Drain Life Price
19 printings · 18 sets · first printed 1993
Drain Life has been printed 19 times across 18 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Fourth Edition #132 at $0.16, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Alpha #105 at $65.20 — about 408× more. The median across 15 priced printings is $1.20. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 19x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.
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Every Drain Life Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Edition #132 (C) Cheapest | 1995 | $0.16 | — |
| Revised Edition #106 (C) | 1994 | $0.25 | $0.02 |
| Mirage #118 (C) | 1996 | $0.34 | $0.09 |
| Fifth Edition #156 (C) | 1997 | $0.36 | $0.01 |
| Pro Tour Collector Set #ll132 (C) | 1996 | $0.98 | $0.50 |
| Beatdown Box Set #24 (C) | 2000 | $1.12 | $1.05 |
| Unlimited Edition #106 (C) | 1993 | $1.16 | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #102 (C) | 2022 | $1.20 | $0.25 |
| Foreign Black Border #106 (C) | 1994 | $4.99 | — |
| Collectors' Edition #106 (C) | 1993 | $5.00 | — |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #132 (C) | 1995 | $5.99 | — |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #106 (C) | 1993 | $7.84 | $2.25 |
| Friday Night Magic 2002 #7 (R) Foil | 2002 | $16.38 | $13.50 foil |
| Limited Edition Beta #106 (C) | 1993 | $26.66 | $14.00 |
| Limited Edition Alpha #105 (C) | 1993 | $65.20 | $45.00 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #399 (C) | 2022 | — | $19.00 |
| Magic Online Promos #35928 (C) Foil | 2013 | — | — |
| Oversized League Prizes #67 (R) | 1999 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #106 (C) | 1994 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 19 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsCost reducers can be used to reduce the X part of the mana cost.
You may gain up to the total toughness of the creature even if it was already damaged.