Last update: 2024-04-25