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X1B · Sorcery
Spend only black mana on X. 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.
| Name | Mana | Type | Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenith Flare | 2RW | Instant | Zenith Flare deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of cards with a cycling ability in your graveyard. |
| Phyrexian Vindicator | WWWW | Creature — Phyrexian Horror | Flying If damage would be dealt to Phyrexian Vindicator, prevent that damage. When damage is prevented this way, Phyrexian Vindicator deals that much damage to any other target. 5/5 |
| Heat Ray | XR | Instant | Heat Ray deals X damage to target creature. |
| Blazing Effigy | 1R | Creature — Elemental | When Blazing Effigy dies, it deals X damage to target creature, where X is 3 plus the amount of damage dealt to Blazing Effigy this turn by other sources named Blazing Effigy. 0/3 |
| Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact | WUBRG | Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar | Flying, hexproof from multicolored Whenever Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact deals combat damage to a player, it deals X damage to any target, target player draws X cards, and you gain X life, where X is the number of different color pairs among permanents you control that are exactly two colors. 6/6 |
| Flame Discharge | XR | Instant | Flame Discharge deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker. If you controlled a modified creature as you cast this spell, it deals X plus 2 damage instead. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.) |
| Sphinx's Revelation | XWUU | Instant | You gain X life and draw X cards. |
| Mephit's Enthusiasm | 1R | Sorcery | Mephit's Enthusiasm deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If excess damage was dealt this way, note that excess damage, then you get a one-time boon with "When you cast a creature spell, it perpetually gets +X/+0, where X is the noted number." |
| Curry Favor | B | Sorcery — Adventure | You gain X life and each opponent loses X life, where X is the number of Knights you control. |
| Shard of the Nightbringer | 5BBB | Creature — C'tan | Flying Drain Life — When Shard of the Nightbringer enters the battlefield, if you cast it, target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. 8/8 |