Mana Drain
Mana Drain: Instant, Double Masters 2022. Counter target spell. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Double Masters 2022 (2X2)
- Released
- 2022-07-08
- Collector number
- 57
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
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About Mana Drain
Mana Drain is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue instant from Double Masters 2022 (2X2), a Masters set released in July 2022. It is collector number 57 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {U}{U} (two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Timeless. It is banned in Legacy, Duel Commander, Brawl, Historic and Gladiator. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Legends (1994) to Breaking News (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $57.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.
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Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $57.47 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Mana Drain by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Banned |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Banned |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Banned |
Other printings of Mana Drain
Mana Drain has been printed in 9 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Breaking News (OTP) #11 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Breaking News (OTP) #67 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #102241 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #348 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Double Masters 2022 (2X2) #432 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #637 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #80 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) #65 | Mythic | 2017 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2016 (J16) #2 | Rare | 2016 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #46934 | Rare | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #78 | Mythic | 2014 |
| Masters Edition III (ME3) #43 | Rare | 2009 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Mana Drain, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.