name: Drain Life
originalText: For each {B} you spend in addition to the casting cost, Drain Life deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Gain 1 life for each 1 damage dealt, but not more than the toughness of the creature or the life total 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