Drain Life
Sorcery, {X}{1}{B}
Oracle 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.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| premodern | Mono-Black Midrange(4.5%) | B | 1.7 | 42% | Side | 0.71 |
| premodern | Orzhov(0.4%) | C | 1.0 | 80% | Side | 0.80 |
| premodern | BR(0.4%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Main | 0.33 |
| premodern | BR(0.4%) | C | 1.0 | 33% | Side | 0.33 |
| premodern | Dimir Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| cedh | K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth(0.3%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |