Drain Power
LEALimited Edition Alpha/#56/1993Rare◆ Graded data
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$549.99
Cardmarket€483.12
TCGplayer$280.00
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$330.00
Paper retail history (USD)
2 providers
Latest $550High $550Low $550▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$280.00TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.0%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$280.00
90d low
$280.00
Paper printings priced
8
Currently 8th
Cheapest paper printing
$3.14
Revised Edition
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $280.00.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (8 priced in total).
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$565.00
AnyGrade 9
$438.22
AnyGrade 8
$405.00
AnyGrade 7
$323.27
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
Target player activates a mana ability of each land they control. Then that player loses all unspent mana and you add the mana lost this way.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (4)
wotc15 Apr 2013
A mana ability is an ability that (1) isn't a loyalty ability, (2) doesn't target, and (3) could add mana when it resolves.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Your opponent may use instants and abilities of permanents in response to this spell before you get the mana.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If a land can draw a variable amount of mana, the target player (not the player of this spell) chooses how much to draw.
wotc4 Oct 2004
This card forces the target player to draw mana from lands if they are untapped, but that player can choose how to draw the mana if a land they control has multiple mana abilities, or mana abilities with choices.
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About this card
Drain Power
Drain Power is a Sorcery, with mana cost {U}{U} (mana value 2). Printed 11 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $280.00 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
This exact printing has graded market data available further up the page. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Drain Power FAQ
How much is Drain Power worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Drain Power is $280.00. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $280.00 to $280.00.
What is the cheapest printing of Drain Power?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Revised Edition at $3.14 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Drain Power?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Limited Edition Alpha at $280.00 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Drain Power are there?
Drain Power has been printed 11 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Drain Power first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LEA #56, released 1993-08-05.
What is the newest printing of Drain Power?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 30A #56, released 2022-11-28.
Is Drain Power legal in Commander?
Yes, Drain Power is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Drain Power legal in Modern?
Drain Power is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.