name: Drain Life
originalText: Drain Life deals 1 damage to a target creature or player for each {B} you pay in addition to the casting cost. You then gain 1 life for each 1 damage dealt. You cannot gain more life than the toughness of the creature or the total life of the player Drain Life damages.
printings: 2ED, 30A, 3ED, 4BB, 4ED, 5ED, BTD, CED, CEI, F02, FBB, LEA, LEB, MIR, OLEP, PRM, PTC, SUM
text: Spend only black mana on X.\nDrain 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.
type: Sorcery