Mana Drain
Legends (LEG) #65 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {U}{U}
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.
Illustrated by Mark Tedin · Released June 1, 1994
Prices
- Nonfoil: $245.83 USD · €176.59 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.31 USD (0.1%) to $245.83 USD; low $244.93 USD, high $245.87 USD.
Printings
- Breaking News #11 (OTP) · Mythic · 2024 · $51.99 USD
- Breaking News #67 (OTP) · Mythic · 2024 · $340.79 USD foil
- Magic Online Promos #102241 (PRM) · Mythic · 2022
- Double Masters 2022 #348 (2X2) · Mythic · 2022 · $69.59 USD
- Double Masters 2022 #432 (2X2) · Mythic · 2022 · $130.75 USD etched
- Double Masters 2022 #57 (2X2) · Mythic · 2022 · $56.17 USD
- Magic Online Promos #86070 (PRM) · Mythic · 2020
- Commander Legends #637 (CMR) · Mythic · 2020 · $74.61 USD
- Commander Legends #80 (CMR) · Mythic · 2020 · $50.79 USD
- Iconic Masters #65 (IMA) · Mythic · 2017 · $55.92 USD
- Judge Gift Cards 2016 #2 (J16) · Rare · 2016 · $203.90 USD foil
- Magic Online Promos #46934 (PRM) · Rare · 2014
- Vintage Masters #78 (VMA) · Mythic · 2014
- Masters Edition III #43 (ME3) · Rare · 2009
- Legends #65 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1994 · $245.83 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Banned
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Banned
- Legacy: Banned
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Banned
Rulings
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — 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.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — 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.
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