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Mana Drain

Judge Gift Cards 2016 • #2 • rare
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Mana Drain

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Live Value $194.07
Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)
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Rarity
rare
Set Origin
J16
Daily Shift
0.00%
EDHREC Rank
#117
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Instant
Color Identity Blue
🖋️ Curator's Notes
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of C equal to that spell's mana value.

""Power is wasted on the weak. They never keep it for long." —Nicol Bolas"

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

Mana Drain's delayed triggered ability will usually trigger at the beginning of your precombat main phase. However, if you cast Mana Drain during your precombat main phase or during your combat phase, its delayed triggered ability will trigger at the beginning of that turn's postcombat main phase.

If the target spell is an illegal target by the time Mana Drain tries to resolve, Mana Drain doesn't resolve. You don't add mana at the beginning of your next main phase. If the target is legal but not countered (most likely because an effect says that the spell can't be countered), you do add mana.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2016-01-01
Set Name: Judge Gift Cards 2016
Artist Reference: Mike Bierek
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Traditional Foil
Promo Status judgegift
Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern not_legal
legacy banned
commander legal
pioneer not_legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl banned
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh legal
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