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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.
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Drain Life (5ED-156) is a black sorcery from the Fifth Edition core set. It has a variable X cost and deals X damage to any target while granting the controller life equal to the damage dealt, limited by the target's pre-damage toughness or life/loyalty. The card requires that only black mana be spent on X and interacts with cost reducers and damage/toughness checks per official rulings.
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